SF0070 • 2021

Fingerprinting fees.

AN ACT relating to criminal history records; increasing the maximum fee for fingerprinting; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Senator Schuler
Last action: 2021-03-05
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide information on how the increased fees will be used or distributed, leaving this detail uncertain.

Increasing Fingerprinting Fees

The bill proposes to increase the maximum fee for fingerprinting services provided by criminal justice agencies from $5.00 to $15.00, with an exception for adoption processes.

What This Bill Does

Increases the maximum fee that criminal justice agencies can charge for fingerprinting services from $5.00 to $15.00.
Removes fees for fingerprinting required as part of the adoption process.

Who It Names or Affects

Criminal justice agencies that provide fingerprinting services.
Noncriminal justice agencies requesting criminal history record information through fingerprinting.
Individuals and organizations paying for fingerprinting services.

Terms To Know

Fingerprinting: The process of taking an individual's fingerprints to create a unique identification record.
Criminal history records: Official documents that contain information about someone’s criminal background, including arrests and convictions.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass in the session.
It only affects fees for fingerprinting services requested by noncriminal justice agencies.
The bill does not specify how the increased fee will be used or distributed.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SF0070S2001

2nd reading • Senator Nethercott

Failed

Plain English: The amendment removes the maximum fee for fingerprinting and deletes language that previously set a limit of $10.00.

Removes the phrase 'increasing' from the bill title, replacing it with 'removing'.
Strikes out the words 'of not more than' and removes the number 'ten' in line 14 on page 1.
Deletes the text '$10.00' in dollars.

The amendment does not specify what new fee structure, if any, will replace the removed maximum fee.

SF0070SW001

Committee of the Whole • Senator Nethercott

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds a provision that no fee will be charged for fingerprinting when it is needed for an adoption process.

Adds language to exempt fingerprinting fees in adoption processes.

The exact circumstances under which the exemption applies are not detailed, so further clarification may be needed.

SF0070SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Revenue Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment increases the maximum fee for fingerprinting from $10 to $15.

Changes the maximum fee for fingerprinting from ten dollars ($10.00) to fifteen dollars ($15.00).

Bill History

2021-03-05 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Failed 14-16-0-0-0
2021-03-04 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2021-03-03 Senate
S COW:Passed
2021-03-01 Senate
S Placed on General File
2021-03-01 Senate
S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
2021-02-04 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue
2021-01-26 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2021-01-25 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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21LSO-0294
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-0294
Introduced
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0070

Fingerprinting fees.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Schuler, Furphy, Kost and Landen and Representative(s) Brown, Duncan, Newsome and Roscoe

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to criminal history records; increasing the maximum fee for fingerprinting; 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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19
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108(b) is amended to read:

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108.

Fees.

(b)

Criminal justice agencies which fingerprint applicants at the request of noncriminal justice agencies for criminal history record information may charge a
reasonable fee of not more than
five dollars ($5.00)
ten dollars ($10.00)
for fingerprinting.

Fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the state general fund or to the general fund of the appropriate county or municipality.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2021
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