Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-104 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-104
§ 6-2-104. Murder in the second degree; penalty
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-109 , whoever purposely and maliciously, but without premeditation, kills any human being is guilty of murder in the second degree, and shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for any term not less than twenty (20) years, or during life.

(b) A person is guilty of murder in the second degree of an unborn child if:

(i) The person purposely and maliciously, but without premeditation, kills or attempts to kill any human being;

(ii) The human being was pregnant with an unborn child; and

(iii) The unborn child dies as a result of the person's actions.

(c) A person guilty of murder in the second degree of an unborn child shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for any term not less than twenty (20) years, or during life.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-703 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-703
§ 6-3-703. Prima facie evidence of intent that check not to be paid; evidence of knowledge of account balance
Status: in_force

(a) Any of the following is prima facie evidence that the person at the time he issued the check or other order for the payment of money intended that it should not be paid:

(i) Proof that at the time of issuance he did not have an account with the drawee;

(ii) Proof that at the time of issuance he did not have sufficient funds with the drawee and that he failed to pay the check or other order within five (5) days after receiving notice of nonpayment or dishonor, personally given or sent to the address shown on the check or other order; or

(iii) Proof that when presentment was made in a reasonable time the issuer did not have sufficient funds with the drawee and he failed to pay the check or other order within five (5) days after receiving notice of nonpayment or dishonor, personally given or sent to the address shown on the check or other order.

(b) Proof the drawer opened an account with the drawee on a certain date shall be considered evidence of the drawer's knowledge of the account balance on that date.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-1-104 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 6-1-104
§ 6-1-104. Definitions
Status: repealed

(a) As used in this act, unless otherwise defined:

(i) “ Bodily injury ” means:

(A) A cut, abrasion, burn or temporary disfigurement;

(B) Physical pain; or

(C) Impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ or mental faculty.

(ii) “ Coin machine ” means a mechanical or electronic device or receptacle designed to:

(A) Receive a coin, bill or token made for that purpose; and

(B) Automatically offer, provide or assist in providing or permit the acquisition of property or service in return for the insertion of the coin, bill or token.

(iii) “ Criminal negligence ” is defined as the following conduct: A person acts with criminal negligence when, through a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise, he fails to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the harm he is accused of causing will occur, and the harm results. The risk shall be of such nature and degree that the failure to perceive it constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would observe in the situation;

(iv) “ Deadly weapon ” means but is not limited to a firearm, explosive or incendiary material, motorized vehicle, an animal or other device, instrument, material or substance, which in the manner it is used or is intended to be used is reasonably capable of producing death or serious bodily injury;

(v) “ Occupied structure ” means a structure or vehicle whether or not a person is actually present:

(A) Where any person lives or carries on business or other calling;

(B) Where people assemble for purposes of business, government, education, religion, entertainment or public transportation;

(C) Which is used for overnight accommodation of persons; or

(D) In which a person may reasonably be expected to be present.

(vi) “ Peace officer ” includes the following officers assigned to duty in the state of Wyoming:

(A) Any duly authorized sheriff, under sheriff or deputy sheriff;

(B) Any duly authorized member of a municipal police force, a college or university campus police force or the Wyoming highway patrol;

(C) Game and fish law enforcement personnel qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707 and:

(I) When enforcing felony statutes following observation or discovery of the commission of a felony which was observed or discovered during the performance of their official duties;

(II) While responding to requests to assist other peace officers performing their official duties or when enforcing a valid arrest warrant for any crime; or

(III) When performing their official duties or enforcing any provision of title 23 and chapter 13 of title 41, any rule and regulation promulgated by the Wyoming game and fish commission or any other statute for which they are granted statutory enforcement authority.

(D) Agents of the division of criminal investigation appointed pursuant to W.S. 9-1-613 who have qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707 ;

(E) Any duly authorized arson investigator employed by the state fire marshal;

(F) Investigators and brand inspectors of the Wyoming livestock board who have qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707 when:

(I) Enforcing W.S. 6-3-201 , 6-3-401 , 6-3-402 , 6-3-410 , 6-3-601 through 6-3-603 , 6-3-607 , 6-3-610 through 6-3-612 , 6-3-1002 , 6-3-1003 , 6-3-1005 , 6-9-202 , 35-10-101 , 35-10-102 and 35-10-104 , the provisions of title 11 and any laws prohibiting theft or mutilation of livestock or any part thereof and any rule or regulation promulgated by the Wyoming livestock board or any other law for which they are granted statutory enforcement authority;

(II) Responding to a request to assist another peace officer as defined in this paragraph performing his official duty; or

(III) Enforcing a valid arrest warrant for a crime specified in subdivision (F)(I) of this paragraph.

(G) Federal law enforcement agents;

(H) Investigators employed by the Wyoming state board of outfitters and professional guides and qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707 , when enforcing W.S. 23-2-401 and 23-2-406 through 23-2-418 and board rules and regulations promulgated under W.S. 23-2-410(a)(ii) ;

(J) Any duly authorized detention officer who has qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707 , when engaged in the performance of his duties;

(K) Any person employed by the state department of corrections on a full-time basis as a correctional officer to care for, supervise and control persons under the custody of the department, when the person is engaged in the performance of his duties;

(M) Any peace officer certified by another state who has been appointed as a special deputy sheriff of a Wyoming county pursuant to W.S. 18-3-602(c) ;

(N) Certified law enforcement officers of an adjoining state while responding to a request for assistance from a peace officer in this state pursuant to the “Law Enforcement Interstate Mutual Aid Act” or other lawful request;

(O) The director and full-time staff instructors of the Wyoming law enforcement academy when duly appointed and acting pursuant to W.S. 9-1-633(b) ;

(P) Any superintendent, assistant superintendent or full-time park ranger of any state park, state recreation area, state archeological site or state historic site who has qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707 , when acting within the boundaries of the state park, state recreation area, state archeological site or state historic site or when responding to a request to assist other peace officers acting within the scope of their official duties in their own jurisdiction;

(Q) Any duly authorized court security officer employed by the Wyoming supreme court who is qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707 when:

(I) Enforcing Wyoming statutes or supreme court rules on premises where the supreme court is conducting business;

(II) In fresh pursuit of a person whom the officer has probable cause to believe has committed within the officer's jurisdiction a violation of a state statute, or for whom an arrest warrant is outstanding for any criminal offense; or

(III) When responding to a request to assist other peace officers acting within the scope of their official duties in their own jurisdiction.

(R) Any person qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707 and employed by the Wyoming gaming commission when engaged in the performance of that person's duties or when responding to a request to assist other peace officers acting within the scope of their official duties in their own jurisdiction.

(vii) “ Person ” includes an individual, partnership, corporation, joint stock company or any other association or entity, public or private;

(viii) “ Property ” means anything of value whether tangible or intangible, real or personal, public or private;

(ix) “ Recklessly ” is defined as the following conduct: A person acts recklessly when he consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the harm he is accused of causing will occur, and the harm results. The risk shall be of such nature and degree that disregarding it constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of conduct that a reasonable person would observe in the situation;

(x) “ Serious bodily injury ” means bodily injury which:

(A) Creates a substantial risk of death;

(B) Causes severe protracted physical pain;

(C) Causes severe disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of a bodily function;

(D) Causes unconsciousness or a concussion resulting in protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ or mental faculty;

(E) Causes burns of the second or third degree over a significant portion of the body; or

(F) Causes a significant fracture or break of a bone.

(xi) “ Vehicle ” means any device by which persons or property may be moved, carried or transported over land, water or air;

(xii) “ Violent felony ” means murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, sexual assault in the first or second degree, robbery, aggravated assault, strangulation of a household member, aircraft hijacking, arson in the first or second degree, aggravated burglary, a violation of W.S. 6-2-314(a)(i) or 6-2-315(a)(ii) , a third, or subsequent, domestic battery under W.S. 6-2-511(a) and (b)(iii) or a violation of W.S. 6-5-204(b) ;

(xiii) “ Torture ”, “ torment ” or “ cruelty ” means every act, omission or neglect whereby the willful and malicious infliction of pain or suffering is caused, permitted or allowed to continue when there is a reasonable remedy or relief;

(xiv) “ Criminal street gang ” means an ongoing formal or informal organization, association or group of five (5) or more persons having as one (1) of its primary activities the commission of one (1) or more of the criminal acts enumerated in paragraph (xv) of this subsection, having a common name or identifying sign or symbol and whose members or associates individually or collectively engage in or have been engaged in a pattern of criminal street gang activity;

(xv) “ Pattern of criminal street gang activity ” means the commission of, conviction or adjudication for or solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit two (2) or more of the offenses listed in this paragraph on separate occasions within a three (3) year period. Offenses that form a pattern of criminal street gang activity include:

(A) A violent felony as defined in paragraph (xii) of this subsection;

(B) Promoting prostitution in violation of W.S. 6-4-103 ;

(C) Felony property destruction and defacement in violation of W.S. 6-3-201 and punishable under W.S. 6-3-201(b)(iii) ;

(D) Theft in violation of W.S. 6-3-402 ;

(E) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 90, § 3, eff. July 1, 2020.

(F) Forgery in violation of W.S. 6-3-602 ;

(G) Influencing, intimidating or impeding jurors, witnesses and officers, or obstructing or impeding justice in violation of W.S. 6-5-305 ;

(H) Possession of a firearm by a person convicted of certain felony offenses in violation of W.S. 6-8-102 ;

(J) Wearing or carrying concealed weapons in violation of W.S. 6-8-104 ;

(K) Possession, manufacture or disposition of a deadly weapon with unlawful intent in violation of W.S. 6-8-103 ;

(M) Blackmail in violation of W.S. 6-2-402 ;

(N) Possession, manufacture, transportation and sale of any explosive, improvised explosive device or incendiary apparatus with unlawful intent in violation of W.S. 6-3-111 ;

(O) Sports bribery in violation of W.S. 6-3-609 ;

(P) Cruelty to animals in violation of W.S. 6-3-1002(a)(v) through (ix) ;

(Q) The unlawful sale or possession with intent to manufacture, distribute or dispense a controlled substance in violation of W.S. 35-7-1031 ;

(R) Simple assault in violation of W.S. 6-2-501(a) and domestic assault in violation of W.S. 6-2-510 ;

(S) Battery in violation of W.S. 6-2-501(b) and domestic battery in violation of W.S. 6-2-511 .

(xvi) “ Courtroom ” means a room in which a judge is presiding over a court of law;

(xvii) “ Female genital mutilation ” includes the partial or total removal of the clitoris, prepuce, labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora, the narrowing of the vaginal opening such as through the creation of a covering seal formed by cutting and repositioning the inner or outer labia, with or without removal of the clitoris, any harmful procedure to the genitalia, including pricking, piercing, incising, scraping or cauterizing or any other actions intended to alter the structure or function of the female genitalia for nonmedical reasons. “Female genital mutilation” does not include a procedure performed by a licensed health care provider that is medically necessary due to a medically recognized condition or medically advisable or necessary to preserve or protect the physical health of the person on whom it is performed;

(xviii) “ Unborn child ” means a member of the species homo sapiens, at any state of development, who is carried in a womb;

(xix) “ This act ” means title 6 of the Wyoming statutes .
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-106 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-106
§ 6-2-106. Homicide by vehicle; aggravated homicide by vehicle; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person is guilty of homicide by vehicle and shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both, if he operates or drives a vehicle in a criminally negligent manner, and his conduct is the proximate cause of the death of another person. Evidence of a violation of any state law or ordinance applying to the operation or use of a vehicle or to the regulation of traffic, except for evidence of a violation of W.S. 10-6-103 , 31-5-233 and 41-13-206 , is admissible in any prosecution under this subsection.

(b) A person is guilty of aggravated homicide by vehicle and shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than twenty (20) years, if:

(i) While operating or driving a vehicle in violation of W.S. 10-6-103 , 31-5-233 or 41-13-206 , he causes the death of another person and the violation is the proximate cause of the death; or

(ii) He operates or drives a vehicle in a reckless manner, and his conduct is the proximate cause of the death of another person.

(c) The department of transportation shall revoke the license or permit to drive and the nonresident operating privilege of any person convicted of aggravated homicide by vehicle or of homicide by vehicle.

(d) Any person convicted of aggravated homicide by vehicle for causing the death of another person while operating or driving a vehicle in violation of W.S. 31-5-233 shall not be issued an ignition interlock restricted license under W.S. 31-5-233 or 31-7-401 through 31-7-404 .
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-501 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-501
§ 6-3-501. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this article:

(i) “Access” means to approach, instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve data from, or otherwise make use of any resources of a computer, computer system or computer network;

(ii) “Computer” means an internally programmed, automatic device which performs data processing;

(iii) “Computer network” means a set of related, remotely connected devices and communication facilities including more than one (1) computer system with capability to transmit data among them through communication facilities;

(iv) “Computer program” means an ordered set of data representing coded instructions or statements which when executed by a computer cause the computer to process data;

(v) “Computer software” means a set of computer programs, procedures and associated documentation concerned with the operation of a computer system;

(vi) “Computer system” means a set of related, connected or unconnected, computer equipment, devices or computer software;

(vii) “Computer system services” means providing a computer system or computer network to perform useful work;

(viii) “Financial instrument” means a check, draft, money order, certificate of deposit, letter of credit, bill of exchange, credit card or marketable security;

(ix) “Intellectual property” means data, including programs;

(x) “Property” includes financial instruments, information, electronically produced data, computer software and programs in machine-readable or human-readable form;

(xi) “Trade secret” means the whole or a portion or phase of a formula, pattern, device, combination of devices or compilation of information which is for use, or is used in the operation of a business and which provides the business an advantage or an opportunity to obtain an advantage over those who do not know or use it. “Trade secret” includes any scientific, technical or commercial information including any design, process, procedure, list of suppliers, list of customers, business code or improvement thereof. Irrespective of novelty, invention, patentability, the state of the prior art and the level of skill in the business, art or field to which the subject matter pertains, when the owner of a trade secret takes measures to prevent it from becoming available to persons other than those selected by the owner to have access to it for limited purposes, the trade secret is considered to be:

(A) Secret;

(B) Of value;

(C) For use or in use by the business; and

(D) Providing an advantage or an opportunity to obtain an advantage to the business over those who do not know or use it.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-10-106 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 6-10-106
§ 6-10-106. Rights lost by conviction of felony; restoration
Status: in_force

(a) A person convicted of a felony is incompetent to be an elector or juror or to hold any office of honor, trust or profit within this state or to use or knowingly possess any firearm, unless:

(i) His conviction is reversed or annulled;

(ii) He receives a pardon;

(iii) His rights are restored pursuant to W.S. 7-13-105(a) or (f) ; or

(iv) His rights as an elector are restored pursuant to W.S. 7-13-105(b) and (c) , in which case the person shall remain incompetent to be a juror or to hold any office of honor, trust or profit within this state.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-9-202 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 9 / Section 6-9-202
§ 6-9-202. Neglect to close fences; penalty
Status: in_force

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) if he opens and neglects to close a gate or replace bars in a fence which crosses a private road or a river, stream or ditch.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-1006 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-1006
§ 6-3-1006. Additional remedies, generally
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the penalties for misdemeanor and felony offenses in W.S. 6-3-1004 and 6-3-1005 , the court may order any or all of the following:

(i) If the defendant is the owner of the animal, require the defendant to forfeit ownership of the animal. This paragraph shall not affect the interest of any secured party or other person who has not participated in the offense;

(ii) Require the defendant to pay all reasonable costs of the animal's impoundment, if the animal has been impounded;

(iii) Impose continuing prohibitions or limitations on the defendant's ownership, possession or custody of any animal.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-301 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-301
§ 6-5-301. Perjury in judicial, legislative or administrative proceedings; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits perjury if, while under a lawfully administered oath or affirmation, he knowingly testifies falsely or makes a false affidavit, certificate, declaration, deposition or statement, in a judicial, legislative or administrative proceeding in which an oath or affirmation may be required by law, touching a matter material to a point in question.

(b) Perjury is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-202 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-202
§ 6-5-202. Accessory after the fact; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) A person is an accessory after the fact if, with intent to hinder, delay or prevent the discovery, detection, apprehension, prosecution, detention, conviction or punishment of another for the commission of a crime, he renders assistance to the person.

(b) An accessory after the fact commits:

(i) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), or both, if the crime is a felony and the person acting as an accessory is not a relative of the person committing the crime;

(ii) 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, if:

(A) The crime is a felony and the person acting as an accessory is a relative of the person committing the crime;

(B) The crime is a misdemeanor and the person acting as an accessory is not a relative of the person committing the crime; or

(C) The principal is a minor.

(iii) No violation if the crime is a misdemeanor and the person acting as an accessory is a relative of the person committing the crime.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-302 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-302
§ 6-3-302. Criminal entry; penalties; affirmative defenses
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of criminal entry if, without authority, he knowingly enters a building, occupied structure, vehicle or cargo portion of a truck or trailer, or a separately secured or occupied portion of those enclosures.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that:

(i) The entry was made because of a mistake of fact or to preserve life or property in an emergency;

(ii) The enclosure was abandoned;

(iii) The enclosure was at the time open to the public and the person complied with all lawful conditions imposed on access to or remaining in the enclosure; or

(iv) The person reasonably believed that the owner of the enclosure, or other person empowered to license access to the enclosure, would have authorized him to enter.

