SF0064 • 2017

Crash report confidentiality.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicle crashes; eliminating confidentiality of crash reports; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Von Flatern
Last action: 2017-03-08
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/6/2017

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Amendments

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SF0064SS001

Standing Committee • STransportation

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by STransportation

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Bill History

2017-03-08 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0060
2017-03-08 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-03-01 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0060
2017-02-28 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0060
2017-02-28 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0060
2017-02-28 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-3-0-0-0
2017-02-27 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-24 House
H COW:Passed
2017-02-15 House
H Placed on General File
2017-02-15 House
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2017-02-06 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation
2017-01-25 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-01-23 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2017-01-20 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-01-19 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-01-19 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-01-19 Senate
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2017-01-11 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation
2017-01-09 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-01-06 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
SF0064
Effective
:
Immediately

LSO No.:
17LSO-0323

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0060

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Von Flatern

Catch Title:
Crash report confidentiality.

Subject:
Confidentiality of Crash Reports
.

Summary/Major Elements:

Previous law indicate that all accident reports and supplemental information filed as required by law were confidential and not open to general public inspection.

This act eliminates blanket confidentiality for vehicle crash reports (formerly known as accident reports).

Note
that the Wyoming Public Records Act
still applies to crash reports.

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
Senate
File No
.
SF0064

ENROLLED ACT NO. 60,

SENATE

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2017 General Session

AN ACT relating to motor vehicle crashes; eliminating confidentiality of crash reports; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section
1
.

W.S. 31
‑
5
‑
1110(
b) and (c)
and 31
‑
5
‑
1111(a)(intro) are
amended to read:

31
‑
5
‑
1110
.

Confidentiality of
supplemental information to
reports;
use of reports as evidence;
exceptions.

(b)

All accident reports and
S
upplemental information

to a
crash
report
filed in connection with the administration of the laws of this state relating to the deposit of security or proof of financial responsibility shall be confidential and not open to general public inspection
.
,
nor shall copying
of lists of the reports be permitted
except

T
he
reports and
supplemental information may be examined by any person named therein or by his representative designated in writing.

(c)

No written reports forwarded under this
section

shall be used as evidence in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of
an accident

a crash
except for prosecutions for filing false reports and, except that the highway department shall furnish upon demand of any party to the trial, or upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified
accident

crash
report has or has not been made to the highway department in compliance with law, and, if a report has been made, the date, time and location of the
accident

crash
, the names and addresses of the drivers, the owners of the vehicles involved and the investigating officers.

31
‑
5
‑
1111
.

Reports required by municipalities.

(a)

Any municipality may by ordinance require that the driver of a vehicle involved in
an accident

a crash
, or the owner of the vehicle, shall file with a designated city department a report of the
accident

crash
or a copy of any report herein required to be filed with the highway department. All reports shall be
for the confidential use of the city department and
subject to W.S. 31
‑
5
‑
1110. Any
accident

crash
report required of persons involved in
accidents

crashes
shall be without prejudice to the individual so reporting
.

and
shall be for the confidential use of the municipality for accident prevention purposes, except that:

Section 2
.

W.S. 31
‑
5
‑
1111(
a)(i) and (ii) is repealed.

Section 3
.

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)

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