Board of coroner standards-investigation authority.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on specific procedures for investigations or removal actions beyond what is stated in the official text.

Amending Investigation Authority for County Coroners

The bill changes the duties of the board overseeing county coroners to include investigating misconduct during cases and outlines procedures for handling complaints against them.

What This Bill Does

• Adds a new part to the law that lets the board look into when coroners or their deputies do something wrong while working on cases.
• Updates how complaints against coroners are handled, including steps for removing a coroner who doesn't follow rules.

Who It Names or Affects

• County coroners and their deputies
• The Board of Coroners Standards

Terms To Know

Certification standards

Rules that coroners must follow to keep their job.

District attorney

A lawyer who represents the government in court cases for a specific area.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if no misconduct is found during an investigation.
• It's unclear how often these investigations will be conducted or under what circumstances.
• This bill was marked as inactive, meaning it did not pass in the current session.

Current Bill Text

21LSO-0049
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-0049
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0031

Board of coroner standards-investigation authority.

Sponsored by: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to county coroners; amending the duties of the board of coroner standards to authorize investigations of coroner misconduct during coroner's cases; amending procedures for complaints against coroners and deputy coroners; 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. 7
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211(c) by creating a new paragraph (viii) and (e) is amended to read:

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211.

Board of coroner standards.

(c)

The board shall:

(viii)

Investigate complaints of misconduct by county coroners and deputy coroners during coroner's cases, including complaints that a county coroner or deputy coroner did not comply with the certification standards of W.S. 7
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103 or with the standards for investigating coroner's cases promulgated under this subsection.

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The board shall contact the district attorney for the county or the attorney general to initiate an action and may serve as complaining party in an action under W.S. 7
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103(b) or 18
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902 to remove any coroner who is not in compliance with W.S. 7
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or whose certification has been recommended by the board for revocation as the result of any investigation or review
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Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2021
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