HB0144 - Law enforcement mutual aid.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

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ENGROSSED

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0144

 

 

Law enforcement mutual aid.

 

Sponsored by:

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; authorizing law
 2  enforcement agencies of this state to enter into mutual aid
 3  agreements with other law enforcement agencies under
 4  certain conditions; providing definitions; providing for
 5  protection in certain situations; amending related
 6  provisions; repealing conflicting and unnecessary
 7  provisions; conforming related provisions in the
 8  Governmental Claims Act and the state self insurance
 9  program; and providing for an effective date.

10 

11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

12 

13         Section 1.  W.S. 7-3-701 through 7-3-709 are created
14  to read:

15 

16                         ARTICLE 7

 

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 1              LAW ENFORCEMENT MUTUAL AID

 2 

 3         7-3-701.  Short title.

 4 

 5  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Law
 6  Enforcement Mutual Aid Act."

 7 

 8         7-3-702.  Definitions.

 9 

10         (a)  When used in this act, unless the context
11  requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:

12 

13              (i)  "Law enforcement agency" means a lawfully
14  established federal, tribal, state or local public agency
15  that is responsible for the prevention and detection of
16  crime and the enforcement of penal, traffic, regulatory or
17  criminal laws;

18 

19              (ii)  "Mutual aid agreement" or "an agreement"
20  means an agreement between two (2) or more law enforcement
21  agencies consistent with the purposes of this act;

22 

 

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 1              (iii)  "Party law enforcement agency" means a law
 2  enforcement agency that is a party to a mutual aid
 3  agreement as set forth in this act;

 4 

 5              (iv)  "Wyoming law enforcement agency" includes a
 6  sheriff, municipal, college or university police force,
 7  Wyoming highway patrol and the division of criminal
 8  investigation;

 9 

10              (v)  "Wyoming law enforcement employee" has the
11  same meaning as "peace officer" as defined in W.S. 7-2-101;

12 

13              (vi)  "This act" means W.S. 7-3-701 through
14  7-3-709.

15 

16         7-3-703.  Authorization to enter agreement; general
17  content; authority of law enforcement employee.

18 

19         (a)  Any Wyoming law enforcement agency may enter into
20  a mutual aid agreement with any one (1) or more other law
21  enforcement agencies to provide the law enforcement or
22  emergency services that all of the parties are authorized
23  by law to perform. If required by applicable law, the

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 1  agreement shall be authorized and approved by the governing
 2  body of each party to the agreement.

 3 

 4         (b)  The agreement shall fully set forth the powers,
 5  rights and obligations of the parties to the agreement.

 6 

 7         (c)  A mutual aid agreement may grant a law
 8  enforcement employee or officer of any party law
 9  enforcement agency acting within the territorial
10  jurisdiction of any other party law enforcement agency
11  authority to act as if he were a duly appointed and
12  qualified law enforcement employee or officer of the law
13  enforcement agency he is assisting.

14 

15         7-3-704.  Detailed content of agreement.

16 

17         (a)  Any agreement under this act shall specify the
18  following, as may apply:

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20              (i)  Its duration;

21 

22              (ii)  The purpose of the agreement;

23 

 

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 1              (iii)  The manner of financing the agreement and
 2  establishing and maintaining a budget therefor;

 3 

 4              (iv)  The method to be employed in accomplishing
 5  the partial or complete termination of the agreement and
 6  for disposing of property upon such partial or complete
 7  termination;

 8 

 9              (v)  Provision for administering the agreement,
10  which may include creation of a joint board responsible for
11  such administration;

12 

13              (vi)  The manner of acquiring, holding and
14  disposing of real and personal property used in the
15  agreement;

16 

17              (vii)  The minimum standards for law enforcement
18  employees implementing the provisions of the agreement;

19 

20              (viii)  The respective liability of each party to
21  the agreement for the actions of law enforcement employees
22  when acting under the provisions of the agreement;

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 1              (ix)  The minimum insurance required of each
 2  party to the agreement;

 3 

 4              (x)  The exact chain of command or delegation of
 5  authority to be followed by law enforcement employees
 6  acting under the provisions of the agreement;

 7 

 8              (xi)  The enforcement authority that the law
 9  enforcement employee of each party law enforcement agency
10  may exercise;

11 

12              (xii)  Any other necessary and proper matters.

13 

14         7-3-705.  Agreement not to relieve agency of duties.

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16  No agreement made under this act may relieve any law
17  enforcement agency of this state of any duty imposed upon
18  it by law. Timely performance of such a duty by a joint
19  board or other legal or administrative entity created by a
20  mutual aid agreement may be offered in satisfaction of the
21  duty.

22 

23         7-3-706.  Limitation of powers.

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 1  Except for the right granted by this act to jointly
 2  exercise powers, this act does not authorize any law
 3  enforcement agency of this state to exercise any power that
 4  it is not otherwise authorized to exercise.

 5 

 6         7-3-707.  Submission of agreement to attorney general.

