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STATE OF WYOMING
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0120
Traffic stops-probable cause.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Dn, Allemand,
Andrew, Berger, Haroldson, Provenza and Ward and Senator(s) Case, Driskill and McKeown
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; prohibiting law
2 enforcement officers from requesting that vehicle occupants
3 exit vehicles as specified; providing exceptions; and
4 providing for an effective date.
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6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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8 Section 1. W.S. 31-5-1215 is created to read:
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10 31-5-1215. Peace officer protocol for traffic stops.
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12 (a) A peace officer, as defined by W.S.
13 7-2-101(a)(iv), shall not request that the driver or
14 occupant of a vehicle exit the vehicle during a traffic
15 stop unless:
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2 (i) The peace officer has probable cause to
3 believe that the driver or occupant of the vehicle is
4 committing, or fleeing the scene of, a crime that is
5 punishable by imprisonment or that the driver or occupant
6 may be arrested pursuant to W.S. 7-20-102;
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8 (ii) The peace officer has been notified of a
9 search warrant for the vehicle or that a warrant has been
10 issued for the arrest of the driver or occupant of the
11 vehicle;
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13 (iii) The peace officer has been notified that
14 the driver or occupant of the vehicle has committed a crime
15 outside the state pursuant to the requirements of W.S.
16 7-3-214; or
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18 (iv) The driver or occupant of the vehicle is in
19 immediate danger of bodily harm if they remain in the
20 vehicle.
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22 (b) If a peace officer violates this section, any
23 evidence of a crime discovered pursuant to the violation
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1 shall be suppressed in any subsequent criminal proceeding
2 against the driver or occupant of the vehicle.
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4 Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2023.
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6 (END)
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