| 1 | 1 | | 2025 |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | | STATE OF WYOMING |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | | 25LSO-06051HB0261 |
|---|
| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE BILL NO. HB0261 |
|---|
| 5 | 5 | | Accessory after the fact-amendments. |
|---|
| 6 | 6 | | Sponsored by: Representative(s) Washut, Clouston, Filer, |
|---|
| 7 | 7 | | Geringer and Lawley and Senator(s) Boner, |
|---|
| 8 | 8 | | Dockstader, Kolb, Landen and Schuler |
|---|
| 9 | 9 | | A BILL |
|---|
| 10 | 10 | | for |
|---|
| 11 | 11 | | 1 AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the |
|---|
| 12 | 12 | | 2 penalties for the crime of accessory after the fact; and |
|---|
| 13 | 13 | | 3 providing for an effective date. |
|---|
| 14 | 14 | | 4 |
|---|
| 15 | 15 | | 5 |
|---|
| 16 | 16 | | 6 |
|---|
| 17 | 17 | | 7. W.S. 6-5-202(b)(i), (ii)(A) and (C) is |
|---|
| 18 | 18 | | 8 amended to read: |
|---|
| 19 | 19 | | 9 |
|---|
| 20 | 20 | | 10 |
|---|
| 21 | 21 | | 11 |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | 12 (b) An accessory after the fact commits: |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | 13 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-06052HB02611 (i) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | 2 more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than three |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | 3 thousand dollars ($3,000.00), or both, if: |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | 4 |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | 5he crime is a felony |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | 6 and the person acting as an accessory is not |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | 7 a relative of the person committing the crime; or |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | 8 |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | 9 |
|---|
| 32 | 32 | | 10 |
|---|
| 33 | 33 | | 11 (ii) A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment |
|---|
| 34 | 34 | | 12 for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than |
|---|
| 35 | 35 | | 13 seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if: |
|---|
| 36 | 36 | | 14 |
|---|
| 37 | 37 | | 15 (A) The crime is a felony |
|---|
| 38 | 38 | | 16 and the person acting as an accessory is a |
|---|
| 39 | 39 | | 17 relative of the person committing the crime; |
|---|
| 40 | 40 | | 18 |
|---|
| 41 | 41 | | 19 (C) The crime is a felony that is not a |
|---|
| 42 | 42 | | 20he principal is a minor. |
|---|
| 43 | 43 | | 21 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-06053HB02611. This act is effective July 1, 2025. |
|---|
| 44 | 44 | | 2 |
|---|
| 45 | 45 | | 3 (END) |
|---|