H.B. No. 0027

Posting of restrictions on roads & lands.

 

Sponsored By:        Representative(s) Sadler, Boswell, Cohee, Deegan, Esquibel, Gay, Landon, Lockhart, McGraw, McMurtrey, Meyer, Morgan, Nelson, Petersen, Reese, Robertson, Rose, Thompson, Tipton, Tomassi and Warren

 

AN ACT relating to public roads and public lands; prohibiting the improper posting of restrictions on public roads and lands as specified; providing definitions; providing penalties; and providing for an effective date.

 

01/02/2002  Bill Number Assigned

02/12/2002  H Received for Introduction

02/12/2002  H Introduced and Referred to H01

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Boswell, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Hines, Huckfeldt, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McGraw, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Philp, Reese, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Sadler, Samuelson, Shivler, Simpson, Tempest, Thompson, Tipton, Tomassi, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Eyre, Simons, Slater, Stafford and Willford.

Ayes 55    Nays 5    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/18/2002  H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Johnson, L., Landon, Luthi, Morgan, Rose, Simpson, Slater, Wasserburger and Watt

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/18/2002  H Placed on General File

02/18/2002  H Amendments Adopted

 

HB0027HS001/AC  (CORRECTED COPY)

That Substitute No. 1 (CORRECTED COPY) for HB0027 DO PASS. 

ROSE, CHAIRMAN

 

02/18/2002  H Passed CoW

02/19/2002  H Laid Back Pursuant to HR 9-3

02/20/2002  Amendment Adopted

 

HB0027H2001/A     [TO SUBSTITUTE BILL No. 1 ]   (CORRECTED COPY)]

Page 2-lines 5 and 6    Delete entirely and insert "any passageway to which there is a duly recorded instrument from the landowner or his predecessor in interest conveying to the public unrestricted legal right to use the passageway or to which a governing body has acquired unrestricted legal right for the public to use the passageway.".  NICHOLAS

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Edwards, Eyre, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Hines, Huckfeldt, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Law, Luthi, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, D., Nagel, Nicholas, Osborn, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Philp, Ross, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Tipton, Tomassi, Wasserburger, Willford and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Boswell, Deegan, Diercks, Esquibel, Gay, Johnson, L., Lockhart, McGraw, Meyer, Morgan, Nelson, Reese, Robinson, Rose, Sadler, Thompson, Warren and Watt.

Ayes 41    Nays 19    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

HB0027H2002/A     [TO SUBSTITUTE BILL No. 1 ]   (CORRECTED COPY)]

Page 1-line 14          Delete "on a public road or".

Page 1-line 15    Delete the line through "land"; After "access" delete "to".

Page 2-line 1           Delete "that" insert "over a public".

Page 2-lines 8 through 24     Delete.

Page 3-lines 1 and 2    Delete and insert:

"(c)  The governing body having jurisdiction over the public road shall issue a written demand to any person who unlawfully posts a notice in violation of subsection (a) of this section directing that the notice be removed within three (3) days following receipt of the notice. The demand shall be delivered in person by a peace officer or mailed by certified mail return receipt requested. Any person responsible for posting the illegal notice who fails to remove the illegal notice within three (3) days after receipt of the demand from the governing body is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under this section shall be punished by a fine of up to six hundred dollars ($600.00) for each day the person fails to remove the illegal notice.".

Page 3-line 4     Delete "an affirmative" insert "a"; delete "to a" insert "to any".

Page 3-line 13    Delete the line through "restrict" insert "or on a public road as defined by W.S. 24-1-133(b) restricting".

Page 3-line 14    Delete the line through "land" insert "to public lands".

Page 4-lines 1 through 19     Delete entirely and insert:

"(c)  The governing body having jurisdiction over the public land shall issue a written demand to any person who unlawfully posts a notice in violation of subsection (a) of this section directing that the notice be removed within three (3) days following receipt of the notice. The demand shall be delivered in person by a peace officer or mailed by certified mail return receipt requested. Any person responsible for posting the illegal notice who fails to remove the illegal notice within three (3) days after receipt of the demand from the governing body is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under this section shall be punished by a fine of up to six hundred dollars ($600.00) for each day the person fails to remove the illegal notice.".

Page 4-line 21    Delete "an affirmative" insert "a"; delete "to a" insert "to any".  NICHOLAS

 

02/20/2002  H Passed 2nd Reading

02/21/2002  Amendment Adopted

 

HB0027H3002/A     [TO SUBSTITUTE BILL No. 1]    (CORRECTED COPY)]

Page 2-lines 8 through 24     Delete entirely, including the Nicholas second reading amendment (HB0027H2002/A) to these lines.

Page 3-lines 1 and 2    Delete entirely, including the Nicholas second reading amendment (HB0027H2002/A) to these lines and insert:

"(c)  The governing body having jurisdiction over the public road shall issue a written demand to any person who unlawfully posts a notice in violation of subsection (a) of this section directing that the notice be removed within three (3) days following receipt of the notice. The demand shall be delivered in person by a peace officer or mailed by both first class mail and certified mail return receipt requested to the person's last known mailing address. Any person who knowingly posts an illegal notice or who fails to remove an illegal notice within three (3) days after receiving the demand from the governing body is guilty of a misdemeanor. If the person cannot be personally served because he deliberately made himself unavailable for service, or refused to accept delivery of the demand by certified mail, then he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if he fails to remove the illegal notice within five (5) days after the demand was mailed to him by the governing body. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under this section shall be punished by a fine up to six hundred dollars ($600.00) for each day the person fails to remove the illegal notice, not to exceed a total of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for one (1) continuing violation.".