(c) Criminal entry is 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.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-6-303 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-6-303
§ 6-6-303. Refusing to desist or remove oneself from facilities
Status: in_force

No person within or upon the facilities of a governing body shall refuse to desist from a course of conduct or to remove himself from the facilities upon request by an authorized representative of the governing body, after having been notified that the conduct or the presence of the person is contrary to or in violation of established policies, rules or regulations of the governing body which are reasonably related to the furtherance of the lawful purposes of the governing body and incident to the maintenance or orderly and efficient use of its facilities for the purposes for which acquired or designated.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-402 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 6-4-402
§ 6-4-402. Incest; penalties; disclosure or publication of identifying information; “minor victim”
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of incest if he knowingly commits sexual intrusion, as defined by W.S. 6-2-301(a)(vii) , or sexual contact, as defined by W.S. 6-2-301(a)(vi) , with an ancestor or descendant or a brother or sister of the whole or half blood. The relationships referred to herein include relationships of:

(i) Parent and child by adoption;

(ii) Blood relationships without regard to legitimacy; and

(iii) Stepparent and stepchild.

(b) Incest is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than fifteen (15) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.

(c) Prior to the filing of an information or indictment charging a violation under this section, neither the name of the person accused or the victim nor any other information reasonably likely to disclose their identity shall be released or negligently allowed to be released to the public by any public employee, except as authorized by the judge with jurisdiction over the criminal charges. The name of the person accused may be released to the public to aid or facilitate an arrest.

(d) After the filing of an information or indictment and absent a request to release the identity of a minor victim by the victim or another acting on behalf of a minor victim, the trial court shall restrict the disclosure or publication of information reasonably likely to identify the minor victim.

(e) Any person who willfully violates subsection (c) or (d) of this section or who willfully neglects or refuses to obey any court order made pursuant thereto is guilty of contempt and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) or be imprisoned in the county jail not more than ninety (90) days, or both.

(f) A release of a name or other information to the public in violation of the proscriptions of subsection (c) or (d) of this section shall not stand as a bar to the prosecution of a defendant nor be grounds for dismissal of any charges against a defendant.

(g) As used in this section, “minor victim” means a person under the age of eighteen (18) years.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-404 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 6-4-404
§ 6-4-404. Violation of domestic violence order of protection; penalty
Status: repealed

(a) Any person who willfully violates a protection order issued pursuant to W.S. 35-21-104 or 35-21-105 or valid injunction or order for protection against domestic violence as defined in W.S. 35-21-109(a) , 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.

(b) Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 97, § 2.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-6-101 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-6-101
§ 6-6-101. Fighting in public; penalties
Status: in_force

A person commits 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, if, by agreement, he fights with one (1) or more persons in public.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-1-304 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 6-1-304
§ 6-1-304. Grading
Status: in_force

The penalty for attempt, solicitation or conspiracy is the same as the penalty for the most serious crime which is attempted, solicited or is an object of the conspiracy except that an attempt, solicitation or conspiracy to commit a capital crime is not punishable by the death penalty if the capital crime is not committed.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-502 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 6-4-502
§ 6-4-502. Mutilation of dead human bodies; concealing a felony; penalties; exceptions
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in this section, a person who dissects or mutilates a dead human body is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(i) The state health officer acting pursuant to W.S. 35-1-241 , or a physician or surgeon acting on the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, a coroner or other qualified officer;

(ii) Dissection to determine the cause of death when authorized by the nearest living kin of deceased, a court of competent jurisdiction or other qualified officer;

(iii) Unclaimed dead human bodies delivered by state or county authorities to regularly chartered institutions for scientific research or persons certified by a state or local law enforcement agency to train search and rescue animals;

(iv) The necessary mutilation incident to embalming a dead human body when authorized by nearest living kin, a court of competent jurisdiction or other qualified officer; or

(v) Conduct authorized by the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, W. S. 35-5-201 through 35-5-225 .

(c) A person who mutilates a dead human body or disposes of a dead human body in a hidden, undisclosed or transient location in order to conceal a felony offense is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-403 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-403
§ 6-5-403. Bid rotating; penalties; prohibitions
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits bid rotating when, pursuant to any collusive scheme, plan or agreement with another, he engages in a pattern of submitting sealed bids to governmental entities with the intent that the award of those bids rotates or is distributed among persons that submit bids on a substantial number of the same or similar public contracts. For purposes of this subsection, a pattern of submitting sealed bids shall include not less than three (3) contract bids within a period of ten (10) years.

(b) Bid rotating is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-6-306 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-6-306
§ 6-6-306. Identification may be required; ejectment from facilities when presence unlawful or prohibited
Status: in_force

Every governing body, acting through its officers and employees, may require identification of any person within or upon its facilities and eject any person from the facilities upon his refusal to leave peaceably upon request, when his presence in a facility is unlawful or otherwise prohibited by the governing body.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-102 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-102
§ 6-2-102. Presentence hearing for murder in the first degree; mitigating and aggravating circumstances; effect of error in hearing
Status: repealed

(a) Upon conviction of a person for murder in the first degree in a case in which the state seeks the death penalty, the judge shall conduct a separate sentencing hearing to determine whether the defendant should be sentenced to death, life imprisonment without parole or life imprisonment. The hearing shall be conducted before the judge alone if:

(i) The defendant was convicted by a judge sitting without a jury;

(ii) The defendant has pled guilty; or

(iii) The defendant waives a jury with respect to the sentence.

(b) In all other cases the sentencing hearing shall be conducted before the jury which determined the defendant's guilt or, if the judge for good cause shown discharges that jury, with a new jury impaneled for that purpose. The jury shall be instructed that if the jury does not unanimously determine that the defendant should be sentenced to death, then the defendant shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole or life imprisonment.

(c) The judge or jury shall hear evidence as to any matter that the court deems relevant to a determination of the sentence, and shall include matters relating to any of the aggravating or mitigating circumstances enumerated in subsections (h) and (j) of this section. Any evidence which the court deems to have probative value may be received regardless of its admissibility under the exclusionary rules of evidence, provided the defendant is accorded a fair opportunity to rebut any hearsay statements, and provided further that only such evidence in aggravation as the state has made known to the defendant or his counsel prior to his trial shall be admissible.

(d) Upon conclusion of the evidence and arguments the judge shall give the jury appropriate instructions, including instructions as to any aggravating or mitigating circumstances, as defined in subsections (h) and (j) of this section, or proceed as provided by paragraph (iii) of this subsection:

(i) After hearing all the evidence, the jury shall deliberate and render a sentence based upon the following:

(A) Whether one (1) or more aggravating circumstances exist beyond a reasonable doubt as set forth in subsection (h) of this section;

(B) Whether, by a preponderance of the evidence, mitigating circumstances exist as set forth in subsection (j) of this section; and

(C) The mere number of aggravating or mitigating circumstances found shall have no independent significance.

(ii) The jury shall consider aggravating and mitigating circumstances unanimously found to exist, and each individual juror may also consider any mitigating circumstances found by that juror to exist. If the jury reports unanimous agreement to impose the sentence of death, the court shall discharge the jury and shall impose the sentence of death. If the jury is unable to reach a unanimous verdict imposing the sentence of death within a reasonable time, the court shall instruct the jury to determine by a unanimous vote whether the penalty of life imprisonment without parole shall be imposed. If the jury is unable to reach a unanimous verdict imposing the penalty of life imprisonment without parole within a reasonable time, the court shall discharge the jury and impose the sentence of life imprisonment;

(iii) In nonjury cases, the judge shall determine if any aggravating or mitigating circumstances exist and impose sentence within the limits prescribed by law, based upon the considerations enumerated in subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (i) of this subsection.

(e) The death penalty shall not be imposed unless at least one (1) of the aggravating circumstances set forth in subsection (h) of this section is found. In nonjury cases the judge shall make such designation. The jury, if its verdict is a sentence of death, shall designate in writing signed by the foreman of the jury:

(i) The aggravating circumstance or circumstances which it unanimously found beyond a reasonable doubt;

(ii) The mitigating circumstance or circumstances which it unanimously found by a preponderance of the evidence; and

(iii) The mitigating circumstance or circumstances which any individual juror found by a preponderance of the evidence.

(f) Repealed by Laws 2001, ch. 96, § 3.

(g) If the trial court is reversed on appeal because of error only in the presentence hearing, the new trial which may be ordered shall apply only to the issue of punishment.

(h) Aggravating circumstances are limited to the following:

(i) The murder was committed by a person:

(A) Confined in a jail or correctional facility;

(B) On parole or on probation for a felony;

(C) After escaping detention or incarceration; or

(D) Released on bail pending appeal of his conviction.

(ii) The defendant was previously convicted of another murder in the first degree or a felony involving the use or threat of violence to the person;

(iii) The defendant knowingly created a great risk of death to two (2) or more persons;

(iv) The murder was committed while the defendant was engaged, or was an accomplice, in the commission of, or an attempt to commit, or flight after committing or attempting to commit, any aircraft piracy or the unlawful throwing, placing or discharging of a destructive device or bomb;

(v) The murder was committed for the purpose of avoiding or preventing a lawful arrest or effecting an escape from custody;

(vi) The murder was committed for compensation, the collection of insurance benefits or other similar pecuniary gain;

(vii) The murder was especially atrocious or cruel, being unnecessarily torturous to the victim;

(viii) The murder of a judicial officer, former judicial officer, district attorney, former district attorney, defending attorney, peace officer, juror or witness, during or because of the exercise of his official duty or because of the victim's former or present official status;

(ix) The defendant knew or reasonably should have known the victim was less than seventeen (17) years of age or older than sixty-five (65) years of age;

(x) The defendant knew or reasonably should have known the victim was especially vulnerable due to significant mental or physical disability;

(xi) The defendant poses a substantial and continuing threat of future dangerousness or is likely to commit continued acts of criminal violence;

(xii) The defendant killed another human being purposely and with premeditated malice and while engaged in, or as an accomplice in the commission of, or an attempt to commit, or flight after committing or attempting to commit, any robbery, sexual assault, arson, burglary, kidnapping or abuse of a child under the age of sixteen (16) years.

(j) Mitigating circumstances shall include the following:

(i) The defendant has no significant history of prior criminal activity;

(ii) The murder was committed while the defendant was under the influence of extreme mental or emotional disturbance;

(iii) The victim was a participant in the defendant's conduct or consented to the act;

(iv) The defendant was an accomplice in a murder committed by another person and his participation in the homicidal act was relatively minor;

(v) The defendant acted under extreme duress or under the substantial domination of another person;

(vi) The capacity of the defendant to appreciate the criminality of his conduct or to conform his conduct to the requirements of law was substantially impaired;

(vii) The age of the defendant at the time of the crime;

(viii) Any other fact or circumstance of the defendant's character or prior record or matter surrounding his offense which serves to mitigate his culpability.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-1-204 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 6-1-204
§ 6-1-204. Immunity from civil action for justifiable use of force; attorney fees
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by W.S. 6-1-103(a) , a person who uses reasonable defensive force pursuant to W.S. 6-2-602 is immune from civil action for the use of the force.

(b) In a civil action filed against a person related to the person's use of defensive force, the person may file a motion with the court asserting that the person used reasonable defensive force under W.S. 6-2-602 . Upon the filing of the motion the court shall hold a hearing prior to trial and shall grant the person's motion if he proves by a preponderance of the evidence that he used reasonable defensive force under W.S. 6-2-602 .

(c) A court shall award reasonable attorney fees, court costs, compensation for any loss of income and all other expenses incurred by a person in defense of any civil action arising from the person's use of reasonable defensive force pursuant to W.S. 6-2-602 if the court finds that the defendant is immune from civil action under subsection (a) of this section.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-609 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-609
§ 6-3-609. Sports bribery; definitions; penalties; venue; bonuses not prohibited
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section:

(i) “Athletic contest” means a sports event for which an admission fee is charged or in which the participants or officials are compensated;

(ii) “Bribe” means to confer a direct or indirect gift, emolument, money, thing of value, testimonial, privilege, appointment or personal advantage;

(iii) “Official” means a referee, manager, umpire, coach or other official of an athletic club, team, league, association, institution or conference;

(iv) “Participant” means a player in an athletic contest.

(b) A person is guilty of sports bribery if:

(i) He bribes or offers to bribe a participant or official in an athletic contest with the intent to:

(A) Induce a participant to lose or limit the margin of victory or defeat;

(B) Influence an official's decision, opinion or judgment for the purpose of losing or limiting the margin of victory or defeat.

(ii) He is a participant or official in an athletic contest and he:

(A) Accepts or agrees to accept a bribe given with the intentions proscribed in paragraph (i) of this subsection; or

(B) Commits a knowing act of omission or commission with intent to lose or limit the margin of victory or defeat for the purpose of material gain to himself.

(c) Sports bribery is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.

(d) To convict a person for violating this section it is not necessary that the participant or official be employed, appointed or selected at the time the bribe is conferred, offered or accepted, or that the participant or official actually play or participate.

(e) In prosecutions under this section, venue may be laid in the county where:

(i) The bribe was given, offered or accepted;

(ii) The athletic contest occurred; or

(iii) The acts referred to in this section were committed.

(f) Nothing in this section prohibits the giving or offering of a bonus or extra compensation to a participant or official to encourage a higher degree of skill, ability or diligence in the performance of his duties.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-510 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-510
§ 6-2-510. Domestic assault
Status: in_force

(a) A household member is guilty of domestic assault if, having the present ability to do so, he unlawfully attempts to cause bodily injury to another household member.

(b) Domestic assault is punishable as follows:

(i) By imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both;

(ii) By imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if the person has previously been convicted of domestic assault or if the person has previously been convicted of the following or similar offense against another household member:

(A) Domestic battery under W.S. 6-2-511 ;

(B) Simple assault under W.S. 6-2-501(a) ;

(C) Battery under W.S. 6-2-501(b) ;

(D) Aggravated assault and battery under W.S. 6-2-502 ;

(E) Child abuse under W.S. 6-2-503 ;

(F) Reckless endangering under W.S. 6-2-504 ;

(G) Unlawful contact under W.S. 6-2-501(g) ;

(H) Strangulation of a household member under W.S. 6-2-509 ;

(J) Kidnapping under W.S. 6-2-201 ;

(K) Felonious restraint under W.S. 6-2-202 ; or

(M) False imprisonment under W.S. 6-2-203 .

(c) If a person sentenced under paragraph (b)(i) or (ii) of this section is placed on probation, the court may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, impose a term of probation exceeding the maximum one (1) year imprisonment, provided the term of probation, including extensions, shall not exceed three (3) years.

(d) As used in this section:

(i) “ Convicted ” means a person has been convicted upon a plea of guilty or no contest or has been found guilty;

(ii) “Household member” means as defined in W.S. 35-21-102 ;

(iii) “ Similar offense ” means a substantially similar law of this or any other state, tribe or territory.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-614 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-614
§ 6-3-614. Defrauding drug and alcohol screening tests; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of defrauding a drug and alcohol screening test if he:

(i) Manufactures, sells, gives away, distributes or markets synthetic or human substances or other products including, but not limited to urine, in this state or transports synthetic or human substances or other products including, but not limited to urine, into this state with the intent to defraud a drug or alcohol screening test;

(ii) Attempts to foil or defeat a drug or alcohol screening test by the substitution or spiking of a sample with the intent to defraud an alcohol or drug screening test;

(iii) Adulterates a hair follicle sample or a urine or other bodily fluid sample with the intent to defraud a drug or alcohol screening test;

(iv) Possesses adulterants which are intended to be used to adulterate a urine or other bodily fluid sample for the purpose of defrauding a drug or alcohol screening test; or

(v) Sells adulterants which are intended to be used to adulterate a urine or other bodily fluid sample for the purpose of defrauding a drug or alcohol screening test.

(b) Instructions which provide a method for thwarting a drug-screening test and which accompany the sale, giving, distribution or marketing of synthetic or human substances or other products including, but not limited to urine, are prima facie evidence of intent under subsection (a) of this section.

(c) A person who violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section is guilty of:

(i) A misdemeanor for a first offense and, upon conviction, shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both;

(ii) A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense and, upon conviction, shall be subject to imprisonment for not less than seven (7) days nor more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-611 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-611
§ 6-3-611. False, misleading or deceptive advertising; penalty
Status: in_force

A person who disseminates to the public an advertisement which he knows is false, misleading or deceptive, with intent to promote the purchase or sale of property or the acceptance of employment, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-506 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-506
§ 6-2-506. Stalking; penalty
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section:

(i) “Course of conduct” means a pattern of conduct composed of a series of acts over any period of time evidencing a continuity of purpose;

(ii) “ Harass ” means to engage in a course of conduct, including but not limited to verbal threats, written threats, lewd or obscene statements or images, vandalism or nonconsensual physical contact, directed at a specific person that the defendant knew or should have known would cause:

(A) A reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress;

(B) A reasonable person to suffer substantial fear for their safety or the safety of another person; or

(C) A reasonable person to suffer substantial fear for the destruction of their property.

