SF0075 - Park rangers-peace officer status.
2001 |
State of Wyoming |
01LSO-0272.E1 ENGROSSED |
SENATE FILE NO. SF0075
Park rangers-peace officer status.
Sponsored by: Senator(s) Roberts and Representative(s)
Huckfeldt, Nelson and Rose
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to peace
officers; expanding peace officer
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authority of state park rangers as specified; specifying
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that state park rangers and park superintendents are peace
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officers for purposes of the criminal code; and providing
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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.
6-1-104(a)(vi) by creating a new
10 subparagraph (N) and 7-2-101(a)(iv)(G)
are amended to read:
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12 6-1-104. Definitions.
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14 (a) As used in
W.S. 6-1-101 through 6-10-203 unless
15 otherwise defined:
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1 (vi) "Peace
officer" includes the following
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officers assigned to duty in the state of Wyoming:
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4 (N) Any
superintendent, assistant
5 superintendent or park ranger of any
state park or historic
6 site who has qualified pursuant to
W.S. 9-1-701 through
7 9-1-707, when acting within the
boundaries of the state
8 park or historic site, or when responding
to a request to
9 assist other peace officers performing
their official
10 duties.
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12 7-2-101. Definitions.
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14 (a) As used in W.S. 7-2-101 through 7-2-105:
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16 (iv) "Peace officer" means:
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18 (G) Any
superintendent, assistant
19 superintendent or full-time park ranger of any state park
20 or historic site who has qualified
pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701
21 through 9-1-707, when acting within
the boundaries of the
22 state park or historic site, or when
responding to a
23 request to assist other peace
officers performing their
24 official duties;
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2 Section 2. This
act is effective immediately upon
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completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
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as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
5
Constitution.
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7 (END)
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