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SF0031 • 2024

Sex offender registration-promoting obscenity.

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; specifying offenses of promoting obscenity as offenses for which convicted offenders shall register as a sex offender; and providing for an effective date.

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Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Judiciary
Last action
2024-02-21
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2024

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and therefore does not have any enforceable provisions or details about specific reporting requirements for transient individuals.

Sex Offender Registration for Obscenity Promoters

The bill would have required people convicted of promoting obscenity involving minors to register as sex offenders.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds offenses related to promoting obscenity involving minors to the list of crimes that require registration as a sex offender.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who are convicted of promoting obscenity involving minors would have had to register as sex offenders.

Terms To Know

Obscenity
Material that is offensive by community standards, lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value, and appeals to a person's sexual interest.
Sex offender registration
A legal requirement for individuals convicted of certain sex crimes to provide personal information to law enforcement for public access.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was rejected on February 21, 2024.
  • It would have taken effect on July 1, 2024, but since it failed to pass, this date is no longer relevant.

Bill History

  1. 2024-02-21 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Failed 13-17-0-0-1

  2. 2024-02-20 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Laid Back

  3. 2024-02-19 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  4. 2024-02-16 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  5. 2024-02-16 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  6. 2024-02-16 Senate

    S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0

  7. 2024-02-12 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 31-0-0-0-0

  8. 2024-01-24 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  9. 2023-12-19 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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24LSO-0288
2024
STATE OF WYOMING
24LSO-0288
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0031

Sex offender registration-promoting obscenity.

Sponsored by: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; specifying offenses of promoting obscenity as offenses for which convicted offenders shall register as a sex offender; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 7
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302(h) is amended to read:

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302.

Registration of offenders; procedure; verification; fees.

(h)

For an offender convicted of a violation of W.S. 6
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304(a)(iii) if the victim was at least fourteen (14) years of age, W.S. 6
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314(a)(ii) and (iii), 6
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315(a)(i) and (iii), W.S. 6
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315(a)(iv) if the victim was thirteen (13) through fifteen (15) years of age, W.S. 6
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317(a)(i) and (ii) or 6
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318, W.S. 6
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102 if the person solicited was a minor, W.S. 6
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103 if the person enticed or compelled was a minor, W.S. 6
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302(a)(i) if the offense involves the use of a minor in a sexual performance
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302(a)(iii) if the obscene material was knowingly disseminated to a minor
or W.S. 6
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303(b)(i) through (iii), 18 U.S.C. § 2251, an offense in another jurisdiction containing the same or similar elements, or arising out of the same or similar facts or circumstances as a criminal offense specified in this subsection, an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses specified in this subsection, or any offense enumerated in subsection (g) of this section if the offender was previously convicted of any offense enumerated in subsection (g) of this section, the division shall verify the accuracy of the offender's registered address, and the offender shall report, in person, his current address to the sheriff in the county in which the offender resides, every six (6) months after the date of the initial release or commencement of parole. If the offender's appearance has changed substantially, and in any case at least annually, the sheriff shall photograph the offender. Confirmation of the in
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person verification required by this subsection, and any new photographs of the offender, shall be transmitted by the sheriff to the division within three (3) working days. Any person under this subsection who has not established a residence or is transient, and who is reporting to the sheriff as required under subsection (e) of this section, shall be deemed in compliance with the address verification requirements of this section.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2024
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