(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, a person commits the crime of stalking if, with intent to harass another person, the person engages in a course of conduct reasonably likely to harass that person, including but not limited to any combination of the following:

(i) Communicating, anonymously or otherwise, or causing a communication with another person by verbal, electronic, mechanical, telegraphic, telephonic or written means in a manner that harasses;

(ii) Following a person, other than within the residence of the defendant;

(iii) Placing a person under surveillance by remaining present outside his or her school, place of employment, vehicle, other place occupied by the person, or residence other than the residence of the defendant;

(iv) Using any electronic, digital or global positioning system device or other electronic means to place another person under surveillance or to surveil another person's internet or wireless activity without authorization from the other person; or

(v) Otherwise engaging in a course of conduct that harasses another person.

(c) This section does not apply to an otherwise lawful demonstration, assembly or picketing.

(d) Except as provided under subsection (e) of this section, stalking is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both. If a person sentenced under this subsection is placed on probation, the court may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, impose a term of probation exceeding the maximum one (1) year imprisonment, provided the term of probation, including extensions, shall not exceed three (3) years.

(e) A person convicted of stalking under subsection (b) of this section is guilty of felony stalking punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, if:

(i) The act or acts leading to the conviction occurred within five (5) years of the completion of the sentence, including all periods of incarceration, parole and probation, of a prior conviction under this subsection, or under subsection (b) of this section, or under a substantially similar law of another jurisdiction;

(ii) The defendant caused serious bodily harm to the victim or another person in conjunction with committing the offense of stalking;

(iii) The defendant committed the offense of stalking in violation of any condition of probation, parole or bail; or

(iv) The defendant committed the offense of stalking in violation of a temporary or permanent order of protection issued pursuant to W.S. 7-3-508 , 7-3-509 , 35-21-104 or 35-21-105 or pursuant to a substantially similar law of another jurisdiction.

(f) An offense under this section may be deemed to have been committed at the place where any:

(i) Act within the course of conduct that constitutes stalking was initiated; or

(ii) Communication within the course of conduct that constitutes stalking was received by the victim then present in Wyoming; or

(iii) Act within the course of conduct that constitutes stalking caused an effect on the victim then present in Wyoming.

(g) An act that indicates a course of conduct but occurs in more than one (1) jurisdiction may be used by any jurisdiction in which the act occurred as evidence of a continuing course of conduct.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-1009 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-1009
§ 6-3-1009. Household pet protection account continued; authorized uses of the account
Status: in_force

The cruelty to household pet animals protection account as originally created by W.S 6-3-203(o) is continued. Funds shall be credited to the account as provided by law. Funds in the account are continuously appropriated to the attorney general to reimburse county law enforcement agencies for eligible expenses regarding animal cruelty cases involving household pets under W.S. 6-3-1002(a)(iv)(D) or 6-3-1003(c) . The attorney general shall develop rules and regulations to establish eligible expenses and to determine how county law enforcement agencies will be reimbursed for the costs of an animal cruelty case under W.S. 6-3-1002(a)(iv)(D) or 6-3-1003(c) , in an amount not to exceed ninety percent (90%) in any particular case. Any reimbursement under this subsection shall be contingent upon available funding and upon a showing that the agency has made reasonable efforts to seek reimbursement from the offender of expenses incurred by the agency, as permitted by law. All funds in the account may be used for and are continuously appropriated for eligible expenses authorized to be made under this section. Notwithstanding W.S. 9-2-1008 and 9-4-207 funds in the account shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal period.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-401 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-401
§ 6-3-401. Definitions
Status: repealed

(a) As used in this article:

(i) Repealed by Laws 2013, ch. 191, § 3.

(ii) “Deprive” means:

(A) To withhold property of another permanently or for so extended a period as to appropriate a major portion of its economic value or with intent to restore only upon payment of reward or other compensation; or

(B) To dispose of the property so as to make it unlikely that the owner will recover it.

(iii) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 186, § 2, eff. July 1, 2019.

(iv) “ Property ” means as defined in W.S. 6-1-104(a)(viii) and also includes services;

(v) “ Services ” includes, but is not limited to, electric, telephone, cable television, gas, water or sewer services.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-305 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-305
§ 6-5-305. Influencing, intimidating or impeding jurors, witnesses and officers; obstructing or impeding justice; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both, if, by force or threats, he attempts to influence, intimidate or impede a juror, witness or officer in the discharge of his duty.

(b) A person commits a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both, if, by threats or force, he obstructs or impedes the administration of justice in a court.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-110 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-110
§ 6-3-110. Information to be held in confidence
Status: in_force

An authorized agency or insurance company which receives information pursuant to W.S. 6-3-108 through 6-3-110 shall hold the information in confidence except when release is authorized by the source of the information, by W.S. 6-3-108 through 6-3-110 or by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-710 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-710
§ 6-2-710. Restitution
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other punishment prescribed by law, upon conviction for felony under this article, the court shall order a defendant to pay mandatory restitution to each victim as determined under W.S. 7-9-103 and 7-9-114 .

(b) If the victim of human trafficking to whom restitution has been ordered dies before restitution is paid, any restitution ordered shall be paid to the victim's heir or legal representative provided that the heir or legal representative has not benefited in any way from the trafficking.

(c) The return of the victim of human trafficking to the victim's home country or other absence of the victim from the jurisdiction shall not limit the victim's right to receive restitution pursuant to this section.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-8-404 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 8 / Section 6-8-404
§ 6-8-404. Regulation by state of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition and antique firearms manufactured in Wyoming; exceptions
Status: in_force

(a) A personal firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in Wyoming and that remains exclusively within the borders of Wyoming is not subject to federal law, federal taxation or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of the United States congress to regulate interstate commerce. It is declared by the Wyoming legislature that those items have not traveled in interstate commerce. This section applies to a firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition that is manufactured in Wyoming from basic materials and that can be manufactured without the inclusion of any significant parts imported from another state or foreign country. Generic and insignificant parts that have other manufacturing or consumer product applications are not firearms, firearms accessories or ammunition, and their importation into Wyoming and incorporation into a firearm, firearm accessory or ammunition manufactured in Wyoming does not subject the firearm, firearm accessory or ammunition to federal regulation. It is declared by the Wyoming legislature that basic industrial materials, such as, but not limited to, polymers, unmachined metal, ferrous or nonferrous, bar stock, ingots or forgings and unshaped wood, are not firearms, firearms accessories or ammunition and are not subject to congressional authority to regulate firearms, firearms accessories and ammunition under interstate commerce as if they were actually firearms, firearms accessories or ammunition. The authority of the United States congress to regulate interstate commerce in basic materials does not include authority to regulate firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition made within Wyoming borders from those materials. Firearms accessories that are imported into Wyoming from another state and that are subject to federal regulation as being in interstate commerce do not subject a firearm to federal regulation under interstate commerce because the firearm accessory is attached to or used in conjunction with a firearm in Wyoming.

(b) A firearm manufactured or sold in Wyoming under this act shall have the words, “made in Wyoming” clearly stamped, inscribed or otherwise marked on a central part of the firearm, such as the receiver or frame.

(c) To possess a firearm covered by this section a person shall:

(i) Not have been convicted of any felony in any state, territory or other jurisdiction of the United States. This paragraph shall not apply to antique firearms;

(ii) Not currently be adjudicated to be legally incompetent; and

(iii) Not have been committed to a mental institution.

(d) To purchase a firearm covered by this section a person shall:

(i) Be at least:

(A) Twenty-one (21) years of age if the firearm is a handgun;

(B) Eighteen (18) years of age if the firearm is a shotgun or rifle.

(ii) Not have been convicted of any felony in any state, territory or other jurisdiction of the United States. This paragraph shall not apply to antique firearms;

(iii) Not currently be adjudicated to be legally incompetent; and

(iv) Not have been committed to a mental institution.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-315 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-315
§ 6-2-315. Sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) Except under circumstance constituting sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree as defined by W.S. 6-2-314 , an actor commits the crime of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree if:

(i) Being seventeen (17) years of age or older, the actor inflicts sexual intrusion on a victim who is thirteen (13) through fifteen (15) years of age, and the victim is at least four (4) years younger than the actor;

(ii) Being sixteen (16) years of age or older, the actor engages in sexual contact of a victim who is less than thirteen (13) years of age;

(iii) Being eighteen (18) years of age or older, the actor engages in sexual contact with a victim who is less than eighteen (18) years of age and the actor is the victim's legal guardian or an individual specified in W.S. 6-4-402 ; or

(iv) Being eighteen (18) years of age or older, the actor engages in sexual contact with a victim who is less than sixteen (16) years of age and the actor occupies a position of authority in relation to the victim.

(b) A person convicted under subsection (a) of this section is subject to imprisonment for not more than twenty (20) years, unless the person convicted qualifies under W.S. 6-2-306(e) .
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-110 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-110
§ 6-5-110. Wrongful appropriation of public property; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) A public servant who lawfully or unlawfully comes into possession of any property of any government and who, with intent temporarily to deprive the owner of its use and benefit, converts any of the public property to his own use or any use other than the public use authorized by law is guilty of wrongful appropriation of public property.

(b) Wrongful appropriation is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both.

(c) This section shall not apply to limited use of government property or resources for personal purposes if the use does not interfere with the performance of a governmental function and either the cost or value related to the use is de minimis or the public servant reimburses the government for the cost of the use.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-101 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-101
§ 6-5-101. Definitions
Status: repealed

(a) As used in this article:

(i) “Government” includes any branch, subdivision or agency of the state of Wyoming or any city, town, county, school district or special district within it;

(ii) “Governmental function” includes any activity which a public servant is legally authorized to undertake on behalf of a government;

(iii) “Harm” means loss, disadvantage or injury;

(iv) “ Pecuniary benefit ” is benefit in the form of property;

(A) to (C) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 82, § 2, eff. July 1, 2015.

(v) “Public officer” means a person who holds an office which is created or granted authority by the constitution or the legislature and who exercises a portion of the sovereign power of the state;

(vi) “ Public servant ” means any public officer, employee of government, or any person participating, as juror, witness, advisor, consultant or otherwise, in performing a governmental function.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-8-406 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 8 / Section 6-8-406
§ 6-8-406. Legislative findings and declaration of authority
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature declares that the authority for W.S. 6-8-402 through 6-8-406 is the following:

(i) The tenth amendment to the United States constitution guarantees to the states and their people all powers not granted to the federal government elsewhere in the constitution and reserves to the state and the people of Wyoming certain powers as they were understood at the time that Wyoming was admitted to statehood in 1890. The guaranty of those powers is a matter of contract between the state and people of Wyoming and the several states comprising the United States as of the time the Act of Admission was agreed upon and adopted by Wyoming and the several states comprising the United States in 1889;

(ii) The ninth amendment to the United States constitution guarantees to the people rights not granted in the constitution and reserves to the people of Wyoming certain rights, as they were understood at the time Wyoming was admitted to statehood in 1890. The guaranty of those rights is a matter of contract between the state and people of Wyoming and the several states comprising the United States as of the time the Act of Admission was agreed upon and adopted by Wyoming and the United States in 1889;

(iii) The regulation of intrastate commerce is vested in the states under the ninth and tenth amendments to the United States constitution, particularly if not expressly preempted by federal law pursuant to article 1, section 8 of the United States constitution . The United States congress has not expressly preempted state regulation of intrastate commerce pertaining to the manufacture on an intrastate basis of firearms, firearms accessories and ammunition;

(iv) The second amendment to the United States constitution reserves to the people the right to keep and bear arms as that right was understood at the time the original states ratified the bill of rights to the United States constitution, and the guaranty of the right is a matter of contract between the state and people of Wyoming and the United States as of the time the Act of Admission was agreed upon and adopted by Wyoming and the United States in 1889;

(v) Article 1, section 24, of the Wyoming constitution secures the right of citizens the right to keep and bear arms and this right shall not be denied. This right predates the United States constitution and the Wyoming constitution and is unchanged from the 1890 Wyoming constitution, which was approved by congress and the people of Wyoming, and the right exists, as it was agreed upon and adopted by Wyoming and the United States in the Act of Admission;

(vi) Article 1, section 1, of the Wyoming constitution provides that all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness; for all the advancement of these ends they have at all times an inalienable and indefeasible right to alter, reform or abolish the government in such manner as they may think proper;

(vii) Article 1, section 7, of the Wyoming constitution provides that absolute, arbitrary power over the lives, liberty and property of freemen exists nowhere in a republic, not even in the largest majority;

(viii) Article 1, sections 1 and 7, of the Wyoming constitution clearly provide that the people of the state have the sole and exclusive right of governing themselves as a free, sovereign and independent state, and do so and forever hereafter shall exercise and enjoy every power, jurisdiction and right, pertaining thereto, which is not, or may not hereafter be, by them expressly delegated to the United States of America;

(ix) The declaration of independence clearly provides that government derives its power directly from the consent of the governed and Wyoming affirms the language of the second paragraph of the declaration of independence which states “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by the Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed․․․”.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-201 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-201
§ 6-3-201. Property destruction and defacement; grading; penalties; aggregated costs or values
Status: repealed

(a) A person is guilty of property destruction and defacement if he knowingly defaces, injures or destroys property of another without the owner's consent.

(b) Property destruction and defacement is:

(i) 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, if the cost of restoring injured property or the value of the property if destroyed is less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00);

(ii) Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 44, § 2.

(iii) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the cost of restoring injured property or the value of the property if destroyed is one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or more.

(c) If a series of injuries results from a single continuing course of conduct, a single violation of this section may be charged and penalties imposed based upon the aggregate cost or value of the property injured or destroyed.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-414 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-414
§ 6-3-414. Trespassing to unlawfully collect resource data; unlawful collection of resource data
Status: repealed

(a) A person is guilty of trespassing to unlawfully collect resource data from private land if he:

(i) Enters onto private land for the purpose of collecting resource data; and

(ii) Does not have:

(A) An ownership interest in the real property or, statutory, contractual or other legal authorization to enter the private land to collect the specified resource data; or

(B) Written or verbal permission of the owner, lessee or agent of the owner to enter the private land to collect the specified resource data.

(b) A person is guilty of unlawfully collecting resource data if he enters onto private land and collects resource data from private land without:

(i) An ownership interest in the real property or, statutory, contractual or other legal authorization to enter the private land to collect the specified resource data; or

(ii) Written or verbal permission of the owner, lessee or agent of the owner to enter the private land to collect the specified resource data.

(c) Repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 52, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.

(d) Crimes committed under subsection (a) or (b) of this section are punishable as follows:

(i) By imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both;

(ii) By imprisonment for not less than ten (10) days nor more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both, if the person has previously been convicted of trespassing to unlawfully collect resource data or unlawfully collecting resource data.

(e) As used in this section:

(i) “ Collect ” means to take a sample of material, acquire, gather, photograph or otherwise preserve information in any form and the recording of a legal description or geographical coordinates of the location of the collection;

(ii) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 117, § 2, eff. March 15, 2016.

(iii) “ Peace officer ” means as defined by W.S. 7-2-101 ;

(iv) “ Resource data ” means data relating to land or land use, including but not limited to data regarding agriculture, minerals, geology, history, cultural artifacts, archeology, air, water, soil, conservation, habitat, vegetation or animal species. “Resource data” does not include data:

(A) For surveying to determine property boundaries or the location of survey monuments;

(B) Used by a state or local governmental entity to assess property values;

(C) Collected or intended to be collected by a peace officer while engaged in the lawful performance of his official duties.

(f) No resource data collected on private land in violation of this section is admissible in evidence in any civil, criminal or administrative proceeding, other than a prosecution for violation of this section or a civil action against the violator.

(g) Resource data collected on private land in violation of this section in the possession of any governmental entity as defined by W.S. 1-39-103(a)(i) shall be expunged by the entity from all files and data bases, and it shall not be considered in determining any agency action.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-703 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-703
§ 6-2-703. Human trafficking in the second degree; penalty
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of human trafficking in the second degree when the person recklessly recruits, transports, transfers, harbors, receives, provides, obtains, isolates, maintains or entices an individual for the purpose of:

(i) Forced labor or servitude in violation of W.S. 6-2-704 ;

(ii) Sexual servitude in violation of W.S. 6-2-705 ;

(iii) Sexual servitude of a minor in violation of W.S. 6-2-706 .

(b) Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-712(a) , human trafficking in the second degree is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than two (2) nor more than twenty (20) years and a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-902 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-902
§ 6-3-902. Unlawful impersonation through electronic means; penalties; definitions; civil remedies
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both, if he knowingly and without consent intentionally impersonates another person or that person's personal or organizational digital identity through, or on, an internet website or by other electronic means, including, but not limited to spoofing, and:

(i) Causes or attempts to cause harm;

(ii) Harasses or attempts to harass another person while using false self-identifying information related to the person impersonated; or

(iii) Uses or attempts to use false self-identifying information related to the person impersonated as an unauthorized deceptive means to facilitate contact with another person.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(i) “ Electronic means ” includes opening an e-mail account or an account or profile on a site transmitted via the internet;

(ii) “ Internet ” means as defined in W.S. 9-2-3219(a)(iii) ;

(iii) “ Spoofing ” means falsifying the name or phone number appearing on caller identification systems;

(iv) “ Personal digital identity ” means as defined in W.S. 8-1-102(a)(xviii) ;

(v) “ Organizational digital identity ” means as defined in W.S. 8-1-102(a)(xix) .

