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SENATE FILE NO. SF0009
Restoration of rights amendments.
Sponsored by: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee
A BILL
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1 AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; specifying
2 eligibility for the restoration of rights; expanding the
3 scope of judicial review of restoration of rights
4 eligibility determinations; amending notification
5 requirements regarding the issuance of restoration of
6 rights certificates; clarifying the effect of a new felony
7 conviction upon a prior restoration of rights; amending the
8 definition of violent felony; making conforming amendments;
9 and providing for an effective date.
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1 subsections (h) and (j) and 25-1-104(k) are amended to
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6 A person who has been convicted of any felony is
7 disqualified to act as a juror unless his conviction is
8 reversed or annulled, he receives a pardon or his rights
9 are restored pursuant to W.S. 7-13-105(a) or (f)
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16 (a) Subject to subsections (h) and (j) of this
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18 governor may issue to a person convicted of a felony
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20 which restores the rights lost pursuant to W.S. 6-10-106
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2he department of corrections shall issue a
3 certificate of restoration of voting rights as provided in
4 this subsection and subsection (c) of this section. Upon
5 issuance of a certificate, voting rights lost pursuant to
6 W.S. 6-10-106 shall be deemed restored. The department of
7 corrections shall automatically issue a person convicted of
8 a nonviolent felony or nonviolent felonies arising out of
9 the same occurrence or related course of events a
10 certificate of restoration of voting rights if:
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18 (c) The department of corrections shall issue a
19 certificate of restoration of voting rights to eligible
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1 arising out of the same occurrence or
2 related course of events who completed their sentence
3 before January 1, 2010, the department shall require
4 receipt of a written request on a form prescribed by the
5 department and issue each eligible person a certificate of
6 restoration of voting rights following a determination that
7 the person has completed his sentence, including probation
8 and parole. The department shall not require an application
9 for restoration before issuing a certificate to eligible
10 persons who complete their sentence on and after January 1,
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16 same occurrence or related course of events, the department
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18 restoration of voting rights upon receipt of a written
19 request on a form prescribed by the department and
20 following a determination that the person has completed his
21 sentence, including probation and parole.
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5SF00091 (d) The department of correction's determination that
2 a person is ineligible for a certificate of restoration of
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5 review. The clerk of the district court and the division of
6 criminal investigation shall cooperate with the department
7 of corrections in providing information necessary for
8 determining a person's eligibility to receive a certificate
9 of restoration of
10 corrections shall notify the secretary of state when any
11 person's voting rights have been restored.
12he department of corrections
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14 rights to the clerk of the district court in which the
15 person was convicted and the clerk shall file the
16 certificate in the criminal case in which the conviction
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21 (ii) "Violent felony" means as defined by W.S.
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1 constitute a violent felony under W.S. 6-1-104(a)(xii).
2 "Nonviolent felony" includes all felony offenses not
3 otherwise defined as violent felonies.
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6ll other rights a person has lost pursuant to
7 W.S. 6-10-106 shall be restored five (5) years after the
8 person has completed their sentence, including applicable
9 periods of probation or parole. A person shall only be
10 eligible for restoration of their rights under this
11 subsection if the person has not been convicted of any
12 other felony other than convictions arising out of the same
13 occurrence or related course of events for which
14 restoration of rights is to be certified. The date on which
15 all rights are restored under this subsection shall be
16 noted on a certificate issued by the department which shall
17 be the same certificate issued under subsections (b) and
18 (c) of this section if the certificate is issued on or
19 after July 1, 2023, or a separate certificate issued upon
20 receipt of a written request on a form prescribed by the
21 department for a person eligible for restoration of rights
22 under this subsection prior to July 1, 2023. A conviction
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1 this section shall render the certificate void
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4 (g) When a certificate of restoration of rights is
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5 (k) The department of corrections shall issue
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7 W.S. 7-13-105(b) and (c).
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9This act is effective immediately upon
10 completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
11 as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
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