SF0101 • 2013

Child abuse-reporting penalties.

AN ACT relating to children; imposing penalties for failing to report child abuse; increasing the penalty for falsely reporting child abuse; and providing for an effective date.

Children

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Senator Nutting
Last action: 2013-01-25
Official status: inactive
Effective date: Not listed

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SF0101SS001

Standing Committee • SCHIFFER

Filed

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SF0101SS001.01

Standing Committee • SCHIFFER

Adopted, Corrected

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SF0101SS001.02

Standing Committee • SCHIFFER

Failed

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Bill History

2013-01-25 Senate
S Failed 3rd Reading
2013-01-24 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2013-01-23 Senate
S Passed CoW
2013-01-23 Senate
Amendment Failed
2013-01-23 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2013-01-23 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2013-01-21 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-01-21 Senate
S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2013-01-10 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2013-01-10 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2013-01-09 LSO
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WORKING DRAFT
2013
STATE OF
WYOMING
13LSO-0265

SENATE FILE
NO.

SF0101

Child abuse-
reporting penalties.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Nutting

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to children; imposing penalties for failing to report child abuse; increasing the penalty for falsely reporting child abuse; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 14
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3
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205(
a) and (d) is amended to read:

14
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3
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205.

Child abuse or neglect; persons required to report
.

(a)

Any person who knows or has reasonable cause to believe or suspect that a child has been abused or neglected or who observes any child being subjected to
conditions
or circumstances that would reasonably result in abuse or neglect, shall immediately report it to the child
protective agency or local law enforcement agency or cause a report to be made.
Any person who knowingly fails to make a report required by this subsection 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.

(d)

Any person who knowingly and intentionally makes a false report of child abuse or neglect, or who encourages or coerces another person to make a false report of child abuse or neglect, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than
six (6) months

one (1) year
, a fine of not more than
seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00)

one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
, or both.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2013.

(END)

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