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HB0017 • 2017

Adult protective orders-time limit extension.

AN ACT relating to adult protective services; extending the permissible period for emergency services; 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
2017-02-14
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2017

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0017H2001

2nd reading • Brown

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Brown

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HB0017HS001

Standing Committee • HJudiciary

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HJudiciary

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Bill History

  1. 2017-02-14 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2017-02-14 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0002

  3. 2017-02-09 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0002

  4. 2017-02-09 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0002

  5. 2017-02-08 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0002

  6. 2017-02-08 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-0-3-0-0

  7. 2017-02-07 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2017-02-06 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2017-02-01 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2017-02-01 Senate

    S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

  11. 2017-01-31 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary

  12. 2017-01-20 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2017-01-17 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 53-6-1-0-0

  14. 2017-01-16 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2017-01-13 House

    H COW:Passed

  16. 2017-01-13 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2017-01-13 House

    H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  18. 2017-01-10 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary

  19. 2017-01-09 House

    H Received for Introduction

  20. 2016-12-08 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0017
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0218

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0002

Chapter No.:
1

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Adult protective orders-time limit extension.

Subject:
Period of emergency services under adult protective orders.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under existing law, if a court finds that a
vulnerable adult has been or is being abused, negle
cted, exploited, intimidated,
abandoned, is committing
self-neglect
or
that an emergency exists and that the vulnerable adult lacks the capacity to consent to the provision of services, the court may order
the
provision of emergency services for up to seventy-two hours.
Additionally, t
he court may extend the
protective
order for an additional seventy-two hour period.

This bill specifies
that the initial seventy-two
hour limit for adult protective order emergency services does not include weekends or holidays.

This
bill
removes
the
seventy-two
hour limit on protective order extensions and amends the statute t
o allow
the court to extend an order for emergency protective services for up to an additional thirty days.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0017

ENROLLED ACT NO. 2,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOUR
TH
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

AN ACT relating to adult protective services; extending the permissible period for emergency services; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 35
‑
20
‑
107
(c)
is amended to read:

35
‑
20
‑
107
.

Emergency services.

(c)

The allegations of the petition shall be proved by a preponderance of the evidence. If the court finds that the vulnerable adult has been or is being abused, neglected, exploited, intimidated or abandoned, or is committing self neglect, that an emergency exists and that the vulnerable adult lacks the capacity to consent to the provision of services, the court may order the department to provide protective services on an emergency basis. The court shall order only those services necessary to remove the conditions creating the emergency and shall specifically designate the authorized services. The order for emergency protective services shall remain in effect for a period not to exceed seventy
‑
two (72) hours
, excluding weekends and holidays
. The order may be extended for

up to
an additional
seventy
‑
two (72) hou
r
thirty (30)
day

period if the court finds that the extension is necessary to remove the emergency. The vulnerable adult, his agent, his court appointed representative or the department, through the attorney general or the district attorney, may petition the court to set aside or modify the order at any time.

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(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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