HB0080 - Sexual battery.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0050

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0080

 

 

Sexual battery.

 

Sponsored by:

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; defining the crime
 2  of sexual battery; providing a penalty; and providing for
 3  an effective date.

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

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 7         Section 1.  W.S. 6-2-313 is created to read:

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 9         6-2-313.  Sexual battery.

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11         (a)  Except under circumstances constituting a
12  violation of W.S. 6-2-302 through 6-2-304, 6-2-502 or
13  14-3-105, an actor who, without consent, subjects another
14  person to any sexual contact is guilty of sexual battery.

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 1         (b)  Sexual battery is a misdemeanor punishable by
 2  imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not
 3  more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both.

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 5         Section 2.  W.S. 6-2-301(a)(ix) is amended to read:

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 7         6-2-301.  Definitions.

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 9         (a)  As used in this article:

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11              (ix)  "This article" means W.S. 6-2-301 through  
12  6-2-312 6-2-313.

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14         Section 3.  This act is effective July 1, 2001.

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16                         (END)

 

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