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SF0085 • 2014

Trespassing to collect data.

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the offense of trespassing to collect data as specified; creating a presumption; providing penalties; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Senator Hicks
Last action
2014-03-05
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Amendments

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SF0085SS001

Standing Committee • SCHIFFER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SCHIFFER

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Bill History

  1. 2014-03-05 Senate

    S Died In Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4

  2. 2014-02-21 Senate

    S No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2014-02-18 Senate

    S Rereferred to S09

  4. 2014-02-17 Senate

    S Laid Back Without Prejudice

  5. 2014-02-14 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  6. 2014-02-14 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  7. 2014-02-14 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  8. 2014-02-14 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  9. 2014-02-14 Senate

    S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  10. 2014-02-12 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01

  11. 2014-02-11 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  12. 2014-02-10 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2014
STATE OF
WYOMING
14LSO-0251

SENATE FILE
NO.

SF0085

Trespassing
to collect data
.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Hicks and Driskill and Representative(s) Barlow, Greear and Hunt

A BILL

f
or

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses;
creating the offense of trespassing to collect data as specified; creating a presumption; providing penalties
; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S.
6
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3
‑
303
by creating new subsection
s
(d) and (e)
is amended to read:

6
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3
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303.

Criminal trespass;
trespassing to collect data;
penalties.

(d)

A person is guilty of trespassing to collect data if, without authorization, he enters or remains on or in the land or premises of another person and collects
geological, physical or biological data including, without limitation, photographs, written observations, electronically collected data and physical samples or specimens. If the data collected by the person includes global positioning
system
data
,
specific geographic coordinates
or legal description of the property
, the person shall be presumed to know that he is on the land or premises of another person under this subsection.

(e
)

Trespassing to collect data under subsection (d) of this section is:

(
i
)

A high misdemeanor for a first offense, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or both.

When imposing a
sentence
under this section, the cour
t shall take into consideration
evidence by
the person or entity that collected the data
that
any
data collected has been expunged from all records and databases
;

(ii)

A felony for a second or subsequent offense, punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) or both.
When imposing a sentence under this
section, the court shall take into consideration evidence by the person or entity that collected the data that any data collected has been expunged from all records and databases
.

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)

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