HB0218 - Department of corrections warrants-2.
2001 |
State of Wyoming |
01LSO-0590.E1 ENGROSSED |
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0218
Department of corrections warrants-2.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Nicholas
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; providing for the
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issuance of a warrant by the director of the department of
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corrections for the apprehension of inmates absent from the
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custody of the department; providing procedures; and
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providing for an effective date.
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7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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9 Section
1. W.S. 25-1-104 by creating a new subsection
10 (j) is amended to read:
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12 25-1-104. Creation of department of
corrections;
13 duties; inspections of state institutions;
regulation of
14 prisoner-produced goods.
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16 (j) The director may order returned to the custody of
17 the
department any person under the department's
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1 jurisdiction. The written order of the director shall be
2 sufficient warrant for any peace
officer to return to
3 actual custody any escaped state
prisoner or any state
4 prisoner released prior to his
scheduled release date or
5 who is about to be released by another
jurisdiction prior
6 to his scheduled release date in
Wyoming. It is the duty of
7 all peace officers to execute the
order of the director
8 issued under this subsection in like
manner as ordinary
9 criminal process. A person taken into
custody under the
10 order of the director is not subject to release on bail.
11 Consistent with W.S. 7-3-201 through 7-3-227, the director
12 may apply to the governor to seek the extradition of an
13 inmate apprehended in another state pursuant to an order of
14 the director issued under this subsection.
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16 Section 2. This act is
effective immediately upon
17 completion of all acts necessary for
a bill to become law
18 as provided by Article 4, Section 8
of the Wyoming
19 Constitution.
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21 (END)
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