Text of WY HB 244 (2017)
Public indecency.
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As introduced
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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0244
Public indecency.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Lone and Jennings
A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to public indecency; creating the crime of
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public indecency for using a public bathroom or changing
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facility
designated
for
the
opposite
sex;
providing
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exceptions; and providing for an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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Section 1. W.S. 6-4-201(a)(ii), (iii), by creating a
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new paragraph (iv) and by creating a new subsection (d) and
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6-9-101(a) are amended to read:
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6-4-201. Public indecency; exception; penalties.
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(a) A person is guilty of public indecency if, while
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in a public place where he may reasonably be expected to be
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viewed by others, he:
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(ii) Exposes his intimate parts, as defined by
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W.S. 6-2-301(a)(ii), with the intent of arousing the sexual
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desire of himself or another person; or
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(iii) Engages in sexual contact, as defined by
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W.S. 6-2-301(a)(vi), with or without consent, with the
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intent of arousing the sexual desire of himself or another
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person;. or
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(iv) Knowingly
uses
a
public
bathroom
or
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changing facility designated to be used by a specific sex
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which does not correspond to the person's sex identified at
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birth by the person's anatomy.
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(d) Paragraph (a)(iv) of this section shall not apply
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to any person entering a public bathroom or changing
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facility for any one (1) of the following purposes:
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(i) Maintenance, cleaning or inspection of the
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bathroom or facility;
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(ii) To render medical assistance to persons in
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the bathroom or facility;
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(iii) To accompany a person needing assistance
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in the use of the bathroom or facility;
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(iv) When the bathroom or facility has been
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temporarily designated for use by that person's sex.
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6-9-101. Equal enjoyment of public accommodations and
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facilities; penalties.
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(a) All persons of good deportment are entitled to
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the full and equal enjoyment of all accommodations,
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advantages, facilities and privileges of all places or
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agencies which are public in nature, or which invite the
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patronage
of
the
public,
without
any
distinction,
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discrimination or restriction on account of race, religion,
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color, sex or national origin. This section is subject to
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W.S. 6-4-201(a)(iv).
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Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2017.
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(END)
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