HB0268 - Law enforcement academy instructors.
2001 |
State of Wyoming |
01LSO-0602 |
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0268
Law enforcement academy instructors.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Simpson, Edwards, Rose and
Willford
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to
Wyoming law enforcement academy;
2 authorizing
appointment and employment of peace officers as
3
academy director and academy instructors; specifying peace
4
officer authority; and providing for an effective date.
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6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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8 Section
1. W.S. 6-1-104(a)(vi) by creating a new
9
subparagraph (N), 7-2-101(a)(iv) by creating a new
10 subparagraph (M) and 9-1-633(a), (b)
and by creating a new
11 subsection (n) are amended to read:
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13 6-1-104. Definitions.
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15 (a) As used in
W.S. 6-1-101 through 6-10-203 unless
16 otherwise defined:
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2 (vi) "Peace
officer" includes the following
3
officers assigned to duty in the state of Wyoming:
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5 (N) Employees of the
Wyoming law
6 enforcement academy appointed or
employed and acting
7 pursuant to W.S. 9-1-633.
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9 7-2-101. Definitions.
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11 (a) As used in W.S. 7-2-101 through 7-2-105:
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13 (iv) "Peace officer" means:
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15 (M) Employees of the Wyoming law
16 enforcement
academy appointed or employed and acting
17 pursuant
to W.S. 9-1-633.
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19 9-1-633. Wyoming law enforcement
academy; director;
20 appointment; term; qualifications; employees; salaries;
21 curriculum and training programs; fees; disposition.
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23 (a) A director
of the Wyoming law enforcement academy
24 shall be appointed by the attorney general
with the consent
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1 of
the governor. The director shall serve at the pleasure
2 of
the attorney general. He shall have administrative and
3
operational experience in criminal justice and such other
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qualifications as are satisfactory to the attorney general.
5 In addition and subject to subsection (n) of this section,
6 the attorney general may appoint a peace officer as
7 director if qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through
8 9-1-707.
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10 (b) The
director may employ assistants, teachers 11 instructors
and other personnel as approved by the attorney
12 general with the consent of the governor. The director may,
13 subject to
subsection (n) of this section, employ peace
14 officers as
full-time instructors if qualified under W.S.
15 9-1-701 through 9-1-707.
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17 (n) Any employee of the Wyoming law enforcement
18 academy
who is a peace officer qualified under W.S. 9-1-701
19 through
9-1-707 may perform as a peace officer:
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21 (i) When on property owned by or in the custody
22 of
the state;
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1 (ii) When providing
security for state personnel
2 or at designated state events or
activities;
3
4 (iii) When providing
security for designated
5 individuals on or about state
property;
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7 (iv) When enforcing
felony statutes following
8 observation or discovery of the commission
of a felony;
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10 (v) While responding to requests to assist other
11 peace
officers performing their official duties.
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13 Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2001.
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15 (END)
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