SF0133 • 2017

Postmortem despoiling and disposal penalties.

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending crimes of mutilation of a dead human body; specifying crimes for concealing a felony; amending exceptions; and providing for an effective date.

Crime

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Hastert
Last action: 2017-03-06
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2017

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Amendments

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SF0133H2001

2nd reading • Olsen

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Olsen

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SF0133SS001

Standing Committee • SJudiciary

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SJudiciary

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Bill History

2017-03-06 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0038
2017-03-06 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-02-24 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0038
2017-02-23 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0038
2017-02-23 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0038
2017-02-23 Senate
S Concur:Passed 25-5-0-0-0
2017-02-22 Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2017-02-22 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 41-19-0-0-0
2017-02-21 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-16 House
H COW:Passed
2017-02-09 House
H Placed on General File
2017-02-09 House
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2017-02-06 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2017-01-31 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-01-30 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 17-12-1-0-0
2017-01-27 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-01-26 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-01-25 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-01-25 Senate
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
2017-01-24 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
2017-01-24 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-01-23 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
SF0133
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0542

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0038

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Hastert

Catch Title:
Postmortem despoiling and disposal penalties.

Subject:
C
rimes of mutilation of a dead human body
and
concealing a felony
.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill increases the penalty limits for the crime of dissection or m
utilation of
a
dead human bod
y. The penalties
are
increased from imprisonment for up to three years and a fine of up to $5,000
,
to imprisonment for up to five years and a fine of up to $10,000.

This bill creates a felony crime if a person
mutilates a dead human body or disposes of a dead human body in a hidden, undisclosed or transient location
for the purpose of
conceal
ing
a felony
. The penalty is
imprison
ment for not more than ten
years, a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.

The bill clarifies that d
issection to determine the cause of death when authorized by the nearest living kin of
the
deceased, a court of competent jurisdic
tion or other qualified officer is not a crime.

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
ENGROSSED
File No
.
SF0133

ENROLLED ACT NO. 38,

SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending crimes of mutilation of a dead human body; specifying crimes for concealing a felony; amending exceptions; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 6
‑
4
‑
502
(
a
),
(b)(ii)
and by creating a new subsection (c)
is amended to read:

6
‑
4
‑
502
.

Mutilation of dead human bodies;
concealing a felony;
penalties; exceptions.

(a)

Except as provided in this section, a person who dissects or mutilates a dead human body

is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not

more than
three (3)
five (5)

years, a fine of not more than
five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)

ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)
, or both.

(b)

This section does not apply to:

(ii)

Dissection to determine the cause of death when authorized by the nearest living kin of deceased
, a court of competent jurisdiction or other qualified officer
;

(c)

A person who mutilates a dead human body
or disposes of
a dead human body in a hidden, undisclosed or transient location in order

to conceal a felony offense is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.

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
Senate
.

Chief Clerk

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