SF0122 • 2025

Voyeurism-sex offender registration amendment.

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; amending the requirement for persons convicted of felony voyeurism to register as a sex offender; and providing for an effective date.

Crime

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Senator Cooper
Last action: 2025-02-28
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so there is no official text or summary available that supports additional details about verification processes or penalties.

Amending Sex Offender Registration for Felony Voyeurism

The bill changes the requirement that people convicted of felony voyeurism must register as sex offenders and adds new rules about how often they need to update their registration information.

What This Bill Does

Changes the law so that anyone found guilty of felony voyeurism has to register as a sex offender.

Who It Names or Affects

People convicted of felony voyeurism will now be required to register as sex offenders.

Terms To Know

Felony Voyeurism: A serious crime involving secretly watching or recording someone without their permission, often in private places like bathrooms or bedrooms.
Sex Offender Registration: A requirement for certain criminals to tell the police where they live and other personal information so that authorities can keep track of them.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass, so it does not change any laws at this time.
It is unclear how many people would be affected by these changes since voyeurism cases are relatively rare.
There are no details about the penalties for failing to comply with registration requirements.

Bill History

2025-02-28 House
H COW:H Did not consider for COW
2025-02-26 House
H Placed on General File
2025-02-26 House
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2025-02-18 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2025-01-30 House
H Received for Introduction
2025-01-30 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 21-7-3-0-0
2025-01-29 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2025-01-28 Senate
S COW:Passed
2025-01-28 Senate
S Placed on General File
2025-01-28 Senate
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2025-01-22 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
2025-01-17 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2025-01-16 LSO
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Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0617
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0617
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2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0122

Voyeurism-sex offender registration amendment.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Cooper, Crago, Dockstader and Olsen and Representative(s) Connolly

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; amending the requirement for persons convicted of felony voyeurism to register as a sex offender; 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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302(g) is amended to read:

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302.

Registration of offenders; procedure; verification; fees.

(g)

For an offender convicted of a violation of W.S. 6
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316(a)(i) and (iv), 6
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705, 6
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303(b)(iv) or 6
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304(b)
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if the victim was a minor,
18 U.S.C. §§ 2252B, 2252C, 2424 and 2425, 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 or an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses specified in this subsection, the division shall annually verify the accuracy of the offender's registered address, and the offender shall annually report, in person, his current address to the sheriff in the county in which the offender resides, during the period in which he is required to register.

During the annual in
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person verification, the sheriff shall photograph the offender.

Confirmation of the in
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person verification required under this subsection, along with the photograph 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
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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