ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL NO. 0080
ENROLLED ACT NO.
31, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FIFTY-SIXTH
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2001
GENERAL SESSION
AN ACT relating to crimes
and offenses; defining the crime
of sexual
battery; providing a penalty; and providing for
an effective
date.
Be It Enacted
by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1. W.S. 6-2-313 is
created to read:
6-2-313. Sexual battery.
(a) Except
under circumstances constituting a
violation of W.S. 6-2-302
through 6-2-304, 6-2-502 or
14-3-105, an actor who
unlawfully subjects another person
to any sexual contact
is guilty of sexual battery.
(b) Sexual
battery is a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment for not
more than one (1) year, a fine of not
more than one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
Section 2. W.S. 6-2-301(a)(ix)
is amended to read:
6-2-301. Definitions.
(a) As used in
this article:
(ix) "This
article" means W.S. 6-2-301 through 6-2-313.
6-2-312
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Section 3. This act is effective July 1, 2001.
(END)
Speaker of
the House President of
the Senate
Governor
TIME APPROVED: _________
DATE APPROVED: _________
I hereby certify that this act originated in the
House.
Chief Clerk
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