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WY Stat § 1-1-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions|Section 1-1-115 - Civil Liability for Unpaid Checks.

1-1-115. Civil liability for unpaid checks.| (a) Any person who issues a check which is not paid because the check has been dishonored for any reason has thirty (30) days following the date of a written demand mailed to the drawer of the check by United States postal service certificate of mailing at the address shown on the check or his last known address or personally served pursuant to the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, to pay to the holder of the check the amount of the check and a collection fee not to exceed thirty dollars ($30.00). The demand shall state that the drawer is required to pay the value of the check and the collection fee demanded and shall state the collection fee provided for in this section.  (b) Any person who fails to pay the amount of the check and the collection fee as set forth in subsection (a) of this section within thirty (30) days following the date of a written demand, mailed to or served on the drawer in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, is liable to the holder of the check for three (3) times the amount of the check, but in no case less than one hundred dollars ($100.00), a collection fee of thirty dollars ($30.00), and court costs.  (c) In extraordinary cases, including cases in which the court determines that the party who wrote the check has raised dilatory or bad faith defenses, the court may award the prevailing party reasonable attorney fees.  (d) Nothing in this section shall prevent the criminal prosecution of the person who issues the check. However, any payment made by the defendant to a victim pursuant to an order for restitution entered in a criminal case pursuant to W.S. 7-9-101 through 7-9-112 or 6-3-704(b), shall be set off against any judgment in favor of the victim in a civil action brought under this section arising out of the same facts or event.  (e) A cause of action under this section may be brought in small claims court, if the amount of the demand does not exceed the jurisdiction of that court, or in any other appropriate court.  (f) As used in this section, "check," "drawee," "drawer" and "issue" have the same meaning as defined in W.S. 6-3-701.
WY Stat § 1-1-116 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions|Section 1-1-116 - Civil Liability for Theft of Services.

1-1-116. Civil liability for theft of services.| (a) Notwithstanding any criminal penalties which may apply, an owner or operator of a franchised or otherwise duly licensed provider of services may bring a civil action to enjoin or restrain any violation of W.S. 6-3-402 when the violation involves theft of services and may in the same action seek damages from the person violating W.S. 6-3-402.  (b) In order to maintain an action for injunctive relief under this section, it is not necessary for the plaintiff to show actual damages or the threat of actual damages.  (c) As used in this section, "services" has the same meaning as specified in W.S. 6-3-401(a)(v).
WY Stat § 1-1-117 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions|Section 1-1-117 - Affidavits of Noninvolvement.

1-1-117. Affidavits of noninvolvement.| (a) In any action, whether in tort, contract or otherwise, in which the plaintiff seeks damages, a party may, in lieu of answering or otherwise pleading, file an affidavit certifying that he was not directly or indirectly involved in the occurrence or occurrences alleged in the action. If an affidavit is filed, the court shall order the dismissal of the claim against the certifying party, except as provided for in subsection (b) of this section. The affidavit shall be filed within the time required for filing an answer, if no answer is filed; and, in any event, at least twenty (20) days prior to trial. Any order of dismissal based on the affidavit shall not be entered within ten (10) days after the affidavit is filed.  (b) Any party may oppose the dismissal or move to vacate the order of dismissal and reinstate the certifying party, provided he can show that the certifying party was directly or indirectly involved in the occurrence or occurrences alleged in the action. After the filing of an affidavit under this section, the party opposing the dismissal may have discovery with respect to the involvement or noninvolvement of the party filing the affidavit, provided the discovery is completed within sixty (60) days of the filing of the affidavit.
WY Stat § 1-1-118 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions|Section 1-1-118 - Amateur Rodeos; Liability for Injuries; Consent to Participate.

1-1-118. Amateur rodeos; liability for injuries; consent to participate.| (a) No public school or nonprofit organization sponsoring an amateur rodeo is liable for injuries suffered by a contestant as a result of his voluntary participation in a rodeo event except for injuries caused by the willful, wanton or reckless act of the sponsoring organization or its employees.  (b) A minor shall be deemed to be a voluntary participant for purposes of this section if he has signed a written consent to participate in the rodeo event and the consent is also signed by one (1) of the minor's parents or by his legal guardian.
WY Stat § 1-1-119 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions|Section 1-1-119 - Release or Covenant Not to Sue.

1-1-119. Release or covenant not to sue.| When a release or a covenant not to sue or not to enforce judgment is given in good faith to one (1) of two (2) or more persons liable in tort for the same injury or the same wrongful death, it does not discharge any of the other tortfeasors from liability for the injury or wrongful death unless its terms so provide.
WY Stat § 1-1-120 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions|Section 1-1-120 - Persons Rendering Emergency Assistance Exempt From Civil Liability.

