ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL NO. 0277

ENROLLED ACT NO. 59, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

2001 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act;
including police officers of the University of Wyoming and
community colleges as law enforcement officers for purposes
of the act; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.  W.S. 35-7-1002(a)(xxiv) is amended to
read:

35-7-1002. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act:

(xxiv) "Law enforcement officer" means any
sheriff, undersheriff or sheriff's deputy of any county of
this state, any duly authorized municipal policeman of any
city or town of this state, any member of the Wyoming
highway patrol, any police officer of the University of
Wyoming or any Wyoming community college who is a peace
officer, or any special agent employed by the commissioner
under this act;

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

(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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