(c) In addition to any other civil remedy available, a person who suffers damage or loss by reason of a violation of subsection (a) of this section may bring a civil action against the violator for compensatory damages and injunctive relief or other equitable relief.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-709 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-709
§ 6-2-709. Victims' rights; services
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as possible after the initial encounter with a person who reasonably appears to a law enforcement agency, district or county and prosecuting attorneys' office to be a victim of human trafficking, the agency or office shall:

(i) Notify the victim services division within the office of the attorney general that the person may be eligible for services under this article; and

(ii) Make a preliminary assessment of whether the victim or possible victim of human trafficking appears to meet the criteria for certification as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons as defined in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, 22 U.S.C. section 7105 , or appears to be otherwise eligible for any federal, state or local benefits and services. If it is determined that the victim appears to meet such criteria, the agency or office shall report the finding to the victim and shall refer the victim to services available, including legal service providers. If the possible victim is a minor or is a vulnerable adult, the agency or office shall also notify the department of family services.

(b) The attorney general, a district or county and prosecuting attorney or any law enforcement official shall certify in writing to the United States Department of Justice or other federal agency, such as the United States Department of Homeland Security, that an investigation or prosecution under this article has begun and the individual who is a likely victim of a crime described in this article is willing to cooperate or is cooperating with the investigation to enable the individual, if eligible under federal law, to qualify for an appropriate special immigrant visa and to access available federal benefits. Cooperation with law enforcement shall not be required of victims of a crime described in this article who are minors. This certification shall be made available to the victim and the victim's designated legal representative.

(c) Victims of human trafficking under W.S. 6-2-702 through 6-2-706 shall be informed of the rights enumerated in this section, the victim's right to informed consent and the victim's rights as a victim of crime. The victim shall also be informed of available housing, educational, medical, legal and advocacy services.

(d) Victims of human trafficking are entitled to restitution and forms of compensation under the Crime Victims Compensation Act.

(e) In a prosecution for an offense under this article, police and prosecuting agencies shall keep the identity of the victim and the victim's family confidential. The prosecutor shall take reasonable steps to protect the victim and the victim's family from being revictimized.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-6-302 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-6-302
§ 6-6-302. Obstructive or disruptive conduct within governmental facilities prohibited
Status: in_force

(a) No person, acting either singly or in concert with others, shall go into or upon facilities owned by, or under the control of, a governing body and obstruct or disrupt, by force, violence or other conduct which is in fact obstructive or disruptive, the activities conducted therein or thereon or the uses made thereof under the authority of the governing body. Obstructive or disruptive activities include restricting lawful:

(i) Freedom of movement on or within a facility;

(ii) And designated use of a facility;

(iii) Ingress or egress on or within a facility.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-10-102 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 6-10-102
§ 6-10-102. Imposition of fine for any felony; maximum fine where not established by statute; court automation fee; indigent civil legal services fee
Status: in_force

The court may impose a fine as part of the punishment for any felony. If the statute does not establish a maximum fine, the fine shall be not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). The court shall impose a court automation fee of forty dollars ($40.00) in every criminal case wherein the defendant is found guilty, enters a plea of guilty or no contest or is placed on probation under W.S. 7-13-301 . The fee shall be remitted as provided by W.S. 5-3-205 . In addition to the court automation fee the court shall impose an indigent civil legal services fee of ten dollars ($10.00) in every criminal case wherein the defendant is found guilty, enters a plea of guilty or no contest or is placed on probation under W.S. 7-13-301 or 35-7-1037 . The indigent civil legal services fee shall be remitted as provided in W.S. 5-3-205(a)(ii) .
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-1001 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-1001
§ 6-3-1001. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this article:

(i) “ Costs of the animal's impoundment ” means all costs incurred by the impounding entity in providing necessary food and water, veterinary attention and treatment for any animal which is the subject of a violation of this article;

(ii) “ Household pet ” means any privately owned dog, cat, rabbit, guinea pig, hamster, mouse, gerbil, ferret, bird, fish, reptile, amphibian, invertebrate or any other species of domesticated animal sold, transferred or retained for the purpose of being kept as a pet in or near a house. “Household pet” shall not include any livestock;

(iii) “ Livestock ” means horses, mules and asses, rabbits, llamas, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, poultry, or other animal generally used for food or in the production of food or fiber, working animals and guard animals actively engaged in the protection or management of livestock. Bison are considered livestock unless otherwise designated by the Wyoming livestock board and the Wyoming game and fish commission.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-408 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-408
§ 6-5-408. Prohibitions for bidding
Status: in_force

(a) Any person convicted of any offense under this article or of any substantially similar offense under federal law or the laws of another state shall be barred for three (3) years from the date of conviction from contracting with any governmental entity.

(b) No partnership, company or corporation shall be barred under this section if an employee of the partnership, company or corporation is convicted under this section if the employee is no longer employed by the partnership, company or corporation and the partnership, company or corporation:

(i) Has been found not guilty or the case against the partnership, company or corporation has been dismissed if charged under this section; or

(ii) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the governmental entity with which it seeks to contract that the employee's offense was not authorized, requested, commanded or performed by a director or officer of the partnership, company or corporation.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-1-205 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 6-1-205
§ 6-1-205. Limitations on criminal liability for digital expression
Status: in_force

(a) A digital expression that does not otherwise constitute a crime or subject the person responsible for creating the digital expression to criminal liability under the Wyoming Criminal Code shall not serve as the sole basis for any criminal liability based on the use of that digital expression by another person.

(b) Hosting or storing a digital expression on a computer, computer network or computer system in Wyoming in a manner that does not otherwise constitute a crime or subject the person hosting or storing the digital expression to criminal liability under the Wyoming Criminal Code shall not serve as the sole basis for any criminal liability based on the use of that digital expression by another person.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or prohibit liability for criminal activity merely because the conduct was in part initiated or carried out by means of a digital expression.

(d) As used in this section:

(i) “ Digital expression ” means an expression that is communicated through source code or a computer program;

(ii) “Computer” means as defined in W.S. 6-3-501(a)(ii) ;

(iii) “Computer network” means as defined in W.S. 6-3-501(a)(iii) ;

(iv) “Computer program” means as defined in W.S. 6-3-501(a)(iv) ;

(v) “Computer software” mean as defined by W.S. 6-3-501(a)(v) ;

(vi) “Computer system” means as defined in W.S. 6-3-501(a)(vi) ;

(vii) “ Source code ” means any form of work used to create or modify a computer program. “ Source code ” includes:

(A) Instructions and statements expressed in a computer programming language;

(B) Computer programming comments, notes and memoranda;

(C) Design documents and functional specifications for a computer program.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-705 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-705
§ 6-3-705. Liability of drawee for release of information to payee, holder or official; liability of person committing fraud to holder
Status: in_force

(a) A drawee is not civilly or criminally liable for releasing the following information relating to the drawer's account to any payee or holder of a check that has been dishonored for insufficient funds, upon the written request of any payee or holder:

(i) The status of the account, and whether the drawer had sufficient funds or credit with the drawee at the time the check was issued or presented for payment; and

(ii) The current home and business addresses and telephone numbers of the drawer.

(b) A drawee is not civilly or criminally liable for releasing the following information relating to the drawer's account to any law enforcement or prosecuting official or agent thereof who first certifies in writing that he is investigating a complaint against the drawer under this section:

(i) Documents relating to the opening of the account by the drawer;

(ii) Correspondence between the drawer and the drawee relating to the status of the account;

(iii) Periodic statements delivered to the drawer by the drawee for the two (2) periods prior to and subsequent to the issuance of any check which is the subject of such investigation;

(iv) The current home and business addresses and telephone numbers of the drawer; and

(v) Copies of other documents showing examples of signatures of the drawer.

(c) Any person who commits fraud by check is liable to the holder of the check for the sum of the check plus interest, costs of collection and reasonable collection fees.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-901 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-901
§ 6-3-901. Unauthorized use of personal identifying information; penalties; restitution
Status: in_force

(a) Every person who willfully obtains personal identifying information of another person, and uses that information for any unlawful purpose, including to obtain, or attempt to obtain, credit, goods, services or medical information in the name of the other person without the consent of that person is guilty of theft of identity.

(b) As used in this section “ personal identifying information ” means the name or any of the following data elements of an individual person:

(i) Address;

(ii) Telephone number;

(iii) Social security number;

(iv) Driver's license number;

(v) Account number , credit card number or debit card number in combination with any security code, access code or password that would allow access to a financial account of the person;

(vi) Tribal identification card;

(vii) Federal or state government issued identification card;

(viii) Shared secrets or security tokens that are known to be used for data based authentication;

(ix) A username or email address, in combination with a password or security question and answer that would permit access to an online account;

(x) A birth or marriage certificate;

(xi) Medical information , meaning a person's medical history, mental or physical condition, or medical treatment or diagnosis by a health care professional;

(xii) Health insurance information , meaning a person's health insurance policy number or subscriber identification number, any unique identifier used by a health insurer to identify the person or information related to a person's application and claims history;

(xiii) Unique biometric data , meaning data generated from measurements or analysis of human body characteristics for authentication purposes;

(xiv) An individual taxpayer identification number.

(c) Theft of identity is:

(i) 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, if no economic benefit was gained or was attempted to be gained, or if an economic benefit of less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) was gained or was attempted to be gained by the defendant; or

(ii) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if an economic benefit of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or more was gained or was attempted to be gained by the defendant.

(d) If a restitution plan is ordered pursuant to W.S. 7-9-101 through 7-9-115 , the court may include, as part of its determination of amount owed pursuant to W.S. 7-9-103 , payment for any costs incurred by the victim, including attorney fees, any costs incurred in clearing the credit history or credit rating of the victim or in connection with any civil or administrative proceeding to satisfy any debt, lien or other obligation of the victim arising as a result of the actions of the defendant.

(e) In any case in which a person willfully obtains personal identifying information of another person, and without the authorization of that person uses that information to commit a crime in addition to a violation of subsection (a) of this section, and is convicted of that crime, the court records shall reflect that the person whose identity was falsely used to commit the crime did not commit the crime.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-212 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-212
§ 6-5-212. Interference with emergency calls; interference with emergency reporting system
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits 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, if he knowingly obstructs, prevents, hinders or otherwise interferes with the making or completion of a telephone call to a 911 emergency reporting system or other telephone or radio communication by another person to any law enforcement agency to request protection or other assistance from the law enforcement agency or to report the commission of a crime.

(b) A person commits a misdemeanor if he knowingly calls a 911 emergency reporting system for a purpose other than to report a situation that he reasonably believes requires prompt service in order to preserve or protect human life or health or property.

(c) For purposes of this article “911 emergency reporting system” means as defined by W.S. 16-9-102(a)(iv) .
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-105 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-105
§ 6-3-105. Negligently burning grounds; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) A person 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, if he, without permission of the owner and acting with criminal negligence:

(i) Sets fire to any grounds or to anything on any grounds which is the property of another; or

(ii) Allows a fire to pass from the owner's property or grounds to the injury or destruction of any property of another.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-303 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-303
§ 6-5-303. False swearing in nonjudicial or nonadministrative proceeding; false claims or vouchers; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both, if, while under a lawfully administered oath or affirmation in a matter where an oath is authorized by law, he knowingly makes a false certificate, affidavit, acknowledgment, declaration or statement other than in a judicial or administrative proceeding.

(b) A person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both, if he knowingly submits a false claim or voucher with intent to defraud.

(c) A person who knowingly makes a false certification under W.S. 1-2-104 is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-7-104 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 7 / Section 6-7-104
§ 6-7-104. Advertising of allowable gambling activities or events
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter prohibits the advertising of any gambling activity or event excluded from gambling under W.S. 6-7-101(a)(iii) and conducted by or for any charitable or nonprofit organization or conducted as a promotional activity by a private business entity which is clearly occasional and ancillary to the primary business of that entity.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-308 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-308
§ 6-2-308. Criminality of conduct; victim's age
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, if criminality of conduct in this article depends on a victim being under sixteen (16) years of age, it is an affirmative defense that the actor reasonably believed that the victim was sixteen (16) years of age or older.

(b) If criminality of conduct in this article depends upon a victim being under twelve (12) years or under fourteen (14) years, it is no defense that the actor did not know the victim's age, or that he reasonably believed that the victim was twelve (12) years or fourteen (14) years of age or older, as applicable.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-107 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-107
§ 6-5-107. Official misconduct; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) A public servant commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), if, with intent to obtain a pecuniary benefit or maliciously to cause harm to another, he knowingly:

(i) Commits an act relating to his official duties that the public servant does not have the authority to undertake;

(ii) Refrains from performing a duty imposed upon him by law; or

(iii) Violates any statute relating to his official duties.

(b) A public officer commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) if he intentionally fails to perform a duty in the manner and within the time prescribed by law.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-10-202 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 6-10-202
§ 6-10-202. Penalties not affected
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this article shall abrogate or affect:

(i) The punishment of death in crimes for which the death penalty is imposed;

(ii) The punishment of life imprisonment without parole in cases in which that penalty is imposed.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-10-103 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 6-10-103
§ 6-10-103. Penalties for misdemeanors where not prescribed by statute; court automation fee; indigent civil legal services fee
Status: in_force

Unless a different penalty is prescribed by law, every crime declared to be a misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both. The court shall impose a court automation fee of forty dollars ($40.00) in every criminal case wherein the defendant is found guilty, enters a plea of guilty or no contest or is placed on probation under W.S. 7-13-301 . The fee shall be remitted as provided by W.S. 5-3-205 . In addition to the court automation fee the court shall impose an indigent civil legal services fee of ten dollars ($10.00) in every criminal case wherein the defendant is found guilty, enters a plea of guilty or no contest or is placed on probation under W.S. 7-13-301 . The indigent civil legal services fee shall be remitted as provided in W.S. 5-3-205(a)(ii) .
Wyo. Stat. § 6-10-301 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 6-10-301
§ 6-10-301. Life imprisonment without parole; life imprisonment
Status: in_force

(a) Pursuant to article 3, section 53 of the Wyoming constitution , a sentence of life imprisonment without parole is created for specified crimes designated in the Wyoming Criminal Code.

(b) A person sentenced to life imprisonment without parole shall not be eligible for parole and shall remain imprisoned under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections during the remainder of his life unless pardoned by the governor.

(c) Any sentence other than a sentence specifically designated as a sentence of life imprisonment without parole is subject to commutation by the governor. A person sentenced to life imprisonment for an offense committed after the person reached the age of eighteen (18) years is not eligible for parole unless the governor has commuted the person's sentence to a term of years. A person sentenced to life imprisonment for an offense committed before the person reached the age of eighteen (18) years shall be eligible for parole after commutation of his sentence to a term of years or after having served twenty-five (25) years of incarceration, except that if the person committed any of the acts specified in W.S. 7-13-402(b) after having reached the age of eighteen (18) years the person shall not be eligible for parole.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-1-202 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 6-1-202
§ 6-1-202. Being under the influence not a defense; effect upon intent; “self-induced”
Status: in_force

(a) Self-induced intoxication of the defendant is not a defense to a criminal charge except to the extent that in any prosecution evidence of self-induced intoxication of the defendant may be offered when it is relevant to negate the existence of a specific intent which is an element of the crime.

(b) Intoxication is self-induced if it is caused by substances which the defendant knows or ought to know have the tendency to cause intoxication and which he knowingly and voluntarily introduced or allowed to be introduced into his body unless they were introduced pursuant to medical advice. The fact that the defendant is dependent upon the intoxicating substance is not relevant in determining whether his intoxication is self-induced.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-602 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-602
§ 6-2-602. Use of force in self defense; no duty to retreat
Status: in_force

(a) The use of defensive force whether actual or threatened, is reasonable when it is the defensive force that a reasonable person in like circumstances would judge necessary to prevent an injury or loss, and no more, including deadly force if necessary to prevent imminent death or serious bodily injury to the person employing the deadly force or to another person. As used in this subsection, “ necessary to prevent ” includes a necessity that arises from an honest belief that the danger exists whether the danger is real or apparent.

(b) A person is presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or serious bodily injury to himself or another when using defensive force, including deadly force if:

(i) The intruder against whom the defensive force was used was in the process of unlawfully and forcefully entering, or had unlawfully and forcibly entered, another's home or habitation or, if that intruder had removed or was attempting to remove another against his will from his home or habitation; and

(ii) The person who uses defensive force knew or had reason to believe that an unlawful and forcible entry or unlawful and forcible act was occurring.

(c) The presumption set forth in subsection (b) of this section does not apply if:

(i) The person against whom the defensive force is used has a right to be in or is a lawful resident of the home or habitation, such as an owner, lessee or titleholder, and there is not an injunction for protection from domestic violence or a written pretrial supervision order of no contact against that person;

(ii) The person sought to be removed is a child or grandchild, or is otherwise in the lawful custody or under the lawful guardianship of, the person against whom the defensive force is used; or

(iii) The person against whom the defensive force is used is a peace officer or employee of the Wyoming department of corrections who enters or attempts to enter another's home or habitation in the performance of his official duties.

(d) A person who unlawfully and by force enters or attempts to enter another's home or habitation is presumed to be doing so with the intent to commit an unlawful act involving force or violence.

(e) A person who is attacked in any place where the person is lawfully present shall not have a duty to retreat before using reasonable defensive force pursuant to subsection (a) of this section provided that he is not the initial aggressor and is not engaged in illegal activity.

