Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-301 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-301
§ 14-3-301. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this article:

(i) “ Tobacco products ” means any substance containing tobacco leaf or any product made or derived from tobacco that contains nicotine including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco or dipping tobacco;

(ii) “ Vending machine ” means any mechanical, electric or electronic self-service device which, upon insertion of money, tokens, or any other form of payment, dispenses nicotine products;

(iii) “ Retailer ” means a business of any kind at a specific location that sells nicotine products to a user or consumer;

(iv) “ Self service display ” means any display of nicotine products that is located in an area where customers are permitted and where the nicotine products are readily accessible to a customer without the assistance of a salesperson;

(v) “ Electronic cigarette ” means any device that can be used to deliver aerosolized or vaporized nicotine or synthetic nicotine material to the person using the device and includes any component, part and accessory of the device and any vapor material intended to be aerosolized or vaporized during the use of the device. “ Electronic cigarette ” includes, without limitation, any electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, electronic hooka, vapor pen and any similar product or device. “Electronic cigarette” does not include a battery or battery charger if sold separately from the electronic cigarette and does not include any product regulated as a drug or device by the United States food and drug administration under subchapter V of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act;

(vi) “ Nicotine products ” means tobacco products and electronic cigarettes;

(vii) “ Vapor material ” means any liquid solution or other material containing nicotine or synthetic nicotine that is depleted as an electronic cigarette is used. “ Vapor material ” includes liquid solution or other material containing nicotine or synthetic nicotine that is sold with or inside an electronic cigarette.

(viii) “ Edible products ” means any product intended for consumption, including but not limited to baked goods, candies, gummies and liquids, that contains tetrahydrocannabinol, a controlled substance listed under W.S. 35-7-1014(d)(xiii) or (xxi) or their analogs;

(ix) “ Tetrahydrocannabinol ” means:

(A) The psychoactive component of the cannabis plant, with the scientific name trans-delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol;

(B) Psychoactive synthetic analogs of tetrahydrocannabinol; or

(C) Any psychoactive structural, optical or geometric isomers of tetrahydrocannabinol.

(x) “ Vaping products ” mean any device containing tetrahydrocannabinol that is being or has been used to deliver aerosolized or vaporized tetrahydrocannabinol to the person using the device and includes any component, part and accessory of the device and any vapor material intended to be aerosolized or vaporized during the use of the device. “ Vaping products ” include, without limitation, any electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe, electronic hooka, vapor pen and any similar product or device that uses or contains tetrahydrocannabinol. “Vaping products” do not include a battery or battery charger if sold separately from the vaping product and do not include any product regulated as a drug or device by the United States food and drug administration under subchapter V of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.

(xi) “ Analog ” means a substance:

(A) Whose chemical structure is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance listed under W.S. 35-7-1014(d)(xiii) or (xxi) ; or

(B) That has a stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system that is substantially similar to or greater than the stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled substance listed under W.S. 35-7-1014(d)(xiii) or (xxi) .
Wyo. Stat. § 14-2-501 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-501
§ 14-2-501. Establishment of parent-child relationship
Status: in_force

(a) The mother-child relationship is established between a woman and a child by:

(i) The woman's having given birth to the child;

(ii) An adjudication of the woman's maternity; or

(iii) Adoption of the child by the woman.

(b) The father-child relationship is established between a man and a child by:

(i) An unrebutted presumption of the man's paternity of the child under W.S. 14-2-504 ;

(ii) An effective acknowledgment of paternity by the man under article 6 of this act, unless the acknowledgment has been rescinded or successfully challenged;

(iii) An adjudication of the man's paternity;

(iv) Adoption of the child by the man; or

(v) The man's having consented to assisted reproduction by his wife under article 9 of this act which resulted in the birth of the child.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-602 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-602
§ 14-6-602. Record system created
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall create and maintain a database for a juvenile justice information system as provided in this act.

(b) The database shall contain the information required by this act. Access to information in the database shall be limited as provided by W.S. 14-6-604 .

(c) The department shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. The department shall annually report by March 1 to the joint judiciary interim committee on the numbers of entries and usage of the database and overall compliance with this act.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-403 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-403
§ 14-6-403. Juvenile court authority over certain issues
Status: in_force

(a) Coincident with proceedings concerning a minor alleged to be in need of supervision and subject to the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act, the court has jurisdiction to:

(i) Determine questions concerning the right to legal custody of the minor;

(ii) Order any party to the proceedings to perform any acts, duties and responsibilities the court deems necessary; or

(iii) Order any party to the proceedings to refrain from any act or conduct the court deems detrimental to the best interest and welfare of the minor or essential to the enforcement of any lawful order of disposition of the minor made by the court.

(b) Nothing contained in this act is construed to deprive the district court of jurisdiction to determine questions of custody, parental rights, guardianship or any other questions involving minors, when the questions are the subject of or incidental to suits or actions commenced in or transferred to the district court as provided by law.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-308 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-308
§ 14-6-308. Applicability of Interstate Compact on Juveniles
Status: repealed

(a) The provisions of the Interstate Compact on Juveniles for supervision of youth placed on probation, W.S. 14-6-101 [repealed], shall govern in all cases in which a juvenile court of this state grants a probationer permission to leave this state to reside in any other state signatory to the compact. Permission shall not be granted to the probationer to reside in another signatory state without the consent of that signatory state.

(b) Upon the request of the juvenile court granting probation, the state compact administrator shall apply to the proper authorities of the signatory state for its consent to sending the probationer there.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-2-203 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-203
§ 14-2-203. Parental tort liability for property damage of certain minors; exception; action cumulative
Status: in_force

(a) Any property owner is entitled to recover damages from the parents of any minor under the age of seventeen (17) years and over the age of ten (10) years who maliciously and willfully damages or destroys his property. The recovery is limited to the actual damages in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) in addition to taxable court costs. This section does not apply to parents whose parental custody and control of the child had been terminated by court order prior to the destructive act.

(b) The action authorized in subsection (a) of this section is in addition to all other actions which the owner is entitled to maintain and nothing in this section precludes recovery in a greater amount from the minor, parents or any person for damages for which the minor or other person would otherwise be liable. The purpose of this section is to authorize recovery from parents in situations where they would not otherwise be liable.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-210 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-210
§ 14-3-210. Admissibility of evidence constituting privileged communications
Status: in_force

(a) Evidence regarding a child in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report made pursuant to W.S. 14-3-201 through 14-3-215 shall not be excluded on the ground it constitutes a privileged communication:

(i) Between husband and wife;

(ii) Claimed under any provision of law other than W.S. 1-12-101(a)(i) and (ii) ; or

(iii) Claimed pursuant to W.S. 1-12-116 .
Wyo. Stat. § 14-11-105 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 11 / Section 14-11-105
§ 14-11-105. Child placement; termination of parental rights
Status: in_force

(a) The department of family services shall immediately place or contract for placement of the newborn child in a potential adoptive home.

(b) If neither parent of the newborn child affirmatively seeks the return of the child within three (3) months after the date of delivery to a safe haven provider, the department of family services shall file a petition for the termination of the parent-child legal relationship in accordance with W.S. 14-2-308 through 14-2-319 .

(c) Prior to filing a petition for termination, the department of family services shall conduct a search of the putative father registry for unmarried biological fathers and if the putative father is identified, the petition shall be served pursuant to W.S. 14-2-313 .
Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-204 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-204
§ 14-3-204. Duties of local child protective agency
Status: repealed

(a) The local child protective agency shall:

(i) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 179, § 2, eff. March 6, 2016.

(ii) Receive, assess, investigate or arrange for investigation and coordinate investigation or assessment of all reports of known or suspected child abuse or neglect;

(iii) Within twenty-four (24) hours after notification of a suspected case of child abuse or neglect, initiate an investigation or assessment to verify every report. The representative of the child protective agency shall, at the initial time of contact with the individual subject to a child abuse and neglect investigation or assessment, advise the individual of the specific complaints or allegations made against the individual. A thorough investigation or assessment and report of child abuse or neglect shall be made in the manner and time prescribed by the state agency pursuant to rules and regulations adopted in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. If the child protective agency is denied reasonable access to a child by a parent or other persons and the agency deems that the best interest of the child so requires, it shall seek an appropriate court order by ex parte proceedings or other appropriate proceedings to see the child. The child protective agency shall assign a report:

(A) For investigation when allegations contained in the report indicate:

(I) That criminal charges could be filed, the child appears to be in imminent danger and it is likely the child will need to be removed from the home; or

(II) A child fatality, major injury or sexual abuse has occurred.

(B) For assessment when the report does not meet the criteria of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.

(iv) If the investigation or assessment discloses that abuse or neglect is present, initiate services with the family of the abused or neglected child to assist in resolving problems that lead to or caused the child abuse or neglect;

(v) If the child protective agency is able through investigation to substantiate a case of abuse or neglect, it shall notify the person suspected of causing the abuse or neglect by first class mail to his last known address of his right to request a hearing on the agency's determination for a final determination before the office of administrative hearings pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act;

(vi) Make reasonable efforts to contact the noncustodial parent of the child and inform the parent of substantiated abuse or neglect in high risk or moderate risk cases as determined pursuant to rules and regulations of the state agency and inform the parent of any proposed action to be taken;

(vii) Cooperate, coordinate and assist with the prosecution and law enforcement agencies;

(viii) When the best interest of the child requires court action, contact the county and prosecuting attorney to initiate legal proceedings and assist the county and prosecuting attorney during the proceedings. If the county attorney elects not to bring court action the local child protective agency may petition the court for appointment of a guardian ad litem who shall act in the best interest of the child and who may petition the court to direct the county attorney to show cause why an action should not be commenced under W.S. 14-3-401 through 14-3-439 ;

(ix) Refer a child receiving department services who is under the age of six (6) years to the department of health, division of developmental disabilities preschool program for educational and developmental screening and assessment; and

(x) Make reasonable efforts to determine if the person responsible for the welfare of a child in a suspected case of child abuse or neglect is a member of the armed forces or if the child is enrolled in the defense enrollment eligibility reporting system of the United States department of defense.

(b) The local child protective agency may appeal an adverse determination of the office of administrative hearings.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-601 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-601
§ 14-6-601. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this act:

(i) “ Adjudicated ” or “ adjudication ” means as defined by W.S. 14-6-201(a)(i) ;

(ii) “ Adult ” means an individual who has attained the age of majority;

(iii) “ Delinquent child ” means as defined by W.S. 14-6-201(a)(x) ;

(iv) “ Disposition ” means the action ordered by the juvenile court judge under W.S. 14-6-229 upon adjudication of a juvenile for a delinquent act or the sentence imposed on a juvenile who is convicted;

(v) “ Department ” means the department of family services;

(vi) “ Juvenile ” means an individual who is under the age of majority;

(vii) “ Qualifying offense ” means conduct that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony under the provisions of W.S. 6-1-104(a)(xii) or 35-7-1031 or under similar federal law;

(viii) “ Conviction ” or “ convicted ” means a conviction of a juvenile of a qualifying offense or a conviction for any offense for which the juvenile was charged in a circuit court or district court;

(ix) “ Detention ” means the legal and physical restriction and housing of a juvenile at the Wyoming state hospital, the Wyoming boys' school, the Wyoming girls' school or a juvenile detention facility defined in W.S. 14-6-201(a)(xxiv) . “ Detention ” shall not include any placement in a qualified residential treatment program as defined by W.S. 14-6-201(a) (xxviii) or a residential treatment facility that is operated for the primary purpose of providing treatment to a juvenile;

(x) “ This act ” means W.S. 14-6-601 through 14-6-606 .
Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-308 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-308
§ 14-3-308. Further regulation by local ordinance
Status: in_force

(a) Except as specified under subsection (b) of this section, this article shall not be construed to prohibit the imposition by local law or ordinance of further regulation or prohibition upon the sale, use and possession of nicotine products to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age, but the governmental entity shall not permit or authorize the sale, use or possession of nicotine products to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age in violation of this article.

(b) No governmental entity shall enact any law or ordinance which changes the standards provided by W.S. 14-3-302(a) and (c) , 14-3-303(a) , 14-3-304(a) and 14-3-305(a) .

(c) The governmental entity may require that sellers of nicotine products obtain a license to sell nicotine products and may deny or revoke the license in the case of reported violations of W.S. 14-3-302 or similar local ordinance.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-2-1005 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-1005
§ 14-2-1005. Birth cost recovery allocation--medical assistance
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, any amount recovered by the department pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1003(c) , (d) or (f) shall be remitted to the department of health.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, any amount recovered by the department pursuant to W.S. 20-2-401(f) shall be:

(i) Recovered in the manner set forth in W.S. 20-6-101 through 20-6-222 ; and

(ii) Remitted by the department to the department of health.

(c) The department of health shall remit to the federal government any amount collected under this article and required to be reimbursed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1396k(b) .

(d) The department may, on a quarterly basis, remit:

(i) Forty percent (40%) of the total amount of birth costs recovered pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1003(c) , (d) and (f) and 20-2-401(f) , less any reimbursements made to the federal government pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, to the birth cost recovery incentive account created pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1006(a) .

(ii) Any fee or attorney's fee assessed by the department pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1004(c) to the birth cost recovery administration account created pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1006(b) .
Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-207 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-207
§ 14-6-207. Detention or shelter care; delivery of child pending hearing; placing children; separate detention; notice if no court order
Status: repealed

(a) If detention or shelter care of a child appears necessary to the person taking custody of the child, the child shall be delivered as soon as possible to the court or to the detention or shelter care facility designated by the court pending a hearing.

(b) Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 199, § 3.

(c) A child alleged to be delinquent shall if necessary, be detained in a separate detention home or facility for delinquent children.

(i), (ii) Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 199, § 3.

(d) The person in charge of any detention or shelter care facility shall promptly notify the court and the district attorney of any child being detained or cared for at the facility without a court order and shall deliver the child to the court upon request.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-2-814 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-814
§ 14-2-814. Consequences of declining genetic testing
Status: in_force

(a) A person who declines to comply with an order for genetic testing is guilty of contempt of court.

(b) If an individual whose paternity is being determined declines to submit to genetic testing ordered by the court, the court for that reason may adjudicate parentage contrary to the position of that individual.

(c) Genetic testing of the mother of a child is not a condition precedent to testing the child and a man whose paternity is being determined. If the mother is unavailable or declines to submit to genetic testing, the court may order the testing of the child and every man whose paternity is being adjudicated.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-501 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-501
§ 14-6-501. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this act:

(i) “Delinquent act” means any act defined by W.S. 14-6-201(a)(ix) which constitutes a felony;

(ii) “Victim” means an individual who has suffered direct or threatened physical, emotional or financial harm as the result of the commission of a delinquent act or a family member of a victim who is a minor or an incompetent or a surviving family member of a homicide victim;

(iii) “This act” means W.S. 14-6-501 through 14-6-509 .
Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-313 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-313
§ 14-6-313. Program participation as an alternative to probation revocation
Status: in_force

(a) The department may, as an alternative to recommending revocation of probation, offer any juvenile probationer who is not already participating in an intensive supervision program the opportunity to participate in a program authorized under this article, provided:

(i) Space and funding are available for the probationer's participation in the program;

(ii) The department determines the probationer has a reasonable likelihood of successfully participating in the program;

(iii) The probationer agrees to participate in the program; and

(iv) The department shall notify the juvenile court and the prosecuting attorney of the probationer's agreement to participate in an intensive supervision program and provide a copy of the signed agreement to the juvenile court and the prosecuting attorney.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-107 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-107
§ 14-3-107. Performing body-art on persons who have not reached the age of majority; penalties; definition
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall knowingly perform body-art upon or under the skin of a person who has not reached the age of majority, except with the consent of the person's parent or legal guardian who is present at the time the body-art procedure is performed upon the person. The person performing the body-art procedure shall demand proof of age prior to administering the body-art procedure upon the person. A motor vehicle driver's license, a registration card issued under the federal Selective Service Act, an identification card issued to a member of the armed forces, a valid United States passport, a tribal identification card issued by the governing body of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe or the Northern Arapaho Tribe or an identification card issued by the department of transportation is prima facie evidence of the age and identity of the person. Proof that the person performing the body-art procedure demanded, was shown and acted in reasonable reliance upon the information contained in any one (1) of the above documents as identification and proof of age is a defense to any criminal prosecution under this section.

(b) Any person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.

(c) As used in this section:

(i) “ Body-art ” means the practice of physical body adornment utilizing body piercing, branding, scarification, sculpting or tattooing. This definition does not include practices conducted under the supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine under Wyoming law nor does this definition include piercing of the outer perimeter or lobe of the ear by means of sterilized stud-and-clasp ear piercing systems;

(ii) “ Body piercing ” means any puncturing or penetration of the skin or mucosa of a person and the insertion of jewelry or other adornment in the opening;

(iii) “ Branding ” means any invasive procedure in which a permanent mark is burned into or onto the skin using either temperature, mechanical or chemical means;

(iv) “ Scarification ” means any invasive procedure in which the intended result is the production of scar tissue on the surface of the skin;

(v) “ Sculpting ” means any modification of the skin, mucosa, cartilage or tissue of the body for nonmedical purposes;

(vi) “ Tattoo ” means any indelible design, letter, scroll, figure, symbol or any other mark placed upon or under the skin with ink or colors, by the aid of needles or other instruments.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-430 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-430
§ 14-3-430. Orders of protection; requirements
Status: in_force

(a) On application of any party to the proceedings or on its own motion the court may make an order of protection in support of the decree and order of disposition, restraining or otherwise controlling the conduct of the child's parents, guardian or custodian or any party to the proceeding whom the court finds to be encouraging, causing or contributing to the acts or conditions which bring the child within the provisions of this act.

(b) The order of protection may require the person against whom it is directed to do or to refrain from doing any acts required or forbidden by law and necessary for the welfare of the child and the enforcement of the order of disposition, including the following requirements to:

(i) Perform any legal obligation of support;

(ii) Not make contact with the child or his place of abode;

(iii) Permit a parent reasonable visitation privileges under specified conditions and terms; or

(iv) Give proper attention to care of the home and to refrain from conduct detrimental to the child and the home environment.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-2-820 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-820
§ 14-2-820. Order on default
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall issue an order adjudicating the paternity of a man who:

(i) After service of process, is in default; and

(ii) Is found by the court to be the father of a child.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-412 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-412
§ 14-3-412. Commencement of proceedings; contents of petition
Status: in_force

(a) Proceedings in juvenile court are commenced by filing a petition with the clerk of the court. The petition and all subsequent pleadings, motions, orders and decrees shall be entitled “State of Wyoming, In the Interest of ․․․, minor.” A petition shall be signed by the district attorney on information and belief of the alleged facts. All petitions must be verified.

(b) The petition shall set forth all jurisdictional facts, including but not limited to:

(i) The child's name, date of birth and address;

(ii) The names and addresses of the child's parents, guardian or custodian and the child's spouse, if any;

(iii) Whether the child is being held in shelter care and if so, the name and address of the facility and the time shelter care commenced;

(iv) A statement setting forth with particularity the facts which bring the child within the provisions of this act; and

(v) Whether the child is an Indian child as defined in the federal Indian Child Welfare Act or as defined by W.S. 14-6-702(a)(iv) and, if so, a statement setting forth with particularity the notice provided to the appropriate tribe and to any other person or entity entitled to notice under the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act.

(c) The petition shall state if any of the facts enumerated in subsection (b) of this section are unknown.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-2-802 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-802
§ 14-2-802. Standing to maintain proceeding
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to article 5 of this act and W.S. 14-2-807 and 14-2-809 , a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by:

(i) The child;

(ii) The mother of the child;

(iii) A man whose paternity of the child is to be adjudicated;

(iv) The child support enforcement agency;

(v) An authorized adoption agency or licensed child-placing agency; or

(vi) A representative authorized by law to act for an individual who would otherwise be entitled to maintain a proceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated or a minor.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-219 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-219
§ 14-6-219. Physical and mental examinations; involuntary commitment of incompetents; subsequent proceedings
Status: in_force

(a) Any time after the filing of a petition, on motion of the district attorney or the child's parents, guardian, custodian or attorney or on motion of the court, the court may order the child to be examined by a licensed and qualified physician, surgeon, psychiatrist or psychologist designated by the court to aid in determining the physical and mental condition of the child. The examination shall be conducted on an outpatient basis, but the court may commit the child to a suitable medical facility or institution for examination if deemed necessary. Commitment for examination shall not exceed fifteen (15) days. Any time after the filing of a petition, the court on its own motion or motion of the district attorney or the child's parents, guardian, custodian or attorney, may order the child's parents, guardians or other custodial members of the child's family to undergo a substance abuse assessment at the expense of the child's parents, guardians or other custodial members of the child's family and to fully comply with all findings and recommendations set forth in the assessment. Failure to comply may result in contempt proceedings as set forth in W.S. 14-6-242 .

(b) If a child has been committed to a medical facility or institution for mental examination prior to adjudication of the petition and if it appears to the court from the mental examination that the child is competent to participate in further proceedings and is not suffering from mental illness or intellectual disability to a degree rendering the child subject to involuntary commitment to the Wyoming state hospital or the Wyoming life resource center, the court shall order the child returned to the court without delay.

(c) If it appears to the court by mental examination conducted before adjudication of the petition that a child alleged to be delinquent is incompetent to participate in further proceedings by reason of mental illness or intellectual disability to a degree rendering the child subject to involuntary commitment to the Wyoming state hospital or the Wyoming life resource center, the court shall hold further proceedings under this act in abeyance. The district attorney shall then commence proceedings in the district court for commitment of the child to the appropriate institution as provided by law.

(d) The juvenile court shall retain jurisdiction of the child on the petition pending final determination of the commitment proceedings in the district court. If proceedings in the district court commit the child to the Wyoming state hospital, the Wyoming life resource center or any other facility or institution for treatment and care of people with a mental illness or an intellectual disability, the petition shall be dismissed and further proceedings under this act terminate. If proceedings in the district court determine the child does not have a mental illness or an intellectual disability to a degree rendering him subject to involuntary commitment, the court shall proceed to a final adjudication of the petition and disposition of the child under the provisions of this act.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-302 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-302
§ 14-6-302. General powers
Status: in_force

(a) The department of family services shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of W.S. 14-6-301 through 14-6-314 including policy relating to:

(i) The conduct of predisposition reports, social summaries, multidisciplinary team reviews, case plan development, hearings and interviews;

(ii) Home leave applications and procedures;

(iii) The duties of department probation officers.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-310 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-310
§ 14-3-310. Prohibited sales or delivery of edible products and vaping products
Status: in_force

(a) No person or retailer shall sell, permit the sale, offer for sale, give away or deliver edible products or vaping products to any person under the age of eighteen (18) years.

(b) Any person violating subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than:

(i) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for a first violation committed within a twenty-four (24) month period;

(ii) Five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a second violation committed within a twenty-four (24) month period;

(iii) Seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for a third or subsequent violation committed within a twenty-four (24) month period.

(c) In lieu of a fine under subsection (b) of this section, the court may allow the defendant to perform community service and be granted credit against his fine and court costs at the rate of ten dollars ($10.00) for each hour of work performed.

(d) In addition to the penalties under this section, any person violating subsection (a) of this section for a third or subsequent time within a two (2) year period may be subject to an injunction. The department of revenue or the district attorney of the county in which the offense occurred, may petition the district court for an injunction to prohibit the sale of edible products or vaping products in the establishment where the violation occurred. If the court finds that the respondent in the action has violated the provisions of subsection (a) of this section for a third or subsequent time within a two (2) year period and may continue to violate such provisions, it may grant an injunction prohibiting the respondent from selling edible products or vaping products in the establishment where the violation occurred for a period of not more than one hundred eighty (180) days. For the purposes of this subsection, multiple violations occurring before the petition for the injunction is filed shall be deemed part of the violation for which the injunction is sought. If the person against whom the injunction is sought operates multiple, geographically separate establishments, the injunction shall apply only to the establishment where the violation occurred. The injunction shall prohibit all sales of edible products or vaping products in the establishment where the violation occurred, regardless of any change in ownership or management of the establishment that is not a bona fide, arms-length transaction while the injunction is in effect.

(e) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under subsection (a) this section that, in the case of a sale, the person who sold the edible product or vaping product was presented with, and reasonably relied upon, an identification card which identified the person buying or receiving the edible product or vaping product as being over eighteen (18) years of age.

(f) The prohibitions in this section shall not be construed to apply to the sale or dispensing of cannabidiol oil that has not more than three-tenths percent (0.3%) of tetrahydrocannabinol to a parent or guardian for use by the parent's or guardian's child who is less than eighteen (18) years of age.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-2-905 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-905
§ 14-2-905. Limitation on husband's dispute of paternity
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the husband of a wife who gives birth to a child by means of assisted reproduction may not challenge his paternity of the child unless:

(i) Within two (2) years after learning of the birth of the child he commences a proceeding to adjudicate his paternity; and

(ii) The court finds that he did not consent to the assisted reproduction, before or after birth of the child.

(b) A proceeding to adjudicate paternity may be maintained at any time if the court determines that:

(i) The husband did not provide sperm for, or before or after the birth of the child consent to, assisted reproduction by his wife;

(ii) The husband and the mother of the child have not cohabited since the probable time of assisted reproduction; and

(iii) The husband never openly held out the child as his own.

(c) The limitation provided in this section applies to a marriage declared invalid after assisted reproduction.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-215 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-215
§ 14-3-215. Interagency children's collaborative
Status: in_force

(a) There is created an interagency children's collaborative. The collaborative shall be composed of:

(i) The director of the department of family services, or his designee;

(ii) The director of the department of health, or his designee;

(iii) The superintendent of public instruction, or his designee;

(iv) The director of the department of workforce services, or his designee; and

(v) The governor's appointee who shall represent families receiving services from the state agencies represented in paragraphs (i) through (iv) of this subsection.

(b) The department of family services shall adopt rules by July 1, 2005, to establish guidelines for review of case files of children in state custody as a result of any action commenced under this title. The rules shall be adopted by the department of family services with the advice of the departments of education, health and workforce services. In addition to providing for the review of cases and the progress made towards returning children in state custody to their homes, communities or other permanent placements, the guidelines shall provide specific processes for:

(i) Local multidisciplinary teams to voluntarily present case files to the collaborative for review;

(ii) The review of cases in which more than one (1) state agency provides services to the child and his family; and

(iii) The review of statewide availability and utilization of resources for children in state custody.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-215 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-215
§ 14-6-215. Presence of parent, custodian or guardian at hearing; failure to appear; avoidance of service; issuance of bench warrant
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall insure the presence at any hearing of the parents, guardian or custodian of any child subject to the proceedings under this act.

(b) Any person served with an order to appear as provided in W.S. 14-6-214 and without reasonable cause fails to appear, is liable for contempt of court and the court may issue a bench warrant to cause the person to be brought before the court.

(c) If the child, his parents, guardian or custodian or any other person willfully avoids or refuses service of order to appear, or it appears to the court that service of the order will be ineffectual or that the welfare of the child requires that he be brought immediately into the custody of the court, a bench warrant may be issued by the court for the child or his parents, guardian, custodian or any person having the actual physical custody or control of the child.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-207 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-207
§ 14-3-207. Abuse or neglect as suspected cause of death; coroner's investigation
Status: in_force

Any person who knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that a child has died as a result of child abuse or neglect shall report to the appropriate coroner. The coroner shall investigate the report and submit his findings in writing to the law enforcement agency, the appropriate district attorney and the local child protective agency.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-4-101 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 4 / Section 14-4-101
§ 14-4-101. Definitions
Status: repealed

(a) As used in W.S. 14-4-101 through 14-4-115 :

(i) “Applicant” means any person making formal application to the certifying authority for certification to operate a child caring agency in the state of Wyoming;

(ii) “Board” means the certification board;

(iii) “Board of review” means the “certification board” sitting as a board of review;

(iv) “Certified agency” means any person certified to do business under the provisions of W.S. 14-4-101 through 14-4-111 ;

(v) “Certifying authority” means the department of family services operating as the agency which issues certificates, makes inspections, enforces standards and handles all administrative details relating to enforcement of W.S. 14-4-101 through 14-4-111 ;

(vi) “ Child caring facility ” means any person who operates a business to keep or care for any minor at the request of the parents, legal guardians or an agency which is responsible for the child and includes any of the following privately operated facilities:

(A) Children's institutions;

(B) Child placing agencies whether for permanent or temporary placement;

(C) Foster homes not supervised by the state, any local government, school district or agency or political subdivision thereof;

(D) Group day care agencies;

(E) Detention homes;

(F) Public or private receiving homes;

(G) Correctional schools;

(H) Repealed by Laws 2013, ch. 193, § 2.

(J) Ranches for children whether for summer operation only or otherwise;

(K) Day or hourly nurseries, nursery schools, kindergartens or any other preschool establishment not accredited by the state board of education;

(M) Boarding homes not supervised by the state, any local government, school district or agency or political subdivision thereof;

(N) Boards of cooperative educational services established under W.S. 21-20-104 and providing services to children with disabilities of any school district; and

(O) Except as provided under subparagraph (a)(vi)(N) of this section, any other person not legally related to a minor, having legal or physical care, custody or control of the child, receiving payment therefor and not supervised by the state, any local government, school district or agency or political subdivision thereof.

(vii) “Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, association or corporation.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-2-904 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-904
§ 14-2-904. Consent to assisted reproduction
Status: in_force

(a) Consent by a woman and a man who intends to be the parent of a child born to the woman by assisted reproduction shall be in a record signed by the woman and the man. This requirement shall not apply to a donor.

(b) Failure to sign a consent required by subsection (a) of this section, before or after birth of the child, does not preclude a finding of paternity if the woman and the man, during the first two (2) years of the child's life resided together in the same household with the child and openly held out the child as their own.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-2-202 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-202
§ 14-2-202. Payment or delivery to parent of minor's estate not exceeding $3,000; duty of parent
Status: in_force

(a) Money or other property not exceeding three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) in value belonging to a minor having no guardian of his estate may be paid or delivered to a parent entitled to the custody of the minor to hold for the minor, upon written assurance verified by the oath of the parent that the total estate of the minor does not exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) in value. The written receipt of the parent shall be an acquittance of the person making the payment or delivery of money or other property.

(b) It is the duty of the parent to apply the funds received to the use and benefit of the minor.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-2-807 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-807
§ 14-2-807. Limitation; child having presumed father
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a proceeding brought by a presumed father, the mother, or another individual to adjudicate the parentage of a child having a presumed father shall be commenced within a reasonable time after obtaining knowledge of relevant facts, but in no event later than five (5) years after the child's birth.

(b) A proceeding seeking to disprove the father-child relationship between a child and the child's presumed father may be maintained at any time if the court determines that:

(i) The presumed father and the mother of the child neither cohabited nor engaged in sexual intercourse with each other during the probable time of conception; and

(ii) The presumed father never openly held out the child as his own.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-419 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-419
§ 14-6-419. Physical and mental examinations
Status: in_force

(a) Any time after the filing of a petition, on motion of the district attorney or the child's parents, guardian, custodian or attorney or on motion of the court, the court may order the child to be examined by a licensed and qualified physician, surgeon, psychiatrist, psychologist or licensed mental health professional designated by the court to aid in determining the physical and mental condition of the child. The examination shall be conducted on an outpatient basis, but the court may commit the child to a suitable medical facility or institution for examination if deemed necessary. Commitment for examination shall not exceed fifteen (15) days. Any time after the filing of a petition, the court on its own motion or on motion of the district attorney or the child's parents, guardian, custodian or attorney, may order the child's parents, guardians or other custodial members of the child's family to undergo a substance abuse assessment at the expense of the child's parents, guardians or other custodial members of the child's family and to fully comply with all findings and recommendations set forth in the assessment. Failure to comply may result in contempt proceedings as set forth in W.S. 14-6-438 .

