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.

This report is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and does not purport to be an official statement of legislative intent concerning any measure enacted by the Legislature.

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.: SF0050 Drafter: JMC

LSO No.: 04LSO-0316.E2 Effective Date: 7/1/2004

Enrolled Act No.: SEA0049

Chapter No.: 99

Prime Sponsor: Senator Goodenough

Catch Title: Domestic violence-penalties.

Subject: Increasing penalties and length of probation for domestic violence.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Under the current W.S. 6-2-501(f)(ii), a person convicted of a third or subsequent offense of simple assault or battery against a household member within the previous ten years is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than two years, a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.

· This bill increases the maximum term of imprisonment under W.S. 6-2-501(f)(ii) from two years to five years.

· The bill also amends W.S. 6-2-501(f)(i) by providing that the term of probation for a second offense of simple assault or battery against a household member may exceed that offense's maximum term of imprisonment of one year, provided that the term of probation together with any extension thereof shall not exceed two years.