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HB0090 • 2014

Release of juveniles to responsible adult.

AN ACT relating to juveniles; specifying procedure for determining responsible adult to whom a juvenile may be released; 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
Representative Larsen
Last action
2014-03-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2014-03-03 House

    H Died in Committee

  2. 2014-03-03 House

    H01 Recommended Do Pass Failed in Accordance with House Rule 5-4

  3. 2014-02-21 House

    H No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  4. 2014-02-12 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  5. 2014-02-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  6. 2014-02-10 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2014
STATE OF
WYOMING
14LSO-0215

HOUSE BILL

NO.

HB0090

Release of juveniles to responsible adult
.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Larsen and Senator(s) Case

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
juveniles; specifying procedure for determining responsible adult to whom a juvenile may be released;
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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6
‑
206 by creating a new subsection (d) is amended to read:

14
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6
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206.

Child in custody; no detention without court order; exceptions; notice to parent or guardian; release.

(d)

For purposes of this section, "other responsible adult" means a
n adult
designated
by
order
of
a
district
court.

The court
shall not
des
ignate an
adult
to whom a juvenile may be released

unless

the court
has
recei
ved
an
affidavit
or other credible evidence
establishing that the designated
adult
is willing and able to care
for
and supervise the juvenile and the
court has received

the
designated adult's
written promise
under subsection (b) of this section
.

Section 2.

Th
is act is effective July 1, 2014.

(END)

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