Please Note: The following summaries of legislation enacted during the 2004 Legislative Session were prepared by the Legal Services Division Staff for internal use by the Legislative Service Office.

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The bill summaries contained in this report were prepared as an aid to locating enacted legislation and as a brief recap of the major provisions of each bill. While the information provided in these summaries is accurate, the summaries are not intended as a detailed abstract and reference should be made to the enacted bills for more complete information.

Bill No.: HB0045 Drafter: JHR

LSO No.: 04LSO-0066.E2 Effective Date: 3/1/2004

Enrolled Act No.: HEA0006

Chapter No.: 6

Prime Sponsor: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title: Park rangers as peace officers.

Subject: Defines specified state park personnel as peace officers.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Under current law, state park certified law enforcement officers are excluded from the definition of "peace officer" in Title 6 of the Wyoming Statutes.

· This bill includes state park superintendents, assistant superintendents and full-time park rangers who are certified law enforcement officers within the definition of "peace officer" in Title 6.

Comments:

• The effect of this bill is to make it a criminal offense to commit assault or battery on a state park law enforcement officer and clarifies that the officer may perform peace officer duties outside state parks when responding to requests from other law enforcement officers.