Wyoming 2025 2025 Regular Session

Wyoming House Bill HB0062 Engrossed / Bill

Filed 01/30/2025

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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0062
Prostitution amendments.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Heiner, Larson, JT, Lawley 
and Washut and Senator(s) Brennan, Schuler 
and Steinmetz
A BILL
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1 AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes 
2 of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution to include 
3 acts of sexual contact; providing definitions; and 
4 providing for an effective date.
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8.  W.S. 6-4-101 and 6-4-102 are amended to 
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9 Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-701 through 
10 6-2-710, a person who knowingly or intentionally performs 
11 or permits, or offers or agrees to perform or permit an act 
12 of sexual intrusion, as defined by W.S. 6-2-301(a)(vii), 
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15 prostitution which is a misdemeanor punishable by 
16 imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of 
17 not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or 
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1 Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-701 through 6-2-710, a 
2 person is guilty of soliciting an act of prostitution if, 
3 with the intent that an act of sexual intrusion as defined 
4 by W.S. 6-2-301(a)(vii) 
5 be committed, that person 
6 knowingly or intentionally pays, or offers or agrees to pay 
7 money or other property to another person under 
8 circumstances strongly corroborative of the intention that 
9 an act of prostitution be committed.  Soliciting an act of 
10 prostitution is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment 
11 for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than 
12 seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.
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14.  This act is effective immediately upon 
15 completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law 
16 as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming 
17 Constitution.
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