1-1-120. Persons rendering emergency assistance exempt from civil liability.| (a) Any person licensed as a physician and surgeon under the laws of the state of Wyoming, or any other person, who in good faith renders emergency care or assistance without compensation at the place of an emergency or accident, is not liable for any civil damages for acts or omissions in good faith.  (b) Persons or organizations operating volunteer ambulances or rescue vehicles supported by public or private funds, staffed by unpaid volunteers, and which make no charge, or charge an incidental service or user fee, for services rendered during medical emergencies, and the unpaid volunteers who staff ambulances and rescue vehicles are not liable for any civil damages for acts or omissions in good faith in furnishing emergency medical services. This immunity does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. For purposes of this section, "unpaid volunteers" means persons who either receive incidental remuneration on a per call basis or receive no more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) annually for volunteer ambulance and rescue activities. The immunity provided by this subsection shall extend to a physician while serving in his capacity as medical director of any ambulance service, to hospitals and hospital employees for activities directly related to providing clinical training as part of an emergency medical service class approved by the department of health, and to students while participating in emergency medical services training approved by the department of health. If an unpaid volunteer's, medical director's, hospital's or trainee's acts or omissions are subject to the provisions of the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, immunity under this section is waived to the extent of the maximum liability provided under W.S. 1-39-118.  (c) Any person who provides assistance or advice without compensation other than reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses in mitigating or attempting to mitigate the effects of an actual or threatened discharge of hazardous materials, or in preventing, cleaning up or disposing of or in attempting to prevent, clean up or dispose of any discharge of hazardous materials, is not liable for any civil damages for acts or omissions in good faith in providing the assistance or advice. This immunity does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. As used in this subsection:  (i) "Discharge" includes leakage, seepage or other release;  (ii) "Hazardous materials" includes all materials and substances which are now or hereafter designated or defined as hazardous by any state or federal law or by the regulations of any state or federal government agency.
WY Stat § 1-1-121 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions|Section 1-1-121 - Recreation Safety Act; Short Title.

1-1-121. Recreation Safety Act; short title.| This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Recreation Safety Act".
WY Stat § 1-1-122 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions|Section 1-1-122 - Definitions.

1-1-122. Definitions.| (a) As used in this act:  (i) "Inherent risk" with regard to any sport or recreational opportunity means those dangers or conditions which are characteristic of, intrinsic to, or an integral part of any sport or recreational opportunity;  (ii) "Provider" means any person or governmental entity which for profit or otherwise, offers or conducts a sport or recreational opportunity or regulates an interscholastic sport or recreational opportunity. This act does not apply to a cause of action based upon the design or manufacture of sport or recreational equipment or products or safety equipment used incidental to or required by the sport or recreational opportunity;  (iii) "Sport or recreational opportunity" means commonly understood sporting activities including baseball, softball, football, soccer, basketball, swimming, hockey, wrestling, cheerleading, rodeo, dude ranching, nordic or alpine skiing and other alpine sports, snowboarding, mountain climbing, outdoor education programs, river floating, hunting, fishing, backcountry trips, horseback riding and any other equine activity, snowmobiling and similar recreational opportunities and includes the use of private lands for vehicle parking and land access related to the sport or recreational opportunity. "Sport or recreational opportunity" does not include skiing in a ski area as defined by the Ski Safety Act;  (iv) "Equine activity" means:  (A) Equine shows, fairs, competitions, performances or parades that involve any or all breeds of equines;  (B) Any of the equine disciplines;  (C) Equine training or teaching activities, or both;  (D) Boarding equines;  (E) Riding, inspecting or evaluating an equine belonging to another, whether or not the owner has received some monetary consideration or other thing of value for the use of the equine or is permitting a prospective purchaser of the equine to ride, inspect or evaluate the equine;  (F) Rides, trips, hunts or other equine activities of any type however informal or impromptu;  (G) Day use rental riding, riding associated with a dude ranch or riding associated with outfitted pack trips; and  (H) Placing or replacing horseshoes on an equine.  (v) Repealed By Laws 1996, ch. 78, § 2.  (vi) "This act" means W.S. 1-1-121 through 1-1-123.
WY Stat § 1-1-123 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions|Section 1-1-123 - Assumption of Risk.