Page 4-lines 1 through 19     Delete entirely, including the Nicholas second reading amendment (HB0027H2002/A) to these lines  and insert:

"(c)  The governing body having jurisdiction over the public land shall issue a written demand to any person who unlawfully posts a notice in violation of subsection (a) of this section directing that the notice be removed within three (3) days following receipt of the notice. The demand shall be delivered in person by a peace officer or mailed by both first class mail and certified mail return receipt requested to the person's last known mailing address. Any person who knowingly posts an illegal notice or who fails to remove an illegal notice within three (3) days after receiving the demand from the governing body is guilty of a misdemeanor. If the person cannot be personally served because he deliberately made himself unavailable for service, or refused to accept delivery of the demand by certified mail, then he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if he fails to remove the illegal notice within five (5) days after the demand was mailed to him by the governing body. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under this section shall be punished by a fine up to six hundred dollars ($600.00) for each day the person fails to remove the illegal notice, not to exceed a total of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for one (1) continuing violation.".  NICHOLAS

 

02/21/2002  H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Illoway, Johnson, W., Landon, Law, Lockhart, McGraw, McMurtrey, McOmie, Miller, D., Nagel, Nicholas, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Philp, Rose, Ross, Samuelson, Shivler, Simpson, Stafford, Tempest, Thompson and Tipton.

Nays:  Representative(s) Boswell, Deegan, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hines, Huckfeldt, Iekel, Johnson, L., Jones, Luthi, Meuli, Meyer, Morgan, Nelson, Osborn, Reese, Robinson, Sadler, Simons, Slater, Tomassi, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.

Ayes 31    Nays 29    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

Pursuant to House Rule 17-5 Representative Sadler requested the following statement be entered in the journal regarding H.B. 27.

 

      I, the original sponsor of H.B. 27 did not support the bill as passed by the House of Representatives.

      Representative Dick Sadler

 

02/22/2002  S Received for Introduction

02/22/2002  S Introduced and Referred to S01

02/28/2002  S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Hanes, Job, Schiffer and Sessions

Nays:  Senator(s) Meier

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/28/2002  S Placed on General File

03/04/2002  S Amendments Adopted

 

HB0027SS001/A     [TO ENGROSSED COPY]

Page 2-line 12    After "body" insert "or its authorized representative".

Page 3-line 8     After "notice" delete balance of line and insert ". For a second or subsequent offense, the penalty shall be a fine of not more than six hundred dollars ($600.00) per day, and up to six (6) months in jail, or both.".

Page 3-line 9           Delete.

Page 4-line 8     After "body" insert "or its authorized representative".

Page 5-line 4     After "notice" delete balance of line and insert ". For a second or subsequent offense, the penalty shall be a fine of not more than six hundred dollars ($600.00) per day, and up to six (6) months in jail, or both.".

Page 5-line 5           Delete.  SCHIFFER, CHAIRMAN

 

03/04/2002  S Passed CoW

03/05/2002  S Passed 2nd Reading

03/06/2002  Amendment Failed

 

HB0027S3001/FE  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 10    After "passageway" insert "and is maintained by a political subdivision of the state".  MEIER

 

HB0027S3002/FE  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-lines 12 through 19    Delete including the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (HB0027SS001/AE) to line 12, insert and renumber:

      "(c)  The governing body or its authorized representative having jurisdiction over the public road shall:

           (i)  Issue a written notice to any person who is in violation of subsection (a) of this section and inform the violating party that subsequent posting in the same place will result in a fine and a possible jail sentence. The notice shall be delivered in person by a peace officer or mailed by both first class mail and certified mail return receipt requested to the person's last known mailing address;

           (ii)  Remove and impound the posting or re-post as an open road; and

           (iii)  Demand costs for removal or reposting.

     (d)  Any".

Page 3-line 7     After "($600.00)" delete balance of line and insert ".".

Page 3-line 8          Delete "illegal notice".

Page 3-line 11         Delete "(d)" insert "(e)".

Page 5-line 3     After "($600.00)" delete balance of line and insert ".".

Page 5-line 4          Delete "illegal notice".  MEIER

 

03/06/2002  S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Boggs, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris, Hawks, Hinchey, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Nays:  Senator(s) Barton, Erb and Meier.

Ayes 27    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

03/06/2002  H Received for Concurrence

03/06/2002  H Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Boswell, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Deegan, Esquibel, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Landon, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, McGraw, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nagel, Nelson, Nicholas, Parady, Paseneaux, Petersen, Reese, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Sadler, Samuelson, Shivler, Simpson, Slater, Stafford, Tempest, Thompson, Tipton, Warren and Watt.

Nays:  Representative(s) Diercks, Edwards, Hines, Huckfeldt, McMurtrey, Osborn, Philp, Simons, Tomassi, Wasserburger, Willford and Wostenberg.

Ayes 48    Nays 12    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

03/06/2002  Assigned Number HEA No. 0012

03/07/2002  H Speaker Signed HEA No. 00012

03/07/2002  S President Signed HEA No. 0012

03/08/2002  Governor Signed HEA No. 0012

 

Chapter No. 0013  Session Laws of Wyoming 2002.