SF0015 • 2013

Inmate transfers.

AN ACT relating to penal institutions; amending notification requirements for prisoners sentenced to custody of department of corrections; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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Sponsor: Judiciary
Last action: 2013-02-12
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 2/11/2013

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SF0015SS001

Standing Committee • SCHIFFER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SCHIFFER

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Bill History

2013-02-12 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2013-02-11 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0009
2013-02-07 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0009
2013-02-07 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0009
2013-02-07 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0009
2013-02-07 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-06 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2013-02-05 House
H Passed CoW
2013-01-31 House
H Placed on General File
2013-01-31 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-25 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2013-01-18 House
H Received for Introduction
2013-01-17 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2013-01-16 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2013-01-15 Senate
S Passed CoW
2013-01-15 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2013-01-15 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2013-01-14 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-01-14 Senate
S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2013-01-08 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2013-01-08 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2012-12-05 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
SF0015
Drafter:

LNS

LSO No.:
13LSO-0069
Effective Date:

Immediate

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0009

Chapter No.:
CH0010

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Inmate transfers.

Subject:
Notification
for transfer of prisoners to state penal institutions.

Summary/Major
Elements:
This act:

Provides that the department of corrections is not
responsible for arranging for the transportation of prisoners to state penal
institutions until ten (10) days after the sheriff notifies the department and
the warden of the medium correctional institution or the womens center that a
judgment and sentence has been signed.

Provides that a court shall immediately notify the
sheriff after signing a judgment sentencing a prisoner to a state penal
institution.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0015

ENROLLED ACT NO. 9, SENATE

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
penal institutions; amending notification requirements for prisoners sentenced to custody of department of corrections;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 7
‑
13
‑
103(a)
and
(b)
is
amended to read:

7
‑
13
‑
103.

Notice of sentence; transportation to institution; maintenance of prisoner in county jail.

(a)

If a person is sentenced to the custody of the department of corrections to serve a term of imprisonment in a state penal institution, the sheriff shall notify the department of corrections and the warden of the Wyoming
state penitentiary

medium correctional institution
or the Wyoming women's center.

(b)

Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the director of the department of corrections shall arrange for the transportation of the person to a state penal institution, at state expense, within ten (10) days after
notification by the
sheriff
that

the
judgment and sentence
is
has been

signed by the judge.
The court shall notify the sheriff immediately upon signing of the sentence by the judge.

Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, prior to being transported to the institution the prisoner shall be maintained in the county jail at the expense of the county.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk