2023 HB 86 (Ch. 66) — Disclosure of private cryptographic keys

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ORIGINAL HOUSE                                     ENGROSSED
BILL NO. HB0086

       ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

       SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
                   2023 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to digital assets; prohibiting the
compelled production of a private key that relates to a
digital asset, digital identity or other interest or right
except as specified; providing a definition; repealing a
definition; and providing for an effective date.

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

    Section 1.    W.S. 34-29-107 is created to read:

    34-29-107.    Production of private keys; prohibition.

     (a) No person shall be compelled to produce a private
key or make a private key known to any other person in any
civil, criminal, administrative, legislative or other
proceeding in this state that relates to a digital asset,
digital identity or other interest or right to which the
private key provides access unless a public key is
unavailable or unable to disclose the requisite information
with respect to the digital asset, digital identity or
other interest or right.

     (b) This section shall not be interpreted to prohibit
any lawful proceeding that compels a person to produce,
sell, transfer, convey or disclose a digital asset, digital
identity or other interest or right to which a private key
provides access, or to disclose information about the
digital asset, digital identity or other interest or right,
provided that the person is not required to produce or
disclose the private key except as otherwise required by
subsection (a) of this section.

     Section 2. W.S. 34-29-101(a)      by   creating   a   new
paragraph (v) is amended to read:

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ORIGINAL HOUSE                                     ENGROSSED
BILL NO. HB0086

       ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

       SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
                   2023 GENERAL SESSION

    34-29-101.    Definitions.

    (a)   As used in this chapter:

          (v) "Private key" means a unique element of
cryptographic data, or any substantially similar analogue,
which is:

              (A)   Held by a person;

               (B) Paired    with    a   unique,    publicly
available element of cryptographic data; and

               (C) Associated with an algorithm that is
necessary to carry out an encryption or decryption required
to execute a transaction.

    Section 3.    W.S. 34-29-103(e)(iii) is repealed.

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ORIGINAL HOUSE                                       ENGROSSED
BILL NO. HB0086

       ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

       SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
                   2023 GENERAL SESSION

    Section 4.    This act is effective July 1, 2023.

                             (END)

Speaker of the House                  President of the Senate

                           Governor

                  TIME APPROVED: _________

                  DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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