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STATE OF WYOMING
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0085
Child endangering-controlled substance use while pregnant.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Oakley, Baker, Barlow,
Crago, Flitner, Larsen, Romero-Martinez,
Sommers and Winter and Senator(s) Baldwin,
Driskill, Hutchings and Kolb
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating a new
2 endangering children felony; providing a penalty; and
3 providing for an effective date.
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5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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7 Section 1. W.S. 6-4-405 by creating a new subsection
8 (c) and by amending and renumbering subsection (c) as (d)
9 is amended to read:
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11 6-4-405. Endangering children; controlled substances;
12 penalty.
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1 (c) No person, while pregnant, shall knowingly
2 consume methamphetamine or a controlled substance
3 classified in Schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug,
4 unless prescribed by a licensed healthcare professional.
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6 (c)(d) Any person who violates any of the provisions
7 of subsection (a), or (b) or (c) of this section is guilty
8 of endangering a child punishable by imprisonment for not
9 more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five
10 thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
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12 Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2022.
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14 (END)
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 6-4-405