2024 24LSO-0308
STATE OF WYOMING
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0077
Simple assault and domestic assault-menacing.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Washut, Chestek, Crago,
Lawley, Niemiec and Rodriguez-Williams and Senator(s) Ellis, Landen and Nethercott
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending simple
2 assault and domestic assault to include menacing or
3 threatening behavior; specifying applicability; 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. 6-2-501(a) and 6-2-510(a) are amended
9 to read:
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11 6-2-501. Simple assault; battery; penalties.
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13 (a) A person is guilty of simple assault if:,
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1 (i) Having the present ability to do so, he
2 unlawfully attempts to cause bodily injury to another; or
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4 (ii) He engages in any unlawful act or
5 threatening or menacing conduct that causes another person
6 to reasonably believe that the person is in danger of an
7 imminent battery.
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9 6-2-510. Domestic assault.
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11 (a) A household member is guilty of domestic assault
12 if:,
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14 (i) Having the present ability to do so, he
15 unlawfully attempts to cause bodily injury to another
16 household member; or
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18 (ii) He engages in any unlawful act or
19 threatening or menacing conduct that causes another person
20 to reasonably believe that the person is in danger of an
21 imminent battery.
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1 Section 2. This act shall apply to all offenses of
2 simple assault or domestic assault committed and charged on
3 and after the effective date of this act.
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5 Section 3. This act is effective July 1, 2024.
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7 (END)
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 6-2-501, 6-2-510