HB0100 - Juvenile delinquency-recordkeeping.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0237

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0100

 

 

Juvenile delinquency-recordkeeping.

 

Sponsored by:

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to juvenile justice; creating a juvenile
 2  justice information system database to be maintained by the
 3  Wyoming division of criminal investigation; providing for
 4  the collection of information concerning juveniles
 5  adjudicated to be delinquent; specifying restrictions on
 6  dissemination of information; granting rulemaking
 7  authority; conforming related provisions; and providing for
 8  an effective date.

 9 

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

11 

12         Section 1.  W.S. 7-19-501 through 7-19-505 are created
13  to read:

14 

15                              ARTICLE 5

16                   JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM

17 

 

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 1         7-19-501.  Definitions.

 2 

 3         (a)  As used in this act:

 4 

 5              (i)  "Adjudicated" or "adjudication" means as
 6  defined by W.S. 14-6-201(a)(i);

 7 

 8              (ii)  "Adult" means an individual who has
 9  attained the age of majority;

10 

11              (iii)  "Delinquent child" means as defined by
12  W.S. 14-6-201(a)(x);

13 

14              (iv)  "Disposition" means the action ordered by
15  the juvenile court judge under W.S. 14-6-229 upon
16  adjudication of a juvenile for a delinquent act;

17 

18              (v)  "Division" means the Wyoming division of
19  criminal investigation within the office of the attorney
20  general;

21 

22              (vi)  "Juvenile" means an individual who is under
23  the age of majority;

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 1              (vii)  "Qualifying offense" means conduct that,
 2  if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony under
 3  the laws of this state or under federal law;

 4 

 5              (viii)  "This act" means W.S. 7-19-501 through
 6  7-19-505.

 7 

 8         7-19-502.  Record system created.

 9 

10         (a)  The division shall create and maintain a database
11  for a juvenile justice information system as provided in
12  this act.

13 

14         (b)  The database shall contain the information
15  required by this act.  Access to information in the
16  database shall be limited as provided by W.S. 7-19-504.

17 

18         (c)  The division shall promulgate reasonable rules
19  and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of
20  this act.

21 

22         7-19-503.  Collection of juvenile justice information.

23 

 

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 1         (a)  In any case in which a juvenile is adjudicated a
 2  delinquent child for the commission of a qualifying
 3  offense, the court shall direct that, to the extent
 4  possible, the following information be collected and
 5  provided to the division:

 6 

 7              (i)  Offender identification information
 8  including:

 9 

10                   (A)  The juvenile offender's name, including
11  other names by which the juvenile is known, and social
12  security number;

13 

14                   (B)  The juvenile offender's date and place
15  of birth;

16 

17                   (C)  The juvenile offender's physical
18  description, including sex, weight, height, race,
19  ethnicity, eye color, hair color, scars, marks and tattoos;

20 

21                   (D)  The juvenile offender's last known
22  residential address; and

23 

24                   (E)  The juvenile offender's fingerprints.

 

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 1 

 2              (ii)  Offense identification information
 3  including:

 4 

 5                   (A)  The criminal offense for which the
 6  juvenile was adjudicated delinquent;

 7  

 8                   (B)  Identification of the juvenile court in
 9  which the juvenile was adjudicated delinquent; and

10 

11                   (C)  The date and description of the final
12  disposition ordered by the juvenile court.

13 

14         (b)  The information maintained by the division shall
15  not include predisposition studies and reports, social
16  summaries, medical or psychological reports, educational
17  records, multidisciplinary team minutes and records or
18  transcripts of dispositional hearings.

19 

20         (c)  The division may designate codes relating to the
21  information described in subsection (a) of this section.

22 

23         7-19-504.  Access to and dissemination of information.

24 

 

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 1         (a)  Information contained in the juvenile justice
 2  information system shall be accessible only to law
 3  enforcement and other authorized parties to the same extent
 4  and under the same circumstances as adult criminal history
 5  record information is available under W.S. 7-19-106.

 6 

 7         (b)  Any person who willfully violates subsection (a)
 8  of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
 9  conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred
10  dollars ($500.00).

11 

12         7-19-505.  Inspection of information.

13  

14  An individual, his parents and guardian have the right to
15  inspect all juvenile justice record information located
16  within this state which refers to that individual in
17  accordance with W.S. 7-19-109.

18 

19         Section 2.  W.S. 14-6-203(g)(vi), 14-6-239(d) and
20  14-6-240(a) and (b) are amended to read:

21 

22         14-6-203.  Jurisdiction; confidentiality of records.

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 1         (g)  Except as provided by subsection (j) of this
 2  section, all information, reports or records made, received
 3  or kept by any municipal, county or state officer or
 4  employee evidencing any legal or administrative process or
 5  disposition resulting from a minor's misconduct are
 6  confidential and subject to the provisions of this act. The
 7  existence of the information, reports or records or
 8  contents thereof shall not be disclosed by any person
 9  unless:

10 

11              (vi)  The disclosure is authorized by W.S.
12  7-19-504 or 14-6-240(g).

13 

14         14-6-239.  Records and reports confidential;
15  inspection.

16 

17         (d)  Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall
18  limit the disclosure of records authorized by W.S. 7-19-504
19  or 14-6-240(g).

20 

21         14-6-240.  Fingerprinting or photographing of child;
22  disclosure of child's records.

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 1         (a)  No child shall be fingerprinted or photographed
 2  by a law enforcement agency or peace officer unless:

 3 

 4              (i)  The child has been arrested for a felony;
 5  level offense;

 6 

 7              (ii)  A petition has been filed in juvenile court
 8  alleging the child with having committed a delinquent act
 9  which would constitute a felony; or

10 

11              (iii)  Latent fingerprints are found during the
12  investigation of a criminal offense and a peace officer has
13  probable cause to believe the fingerprints are those of the
14  child;. or

15 

16              (iv)  The child has been adjudicated to have
17  committed a delinquent act which would constitute a felony
18  if committed by an adult.

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20         (b)  Fingerprints and photographs of a child found to
21  have committed a delinquent act which would be a felony if
22  committed by an adult may be retained in a local law
23  enforcement agency file and in the Wyoming division of
24  criminal investigation files in accordance with W.S.

 

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 1  7-19-501 through 7-19-505. If the matter does not result in
 2  a consent decree or an adjudication that the child was a
 3  delinquent for having committed an act constituting a
 4  felony, the court shall order all records pertaining to the
 5  matter in the files of local law enforcement agencies
 6  destroyed or expunged.

 7 

 8         Section 2.  This act is effective July 1, 2001.

 9 

10                         (END)

 

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