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1		-	ORIGINAL SENATE
2		-	FILE NO. SF0004
3		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 24, SENATE
4		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
5		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
	1	+	2025
	2	+	STATE OF WYOMING
	3	+	25LSO-0061
	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	1SF0004
	6	+	SENATE FILE NO. SF0004
	7	+	State park peace officers-definition and scope of
	8	+	authority.
	9	+	Sponsored by: Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural
	10	+	Resources Interim Committee
	11	+	A BILL
	12	+	for
	13	+	1 AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; amending the
	14	+	2 definition of peace officer to clarify and expand the scope
	15	+	3 of authority for park rangers, superintendents and
	16	+	4 assistant superintendents; making conforming amendments;
	17	+	5 and providing for an effective date.
	18	+	6
	19	+	7
	20	+	8
	21	+	9. W.S. 6-1-104(a)(vi)(P), 7-2-101(a)(iv)(G),
	22	+	10 7-2-106(e)(ii) and 35-7-1002(a)(xxiv) are amended to read:
	23	+	11
	24	+	12
	25	+	13
	26	+	14 (a) As used in this act, unless otherwise defined:
	27	+	15 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0061
	28	+	ENGROSSED
	29	+	2SF00041 (vi) "Peace officer" includes the following
	30	+	2 officers assigned to duty in the state of Wyoming:
	31	+	3
	32	+	4 (P) Any superintendent, assistant
	33	+	5 superintendent, park ranger
	34	+	6 of any state park, state recreation
	35	+	7 area, state archeological site or state historic site who
	36	+	8 has qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707,
	37	+	9 when acting within the boundaries of the state park, state
	38	+	10 recreation area, state archeological site or state historic
	39	+	11 site
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	48	+	20 (a) As used in W.S. 7-2-101 through 7-2-107:
	49	+	21
	50	+	22 (iv) "Peace officer" means:
	51	+	23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0061
	52	+	ENGROSSED
	53	+	3SF00041 (G) Any superintendent, assistant
	54	+	2 superintendent, park ranger
	55	+	3 of any state park, state recreation
	56	+	4 area, state archeological site or state historic site who
	57	+	5 has qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707,
	58	+	6 when acting within the boundaries of the state park, state
	59	+	7 recreation area, state archeological site or state historic
	60	+	8 site
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	64	+	12;
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	70	+	18 (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to
	71	+	19 authorize a peace officer:
	72	+	20
	73	+	21 (ii) As defined in W.S. 7-2-101(a)(iv)(E)
	74	+	22 to act pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) or (iii) or subsection
	75	+	23 (b) of this section; or 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0061
	76	+	ENGROSSED
	77	+	4SF0004
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7		-	AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; amending the
8		-	definition of peace officer to clarify and expand the scope
9		-	of authority for park rangers, superintendents and
10		-	assistant superintendents; making conforming amendments;
11		-	and providing for an effective date.
12		-	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
13		-	Section 1. W.S. 6-1-104(a)(vi)(P), 7-2-101(a)(iv)(G),
14		-	7-2-106(e)(ii) and 35-7-1002(a)(xxiv) are amended to read:
15		-	6-1-104. Definitions.
16		-	(a) As used in this act, unless otherwise defined:
17		-	(vi) "Peace officer" includes the following
18		-	officers assigned to duty in the state of Wyoming:
19		-	(P) Any superintendent, assistant
20		-	superintendent, park ranger
21		-	or reserve park ranger of any state park, state recreation
22		-	area, state archeological site or state historic site who
23		-	has qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707,
24		-	when acting within the boundaries of the state park, state
25		-	recreation area, state archeological site or state historic
26		-	site or when
27		-	officers acting within the scope
28		-	following observation or discovery of the commission of a
29		-	felony which was observed or discovered during the
30		-	performance of their official duties; in their own
31		-	jurisdiction;
32		-	7-2-101. Definitions.
33		-	(a) As used in W.S. 7-2-101 through 7-2-107: ORIGINAL SENATE
34		-	FILE NO. SF0004
35		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 24, SENATE
36		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
37		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
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39		-	(iv) "Peace officer" means:
40		-	(G) Any superintendent, assistant
41		-	superintendent, park ranger
42		-	or reserve park ranger of any state park, state recreation
43		-	area, state archeological site or state historic site who
44		-	has qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707,
45		-	when acting within the boundaries of the state park, state
46		-	recreation area, state archeological site or state historic
47		-	site,
48		-	officers performing
49		-	observation or discovery of the commission of a felony
50		-	which was observed or discovered during the performance of
51		-	their official duties;
52		-	7-2-106. Extraterritorial authority of peace
53		-	officers; requests for assignment of peace officers;
54		-	liability; compensation.
55		-	(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to
56		-	authorize a peace officer:
57		-	(ii) As defined in W.S. 7-2-101(a)(iv)(E)
58		-	to act pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) or (iii) or subsection
59		-	(b) of this section; or
60		-	35-7-1002. Definitions.
61		-	(a) As used in this act:
62		-	(xxiv) "Law enforcement officer" means any
63		-	sheriff, undersheriff or sheriff's deputy of any county of
64		-	this state, any duly authorized municipal policeman of any
65		-	city or town of this state, any member of the Wyoming ORIGINAL SENATE
66		-	FILE NO. SF0004
67		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 24, SENATE
68		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
69		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
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71		-	highway patrol, any police officer of the University of
72		-	Wyoming or any Wyoming community college who is a peace
73		-	officer, any superintendent, assistant superintendent,
74		-	full-time park ranger
75		-	ranger
76		-	archeological site or state historic site who has qualified
77		-	pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707, when acting
78		-	within the boundaries of the state park, state recreation
79		-	area, state archeological site or state historic site or
80		-	when
81		-	enforcement officers acting within the scope of their
82		-	official duties in their own jurisdiction
83		-	statutes following observation or discovery of the
84		-	commission of a felony which was observed or discovered
85		-	during the performance of their official duties, or any
86		-	special agent employed by the commissioner under this act; ORIGINAL SENATE
87		-	FILE NO. SF0004
88		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 24, SENATE
89		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
90		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
91		-	4Section 2. This act is effective immediately upon
92		-	completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
93		-	as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
94		-	Constitution.
95		-	(END)
96		-	Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________
97		-	I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.
98		-	Chief Clerk
	81	+	4 (a) As used in this act:
	82	+	5
	83	+	6 (xxiv) "Law enforcement officer" means any
	84	+	7 sheriff, undersheriff or sheriff's deputy of any county of
	85	+	8 this state, any duly authorized municipal policeman of any
	86	+	9 city or town of this state, any member of the Wyoming
	87	+	10 highway patrol, any police officer of the University of
	88	+	11 Wyoming or any Wyoming community college who is a peace
	89	+	12 officer, any superintendent, assistant superintendent,
	90	+	13 park ranger
	91	+	14 of a state park, state recreation area, state
	92	+	15 archeological site or state historic site who has qualified
	93	+	16 pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707, when acting
	94	+	17 within the boundaries of the state park, state recreation
	95	+	18 area, state archeological site or state historic site or
	96	+	19
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	100	+	23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0061
	101	+	ENGROSSED
	102	+	5SF0004
	103	+	1
	104	+	2 special agent employed by the commissioner under this act;
	105	+	3
	106	+	4. This act is effective immediately upon
	107	+	5 completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
	108	+	6 as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
	109	+	7 Constitution.
	110	+	8
	111	+	9 (END)