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1-ORIGINAL HOUSE
2-BILL NO. HB0280
3-ENROLLED ACT NO. 72, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
4-SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
5-2025 GENERAL SESSION
1+2025
2+STATE OF WYOMING
3+25LSO-05801HB0280
4+HOUSE BILL NO. HB0280
5+Sex offender registration.
6+Sponsored by: Representative(s) Knapp, Angelos, Brown, G,
7+Clouston, Lien and Strock and Senator(s)
8+Pearson
9+A BILL
10+for
11+1 AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; reclassifying
12+2 specified criminal offenses to require more frequent sex
13+3 offender registry verification and prevent petitions to be
14+4 relieved from sex offender registration; specifying
15+5 applicability; and providing for an effective date.
16+6
17+7
18+8
19+9. W.S. 7-19-302(h) and (j) is amended to
20+10 read:
21+11
22+12
23+13
24+14 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05802HB02801 (h) For an offender convicted of a violation of W.S.
25+2 6-2-304(a)(iii) if the victim was at least fourteen (14)
26+3 years of age,
27+4
28+5
29+6 and (ii) or 6-2-318, W.S. 6-2-706, W.S. 6-4-102 if the
30+7 person solicited was a minor, W.S. 6-4-103 if the person
31+8 enticed or compelled was a minor, W.S. 6-4-302(a)(i) if the
32+9 offense involves the use of a minor in a sexual performance
33+10 or W.S. 6-4-303(b)(i) through (iii), 18 U.S.C. § 2251, an
34+11 offense in another jurisdiction containing the same or
35+12 similar elements, or arising out of the same or similar
36+13 facts or circumstances as a criminal offense specified in
37+14 this subsection, an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of
38+15 the offenses specified in this subsection, or any offense
39+16 enumerated in subsection (g) of this section if the
40+17 offender was previously convicted of any offense enumerated
41+18 in subsection (g) of this section, the division shall
42+19 verify the accuracy of the offender's registered address,
43+20 and the offender shall report, in person, his current
44+21 address to the sheriff in the county in which the offender
45+22 resides, every six (6) months after the date of the initial
46+23 release or commencement of parole. If the offender's 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05803HB0280
47+1 appearance has changed substantially, and in any case at
48+2 least annually, the sheriff shall photograph the offender.
49+3 Confirmation of the in-person verification required by this
50+4 subsection, and any new photographs of the offender, shall
51+5 be transmitted by the sheriff to the division within three
52+6 (3) working days. Any person under this subsection who has
53+7 not established a residence or is transient, and who is
54+8 reporting to the sheriff as required under subsection (e)
55+9 of this section, shall be deemed in compliance with the
56+10 address verification requirements of this section.
57+11
58+12 (j) For an offender convicted of a violation of W.S.
59+13 6-2-201 if the victim was a minor, W.S. 6-2-302 or 6-2-303,
60+14 W.S. 6-2-304(a)(iii) if the victim was under fourteen (14)
61+15 years of age, W.S.
62+16
63+17, W.S.
64+18
65+19, W.S. 6-2-316(a)(ii) and (iii), 6-2-702 or 6-2-703,
66+20 6-4-402, 18 U.S.C. § 2245, or an offense in another
67+21 jurisdiction containing the same or similar elements, or
68+22 arising out of the same or similar facts or circumstances
69+23 as a criminal offense specified in this subsection, an 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05804HB0280
70+1 attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses
71+2 specified in this subsection, any offense enumerated in
72+3 subsection (h) of this section if the offender was
73+4 previously convicted of any offense enumerated in
74+5 subsection (g) of this section or any offense enumerated in
75+6 subsection (g) or (h) of this section if the offender was
76+7 previously convicted of any offense enumerated in
77+8 subsection (h) of this section, the division shall verify
78+9 the accuracy of the offender's registered address, and the
79+10 offender shall report, in person, his current address to
80+11 the sheriff in the county in which the offender resides
81+12 every three (3) months after the date of the initial
82+13 release or commencement of parole. If the offender's
83+14 appearance has changed substantially, and in any case at
84+15 least annually, the sheriff shall photograph the offender.
85+16 Confirmation of the in-person verification required by this
86+17 subsection, and any new photographs of the offender, shall
87+18 be transmitted by the sheriff to the division within three
88+19 (3) working days. Any person under this subsection who has
89+20 not established a residence or is transient, and who is
90+21 reporting to the sheriff as required under subsection (e)
91+22 of this section, shall be deemed in compliance with the
92+23 address verification requirements of this section. 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05805HB0280
693 1
7-AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; reclassifying
8-specified criminal offenses to require more frequent sex
9-offender registry verification and prevent petitions to be
10-relieved from sex offender registration; specifying
11-applicability; and providing for an effective date.
