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SF0034 • 2014

Involuntary hospitalization-emergency hearings.

AN ACT relating to involuntary hospitalization; clarifying provisions relating to representation of the state in emergency detention hearings; 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
2014-03-11
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2014

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2014-03-11 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2014-03-10 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0019

  3. 2014-03-04 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0019

  4. 2014-03-04 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0019

  5. 2014-02-28 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0019

  6. 2014-02-28 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2014-02-27 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2014-02-26 House

    H Passed CoW

  9. 2014-02-26 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2014-02-26 House

    H01 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2014-02-25 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  12. 2014-02-24 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2014-02-24 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2014-02-21 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2014-02-20 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  16. 2014-02-17 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  17. 2014-02-17 Senate

    S01 Recommended Do Pass

  18. 2014-02-11 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01

  19. 2014-02-10 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  20. 2013-12-31 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
SF0034
Drafter:

LNS

LSO No.:
14LSO-0111
Effective Date:

7/1/2014

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0019

Chapter No.:
CH0087

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Involuntary
hospitalization emergency hearings.

Subject:
Representation
by the county attorney in emergency detention proceedings.

Summary/Major
Elements:

The act clarifies the county attorneys role in
emergency detention proceedings. The act requires the county attorney to file
the application for involuntary hospitalization after emergency detention and to
appear on behalf of the state at the hearing.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0034

ENROLLED ACT NO. 19, SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to
involuntary hospitalization; clarifying provisions relating to
representation
of the state
in

emergency detention
hearing
s
;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 25
‑
10
‑
109(h) is amended to read:

25
‑
10
‑
109.

Emergency detention.

(h)

When a person is detained in emergency detention and an application for involuntary hospitalization is filed

by the county attorney
, t
he court shall appoint an attorney to represent the detained person unless he has his own attorney
,
and
t
he court shall conduct a hearing within seventy-two (72) hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, of the initial detention to determine whether continued detention is required pending involuntary hospitalization proceedings
.
The county attorney of the county where the application is filed shall appear on behalf of the state
at the hearing
.

Notice of the preliminary hearing shall be given to
the
county attorney,
the

detained person and his attorney. The court may delay the hearing only at the request of the detained person or his parent, guardian or his attorney. An emergency detention hearing may be waived at the request of the detained person or the detained person's attorney, except in cases where a licensed physician's assistant was the only examiner for the emergency detention. If an emergency detention hearing has been waived, the court may immediately conduct the involuntary hospitalization hearing, provided that a licensed physician's assistant shall not be the examiner for an involuntary hospitalization hearing.

Section 2.

Th
is act is effective July 1, 2014.

(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

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