HB0218 - Department of corrections warrants-2.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0590

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0218

 

 

Department of corrections warrants-2.

 

Sponsored by:

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; providing for the
 2  issuance of a warrant by the director of the department of
 3  corrections for the apprehension of inmates absent from the
 4  custody of the department; providing procedures; and
 5  providing 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. 25-1-104 by creating a new subsection
10  (j) is amended to read:

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12         25-1-104.  Creation of department of corrections;
13  duties; inspections of state institutions; regulation of
14  prisoner-produced goods.

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16         (j)  The director may order returned to the custody of
17  the department any person under the department's

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 1  jurisdiction. The written order of the director shall be
 2  sufficient warrant for any peace officer to return to
 3  actual custody any escaped state prisoner or any state
 4  prisoner released prior to his scheduled release date or
 5  who is about to be released by another jurisdiction who
 6  should be returned to custody. It is the duty of all peace
 7  officers to execute the order of the director issued under
 8  this subsection in like manner as ordinary criminal
 9  process. A person taken into custody under the order of the
10  director is not subject to release on bail. Consistent with
11  W.S. 7-3-201 through 7-3-227, the director may apply to the
12  governor to seek the extradition of an inmate apprehended
13  in another state pursuant to an order of the director
14  issued under this subsection.

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

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21                         (END)

 

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