HB0121 • 2013

Felony crime victim advocate.

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishment; providing for the presence of a victim's advocate at the time of the questioning of victims of a felony; and providing for an effective date.

Crime

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Representative Davison
Last action: 2013-02-25
Official status: inactive
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2013-02-25 House
H Died In Committee
2013-02-04 House
H Introduced and referred to H01; No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2013-01-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2013-01-10 House
H Received for Introduction
2013-01-08 LSO
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WORKING DRAFT
2013
STATE OF
WYOMING
13LSO-0474

HOUSE BILL
NO.

HB0121

Fel
ony crime victim advocate.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Davison, Byrd, Connolly, Hunt, McKim and Sommers and Senator(s) Cooper and Esquibel, F.

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
crimes and punishment; providing for the presence of a victim's advocate at the time of the questioning of victims of a felony;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 1
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40
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203 by creating a new subsection (d) is amended to read:

1
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40
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203.

Victim and witness bill of rights.

(d)

All victims of a felony crime shall have the right to have an advocate as defined in W.S. 1
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26
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116(
a)(
i
) present with the victim, if requested,
at
any

time during the investigative and prosecutorial process.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2013.

(END)

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