 7 

 8         (a)  As a condition precedent to an agreement becoming
 9  effective under this act, the agreement shall be submitted
10  to and receive the approval of the attorney general.

11 

12         (b)  The attorney general shall approve an agreement
13  submitted to him under this act unless he finds that it is
14  not in proper form, does not meet the requirements set
15  forth in this act or otherwise does not conform to the laws
16  of Wyoming. If he disapproves an agreement, he shall
17  provide a detailed, written statement to the governing
18  bodies of the party law enforcement agencies.

19 

20         (c)  If the attorney general does not disapprove an
21  agreement within forty-five (45) days after its submission
22  to him, it is considered approved by him.

23 

24         7-3-708.  Filing of agreement.

 

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 2  Within twenty (20) days after an agreement becomes
 3  effective, the attorney general shall file a copy in the
 4  office of the secretary of state.  Failure to file an
 5  agreement according to this section shall not affect the
 6  validity of the agreement or the exercise of any power or
 7  authority pursuant to the agreement.

 8 

 9         7-3-709.  Immunity.

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11  Whenever the employees of any party state are rendering
12  outside aid pursuant to the request of another party state
13  under an agreement under this act, the law enforcement
14  agency employees shall, under the direction of the state to
15  which they are rendering aid, have the same powers, duties,
16  rights, privileges and immunities as comparable employees
17  of the state to which they are rendering aid.

18 

19         Section 2.  W.S. 1-39-103(a)(iii), 1-41-102(a)(iv),
20  6-1-104(a)(vi) by creating new subparagraphs (N) and (O),
21  7-2-101(a)(iv) by creating new subparagraphs (M) and (N)
22  and 7-3-103(a) by creating a new paragraph (v) are amended
23  to read:

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 1         1-39-103.  Definitions.

 2 

 3         (a)  As used in this act:

 4 

 5              (iii)  "Peace officer" means as defined by W.S.
 6  7-2-101;, but does not include those officers defined by
 7  W.S. 7-2-101(a)(iv)(K);

 8 

 9         1-41-102.  Definitions.

10 

11         (a)  As used in this act:

12 

13              (iv)  "Peace officer" means as defined by W.S.
14  7-2-101;, but does not include those officers defined by
15  W.S. 7-2-101(a)(iv)(K);

16 

17              6-1-104.  Definitions.

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19         (a)  As used in W.S. 6-1-101 through 6-10-203 unless
20  otherwise defined:

21 

22              (vi)  "Peace officer" includes the following
23  officers assigned to duty in the state of Wyoming:

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 1                   (N)  Certified law enforcement officers of
 2  another state while responding to a request for assistance
 3  from a peace officer in this state pursuant to the "Law
 4  Enforcement Mutual Aid Act";

 5 

 6                   (O)  Any United States Bureau of Indian
 7  Affairs or Shoshone or Arapaho tribe law enforcement
 8  officer meeting the standards and training requirements set
 9  forth in 25 C.F.R. Part 12, or established by W.S.
10  9-1-702(e), and appointed as a peace officer under an
11  agreement entered into pursuant to the Law Enforcement
12  Mutual Aid Act.

13 

14         7-2-101.  Definitions.

15 

16         (a)  As used in W.S. 7-2-101 through 7-2-105:

17 

18              (iv)  "Peace officer" means:

19 

20                   (M)  Certified law enforcement officers of
21  another state while responding to a request for assistance
22  from a peace officer in this state pursuant to the "Law
23  Enforcement Mutual Aid Act";

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 1                   (N)  Any United States Bureau of Indian
 2  Affairs or Shoshone or Arapaho tribe law enforcement
 3  officer meeting the standards and training requirements set
 4  forth in 25 C.F.R. Part 12, or established by W.S.
 5  9-1-702(e), and appointed as a peace officer under an
 6  agreement entered into pursuant to the Law Enforcement
 7  Mutual Aid Act.

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10         7-3-103.  Purpose and objects; required ratification.

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12         (a)  Any agreement or compact entered into under W.S.
13  7-3-101 through 7-3-107 7-3-103 shall be designed to
14  suppress crime, to circumvent the activities of criminals
15  and to expedite their apprehension and trial, and to
16  enforce generally the respective criminal laws and policies
17  of Wyoming and any other state entering into the agreement
18  or compact. In order to effectuate those purposes, an
19  agreement or compact may contain specific provisions for
20  the accomplishment of any of the following objects:

21 

22              (v)  The agreement of one (1) or more law
23  enforcement agencies of this state to enter into mutual aid
24  agreements with one (1) or more law enforcement agencies in

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 1  order to facilitate and coordinate efficient, cooperative
 2  enforcement efforts directed at mutual law enforcement
 3  problems transcending jurisdictional boundaries.

 4 

 5         Section 3.  W.S. 6-1-104(a)(vi)(M), 7-2-101(a)(iv)(K),
 6  7-3-103(b) and 7-3-104 through 7-3-107 are repealed.

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 8         Section 4.  This act is effective July 1, 2001.

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10                         (END)

 

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