(f) A person who uses reasonable defensive force as defined by subsection (a) of this section shall not be criminally prosecuted for that use of reasonable defensive force.

(g) As used in this section:

(i) “ Habitation ” means any structure which is designed or adapted for overnight accommodation, including, but not limited to, buildings, modular units, trailers, campers and tents, but does not include the inmate housing area of a jail, state penal institution or other secure facility under contract with the department of corrections to house inmates;

(ii) “ Home ” means any occupied residential dwelling place other than the inmate housing area of a jail, state penal institution or other secure facility under contract with the department of corrections to house inmates;

(iii) “ Deadly force ” means force that is intended or likely to cause death or serious bodily injury.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-511 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-511
§ 6-2-511. Domestic battery
Status: in_force

(a) A household member is guilty of domestic battery if he knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another household member by use of physical force.

(b) Domestic battery is punishable as follows:

(i) By imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both;

(ii) By imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both, if within the previous five (5) years, the person has been convicted of domestic battery or any of the following or similar offenses against another household member:

(A) Domestic assault under W.S. 6-2-510 ;

(B) Simple assault under W.S. 6-2-501(a) ;

(C) Battery under W.S. 6-2-501(b) ;

(D) Aggravated assault and battery under W.S. 6-2-502 ;

(E) Child abuse under W.S. 6-2-503 ;

(F) Reckless endangering under W.S. 6-2-504 ;

(G) Unlawful contact under W.S. 6-2-501(g) ;

(H) Strangulation of a household member under W.S. 6-2-509 ;

(J) Kidnapping under W.S. 6-2-201 ;

(K) Felonious restraint under W.S. 6-2-202 ; or

(M) False imprisonment under W.S. 6-2-203 .

(iii) By imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if within the previous ten (10) years, the person has been convicted of domestic battery two (2) or more times or has been convicted of domestic battery and any of the following or similar offense against another household member:

(A) Domestic assault under W.S. 6-2-510 ;

(B) Simple assault under W.S. 6-2-501(a) ;

(C) Battery under W.S. 6-2-501(b) ;

(D) Aggravated assault and battery under W.S. 6-2-502 ;

(E) Child abuse under W.S. 6-2-503 ;

(F) Reckless endangering under W.S. 6-2-504 ;

(G) Unlawful contact under W.S. 6-2-501(g) ;

(H) Strangulation of a household member under W.S. 6-2-509 ;

(J) Kidnapping under W.S. 6-2-201 ;

(K) Felonious restraint under W.S. 6-2-202 ; or

(M) False imprisonment under W.S. 6-2-203 .

(c) If a person sentenced under paragraph (b)(i) or (ii) of this section is placed on probation, the court may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, impose a term of probation exceeding the maximum imprisonment of one (1) year, provided the term of probation, including extensions, shall not exceed three (3) years.

(d) As used in this section:

(i) “ Convicted ” means a person has been convicted upon a plea of guilty or no contest or has been found guilty;

(ii) “Household member” means as defined in W.S. 35-21-102 ;

(iii) “ Similar offense ” means a substantially similar law of this or any other state, tribe or territory.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-402 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-402
§ 6-5-402. Bid rigging; penalties; prohibitions
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits bid rigging when he knowingly conspires with any other person who is or would be a competitor to any submitted or not submitted bid to a governmental entity with the intent that the bid submitted or not submitted will result in the award of a public contract to the person or to another person and the person:

(i) Provides the other person or receives from the other person or another person information concerning the price or a material term of any bid that would otherwise not be disclosed to a competitor in an independent, non-collusive submission of bids; or

(ii) Submits a bid that is of such price or other material term that he does not intend the bid to be accepted.

(b) Bid rigging is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-204 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-204
§ 6-5-204. Interference with peace officer; disarming peace officer; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both, if he knowingly obstructs, impedes or interferes with or resists arrest by a peace officer while engaged in the lawful performance of his official duties.

(b) A person who intentionally and knowingly causes or attempts to cause bodily injury to a peace officer engaged in the lawful performance of his official duties is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years.

(c) A person who intentionally and knowingly disarms a peace officer of his firearm while that peace officer is engaged in the lawful performance of his official duties is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years.

(d) For the purposes of this section only, “ peace officer ” means as defined in W.S. 6-1-104(a)(vi) and also includes any person employed by the state department of corrections on a full-time basis as a probation and parole agent or supervisor to assess, supervise, monitor, track, visit or control persons who are released from incarceration under conditions of parole or who are sentenced under conditions of probation.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-711 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-711
§ 6-2-711. Asset forfeiture
Status: in_force

(a) The following are subject to forfeiture as permitted pursuant to subsections (c) through (j) of this section:

(i) All assets subject to the jurisdiction of the court:

(A) Used by a person while engaged in perpetrating a violation of this article;

(B) Affording a person a source of influence over a trafficked individual in violation of this article;

(C) Acquired or maintained by a person with the intent to, and for the purpose of supporting, conducting or concealing an act which violates this article; or

(D) Derived from, involved in or used or intended to be used to commit an act which violates this article.

(ii) All books, records, products and materials which are used or intended for use in violation of this article;

(iii) All conveyances including aircraft, vehicles or vessels, knowingly used or intended for use to transport victims or in any manner to knowingly facilitate transportation of victims for human trafficking in violation of this article are subject to forfeiture, provided:

(A) No conveyance used by any person as a common carrier in the transaction of business as a common carrier is subject to forfeiture under this section unless the owner or corporate officer is a consenting party or privy to a violation of this article;

(B) No conveyance is subject to forfeiture under this section by reason of any act committed without the knowledge or consent of the owner;

(C) A forfeiture of a conveyance encumbered by a bona fide security interest is subject to the interest if the secured party neither had knowledge of nor consented to the act.

(iv) All buildings knowingly used or intended for use to further human trafficking in violation of this article if the owner has knowledge of or gives consent to the act of violation. A forfeiture of property encumbered by a bona fide security interest is subject to the interest if the secured party neither had knowledge of nor consented to the act;

(v) Any property or other thing of pecuniary value furnished in exchange for human trafficking in violation of this article including any proceeds, assets or other property of any kind traceable to the exchange and any money, securities or other negotiable instruments used to facilitate a violation of this article. Property used or furnished without the consent or knowledge of the owner is not forfeitable under this paragraph to the extent of the owner's interest;

(vi) Overseas assets of persons convicted of human trafficking under this article to the extent they can be retrieved by the state.

(b) Property subject to forfeiture under this article may be seized by any law enforcement officer of the state upon process issued by any district or circuit court having jurisdiction over the property. Seizure without process may be made if:

(i) The seizure is incident to an arrest or a search under a search warrant or an inspection under an administrative inspection warrant; or

(ii) The property subject to seizure has been the subject of a prior judgment in favor of the state in a criminal, injunction or forfeiture proceeding based upon this article.

(c) Any person convicted of a violation of this article which is punishable by imprisonment for more than one (1) year shall be subject to forfeiture of property listed under subsection (a) of this section. The procedure for forfeiture shall be as provided in subsections (d) through (j) of this section.

(d) If the state seeks forfeiture of property:

(i) The indictment or information shall contain notice to the defendant that the state seeks forfeiture and shall specifically identify the property sought to be forfeited;

(ii) All property shall be returned to the legal owner or person from whom it was seized unless there is a finding or verdict of guilt, an admission of guilt or a plea of nolo contendere to a felony under this act;

(iii) After a finding or verdict of guilt, an admission of guilt or a plea of nolo contendere to a felony under this act is accepted, the court shall conduct a forfeiture hearing to determine if the property is subject to forfeiture under this section. If the court finds under a preponderance of evidence standard that property is subject to forfeiture, the court shall enter a preliminary order directing the forfeiture;

(iv) The court may include in the preliminary order of forfeiture additional conditions reasonably necessary to preserve the property's value pending any appeal.

(e) If the court makes a preliminary order of forfeiture of property, legal interests of persons other than a party to the criminal action shall be determined, subject to the following:

(i) Following an entry of a preliminary order of forfeiture, the state shall publish notice of the order in a newspaper of general circulation in the state once a week for two (2) weeks and shall provide written notice by first class mail to the last known address of any person who, after reasonable inquiry, appears to be a potential owner or lien holder in the property. The notice shall describe the forfeited property and shall advise that parties with a potential interest in the property may contest the forfeiture by filing a petition with the court not later than sixty (60) days after the date of the second published notice or, if notice is mailed under this paragraph, not later than thirty (30) days after mailing written notice;

(ii) If a third party files a timely response asserting an interest in property subject to a preliminary order of forfeiture, the court shall conduct a hearing. The court may permit the parties to conduct discovery in accordance with the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure if the court determines that discovery is necessary or desirable to resolve factual issues. After the hearing, the court shall enter a final order of forfeiture by amending the preliminary order as necessary to account for any third party rights. If no third party files a timely petition, the preliminary order shall become the final order upon expiration of the time for filing a petition;

(iii) If a defendant appeals from a conviction or a preliminary or final order of forfeiture, the court may stay the preliminary or final order of forfeiture on terms appropriate to ensure that the property remains available pending appellate review. A stay shall not delay a hearing or a determination of a third party's rights or interests. If the court rules in favor of any third party while an appeal is pending, the court may amend the order of forfeiture but shall not transfer any property interest to a third party until the decision on appeal becomes final, unless the defendant consents in writing or on the record.

(f) An interest in property belonging to a third party shall not be forfeited to the extent that the third party establishes it has a perfected lien in the property or proves by a preponderance of evidence that he has a perfected security interest in the property or proves he is an innocent owner. For purposes of this subsection:

(i) With respect to a property interest in existence at the time the violation of this article took place, “ innocent owner ” means a person who held an interest in the property who neither had knowledge of nor consented to the violation;

(ii) With respect to a property interest acquired after the violation of this article has taken place, the term “ innocent owner ” means a person who, at the time that person acquired the interest in the property:

(A) Was a bona fide purchaser or seller for value or a holder of a bona fide security interest in the property; and

(B) Did not know and was reasonably without cause to believe the property was used in connection with a violation of this article.

(g) Property taken or detained under this section shall not be subject to replevin, but is deemed to be in the custody of and subject only to the orders and decrees of the court having jurisdiction over the proceedings. When property is seized under this section, the court shall place the property under seal or otherwise assure the property is maintained under conditions reasonably necessary to preserve the property's value or may sell the property for value and hold the proceeds thereof until the forfeiture proceedings have become final as to all parties and all rights of appeal have been exhausted.

(h) A person's interest in property is not subject to forfeiture to the extent that the forfeiture is grossly disproportionate to the gravity of the offense giving rise to the forfeiture. The state shall have the burden of demonstrating by a preponderance of the evidence that a forfeiture is not grossly disproportionate. Proportionality shall be decided by the court as follows:

(i) In determining whether a forfeiture is grossly disproportionate, the court shall consider:

(A) The extent to which the property was used or intended to be used in executing the underlying offense;

(B) The value of the property, including both its fair market and subjective value;

(C) The actions of the person involved in the activity giving rise to the forfeiture proceedings;

(D) The severity of the criminal sanctions associated with the actions of the person;

(E) Whether the property constitutes the person's lawful livelihood or means of earning a living;

(F) Whether the offense or attempted offense has severe collateral consequences; and

(G) Any other factors the court deems necessary and relevant.

(ii) If the court finds the forfeiture is grossly disproportionate to the offense, it shall reduce or eliminate the forfeiture as it finds appropriate.

(j) Within six (6) months after a final order of forfeiture is affirmed on appeal or the deadline to appeal passes without a notice of appeal being filed, the state shall, by public sale or auction, liquidate forfeited tangible property and distribute the total proceeds of the forfeiture as follows:

(i) Costs of forfeiture proceedings and the sale of forfeited property incurred by the state;

(ii) Costs of storing and maintaining the forfeited property incurred by the court;

(iii) The amount necessary to pay court ordered restitution shall be applied to pay that restitution;

(iv) Civil judgments entered against the forfeiting defendant in favor of that defendant's victim, already existing at the time proceeds are received, to the extent that such judgments cannot be satisfied out of the forfeiting defendant's assets;

(v) If a remainder exists, to the public school fund of the respective counties as provided by article 7, section 5 of the Wyoming constitution .
Wyo. Stat. § 6-6-208 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-6-208
§ 6-6-208. Contempt proceedings for violation of injunction; commencement; trial; penalties
Status: in_force

If any injunction granted under this article is violated, the court may summarily try and punish the offender. The proceedings shall be commenced by filing with the clerk of the court an information under oath, setting out the alleged facts constituting the violation, upon which the court shall cause a warrant to issue, under which the defendant shall be arrested. The trial may be had upon affidavits, or either party may demand the production and oral examination of the witnesses. A party found guilty of contempt under this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than six (6) months, or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-307 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-307
§ 6-2-307. Evidence of marriage as defense
Status: in_force

(a) The fact that the actor and the victim are married to each other is not by itself a defense to a violation of W.S. 6-2-302(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) or 6-2-303(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (vi) or (vii) .

(b) Consent of the victim is not a defense to a violation of W.S. 6-2-303(a)(vii) or 6-2-304(a)(iii) .
Wyo. Stat. § 6-9-103 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 9 / Section 6-9-103
§ 6-9-103. Charging for public toilet facilities; penalty
Status: in_force

A person commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) if he charges for use of toilet facilities which are generally available to the public.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-607 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-607
§ 6-3-607. Defrauding creditors; penalties
Status: repealed

(a) A mortgagor of property or a debtor who has given a security interest in property is guilty of defrauding creditors if he:

(i) Transfers or conceals the property in derogation of the mortgagee's or secured party's interest with intent to deprive the mortgagee or secured party of his interest;

(ii) Removes the property from the jurisdiction of the district court of the county where the mortgage or security interest was given with intent to deprive the mortgagee or secured party of his interest and without obtaining the written consent of the mortgagee or secured party prior to the removal; or

(iii) Changes, alters, removes, substitutes, mutilates, covers up or defaces any brand, mark, number, name, letter, character, color or other characteristic used to identify the property with intent to deprive the mortgagee or secured party of his interest.

(b) Defrauding creditors is:

(i) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the mortgagee's or secured party's interest is of a value of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or more; or

(ii) Repealed by Laws 1984, ch. 44, § 3.

(iii) 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, if the mortgagee's or secured party's interest is of a value of less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).

(c) The amount of the mortgagee's or secured party's interest involved in a violation of this section pursuant to a common scheme or the same transaction, whether from the same or a different mortgagee or secured party, may be aggregated in determining the value of the interest.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-307 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-307
§ 6-5-307. Usurpation; penalties
Status: in_force

A person is guilty of usurpation if he falsely represents himself to be a public servant with the intent to induce anyone to submit to the pretended official authority or to act in reliance upon the pretense to his detriment. Usurpation is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not to exceed six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-10-101 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 6-10-101
§ 6-10-101. “Felony” and “misdemeanor” defined
Status: in_force

Crimes which may be punished by death or by imprisonment for more than one (1) year are felonies. All other crimes are misdemeanors.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-701 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-701
§ 6-2-701. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this article:

(i) “ Benefit ” means anything of value;

(ii) “ Coercion ” means any one (1) or more of the following:

(A) The use or threat of force, abduction, serious harm to or physical restraint against any individual;

(B) The use of a scheme, plan, pattern or fraudulent statement with intent to cause an individual to believe that failure to perform an act will result in serious harm to or physical restraint against any individual;

(C) The abuse or threatened abuse of the law or legal process;

(D) The abuse of a position of power or taking advantage of a position of vulnerability;

(E) Providing a controlled substance to an individual for the purpose of controlling the person's behavior;

(F) Interfering with lawful custody of or access to an individual's children;

(G) The destruction of, taking of or the threat to destroy or take an individual's identification document;

(H) The use of an individual's personal services as security payment or satisfaction for a real or purported debt if:

(I) The reasonable value of the services is not applied toward the liquidation of the debt;

(II) The length of the services is not limited and their nature is not defined;

(III) The principal amount of the debt does not reasonably reflect the value of the items or services for which the debt was incurred; or

(IV) The individual is prevented from acquiring accurate and timely information about the disposition of the debt.

(iii) “ Commercial sex act ” means any sexual act for which anything of value is given to, promised or received by a person in exchange for the sexual act;

(iv) “ Deception ” means:

(A) A person's creation or confirmation of an individual's impression of material fact or event which is false and which the person knows or has reason to believe is false, including:

(I) The nature of labor or services to be provided;

(II) The fundamental conditions of labor; or

(III) The extent to which the individual will be free to leave the individual's place of residence or workplace; and

(B) The promise of a benefit to or performance of a service to an individual which the person does not intend to be delivered or performed.

(v) “ Financial harm ” means a detrimental position in relation to wealth, property or other monetary benefits that occurs as a result of another person's illegal act including, but not limited to, blackmail, promoting of prostitution or illegal employment contracts;

(vi) “ Forced services ” means services performed or provided by a person that are obtained or maintained by another person who:

(A) Causes or threatens to cause serious harm to any person;

(B) Physically restrains or threatens to physically restrain another person;

(C) Abuses or threatens to abuse the law or legal process;

(D) Knowingly destroys, conceals, removes or confiscates any actual or purported passport or other immigration document, or any other actual or purported government identification document, of another person;

(E) Engages in blackmail; or

(F) Causes or threatens to cause financial harm to any person.

(vii) “ Identification document ” includes a passport, driver's license, immigration document, travel document and any other government issued identification document;

(viii) “ Labor ” means work of economic or financial value;

(ix) “ Minor ” means any natural person younger than eighteen (18) years of age;

(x) “ Pecuniary damage ” means all damages which a victim could recover against the defendant in a civil action arising out of the same facts or event, including damages for wrongful death. It does not include punitive damages and damages for pain, suffering, mental anguish and loss of consortium;

(xi) “ Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation, joint stock company or any other association or entity, public or private;

(xii) “ Restitution ” means full or partial payment of pecuniary damage to a victim;

(xiii) “ Serious harm ” means physical or nonphysical harm or property damage, including, but not limited to, bodily injury as defined in W.S. 6-1-104(a)(i) , economic loss as defined in W.S. 1-40-102(a)(v) , personal injury as defined in W.S. 1-40-102(a)(vii) or reputational harm sufficient to compel a reasonable person of the same background and in the same circumstance of the victim, to perform or to continue performing labor, a service or a commercial sex act in order to avoid incurring that harm;

(xiv) “ Services ” means activities resulting from a relationship between a person and the actor in which the person performs activities under the supervision of or for the benefit of the actor. Commercial sexual activity is “services” in this article. Nothing in this definition may be construed to legitimize or legalize prostitution;

(xv) “ Victim ” means the person alleged to have been subjected to human trafficking;

(xvi) “ This act ” means W.S. 6-2-701 through 6-2-710 .
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-106 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-106
§ 6-5-106. Conflict of interest; penalties; disclosure of interest and withdrawal from participation
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, a public servant commits an offense if he requests or receives any pecuniary benefit, other than lawful compensation, on any contract, or for the letting of any contract, or making any appointment where the government employing or subject to the discretion or decisions of the public servant is concerned.

(b) If any public servant discloses the nature and extent of his pecuniary interest to all parties concerned therewith and does not participate during the considerations and vote thereon and does not attempt to influence any of the parties and does not act for the governing body with respect to the contracts or appointments, then the acts are not unlawful under subsection (a) of this section. Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to the operation, administration, inspection or performance of banking and deposit contracts or relationships after the selection of a depository.

(c) Violation of subsection (a) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00).
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-608 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-608
§ 6-3-608. Fraudulent use of materials; fraudulent obtaining of money by contractor; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) A contractor or subcontractor who purchases materials on credit and represents that they will be used in a designated building or improvement and who knowingly and with intent to defraud the seller uses the materials or allows them to be used in a building or improvement other than the one designated 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.

(b) Any contractor who receives money from an owner and provides the owner with an affidavit that all materialmen and subcontractors have been paid when he knows all materialmen and subcontractors have not been paid is guilty of a felony and shall be sentenced to not more than five (5) years in the penitentiary, fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both. Lien waivers signed by all materialmen, subcontractors and laborers are prima facie evidence that monies received from the owner were applied toward construction costs by the contractor.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-210 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-210
§ 6-5-210. False reporting to authorities; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) A person who knowingly reports falsely to a 911 emergency reporting system, law enforcement agency or a fire department that:

(i) A crime has been committed 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;

(ii) An emergency exists is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both;

(iii) An emergency exists, when the false report results in any person suffering serious bodily harm, is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both;

(iv) An emergency exists, when the false report results in the death of any person, is guilty of manslaughter punishable as provided in W.S. 6-2-105 .
Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-304 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 6-4-304
§ 6-4-304. Voyeurism; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person 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, if he, without the consent of the person being viewed, commits the crime of voyeurism by looking or viewing in a clandestine, surreptitious, prying or secretive nature into or within an area where the person being viewed has a reasonable expectation of privacy, including, but not limited to:

(i) Restrooms;

(ii) Baths;

(iii) Showers;

(iv) Dressing or fitting rooms;

(v) Bedrooms; or

(vi) Under the clothing being worn by another person, regardless of whether the person is in a place where the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both, if he:

(i) Commits the offense specified in subsection (a) of this section by knowingly or intentionally capturing an image by means of a camera, a video camera or any other image recording device; or

(ii) Uses a camera, video camera or any other image recording device:

(A) For the purpose of observing, viewing, photographing, filming, recording, livestreaming or videotaping the intimate areas of another person;

(B) Under clothing being worn by the other person; and

(C) Without the consent of the other person.

(c) A minor convicted of violating subsection (b) of this section shall be guilty of a status offense as defined in W.S. 7-1-107(b)(iii) and may be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).

(d) A person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older who commits an offense as specified in this section for which the victim is less than eighteen (18) years of age shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment of not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.

(e) If a person sentenced under subsection (a) of this section is placed on probation, the court may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, impose a term of probation exceeding the maximum imprisonment of six (6) months, provided the term of probation, including extensions, shall not exceed one (1) year.

(f) A person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older who commits an offense as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this section who has previously been convicted as an adult of an offense under subsection (a) or (b) of this section or of a similar offense under the laws of another state shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment of not greater than five (5) years, a fine of not greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.

(g) As used in this section, “ intimate area ” means any portion of a person's pubic area, buttocks, vulva, genitals, female breast or undergarments intended to cover those portions. “Intimate area” does not include intimate areas visible through a person's clothing or intimate areas knowingly exposed in public.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-101 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 6-4-101
§ 6-4-101. Prostitution; penalties
Status: in_force

Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-701 through 6-2-710 , a person who knowingly or intentionally performs or permits, or offers or agrees to perform or permit an act of sexual intrusion, as defined by W.S. 6-2-301(a)(vii) , for money or other property commits prostitution which is 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.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-10-105 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 6-10-105
§ 6-10-105. Commitment for refusal to pay fine or costs; rate per day
Status: in_force

A person committed to jail for willfully refusing to pay a fine or costs may be imprisoned if the court determines that the defendant has an ability to pay or that a reasonable probability exists that the defendant will have an ability to pay, until the imprisonment, at the rate of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per day, equals the amount of the fine or costs, or the amount shall be paid or secured to be paid when he is discharged.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-204 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-204
§ 6-3-204. Littering; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of littering if he places, throws, scatters or deposits garbage, debris, refuse or waste material, objects or substances, including abandoned or junked vehicles, upon the property of another. Operators of motor vehicles are responsible under this section for the disposition or ejection of garbage, debris or other material from the vehicle while the vehicle is being operated on the roads or highways of this state.

(b) This section does not apply to discharges which are regulated, controlled or limited by air, land or water quality laws or regulations.

(c) Littering is 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. Littering, involving the disposal of a container with body fluids along a highway right of way, is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than nine (9) months, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both. The court may suspend all or a part of a sentence imposed under this section and require the person convicted of littering to perform up to forty (40) hours of labor in the form of cleaning litter debris from public roads, parks or other public areas or facilities.

(d) In addition to any other peace officer, game and fish law enforcement personnel qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707 are authorized to enforce the provisions of this section.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-7-101 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 7 / Section 6-7-101
§ 6-7-101. Definitions
Status: repealed

(a) As used in this article:

(i) “Calcutta wagering” means wagering on the outcome of amateur contests, cutter horse racing, dog sled racing, professional rodeo events or professional golf tournament in which those who wager bid at auction for the exclusive right to “purchase” or wager upon a particular contestant or entrant in the event and when the outcome of the event has been decided the total wagers comprising the pool, less a percentage “take-out” by the event's sponsor, is distributed to those who “purchased” or wagered upon the winning contestants or entrants;

(ii) “Gain” means the direct realization of winnings;

(iii) “ Gambling ” means risking any property for gain contingent in whole or in part upon lot, chance, the operation of a gambling device or the happening or outcome of an event, including a sporting event, over which the person taking a risk has no control, but does not include any of the following:

(A) Bona fide contests of skill, speed, strength or endurance in which awards are made only to entrants or the owners of entries. This exception shall not include skill based amusement games;

(B) Bona fide business transactions which are valid under the law of contracts;

(C) Other acts or transactions now or hereafter expressly authorized by law;

(D) Bingo games conducted, or pull tabs sold, by charitable or nonprofit organizations where the tickets for the bingo are sold only in this state and the pull tabs are sold only on the premises owned or occupied by the charitable or nonprofit organization provided that:

(I) Bingo games and pull tab games shall only be conducted by charitable or nonprofit organizations, which have been in existence in this state for at least three (3) years and, commencing July 1, 2020, are licensed by the Wyoming gaming commission under W.S. 11-25-104(n) to conduct bingo or pull tab games;

(II) In conducting bingo games and pull tab games the organization shall use only volunteers who are bona fide members of the charitable or nonprofit organization or employees or contractors who are paid by the organization to assist in the operation of the game;

(III) Players of bingo games or pull tab games shall be eighteen (18) years or older;

(IV) At least sixty-five percent (65%) of all gross sales shall be redeemed as winnings each month. The net proceeds after payment of winnings shall be restricted as follows:

(1) No more than forty percent (40%) of net proceeds shall be paid to distributors or manufacturers of supplies or equipment necessary to conduct the game; and

(2) Seventy-five percent (75%) of the net proceeds remaining after payment for all costs and supplies shall be donated within one (1) year by the organization to a bona fide charitable or benevolent purpose.

(V) The charitable or nonprofit organization conducting the bingo game or pull tab game may purchase supplies or equipment necessary to conduct the game from a distributor or manufacturer at a price based on a per card or pull tab basis subject to the limitations provided in subdivision (D)(IV)(1) of this paragraph.

(E) Any game, wager or transaction which is incidental to a bona fide social relationship, is participated in by natural persons only, and in which no person is participating, directly or indirectly, in professional gambling;

(F) Calcutta wagering on contests or events conducted by a bona fide nationally chartered veterans', religious, charitable, educational or fraternal organization or nonprofit local civic or service club organized or incorporated under the laws of this state and, commencing July 1, 2020, licensed by the Wyoming gaming commission under W.S. 11-25-104(n) to conduct calcutta wagering on contests or events, provided that:

(I) The contest or event is conducted solely in this state;

(II) Any rules affecting the contest or requirements for participants are clearly posted;

(III) The total prizes or prize money paid out in any one (1) contest or event does not exceed ninety percent (90%) of the total wagers;

(IV) A minimum of ten percent (10%) of the total wagers on each contest or event is donated within one (1) year by the sponsoring organization to a bona fide charitable or benevolent purpose;

(V) No separate organization or professional person is employed to conduct the contest or event or assist therein;

(VI) The sponsoring organization before conducting the contest or event gives thirty (30) days written notice of the time and place thereof to the governing body of the county or municipality in which it intends to conduct the contest or event and the governing body does not pass a resolution objecting thereto;

(VII) The sponsoring organization has complied with the relevant sections of the internal revenue code of 1954, as amended, relating to taxes on wagering.

(G) Display or private use of antique gambling devices in the owner's residence;

(H) Raffles conducted for charitable purposes;

(J) Any lottery game authorized and run by the Wyoming lottery corporation pursuant to W.S. 9-17-101 through 9-17-128 ;

(K) The hunting license raffle provided by W.S. 23-1-302(p) ;

(M) Activities authorized by the Wyoming gaming commission under title 11, chapter 25 of the Wyoming statutes .

(N) Online sports wagering regulated under W.S. 9-24-101 through 9-24-106 ;

(O) Fantasy sports contests as defined in W.S. 9-24-101(a)(iv) .

(iv) “Gambling device” means any device, machine, paraphernalia or equipment except an antique gambling device that is used or usable in the playing phases of any professional gambling activity, whether that activity consists of gambling between persons or gambling by a person involving the playing of a machine;

(v) “Gambling premise” means any building, room, enclosure, vehicle, vessel or other place, whether open or enclosed, used or intended to be used for professional gambling. Any place where a gambling device is found is presumed to be intended to be used for professional gambling;

(vi) “Gambling proceed” means all money or property at stake or displayed in or in connection with professional gambling;

(vii) “Gambling record” means any record, receipt, ticket, certificate, token, slip or notation given, made, used or intended to be used in connection with professional gambling;

(viii) “ Professional gambling ” means:

(A) Aiding or inducing another to engage in gambling, with the intent to derive a profit therefrom; or

(B) Participating in gambling and having, other than by virtue of skill or luck, a lesser chance of losing or a greater chance of winning than one (1) or more of the other participants.

(ix) “ Profit ” means benefit other than a gain, which is realized or unrealized and direct, including benefits from unequal advantage in a series of transactions but does not include benefits of proprietorship or management of a business wherein a game, wager or transaction described in W.S. 6-7-101(a)(iii)(E) occurs;

(x) “Antique gambling device” means a mechanically or electronically operated slot machine that is at least twenty-five (25) years old and used only for display or personal amusement in the owner's residence, in public and private museums, in possession of a dealer or distributor of lawful gaming equipment or displayed at state or local historic sites;

(xi) “ Charitable or nonprofit organization ” means an organization recognized as a charitable or nonprofit organization under Wyoming statutes and which possesses a valid exemption from federal income tax issued by the Internal Revenue Service under the provisions of 26 U.S.C. § 501(c) and political parties organized under the law of Wyoming and exempt from federal income tax issued by the Internal Revenue Service under the provisions of 26 U.S.C. § 527 ;

(xii) Repealed by Laws 2007, ch. 52, § 1, eff. July 1, 2007.

(xiii) “ Skill based amusement game ” means as defined by W.S. 11-25-102(a)(xix) .
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-507 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-507
§ 6-2-507. Abuse, neglect, abandonment, intimidation or exploitation of a vulnerable adult; penalties
Status: repealed

(a) Except under circumstances constituting a violation of W.S. 6-2-502 , a person is guilty of abuse, neglect, abandonment or exploitation of a vulnerable adult if the person intentionally or recklessly abuses, neglects, abandons, intimidates or exploits a vulnerable adult.

(b) Reckless abuse, neglect, abandonment, intimidation or exploitation of a vulnerable adult is a misdemeanor, punishable by not more than one (1) year in jail, a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both, and registration of the offender's name on the central registry.

(c) Intentional abuse, neglect or abandonment of a vulnerable adult is a felony punishable by not more than ten (10) years in prison, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, and registration of the offender's name on the central registry.

(d) Exploitation of a vulnerable adult is a felony punishable by not more than ten (10) years in prison, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, and registration of the offender's name on the central registry.

(e) As used in this section:

(i) “ Abandonment ” means as defined in W.S. 35-20-102(a)(i) ;

(ii) “ Abuse ” means as defined in W.S. 35-20-102(a)(ii) ;

(iii) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 87, § 3, eff. July 1, 2020.

(iv) “ Central registry ” means the registry established under W.S. 35-20-115 ;

(v) “ Exploitation ” means as defined in W.S. 35-20-102(a)(ix) ;

(vi) “ Neglect ” means as defined in W.S. 35-20-102(a)(xi) ;

(vii) “ Vulnerable adult ” means as defined in W.S. 35-20-102(a)(xviii) .
Wyo. Stat. § 6-6-103 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 6-6-103
§ 6-6-103. Telephone calls; unlawful acts; penalties; communicating a threat of bodily injury or death; place of commission of crime
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both, if he telephones another anonymously or under a false or fictitious name and uses obscene, lewd or profane language or suggests a lewd or lascivious act with intent to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or offend.

(b) A person commits a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both, if:

(i) By repeated anonymous telephone calls, he disturbs the peace, quiet or privacy of persons where the calls were received; or

(ii) He telephones or otherwise electronically or in writing communicates with a person and threatens to:

(A) Inflict death to the person, to the person's immediate family or to anyone at the school in which the person is a student or employee; or

(B) Inflict injury or physical harm to the person, to the person's immediate family or to property of the person.

(c) A crime under this section is committed at the place where the calls or other electronic or written communications either originated or were received.

(d) For purposes of this section, “ immediate family ” means a spouse, parent, sibling, child or other person living in the person's household.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-504 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-504
§ 6-2-504. Reckless endangering; penalty
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of reckless endangering if he recklessly engages in conduct which places another person in danger of death or serious bodily injury.

(b) Any person who knowingly points a firearm at or in the direction of another, whether or not the person believes the firearm is loaded, is guilty of reckless endangering unless reasonably necessary in defense of his person, property or abode or to prevent serious bodily injury to another or as provided for under W.S. 6-2-602 .

(c) Reckless endangering is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-1004 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-1004
§ 6-3-1004. Penalties, misdemeanor offenses
Status: in_force

(a) A first offense of cruelty to animals or of a violation of W.S. 6-3-1003 is 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.

(b) A second or subsequent conviction, resulting from charges separately brought and arising out of separate occurrences within a five (5) year period:

(i) Of animal cruelty under W.S. 6-3-1002 is punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both;

(ii) Under W.S. 6-3-1003 is a misdemeanor offense punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-304 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-304
§ 6-2-304. Sexual assault in the third degree
Status: repealed

(a) An actor commits sexual assault in the third degree if, under circumstances not constituting sexual assault in the first or second degree:

(i), (ii) Repealed by Laws 2007, ch. 159, § 3.