(b) If a child has been committed to a medical facility or institution for mental examination prior to adjudication of the petition and if it appears to the court from the mental examination that the child is competent to participate in further proceedings and is not mentally ill or intellectually disabled to a degree rendering the child subject to involuntary commitment to a residential treatment facility, the court shall order the child returned to the court without delay.

(c) If it appears to the court by mental examination conducted before adjudication of the petition that a child alleged to be in need of supervision is incompetent to participate in further proceedings by reason of mental illness or intellectual disability to a degree rendering the child subject to involuntary commitment to a residential treatment facility, the court shall hold further proceedings under this act in abeyance. The district attorney shall then commence proceedings in the district court for commitment of the child to the appropriate institution as provided by law.

(d) The juvenile court shall retain jurisdiction of the child on the petition pending final determination of the commitment proceedings in the district court. If proceedings in the district court commit the child to a facility or institution for treatment and care of people with mental illness or intellectual disability, the petition shall be dismissed and further proceedings under this act terminate. If proceedings in the district court determine the child does not have a mental illness or an intellectual disability to a degree rendering him subject to involuntary commitment, the court shall proceed to a final adjudication of the petition and disposition of the child under the provisions of this act.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-407 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 14-3-407
§ 14-3-407. Shelter care; delivery of child pending hearing; placing children; notice if no court order
Status: repealed

(a) If shelter care of a child appears necessary to the person taking custody of the child, the child shall be delivered as soon as possible to the court or to the department of family services pending a hearing.

(b) Repealed by Laws 2005, ch. 236, § 4.

(c) The department of family services shall promptly notify the court and the district attorney of any child being cared for by the department without a court order and shall deliver the child to the court upon request.

(d) The department of family services shall care for the child under this section pursuant to temporary protective custody provisions as specified in W.S. 14-3-208 .
Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-424 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-424
§ 14-6-424. Conduct of hearings generally; exclusion of general public and child; exceptions; consolidations permitted
Status: repealed

(a) Unless a jury trial is demanded, hearings under this act shall be conducted by the court without a jury in an informal but orderly manner and separate from other proceedings not included under this act. The district attorney shall present evidence in support of the petition and otherwise represent the state. If the allegations in the petition are denied, adjudicatory and disposition hearings shall be recorded by the court reporter or by electronic, mechanical or other appropriate means.

(b) Except in hearings to declare a person in contempt of court, the general public are excluded from hearings under this act. Only the parties, counsel for the parties, jurors, witnesses, and other persons the court finds having a proper interest in the proceedings or in the work of the court shall be admitted. If the court finds it necessary in the best interest of the child, the child may be temporarily excluded from any hearing except while evidence is being received at an adjudicatory hearing in support of the allegations of his need for supervision.

(c) Hearings on two (2) or more petitions may be consolidated for purposes of adjudication when the allegations in the petitions pertain to the same act constituting the alleged need for supervision. Separate hearings on the petitions may be held thereafter for purposes of disposition.

(d) Repealed by Laws 2004, ch. 127, § 3.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-242 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-242
§ 14-6-242. Liability for contempt; penalties
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court upon its own motion or upon the motion of the district or county attorney, or guardian ad litem, may find that the child, child's parent, parents, or guardian or any other person who willfully violates, or neglects or refuses to obey or perform any order or provision of this act is liable for contempt of court and may be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or incarcerated not more than ninety (90) days, or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 14-2-605 — WY Code / Title 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14-2-605
§ 14-2-605. Effect of acknowledgment or denial of paternity
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 14-2-607 and 14-2-608 , a valid acknowledgment of paternity filed with the state office of vital records is equivalent to an adjudication of paternity of a child and confers upon the acknowledged father all of the rights and duties of a parent.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 14-2-607 and 14-2-608 , a valid denial of paternity by a presumed father filed with the state office of vital records in conjunction with a valid acknowledgment of paternity is equivalent to an adjudication of the nonpaternity of the presumed father and discharges the presumed father from all rights and duties of a parent.