12-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
13-Section 1. W.S. 7-19-302(h) and (j) is amended to
14-read:
15-7-19-302. Registration of offenders; procedure;
16-verification; fees.
17-(h) For an offender convicted of a violation of W.S.
18-6-2-304(a)(iii) if the victim was at least fourteen (14)
19-years of age,
20-and (iii), W.S. 6-2-315(a)(iv) if the victim was thirteen
21-(13) through fifteen (15) years of age,
22-and (ii) or 6-2-318, W.S. 6-2-706, W.S. 6-4-102 if the
23-person solicited was a minor, W.S. 6-4-103 if the person
24-enticed or compelled was a minor, W.S. 6-4-302(a)(i) if the
25-offense involves the use of a minor in a sexual performance
26-or W.S. 6-4-303(b)(i) through (iii), 18 U.S.C. § 2251, an
27-offense in another jurisdiction containing the same or
28-similar elements, or arising out of the same or similar
29-facts or circumstances as a criminal offense specified in
30-this subsection, an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of
31-the offenses specified in this subsection, or any offense
32-enumerated in subsection (g) of this section if the
33-offender was previously convicted of any offense enumerated
34-in subsection (g) of this section, the division shall
35-verify the accuracy of the offender's registered address,
36-and the offender shall report, in person, his current
37-address to the sheriff in the county in which the offender ORIGINAL HOUSE
38-BILL NO. HB0280
39-ENROLLED ACT NO. 72, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
40-SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
41-2025 GENERAL SESSION
42-2
43-resides, every six (6) months after the date of the initial
44-release or commencement of parole. If the offender's
45-appearance has changed substantially, and in any case at
46-least annually, the sheriff shall photograph the offender.
47-Confirmation of the in-person verification required by this
48-subsection, and any new photographs of the offender, shall
49-be transmitted by the sheriff to the division within three
50-(3) working days. Any person under this subsection who has
51-not established a residence or is transient, and who is
52-reporting to the sheriff as required under subsection (e)
53-of this section, shall be deemed in compliance with the
54-address verification requirements of this section.
55-(j) For an offender convicted of a violation of W.S.
56-6-2-201 if the victim was a minor, W.S. 6-2-302 or 6-2-303,
57-W.S. 6-2-304(a)(iii) if the victim was under fourteen (14)
58-years of age, W.S.
59-(iii) if the victim was less than thirteen (13) years of
60-age , W.S.
61-(iv) if the victim was less than thirteen (13) years of age
62-6-2-315, W.S. 6-2-316(a)(ii) and (iii), 6-2-702 or 6-2-703,
63-6-4-402, 18 U.S.C. § 2245, or an offense in another
64-jurisdiction containing the same or similar elements, or
65-arising out of the same or similar facts or circumstances
66-as a criminal offense specified in this subsection, an
67-attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses
68-specified in this subsection, any offense enumerated in
69-subsection (h) of this section if the offender was
70-previously convicted of any offense enumerated in
71-subsection (g) of this section or any offense enumerated in
72-subsection (g) or (h) of this section if the offender was
73-previously convicted of any offense enumerated in
74-subsection (h) of this section, the division shall verify
75-the accuracy of the offender's registered address, and the
76-offender shall report, in person, his current address to ORIGINAL HOUSE
77-BILL NO. HB0280
78-ENROLLED ACT NO. 72, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
79-SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
80-2025 GENERAL SESSION
81-3
82-the sheriff in the county in which the offender resides
83-every three (3) months after the date of the initial
84-release or commencement of parole. If the offender's
85-appearance has changed substantially, and in any case at
86-least annually, the sheriff shall photograph the offender.
87-Confirmation of the in-person verification required by this
88-subsection, and any new photographs of the offender, shall
89-be transmitted by the sheriff to the division within three
90-(3) working days. Any person under this subsection who has
91-not established a residence or is transient, and who is
92-reporting to the sheriff as required under subsection (e)
93-of this section, shall be deemed in compliance with the
94-address verification requirements of this section.
95-Section 2. This act shall only apply to offenders who
96-are convicted on and after the effective date of this act. ORIGINAL HOUSE
97-BILL NO. HB0280
98-ENROLLED ACT NO. 72, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
99-SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
100-2025 GENERAL SESSION
101-4Section 3. This act is effective July 1, 2025.
102-(END)
103-Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________
104-I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.
105-Chief Clerk
94+2. This act shall only apply to offenders who
95+3 are convicted on and after the effective date of this act.
96+4
97+5. This act is effective July 1, 2025.
98+6
99+7 (END)