(iii) The actor subjects a victim to sexual contact under any of the circumstances of W.S. 6-2-302(a)(i) through (iv) or 6-2-303(a)(i) through (vii) and (ix) without inflicting sexual intrusion on the victim and without causing serious bodily injury to the victim.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-302 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 6-4-302
§ 6-4-302. Promoting obscenity; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the crime of promoting obscenity if he:

(i) Produces or reproduces obscene material with the intent of disseminating it;

(ii) Possesses obscene material with the intent of disseminating it; or

(iii) Knowingly disseminates obscene material.

(b) Promoting obscenity is a misdemeanor punishable upon conviction as follows:

(i) If to an adult, by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for not to exceed one (1) year, or both;

(ii) If to a minor, for each violation, by a fine not to exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) or by imprisonment for not to exceed one (1) year, or both.

(c) This section shall not apply to any person who may produce, reproduce, possess or disseminate obscene material:

(i) In the course of law enforcement and judicial activities;

(ii) In the course of bona fide school, college, university, museum or public library activities or in the course of employment of such an organization.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-209 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-209
§ 6-5-209. Taking deadly weapons into jails, penal institutions, mental hospitals or courtrooms; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) Except as authorized by a person in charge, a person commits a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if that person takes or passes a deadly weapon into a jail, a state penal institution, the Wyoming boys' school, Wyoming girls' school, a correctional facility operated by a private entity pursuant to W.S. 7-22-102 or the state hospital.

(b) Except as authorized by a presiding judge, a person commits a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both, if that person takes into a courtroom a deadly weapon. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this subsection within five (5) years of the first conviction shall be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, or both.

(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude a presiding judge from carrying a weapon or determining who may carry a weapon in the courtroom.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-702 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-702
§ 6-2-702. Human trafficking in the first degree; penalty
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of human trafficking in the first degree when the person intentionally or knowingly recruits, transports, transfers, harbors, receives, provides, obtains, isolates, maintains or entices an individual for the purpose of:

(i) Forced labor or servitude in violation of W.S. 6-2-704 ;

(ii) Sexual servitude in violation of W.S. 6-2-705 ; or

(iii) Sexual servitude of a minor in violation of W.S. 6-2-706 .

(b) Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-712(a) , human trafficking in the first degree is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than five (5) nor more than fifty (50) years unless the victim is a minor in which case it is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than twenty-five (25) nor more than fifty (50) years and a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-306 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-306
§ 6-5-306. Refusal to appear or testify; avoidance of service; penalties; summary proceedings for contempt
Status: in_force

(a) A person 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, if he:

(i) Refuses or intentionally fails to obey a lawful subpoena or citation which has been served upon him;

(ii) Secretes himself or leaves his residence to avoid being served with a subpoena; or

(iii) Refuses to take an oath or affirmation or, being sworn or affirmed, refuses to answer a question required by the court or presiding officer.

(b) This section shall not prevent summary proceedings for contempt.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-401 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 6-4-401
§ 6-4-401. Bigamy; penalties; defense
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits bigamy if, being married and knowing that his spouse is alive, he marries again.

(b) It is a defense that the accused person reasonably believed that he was eligible to remarry.

(c) Bigamy is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-1-301 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 6-1-301
§ 6-1-301. Attempt; renunciation of criminal intention
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of an attempt to commit a crime if:

(i) With the intent to commit the crime, he does any act which is a substantial step towards commission of the crime. A “substantial step” is conduct which is strongly corroborative of the firmness of the person's intention to complete the commission of the crime; or

(ii) He intentionally engages in conduct which would constitute the crime had the attendant circumstances been as the person believes them to be.

(b) A person is not liable under this section if, under circumstances manifesting a voluntary and complete renunciation of his criminal intention, he avoided the commission of the crime attempted by abandoning his criminal effort. Within the meaning of this subsection, renunciation of criminal purpose is not voluntary if it is motivated, in whole or in part, by circumstances, not present or apparent at the inception of the person's course of conduct, which increase the probability of detection or apprehension or which make more difficult the accomplishment of the criminal intention. Renunciation is not complete if it is motivated by a decision to postpone the criminal conduct until a more advantageous time or to transfer the criminal effort to another but similar objective or victim.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-507 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-507
§ 6-3-507. Computer extortion; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of computer extortion if he knowingly and without authorization introduces, attempts to introduce or directs or induces another to introduce, any ransomware into a computer, computer system or computer network which requires the payment of money or other consideration to remove the ransomware or repair the damage caused to the computer, computer system or computer network by the ransomware.

(b) Computer extortion is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.

(c) For purposes of this section:

(i) “ Computer or data contaminant ” means any virus, worm or other similar computer program designed to encrypt, modify, damage, destroy, record or transmit information within a computer, computer system or computer network;

(ii) “ Ransomware ” means a computer or data contaminant, encryption or lock that restricts an owner's access to a computer, computer data, computer system or computer network in any way. “Ransomware” does not include authentication required to upgrade or access purchased content.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-1008 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-1008
§ 6-3-1008. Use of agricultural and livestock management practices, wildlife management and humane destruction not prohibited
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this article may be construed to prohibit:

(i) A person humanely destroying an animal, including livestock;

(ii) The use of industry accepted agricultural and livestock practices on livestock or another animal used in the practice of agriculture;

(iii) Rodeo events, training for rodeo events or participating in rodeo events, whether the event is performed in a rodeo, fair, jackpot, agricultural exhibition or other similar event;

(iv) The use of dogs in the management of livestock by the owner of the livestock, his employees or agents or other persons in lawful custody of the livestock;

(v) The use of dogs or raptors in hunting;

(vi) The training of dogs or raptors or the use of equipment in the training of dogs or raptors for any purpose not prohibited by law;

(vii) The hunting, capture, killing or destruction of any predatory animal, pest or other wildlife in any manner not otherwise prohibited by law.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-303 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-303
§ 6-3-303. Criminal trespass; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of criminal trespass if he enters or remains on or in the land or premises of another person, knowing he is not authorized to do so, or after being notified to depart or to not trespass. For purposes of this section, notice is given by:

(i) Personal communication to the person by the owner or occupant, or his agent, or by a peace officer; or

(ii) Posting of signs reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders.

(b) Criminal trespass is 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) This section does not supersede W.S. 1-21-1003 .
Wyo. Stat. § 6-9-102 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 9 / Section 6-9-102
§ 6-9-102. Discrimination prohibited; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall be denied the right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness or the necessities of life because of race, color, sex, creed or national origin.

(b) A person who violates this section commits 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.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-103 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 6-4-103
§ 6-4-103. Promoting prostitution; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-701 through 6-2-710 , a person commits a felony if he:

(i) Knowingly or intentionally entices or compels another person to become a prostitute;

(ii) Knowingly or intentionally procures, or offers or agrees to procure, a person for another person for the purpose of prostitution;

(iii) Having control over the use of a place, knowingly or intentionally permits another person to use the place for prostitution; or

(iv) Receives money or other property from a prostitute, without lawful consideration, knowing it was earned in whole or in part from prostitution.

(b) The felony defined by this section is punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), or both. However, the crime is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both, under paragraph (i) of subsection (a) of this section if the person enticed or compelled is under eighteen (18) years of age.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-705 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-705
§ 6-2-705. Sexual servitude of adult
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of sexual servitude of an adult when the person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly uses coercion, deception or fraud to compel an individual eighteen (18) years of age or older to engage in commercial sexual services.

(b) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly compelling the sexual servitude of an adult is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years and a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-111 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-111
§ 6-5-111. Failure or refusal to account for, deliver or pay over property; penalties
Status: in_force

A public servant who fails or refuses to account for, deliver and pay over property received by virtue of the office, when legally required by the proper person or authority is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-117 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-117
§ 6-5-117. Public officer demanding kickback from deputy; penalties
Status: in_force

A public officer who requires a deputy appointed by him to divide or pay back to the officer a part of the deputy's salary or requires any type of compensation of any form in return for the deputy's continued employment is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-704 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-704
§ 6-3-704. Acquirer of right to check with insufficient funds may file complaint; deferred prosecution or probation and restitution on checks
Status: in_force

(a) Any person, having acquired rights with respect to a check which is not paid because the drawer has insufficient funds, may file a complaint under this act whether or not he is the payee, holder or bearer of the check.

(b) If deferred prosecution or probation is ordered, the court as a condition of supervision shall require the defendant to make restitution in an amount not to exceed twice the amount of the dishonored check on all checks issued by the defendant which are unpaid as of the date of commencement of the supervision in addition to other terms and conditions appropriate for the treatment or rehabilitation of the defendant.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-701 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-701
§ 6-3-701. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this article:

(i) “Check” means a written unconditional order to pay a sum certain in money drawn on a bank payable on demand and signed by the drawer;

(ii) “Knowingly issues” means issuing a check to obtain property or to pay a debt with intent to defraud or deceive any other person;

(iii) “Drawee” means the bank or purported bank upon which a check is drawn;

(iv) “Drawer” means a person either real or fictitious whose name appears on a check as the primary obligor whether the actual signature is that of himself or of a person authorized to draw the check in his behalf;

(v) “Insufficient funds” means when the drawer issues a check from the drawee and has no checking account with the drawee or has funds or credit in a checking account with the drawee in an amount less than the amount of the check plus the amount of all other checks outstanding at the time of issuance. A check dishonored for “no account”, “account closed” or “nonsufficient funds” shall also be deemed to be dishonored for “insufficient funds”;

(vi) “Issue” means make, draw, deliver or pass a check.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-505 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-505
§ 6-2-505. Terroristic threats; penalty
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of a terroristic threat if he threatens to commit any violent felony with the intent to cause evacuation of a building, place of assembly or facility of public transportation, or otherwise to cause serious public inconvenience, or in reckless disregard of the risk of causing such inconvenience.

(b) A terroristic threat is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-1010 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-1010
§ 6-3-1010. Impounding and forfeiture hearing
Status: in_force

(a) Any person with authority to enforce this article or W.S. 11-29-101 through 11-29-115 and who has probable cause to believe there has been a violation of this article may impound any animal treated cruelly. The following shall apply to impounding an animal under this subsection:

(i) If any animal is impounded under this subsection the following shall apply:

(A) Within the earlier of seventy-two (72) hours of impoundment or charges being filed, the circuit court shall hold a hearing to set a bond in an amount the circuit court determines is sufficient to provide for the animal's reasonable costs of impoundment for at least ninety (90) days including the day on which the animal was impounded. At the request of the owner of the animal, the court may make a determination on the disposition of the animal at a hearing pursuant to this subparagraph;

(B) The bond shall be posted by the owner of the animal with the circuit court in the county where the animal was impounded within ten (10) days after the hearing required by this subparagraph.

(ii) When the bond required by paragraph (i) of this subsection expires, if the owner of the animal desires to prevent disposition of the animal by the person with authority to enforce this article or W.S. 11-29-101 through 11-29-115 , the owner shall post a new bond with the court as described in paragraph (i) of this subsection. The court may correct, alter or otherwise adjust the new bond before the expiration date of the previous bond;

(iii) If a bond is not posted under paragraphs (i) or (ii) of this subsection, the person with authority to enforce this article or W.S. 11-29-101 through 11-29-115 shall dispose of the animal. As used in this section, “ dispose ” means to place for adoption, sell, destroy or return to the owner. The owner of the animal shall be liable for all costs associated with the final disposition of the animal under this subsection. Posting of a bond shall not prevent the person with authority to enforce this article or W.S. 11-29-101 through 11-29-115 from disposing of the impounded animal before the expiration of the period covered by the bond if during a disposition hearing pursuant to paragraph (vi) of this subsection the court orders the forfeiture of the animal to a person with authority to enforce this article or W.S. 11-29-101 through 11-29-115 or the owner voluntarily forfeits the animal. No animal shall be forfeited pursuant to paragraph (vi) of this subsection without a hearing pursuant to paragraphs (vi) through (viii) of this subsection, regardless of whether a bond is posted, if the animal is connected to the livelihood or ability to make a living of the owner;

(iv) If a bond has been posted in accordance with paragraph (i) or (ii) of this subsection, the person with authority to enforce this article or W.S. 11-29-101 through 11-29-115 may draw from the bond the actual costs of the activities described in paragraph (i) of this subsection, from the date of initial impoundment to the date of final disposition of the animal;

(v) Upon the final disposition of the animal, any bond amount remaining that has not been expended in the impoundment and disposition of the animal shall be remitted to the owner of the animal;

(vi) A person with authority to enforce this article or W.S. 11-29-101 through 11-29-115 or other participant in the criminal action may file a petition in the criminal action requesting the court issue an order providing for the final disposition of the animal if:

(A) The animal is in the possession of and being held by a person with authority to enforce this article or W.S. 11-29-101 through 11-29-115 ;

(B) The outcome of the criminal action charging a violation of this article is pending; and

(C) The final disposition of the animal has not occurred.

(vii) Upon receipt of a petition pursuant to paragraph (vi) of this subsection, the court shall set a hearing on the petition for disposition of the animal. The hearing shall be conducted within seven (7) days after the filing of the petition or as soon as practicable thereafter. The hearing shall be limited to the question of the disposition of the animal;

(viii) At a hearing conducted pursuant to paragraph (vii) of this subsection, the prosecutor shall have the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the animal was subjected to a violation of this article. After the hearing, if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the animal was subjected to a violation of this article, the court may order immediate forfeiture of the animal to the person with authority to enforce this article or W.S. 11-29-101 through 11-29-115 . If, after the hearing, the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the animal was not subjected to a violation of this article, the animal shall be returned to the owner of the animal and the owner shall not be responsible for any costs of the impoundment incurred after a finding that the animal was not subjected to a violation of this article unless the person later pleads guilty to or is found guilty of a violation of this article.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-108 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-108
§ 6-3-108. Definitions for W.S. 6-3-108 through 6-3-110
Status: in_force

(a) As used in W.S. 6-3-108 through 6-3-110 :

(i) “ Authorized agency ” means any of the following agencies or officials when authorized or required to investigate or prosecute alleged arson:

(A) The state fire marshal or his designee;

(B) A county and prosecuting or district attorney;

(C) The attorney general or his designee;

(D) A fire department;

(E) A county sheriff's department, the Wyoming state highway patrol or municipal police department;

(F) The federal bureau of investigation or any other federal agency;

(G) The United States attorney's office; and

(H) The state insurance commissioner or his designee.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-615 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-615
§ 6-3-615. Use of false identity, citizenship or resident alien documents, penalty
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who intentionally uses false documents to conceal his true identity, citizenship or resident alien status to obtain access to public resources or services is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both.

(b) An official who is presented with any document in connection with an application for a driver's license or Wyoming identification card issued by the Wyoming department of transportation, and who has probable cause to believe that it is a false document in violation of subsection (a) of this section, is authorized to seize and retain the document. Upon seizure, the document shall be delivered to a law enforcement official having jurisdiction to investigate the violation as soon as reasonably possible. If the investigation shows that the document is not a false document, the document shall be returned to the person immediately.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-8-405 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 8 / Section 6-8-405
§ 6-8-405. Offenses and penalties; defense of Wyoming citizens
Status: in_force

(a) No public servant as defined in W.S. 6-5-101 , or dealer selling any firearm in this state shall enforce or attempt to enforce any act, law, statute, rule or regulation of the United States government relating to a personal firearm, firearm accessory or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in Wyoming and that remains exclusively within the borders of Wyoming.

(b) Any official, agent or employee of the United States government who enforces or attempts to enforce any act, order, law, statute, rule or regulation of the United States government upon a personal firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in Wyoming and that remains exclusively within the borders of Wyoming shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both.

(c) The attorney general may defend a citizen of Wyoming who is prosecuted by the United States government for violation of a federal law relating to the manufacture, sale, transfer or possession of a firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition manufactured and retained exclusively within the borders of Wyoming.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-316 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-316
§ 6-2-316. Sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree
Status: in_force

(a) Except under circumstance constituting sexual abuse of a minor in the first or second degree as defined by W.S. 6-2-314 and 6-2-315 , an actor commits the crime of sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree if:

(i) Being seventeen (17) years of age or older, the actor engages in sexual contact with a victim who is thirteen (13) through fifteen (15) years of age, and the victim is at least four (4) years younger than the actor;

(ii) Being twenty (20) years of age or older, the actor engages in sexual intrusion with a victim who is either sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age, and the victim is at least four (4) years younger than the actor, and the actor occupies a position of authority in relation to the victim;

(iii) Being less than sixteen (16) years of age, the actor inflicts sexual intrusion on a victim who is less than thirteen (13) years of age, and the victim is at least three (3) years younger than the actor; or

(iv) Being seventeen (17) years of age or older, the actor knowingly takes immodest, immoral or indecent liberties with a victim who is less than seventeen (17) years of age and the victim is at least four (4) years younger than the actor.

(b) A person convicted under subsection (a) of this section is subject to imprisonment for not more than fifteen (15) years.

