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HB0009 • 2014

Bodily injury and serious bodily injury.

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; revising certain definitions relating to bodily injury and serious bodily injury for purposes of title 6 crimes, motor vehicle offenses and for other purposes; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Judiciary
Last action
2014-03-06
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2014

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Amendments

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HB0009H2001

2nd reading • GREEAR

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by GREEAR

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HB0009H2002

2nd reading • NICHOLAS,B

Filed

Plain English: Filed 2nd reading by NICHOLAS,B

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HB0009H2002.01

2nd reading • NICHOLAS,B

Adopted, Corrected

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HB0009H2002.02

2nd reading • NICHOLAS,B

Failed, Corrected

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HB0009H3001

3rd reading • LUBNAU

Adopted

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Bill History

  1. 2014-03-06 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2014-03-04 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0008

  3. 2014-02-28 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0008

  4. 2014-02-27 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0008

  5. 2014-02-27 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0008

  6. 2014-02-27 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2014-02-26 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2014-02-25 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2014-02-24 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2014-02-24 Senate

    S01 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2014-02-19 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01

  12. 2014-02-18 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2014-02-13 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2014-02-13 House

    Amendment Adopted

  15. 2014-02-12 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  16. 2014-02-12 House

    Amendment Failed

  17. 2014-02-12 House

    Amendment Adopted

  18. 2014-02-12 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  19. 2014-02-12 House

    Amendment Adopted

  20. 2014-02-11 House

    H Passed CoW

  21. 2014-02-11 House

    H Placed on General File

  22. 2014-02-11 House

    H01 Recommended Do Pass

  23. 2014-02-10 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  24. 2014-02-10 House

    H Received for Introduction

  25. 2013-12-09 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0009
Drafter:

LNS

LSO No.:
14LSO-0033
Effective Date:

7/1/2014

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0008

Chapter No.:
CH0012

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Bodily injury and serious bodily injury.

Subject:
Changes the definition of bodily
injury and serious bodily injury in Title 6 of the criminal statutes.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Revises the definition of bodily injury to mean:

o

a cut, abrasion, burn or temporary disfigurement;

o

physical pain; or

o

impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ or mental faculty.

Revises the definition of serious bodily injury to
mean an injury which:

o

creates a substantial risk of death;

o

causes severe protracted physical pain;

o

causes severe disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of a
bodily function;

o

causes unconsciousness or a concussion resulting in protracted loss or
impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ or mental faculty;

o

causes burns of the 2
nd
or 3
rd
degree over a
significant portion of the body; or

o

causes a significant fracture or break of a bone.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0009

ENROLLED ACT NO. 8, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2014 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
crimes and offenses
;
revising
certain
definitions
relating to bodily injury
and serious bodily injury
for purposes of title 6 crimes, motor vehicle offenses and for other purposes
;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 6
‑
1
‑
104(a)
(i) and
(x)
and 31
‑
5
‑
233(h)
(intro)
are
amended to read:

6
‑
1
‑
104.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this act, unless otherwise defined:

(i
)

"
Bodily injury" means
:

physical pain, illness or any impairment of physical condition;

(
A)

A
cut, abrasion, burn
or
temporary
disfigurement;

(
B
)

P
hysical pain;
or

(C
)

I
mpairment of the function of a bodily
member, organ
or mental faculty.

(
x)

"Serious bodily injury" means bodily injury which
:

creates
a substantial risk of death or which causes miscarriage, severe disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ;

(A
)

Creates a
s
ubstantial risk of death;

(
B
)

Causes
severe
protracted
physical pain;

(C
)

Causes severe disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of a bodily function;

(
D
)

Causes unconsciousness or a
concussion
resulting in

p
rotracted loss or impairment of the fun
ction of a bodily member, organ
or mental faculty
;

(E
)

Causes burn
s of the second or third degree
over a significant portion of the body
; or

(F
)

Causes a significant fracture or break of a bone.

31
‑
5
‑
233.

Driving or having control of vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substances; penalties.

(h)

As used in this subsection
, "serious bodily injury" means

bodily injury which
creates a
reasonable likelihood of death or which causes miscarriage or serious permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of any bodily member or organ

as defined in W.S. 6
‑
1
‑
104(a)(x)
.

Whoever causes serious bodily injury to another person resulting from the violation of this section shall be punished upon conviction as follows:

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 20
1
4.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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