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AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; amending the
definition of peace officer to clarify and expand the scope
of authority for park rangers, superintendents and
assistant superintendents; making conforming amendments;
and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1. W.S. 6-1-104(a)(vi)(P), 7-2-101(a)(iv)(G),
7-2-106(e)(ii) and 35-7-1002(a)(xxiv) are amended to read:
6-1-104. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act, unless otherwise defined:
(vi) "Peace officer" includes the following
officers assigned to duty in the state of Wyoming:
(P) Any superintendent, assistant
superintendent, park ranger
or reserve park ranger of any state park, state recreation
area, state archeological site or state historic site who
has qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707,
when acting within the boundaries of the state park, state
recreation area, state archeological site or state historic
site or when
officers acting within the scope
following observation or discovery of the commission of a
felony which was observed or discovered during the
performance of their official duties; in their own
jurisdiction;
7-2-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in W.S. 7-2-101 through 7-2-107: ORIGINAL SENATE
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(iv) "Peace officer" means:
(G) Any superintendent, assistant
superintendent, park ranger
or reserve park ranger of any state park, state recreation
area, state archeological site or state historic site who
has qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707,
when acting within the boundaries of the state park, state
recreation area, state archeological site or state historic
site,
officers performing
observation or discovery of the commission of a felony
which was observed or discovered during the performance of
their official duties;
7-2-106. Extraterritorial authority of peace
officers; requests for assignment of peace officers;
liability; compensation.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to
authorize a peace officer:
(ii) As defined in W.S. 7-2-101(a)(iv)(E)
to act pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) or (iii) or subsection
(b) of this section; or
35-7-1002. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(xxiv) "Law enforcement officer" means any
sheriff, undersheriff or sheriff's deputy of any county of
this state, any duly authorized municipal policeman of any
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highway patrol, any police officer of the University of
Wyoming or any Wyoming community college who is a peace
officer, any superintendent, assistant superintendent,
full-time park ranger
ranger
archeological site or state historic site who has qualified
pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707, when acting
within the boundaries of the state park, state recreation
area, state archeological site or state historic site or
when
enforcement officers acting within the scope of their
official duties in their own jurisdiction
statutes following observation or discovery of the
commission of a felony which was observed or discovered
during the performance of their official duties, or any
special agent employed by the commissioner under this act; ORIGINAL SENATE
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completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
Constitution.
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Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________
I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.
Chief Clerk