Section 7-19-401 – Definitions.
7-19-401. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this act: (i) “CODIS” means the FBI’s national DNA identification index system; (ii) “Convicted” includes pleas of guilty, nolo contendere and verdicts of guilty upon which a judgment of conviction may be rendered. “Convicted” shall not include dispositions pursuant to W.S. 7-13-301 or 35-7-1037; (iii) “Criminal justice agency” means […]
Section 7-19-402 – DNA Database Created; Uses of Information Restricted.
7-19-402. DNA database created; uses of information restricted. (a) The division shall establish a state DNA database for convicted felons, crime scene specimens and close biological relatives of missing persons in accordance with the provisions of this act. The state DNA database shall be used to assist federal, state and local criminal justice agencies in […]
Section 7-19-403 – DNA Samples Required; Collection; Testing; Reimbursement of Costs.
7-19-403. DNA samples required; collection; testing; reimbursement of costs. (a) Every person convicted of a felony on or after July 1, 1997, and every person who on or after July 1, 1997, is in custody in this state as a result of a felony conviction shall provide a DNA sample for analysis to determine identification […]
Section 7-19-404 – Access to Database; Information Authorized to Be Stored.
7-19-404. Access to database; information authorized to be stored. (a) The division shall authorize access to or disclose DNA records and DNA samples collected in the state DNA database only in the following circumstances: (i) To criminal justice agencies for law enforcement identification purposes; (ii) For criminal defense purposes, to a defendant who shall have […]
Section 7-19-310 – Sex Offender Registration Account; Purposes.
7-19-310. Sex offender registration account; purposes. There is created the sex offender registration account to be administered by the division. Any state registration or reporting fees collected pursuant to W.S. 7-19-302 shall be deposited into the account. Funds in the account shall be expended only upon appropriation by the legislature and shall not be transferred […]
Section 7-19-304 – Termination of Duty to Register.
7-19-304. Termination of duty to register. (a) The duty to register under W.S. 7-19-302 shall begin on the date of sentencing and continue for the duration of the offender’s life, subject to the following: (i) An offender specified in W.S. 7-19-302(g) or adjudicated as a delinquent for offenses specified in W.S. 7-19-302(j), who has been […]
Section 7-19-305 – Registration; Duties of Registering Entities; Notice to Persons Required to Register.
7-19-305. Registration; duties of registering entities; notice to persons required to register. (a) The entity required to register an offender under W.S. 7-19-302(c) shall provide written notification to the offender of the requirements of this act and shall receive and retain a signed acknowledgment of receipt. The entity shall forward all registration information to the […]
Section 7-19-307 – Penalties.
7-19-307. Penalties. (a) Failure to register, update any registration information or pay any fee required under subsection (r) of this section within the time required under W.S. 7-19-302 constitutes a per se violation of this act and is punishable as provided in this section. The division shall notify the appropriate authorities when it discovers that […]
Section 7-19-308 – Harboring a Sex Offender; Penalties; Exceptions.
7-19-308. Harboring a sex offender; penalties; exceptions. (a) A person is guilty of the crime of harboring, assisting, concealing, or withholding information about, a sex offender, if the person has knowledge that a sex offender is required to register under W.S. 7-19-302 and the person: (i) Assists the sex offender in eluding a law enforcement […]
Section 7-19-309 – Juvenile Sex Offenders; Risk Assessment; Factors; Reporting Requirements.
7-19-309. Juvenile sex offenders; risk assessment; factors; reporting requirements. (a) A minor offender convicted or adjudicated as a delinquent as specified in W.S. 7-19-301(a)(iii), shall be subject to this section. (b) The division shall provide notification of registration under this section, including all registration information, to the district attorney of the county where the registered […]