(c) A person charged with violating the provisions of paragraph (a)(iii) of this section shall be subject to the original jurisdiction of the juvenile court, except the matter may be transferred to the district court having jurisdiction of the offense as provided in W.S. 14-6-237 .
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-505 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-505
§ 6-3-505. This article not exclusive
Status: in_force

This article shall not preclude the application of any other provision of the criminal law of this state which applies, or may apply, to any violation of this article, unless the provision is inconsistent with this article.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-305 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-305
§ 6-3-305. Breaking, opening or entering of coin machine with intent to commit theft; penalties
Status: in_force

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both, if he breaks, opens or enters a coin machine with intent to commit theft.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-803 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-803
§ 6-3-803. Unlawful skimming of credit, debit or other electronic payment cards; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section:

(i) “ Authorized card user ” means any person with the empowerment, permission or competence to act in the usage of any electronic payment card including, but not limited to, a credit card, charge card, debit card, hotel key card, stored value card or any other card that allows the user to obtain, purchase or receive goods, services, money or anything else of value from a merchant;

(ii) “ Electronic payment card ” means a credit card, charge card, debit card, hotel key card, stored value card or any other card that is issued to an authorized card user and that allows the user to obtain, purchase or receive goods, services, money or anything else of value from a merchant;

(iii) “ Merchant ” means an owner or operator of any retail mercantile establishment or his agent, employee, lessee, consignee, officer, director, franchisee or independent contractor who receives from an authorized user of an electronic payment card, or someone the person believes to be an authorized user, an electronic payment card or information from an electronic payment card, or what the person believes to be an electronic payment card or information from an electronic payment card, as the instrument for obtaining, purchasing or receiving goods, services, money or anything else of value from the person;

(iv) “ Re-encoder ” means an electronic device that places encoded information from the magnetic strip or stripe of an electronic payment card onto the magnetic strip or stripe of a different electronic payment card;

(v) “ Scanning device ” means a scanner, reader or any other electronic device that is used to access, read, scan, obtain, memorize or store, temporarily or permanently, information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of an electronic payment card.

(b) A person is guilty of unlawful skimming if the person uses:

(i) A scanning device to access, read, obtain or memorize, temporarily or permanently, information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of an electronic payment card without the permission of the authorized user of the electronic payment card, with the intent to defraud the authorized user, the issuer of the authorized user's electronic payment card or a merchant;

(ii) A re-encoder to place information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of an electronic payment card onto the magnetic strip or stripe of a different card without the permission of the authorized user of the card from which the information is being re-encoded, with the intent to defraud the authorized user, the issuer of the authorized user's electronic payment card or a merchant.

(c) Unlawful skimming is a felony:

(i) Punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, for a first conviction;

(ii) Punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00), or both, for a second or subsequent conviction.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-7-102 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 7 / Section 6-7-102
§ 6-7-102. Gambling; professional gambling; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) A person who engages in gambling commits 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.

(b) A person who engages in professional gambling commits a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-302 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-302
§ 6-5-302. Proof of solicitation of perjury
Status: in_force

In a trial for soliciting perjury, no conviction shall be had on the evidence of the person solicited, unsupported by other testimony.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-604 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-604
§ 6-3-604. Fraud against testamentary instruments and government records; penalties; “government record” defined
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if he fraudulently steals, alters, defaces, destroys or secretes:

(i) An executed will, codicil or other testamentary instrument; or

(ii) A part or all of a government record.

(b) As used in this section, “ government record ” means a record, record book, docket or journal which is authorized by law or belongs or pertains to, or is filed with, a court of record, a circuit court or any governmental office or officer.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-304 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-304
§ 6-5-304. Offering mining claims for filing without meeting legal prerequisites; penalties
Status: in_force

A person commits a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both, if he offers a location certificate for a placer mining claim or a lode claim or an affidavit of assessment work to be filed with a county clerk's office knowing the claim, certificate or affidavit was not preceded by a proper location of the claim physically upon the ground by establishing a proper notice of claim and designating the surface boundaries as required by law.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-405 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-405
§ 6-3-405. Reasonable detention and interrogation of persons suspected of shoplifting or altering price tag; defense in civil or criminal action
Status: in_force

(a) A peace officer, merchant or merchant's employee who has reasonable cause to believe a person is violating W.S. 6-3-402 with regard to property offered for sale by a wholesale or retail store may detain and interrogate the person in regard to the suspected violation in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable time.

(b) In a civil or criminal action for slander, false arrest, false imprisonment, assault, battery or wrongful detention based upon a detention and interrogation pursuant to this section, it is a defense that the peace officer, merchant or merchant's employee had reasonable cause to believe the person was violating W.S. 6-3-402 with regard to property offered for sale by a wholesale or retail store and the detention and interrogation were conducted in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable time.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-401 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 6-5-401
§ 6-5-401. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this article:

(i) “ Governmental entity ” means any unit of state or local government or any branch, subdivision or agency thereof or any school district or special district;

(ii) “ Kickback ” means any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value or compensation of any kind that is provided, directly or indirectly, to any public official, public servant, prime contractor, prime contractor employee, subcontractor or subcontractor employee for the purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding favorable treatment in connection with a prime contract or in connection with a subcontract relating to a prime contract;

(iii) “ Prime contractor ” means any person who has entered into a public contract;

(iv) “ Prime contractor employee ” means any officer, partner, employee or agent of a prime contractor;

(v) “ Public contract ” means any contract for goods, services or construction awarded to any person with or without bid by any governmental entity, regardless of any procedures for the bid or contract process that are required by law;

(vi) “Public officer” means as defined by W.S. 6-5-101(a)(v) ;

(vii) “Public servant” means as defined by W.S. 6-5-101(a)(vi) ;

(viii) “ Subcontract ” means a contract or contractual action entered into by a prime contractor or subcontractor for the purpose of obtaining goods, services or construction of any kind under a public contract;

(ix) “ Subcontractor ” means any person, except for the prime contractor, who offers to furnish or furnishes any goods, services or construction of any kind under a public contract or a subcontract entered into in connection with a public contract. “ Subcontractor ” shall include any person who offers to furnish or furnishes goods, services or construction to the prime contractor or a higher-tier subcontractor;

(x) “ Subcontractor employee ” means any officer, partner, employee or agent of a subcontractor.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-302 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-302
§ 6-2-302. Sexual assault in the first degree
Status: in_force

(a) Any actor who inflicts sexual intrusion on a victim commits a sexual assault in the first degree if:

(i) The actor causes submission of the victim through the actual application, reasonably calculated to cause submission of the victim, of physical force or forcible confinement;

(ii) The actor causes submission of the victim by threat of death, serious bodily injury, extreme physical pain or kidnapping to be inflicted on anyone and the victim reasonably believes that the actor has the present ability to execute these threats;

(iii) The victim is physically helpless, and the actor knows or reasonably should know that the victim is physically helpless and that the victim has not consented; or

(iv) The actor knows or reasonably should know that the victim through a mental illness, mental deficiency or developmental disability is incapable of appraising the nature of the victim's conduct.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-601 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 6-4-601
§ 6-4-601. Bestiality; penalty
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section:

(i) “ Actor ” means the person accused of bestiality;

(ii) “ Sexual act with an animal ” means any act, between a person and an animal involving direct physical contact between the genitals of one and the mouth, anus or genitals of the other. A sexual act with an animal may be proved without evidence of penetration.

(b) An actor commits the crime of bestiality if the actor knowingly:

(i) Engages in a sexual act with an animal;

(ii) Causes, aids or abets another in engaging in a sexual act with an animal;

(iii) Uses any part of the actor's body or an object to sexually stimulate an animal; or

(iv) For the purpose of sexual gratification, the actor visually records a person engaging in a sexual act with an animal.

(c) Bestiality is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both.

(d) This section shall not apply to or prohibit normal, ordinary or accepted practices involved in animal husbandry, artificial insemination or veterinary medicine.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-314 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-314
§ 6-2-314. Sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree; penalties
Status: in_force

(a) An actor commits the crime of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree if:

(i) Being sixteen (16) years of age or older, the actor inflicts sexual intrusion on a victim who is less than thirteen (13) years of age;

(ii) Being eighteen (18) years of age or older, the actor inflicts sexual intrusion on a victim who is less than eighteen (18) years of age, and the actor is the victim's legal guardian or an individual specified in W.S. 6-4-402 ;

(iii) Being eighteen (18) years of age or older, the actor inflicts sexual intrusion on a victim who is less than sixteen (16) years of age and the actor occupies a position of authority in relation to the victim.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person convicted under subsection (a) of this section is subject to imprisonment for not more than fifty (50) years, unless the person convicted qualifies under W.S. 6-2-306(e) .

(c) A person convicted under paragraph (a)(i) of this section, where the actor is at least twenty-one (21) years of age, is subject to imprisonment for not less than twenty-five (25) years nor more than fifty (50) years, unless the person convicted qualified under W.S. 6-2-306(e) .
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-712 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-712
§ 6-2-712. Penalties for subsequent human trafficking convictions
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is convicted of human trafficking under W.S. 6-2-702 or 6-2-703 shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than twenty-five (25) years or for life imprisonment without parole if:

(i) The victim in the instant case was a minor;

(ii) The person has one (1) or more previous convictions for a violation of W.S. 6-2-702 , 6-2-703 or a criminal statute containing the same or similar elements as the crimes defined by W.S. 6-2-702 or 6-2-703 where the victim was a minor and which arose out of separate occurrences in this state or elsewhere; and

(iii) The convictions were for offenses committed after the person reached eighteen (18) years of age.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-501 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-501
§ 6-2-501. Simple assault; battery; penalties
Status: repealed

(a) A person is guilty of simple assault if, having the present ability to do so, he unlawfully attempts to cause bodily injury to another.

(b) A person is guilty of battery if he intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person by use of physical force.

(c) Simple assault is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).

(d) Battery is 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the term of probation imposed by a judge under this subsection may exceed the maximum term of imprisonment established for the offense under this subsection provided the term of probation, together with any extension thereof, shall in no case exceed one (1) year.

(e), (f) Repealed by Laws 2014, ch. 13, § 3, eff. July 1, 2014.

(g) A person is guilty of unlawful contact if he:

(i) Touches another person in a rude, insolent or angry manner without intentionally using sufficient physical force to cause bodily injury to another; or

(ii) Recklessly causes bodily injury to another person.

(h) An unlawful contact under subsection (g) of this section is 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.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-1005 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-1005
§ 6-3-1005. Felony cruelty to animals; penalty
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits felony cruelty to animals if the person:

(i) Commits cruelty to animals as defined in W.S. 6-3-1002(a)(v) through (ix) , that results in the death or required euthanasia of the animal; or

(ii) Knowingly, and with intent to cause death or undue suffering, beats with cruelty, tortures, torments or mutilates an animal.

(b) Felony cruelty to animals is a felony punishable by:

(i) Permanent forfeiture of the animal or livestock animal; and

(ii) Imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-706 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-706
§ 6-2-706. Sexual servitude of a minor
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of sexual servitude of a minor when the person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly offers, obtains, procures or provides an individual less than eighteen (18) years of age to engage in commercial sexual services.

(b) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly compelling the sexual servitude of a minor is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years and a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.

(c) It is not a defense in a prosecution under this section that the individual consented to engage in commercial sexual services or that the defendant reasonably believed the individual was at least eighteen (18) years of age.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-509 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-509
§ 6-2-509. Strangulation of a household member; penalty
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of strangulation of a household member if he intentionally and knowingly or recklessly causes or attempts to cause bodily injury to a household member by impeding the normal breathing or circulation of blood by:

(i) Applying pressure on the throat or neck of the household member; or

(ii) Blocking the nose and mouth of the household member.

(b) Strangulation of a household member is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years.

(c) For purposes of this section, “ household member ” means as defined in W.S. 35-21-102(a)(iv)(A) through (D), (G) and (H) .
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-1003 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-1003
§ 6-3-1003. Other misdemeanors involving animal abuse; prohibition on manner of destruction of animals; attending fowl or dog fights; keeping household pets in unsanitary conditions
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall not destroy an animal by the use of a high-altitude decompression chamber or a carbon monoxide gas chamber utilizing a gasoline engine. This subsection is uniformly applicable to all cities and towns.

(b) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if he knowingly is present at any place where an exhibition of fighting of fowls or dogs is occurring for amusement or gain.

(c) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if he keeps a household pet confined in conditions which constitute a public health hazard.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-10-107 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 6-10-107
§ 6-10-107. Minimum term of imprisonment
Status: in_force

The minimum term of imprisonment in any state penal institution is not less than one (1) year.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-403 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 6-4-403
§ 6-4-403. Abandoning or endangering children; penalties; “child”; disclosure or publication of identifying information; “minor victim”
Status: repealed

(a) No parent, guardian or custodian of a child shall:

(i) Abandon the child without just cause; or

(ii) Knowingly or with criminal negligence cause, permit or contribute to the endangering of the child's life or health by violating a duty of care, protection or support.

(b) No person shall knowingly:

(i) Cause, encourage, aid or contribute to a child's violation of any law of this state;

(ii) Cause, encourage, aid or permit a child to enter, remain or be employed in any place or premises used for prostitution or for professional gambling;

(iii) Commit any indecent or obscene act in the presence of a child;

(iv) Sell, give or otherwise furnish a child any drug prohibited by law without a physician's prescription;

(v) Conceal or refuse to reveal to the parent, guardian, lawful custodian or to a peace officer the location of a child knowing that the child has run away from a parent, guardian or lawful custodian, except when the action of the defendant is necessary to protect the child from an immediate danger to the child's welfare; or

(vi) Cause, encourage, aid or contribute to the endangering of a child's health, welfare or morals, by using, employing or permitting a child:

(A) In any business enterprise which is injurious or dangerous to the health, morals, life or physical safety of the child;

(B) In any place for purposes of begging;

(C) To be exhibited for the purpose of displaying any deformity of a child, except to physicians, nurses or other health professionals; or

(D) In a place used for prostitution.

(E) Repealed by Laws 1999, ch. 180, § 3.

(c) A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both. A person convicted of a second violation of this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.

(d) As used in this section, “ child ” means a person under the age of sixteen (16) years.

(e) Paragraph (b)(ii) of this section does not apply to crimes chargeable under W.S. 6-4-103(a)(i) . Paragraph (b)(iv) of this section does not apply to crimes chargeable under W.S. 35-7-1036 .

(f) Prior to the filing of an information or indictment charging a violation of W.S. 6-4-403(b)(ii), (iii) or (vi)(D) , neither the name of the person accused or the victim nor any other information reasonably likely to disclose the identity of the victim shall be released or negligently allowed to be released to the public by any public employee, except as authorized by the judge with jurisdiction over the criminal charges. The name of the person accused may be released to the public to aid or facilitate an arrest.

(g) After the filing of an information or indictment and absent a request to release the identity of a minor victim by the victim or another acting on behalf of a minor victim, the trial court shall restrict the disclosure or publication of information reasonably likely to identify the minor victim.

(h) Any person who willfully violates subsection (f) or (g) of this section or who willfully neglects or refuses to obey any court order made pursuant thereto is guilty of contempt and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) or be imprisoned in the county jail not more than ninety (90) days, or both.

(j) A release of a name or other information to the public in violation of the proscriptions of subsection (f) or (g) of this section shall not stand as a bar to the prosecution of a defendant or be grounds for dismissal of any charges against a defendant.

(k) As used in subsection (g) of this section, “ minor victim ” means a person under the age of eighteen (18) years.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-8-103 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 8 / Section 6-8-103
§ 6-8-103. Possession, manufacture or disposition of deadly weapon with unlawful intent; penalties
Status: in_force

A person who knowingly possesses, manufactures, transports, repairs or sells a deadly weapon with intent to unlawfully threaten the life or physical well-being of another or to commit assault or inflict bodily injury on another is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-202 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-202
§ 6-2-202. Felonious restraint; penalty
Status: in_force

(a) A person is guilty of felonious restraint if he knowingly:

(i) Restrains another unlawfully in circumstances exposing him to risk of serious bodily injury; or

(ii) Holds another in a condition of involuntary servitude.

(b) Felonious restraint is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-301 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 6-4-301
§ 6-4-301. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this article:

(i) “Disseminate” means to sell, distribute, deliver, provide, exhibit or otherwise make available to another;

(ii) “Material” includes any form of human expression or communication intended for, or capable of, visual, auditory or sensory perception;

(iii) “Obscene” is material which the average person would find:

(A) Applying contemporary community standards, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest;

(B) Applying contemporary community standards, depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patently offensive way; and

(C) Taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.

(iv) “Produce or reproduce” means to bring into being regardless of the process or means employed. Undeveloped photographs, films, molds, casts, printing plates and like articles may be obscene notwithstanding that further processing or other acts are necessary to make the obscenity patent or to disseminate or exhibit the obscene material;

(v) “Sexual conduct” means:

(A) Patently offensive representations or descriptions of ultimate sexual acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated;

(B) Sado-masochistic abuse; or

(C) Patently offensive representations or descriptions of masturbation, excretory functions or lewd exhibitions of the genitals.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-306 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6-3-306
§ 6-3-306. Forcible entry or detainer; penalty
Status: in_force

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), if he violently takes or keeps possession of land without authority of law.
Wyo. Stat. § 6-4-102 — WY Code / Title 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 6-4-102
§ 6-4-102. Soliciting an act of prostitution; penalties
Status: in_force

Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-701 through 6-2-710 , a person is guilty of soliciting an act of prostitution if, with the intent that an act of sexual intrusion as defined by W.S. 6-2-301(a)(vii) be committed, that person knowingly or intentionally pays, or offers or agrees to pay money or other property to another person under circumstances strongly corroborative of the intention that an act of prostitution be committed. Soliciting an act of prostitution is 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.