§ 6-2-320 — Prohibited access to school facilities by adult sex offenders; exceptions; penalties; definitions

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,
no person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older who is
required to register as a sex offender pursuant to W.S. 7-19-302
shall:
(i) Be upon or remain on the premises of any school
building or school grounds in this state, or upon other
properties owned or leased by a school when the registered
offender has reason to believe children under the age of
eighteen (18) years are present and are involved in a school
activity or when children are present within thirty (30) minutes
before or after a scheduled school activity;
(ii) Knowingly loiter on a public way within one
thousand (1,000) feet from the property line of school grounds
in this state, including other properties owned or leased by a
school when children under the age of eighteen (18) years are
present and are involved in a school activity or when children
are present within thirty (30) minutes before or after a
scheduled school activity;
(iii) Be in any vehicle owned or leased by a school
to transport students to or from school or a school related
activity when children under the age of eighteen (18) years are
present in the vehicle;
(iv) Reside within one thousand (1,000) feet of the
property on which a school is located, measured from the nearest
point of the exterior wall of the registered offender's dwelling
unit to the school's property line, except that this paragraph
shall not apply if the registered offender's residence was
established prior to July 1, 2010.
(b) The provisions of paragraphs (a)(i) and (ii) shall not
apply to the extent the registered offender:
(i) Is a student in attendance at the school;
(ii) With the written permission of the school
principal, vice-principal or person with equivalent authority,
is attending an academic conference or other scheduled
extracurricular school event with school officials present when
the registered offender is a parent or legal guardian of a child
who is participating in the conference or extracurricular event;
(iii) Resides at a state licensed or certified
facility for incarceration, health or convalescent care that is
within one thousand (1,000) feet from the property on which a
school is located;
(iv) Is dropping off or picking up a child and the
registered offender is the child's parent or legal guardian;
(v) Is temporarily on school grounds during school
hours for the purpose of making a mail, food or other delivery;
(vi) Is exercising his right to vote in a public
election;
(vii) Is taking delivery of his mail through an
official post office located on school grounds;
(viii) Has written permission from the school
principal, vice-principal, or person with equivalent authority,
to be on the school grounds or upon other property that is used
by a school; or
(ix) Stays at a homeless shelter or resides at a
recovery facility that is within one thousand (1,000) feet from
the property on which a school is located if such shelter or
facility has been approved for sex offenders by the sheriff or
police chief.
(c) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection
(a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than
six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty
dollars ($750.00), or both.
(d) Nothing in this section shall prevent a school
district from adopting more stringent safety and security
requirements for employees and nonemployees while they are in
district facilities or on district properties.
(e) As used in this section:
(i) "Extracurricular event" means any school
sponsored activity that is outside the regular curriculum,
occurring during or outside regular school hours, including
academic, artistic, athletic or recreational activities;
(ii) "Registered offender" means a person who is
eighteen (18) years of age or older who is required to register
as a sex offender pursuant to W.S. 7-19-302.