Bill No.:         HB0006                                             Drafter:     LNS

 

LSO No.:       14LSO-0031                                     Effective Date:        7/1/2014

 

Enrolled Act No.:    HEA0009

 

Chapter No.:                        CH0013

 

Prime Sponsor:       Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

 

Catch Title:              Domestic assault and battery.

 

Subject:                     Creates offenses for domestic assault and           domestic battery.

 

Summary/Major Elements:

 

·        Currently, W.S. 6-2-501 defines the crime of assault and the crime of battery.  The section also creates a separate crime of assault against a household member and increases penalties when an assault or battery is committed against a household member and the perpetrator has committed certain prior offenses against a household member.

 

·        This bill removes the provisions relating to household members from W.S. 6-2-501.  The bill creates a new crime of domestic assault against a household member and a new crime of domestic battery against a household member.  The bill clarifies the penalties for each of the crimes and the penalties for subsequent offenses.

 

·        The bill also makes conforming amendments to other sections.