Child endangerment resulting in abuse or sexual assault.

2018
STATE OF WYOMING
18LSO-0277
Numbered
1.2

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0050

Child endangerment resulting in abuse or sexual assault.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Madden and Biteman and Senator(s) Kinskey

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the crime of child endangerment resulting in child abuse or sexual assault; providing penalties; prohibiting disclosure of a victim's identity as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section
1
.

W.S. 6
‑
4
‑
403(
c
)
, (f)

and by creating a new subsection (
m
)
is
amended
to read:

6
‑
4
‑
403
.

Abandoning or endangering children; penalties;
"
child
"
; disclosure or publication of identifying information;
"
minor victim
"
.

(c)

A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both. A person convicted of a second violation of this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.

This subsection does not apply to violations of subsection (
m
) of this section.

(f)

Prior to the filing of an information or indictment charging a violation of W.S. 6
‑
4
‑
403(b)(ii), (iii) or
(v)(D) or

(E)
(vi)(D) or
(m)
, neither the name of the person accused or the victim nor any other information reasonably likely to disclose the identity of the victim shall be released or negligently allowed to be released to the public by any public employee, except as authorized by the judge with jurisdiction over the criminal charges. The
name of the person accused may be released to the public to aid or facilitate an arrest.

(
m
)

If a parent, guardian or custodian

violates paragraph (a)(i
i
) of this section and that violation
results in

sexual assault, as defined in W.S. 6
‑
2
‑
301
(a)
(v),
of
the child or
child
abuse as
provided
in W.S. 6
‑
2
‑
503
,
the person
is guilty of a felony
punishable
by
:

(i
)

For a first conviction, i
mprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or bot
h
;

(ii)

For a second or subsequent conviction, i
mprisonment for n
ot 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
8
.

(END)

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