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STATE OF WYOMING
SENATE FILE NO. SF0011
Use of fraudulent documents to wrongfully possess property.
Sponsored by: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; establishing the
2 offense of using fraudulent documents to gain or remain in
3 possession of property; specifying penalties; providing
4 definitions; and 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. 6-3-616 is created to read:
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10 6-3-616. Use of fraudulent documents to gain or
11 remain in possession of property.
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13 (a) As used in this section:
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15 (i) "Document" means a writing, whether in
16 physical, electronic or another form;
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2 (ii) "Property" means residential real property
3 improved by a dwelling, structure or other building.
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5 (b) A person is guilty of a felony punishable by
6 imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of
7 not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both,
8 if the person intentionally uses a document that the person
9 knows or reasonably should know is false or fraudulent to
10 gain or remain in possession of property or to claim a
11 right to property for which the person does not have a
12 legal right to possess or claim a right.
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14 Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2025.
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16 (END)
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