Bill No.: HB0060                  Drafter:  JHR

LSO No.:  09LSO-0222              Effective Date:  7/1/2009

Enrolled Act No.:  HEA0052

Chapter No.:       87

Prime Sponsor:     Representative Buchanan

Catch Title:       Sex offenses by corrections personnel.

Subject:  Establishing a crime for sex offenses committed by corrections staff against persons under the supervision by the corrections facility.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Under current law, W.S. 6-2-303(a)(vii) establishes a crime of sexual assault in the second degree for sex offenses committed by corrections staff against persons under the supervision by the corrections facility.

· This bill:

o Establishes the crime of sexual assault in the third degree if the corrections officer subjects a person under his supervision to sexual contact without inflicting sexual intrusion and without causing serious bodily injury to the victim;

o Provides that marriage is not by itself a defense to a violation of the offense created by this bill;

o Provides that consent of the victim is not a defense to a violation of the offense created by this bill.