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HB0112 • 2012

Battery against a family member.

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; removing time restrictions relating to second and subsequent convictions for simple battery against a family member as specified; amending penalties for subsequent convictions; and providing for an effective date.

Inactive

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Sponsor
Representative Barbuto
Last action
2012-03-07
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Amendments

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HB0112H2001

2nd reading • NICHOLAS,B

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by NICHOLAS,B

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HB0112HW001

Committee of the Whole • GREENE

Failed

Plain English: Failed Committee of the Whole by GREENE

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Bill History

  1. 2012-03-07 Senate

    S Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 7-3(c)

  2. 2012-02-29 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2012-02-29 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  4. 2012-02-28 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  5. 2012-02-27 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  6. 2012-02-27 House

    Amendment Adopted

  7. 2012-02-27 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  8. 2012-02-24 House

    H Passed CoW

  9. 2012-02-24 House

    Amendment Failed

  10. 2012-02-20 House

    H Placed on General File

  11. 2012-02-20 House

    H01 Recommended Do Pass

  12. 2012-02-17 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  13. 2012-02-15 House

    H Received for Introduction

  14. 2012-02-15 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2012
STATE OF
WYOMING
12LSO-0264.E1

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0112

Battery against a family member.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Barbuto, Buchanan, Connolly, Davison, Krone and Throne and Senator(s) Hastert

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; removing time restrictions relating to second and subsequent convictions for simple battery against a family member as specified;
modifying application of provisions;
amending penalties for subsequent convictions; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 6
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2
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501(f)(i) and (ii) is amended to read:

6
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2
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501.

Simple assault; battery; penalties.

(f)

A household member as defined by W.S. 35
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21
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102 who commits a second or subsequent battery against any other household member shall be punished as follows:

(i)

A person convicted upon a plea of guilty or no contest or found guilty of a second offense under this subsection against any other household member, after having been convicted upon a plea of guilty or no contest or found guilty of a violation of W.S. 6
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2
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501(a), (b), (e)
,

through (g)

(f) or (g)(ii)
,

6
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2
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502, 6
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2
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503, 6
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2
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504 or other substantially similar law of this or any other state, tribe or territory against any other household member
within the previous five (5) years
is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term of probation imposed by a court under this paragraph may exceed the maximum term of imprisonment established for this offense under this paragraph provided the term of probation, together with any extension thereof, shall in no case exceed two (2) years;

(ii)

A person convicted upon a plea of guilty or no contest or found guilty of a third or subsequent offense
under this subsection against any other household member, after having been convicted upon a plea of guilty or no contest or found guilty of a violation of W.S. 6
‑
2
‑
501(a), (b), (e)
,

through (g)

(f) or (g)(ii)
,

6
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2
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502, 6
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2
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503, 6
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2
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504 or other substantially similar law of this or any other state, tribe or territory against any other household member
within the previous ten (10) years

is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than
five (5)

ten (10)
years, a fine of not more than
two thousand dollars ($2,000.00)

ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)
, or both.

Section 2.

Th
is act is effective July 1, 2012
.

(END)

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