SF0059 • 2018

Passing stopped school bus.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; providing a rebuttable presumption that the owner of the vehicle that unlawfully passed a stopped school bus was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation; clarifying that the owner is not subject to imprisonment for the violation as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Education

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Senator Wasserburger
Last action: 2018-02-23
Official status: inactive
Effective date: Not listed

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Bill History

2018-02-23 Senate
S Did Not Consider in CoW
2018-02-23 Senate
S COW
2018-02-21 Senate
S Placed on General File
2018-02-21 Senate
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
2018-02-14 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 23-7-0-0-0
2018-02-09 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2018-01-25 LSO
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2018
STATE OF WYOMING
18LSO-0342
Numbered
1.2

SENATE FILE

NO.
SF0059

Passing stopped school bus.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Wasserburger

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; providing a rebuttable presumption that the owner of the vehicle that unlawfully passed a stopped school bus was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation; clarifying that the owner is not subject to imprisonment for the violation as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 31
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507 by creating a new subsection (e) is amended to read:

31
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507
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Meeting or passing stopped school bus; markings and visual signals.

(e)

If
the identity of the driver of a vehicle operated in violation of subsection (a) of this section is unknown, it shall be rebuttably presumed that an individual determined to be an owner and primary operator of the vehicle was the driver of the vehicle at the time of the violation.
Any
conviction using the presumption
under this subsection shall not be
counted as a second or subsequent conviction under W.S. 31
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5
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1201(e)
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Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 201
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