HB0062 - Port-of-entry officer citation authority.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0058.E1

ENGROSSED

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0062

 

 

Port-of-entry officer citation authority.

 

Sponsored by:

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to ports of entry; amending authority of
 2  designated employees at ports of entry to issue summons as
 3  specified; requiring a report; and providing for an
 4  effective date.

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 6  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

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 8         Section 1.  W.S. 31-1-203(b) is amended to read:

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10         31-1-203.  Special enforcement officers; summons and
11  notice to appear for violations; deposit for appearance;
12  disposition of deposit.

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14         (b)  Employees designated under subsection (a) of this
15  section may issue summons for violations of W.S.
16  31-2-201(d)(vi), (vii) and (viii), 31-18-201(b), (k), (m)

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 1  and (t), as made punishable under W.S. 31-4-101, 31-4-102,
 2  31-18-802 through 31-18-805, 31-18-301(b) and (c) and
 3  31-18-701(a) 31-4-101, 31-7-106, 31-7-133, 31-18-101
 4  through 31-18-603, 31-18-701 and 31-18-801 through
 5  31-18-808. The department shall submit a report to the
 6  joint transportation and highways interim committee no
 7  later than December 1, 2002, providing data with respect to
 8  the number of port-of-entry officers issuing summonses, the
 9  types and numbers of violations for which summonses were
10  issued and an estimate of the time saved for commercial
11  vehicle operators and highway patrol troopers as a result
12  of summonses being issued by port-of-entry officers.

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14         Section 2.  This act is effective immediately upon
15  completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
16  as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
17  Constitution.

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19                         (END)

 

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