1-1-123. Assumption of risk.| (a) Any person who takes part in any sport or recreational opportunity assumes the inherent risks in that sport or recreational opportunity, whether those risks are known or unknown, and is legally responsible for any and all damage, injury or death to himself or other persons or property that results from the inherent risks in that sport or recreational opportunity.  (b) A provider of any sport or recreational opportunity is not required to eliminate, alter or control the inherent risks within the particular sport or recreational opportunity.  (c) Actions based upon negligence of the provider wherein the damage, injury or death is not the result of an inherent risk of the sport or recreational opportunity shall be preserved pursuant to W.S. 1-1-109.  (d) The assumption of risk provisions in subsections (a) through (c) of this section apply irrespective of the age of the person assuming the risk.  (e) This act shall not apply to skiing in a ski area as defined by the Ski Safety Act.
WY Stat § 1-1-123.1 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions|Section 1-1-123.1 - Ski Safety Act; Short Title.

1-1-123.1. Ski Safety Act; short title.| This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Ski Safety Act."
WY Stat § 1-1-123.2 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions|Section 1-1-123.2 - Definitions.

1-1-123.2. Definitions.| (a) As used in this act:  (i) "Freestyle terrain" includes terrain parks and terrain features such as jumps, rails, half pipes and other constructed and natural features found in terrain parks;  (ii) "Inherent risk" with regard to skiing in a ski area means those dangers or conditions which are part of the sport of skiing, including:  (A) Changing weather conditions;  (B) Falling or surface snow conditions, whether natural or man-made, as they exist or change;  (C) Surface or subsurface conditions including bare spots, forest growth, rocks, stumps, streambeds, cliffs, extreme terrain, trees or other natural objects;  (D) Collisions or impacts with natural objects such as the objects specified in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph including encounters with wildlife;  (E) Impact with ski lift towers, signs, posts, fences or enclosures, hydrants, water pipes or other man-made structures and their components subject to W.S. 1-1-123.3(k);  (F) Variations in steepness or terrain, whether natural or as a result of ski trail or feature design, or snowmaking or grooming operations such as roads, freestyle terrain, jumps and catwalks or other terrain modifications; and  (G) Collisions with other skiers.  (iii) "Ski area" means the ski trails and other places within the boundary of a ski area under the control of a ski area operator and administered as a single enterprise within the state;  (iv) "Ski area operator" means a person having the responsibility for the operations of a ski area and the owners, partners and members, managers, employees, agents, volunteers, board members, representatives, affiliates and assigns of the person. "Ski area operator" includes an agency of the state or a political subdivision thereof;  (v) "Ski area vehicle" means a vehicle used in the operation and maintenance of a ski area which is owned by or under the direction and control of the ski area operator such as a snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, snow grooming vehicle, sled and other similar vehicle;  (vi) "Ski lift" means a chairlift, gondola, tramway, cable car or other aerial lift and any rope tow, conveyor, t-bar, j-bar, handle tow or other surface lift used by a ski area operator to transport skiers;  (vii) "Ski trail" means a trail, slope, run, freestyle terrain, competition terrain, tree skiing area, tubing park area or other area at or near a ski area designated by the ski area operator to be used by skiers for the purpose of skiing;  (viii) "Skier" means a person who is using a ski area for the purpose of skiing;  (ix) "Skiing" includes sliding downhill or jumping on snow or ice on skis or a toboggan, sled, tube, snowbike, snowboard or other device;  (x) "This act" means W.S. 1-1-123.1 through 1-1-123.5.
WY Stat § 1-1-123.4 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions|Section 1-1-123.4 - Assumption of Risks; Limitations on Actions.

1-1-123.4. Assumption of risks; limitations on actions.| (a) A skier expressly accepts and assumes the inherent risks of skiing and is legally responsible for damage, injury or death to himself or other persons or property that results from the inherent risks in skiing.  (b) A skier may not make any claim against or recover from any ski area operator for injury resulting from any inherent risk of skiing.  (c) A skier is not precluded under this act from suing another skier for any damage, injury or death to person or property that results from the other skiers' acts or omissions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the risk of collision with other skiers is not an inherent risk nor a risk assumed by a skier in an action by a skier against another skier.
WY Stat § 1-1-123.5 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions|Section 1-1-123.5 - Negligence; Civil Actions.

1-1-123.5. Negligence; civil actions.| (a) A violation by any person or ski area operator of any provision of this act shall, to the extent the violation causes damage, injury or death to person or property, constitute evidence of negligence on the part of the person or ski area operator violating this act.  (b) Actions based upon negligence of a person or ski area operator wherein the damage, injury or death is not the result of an inherent risk of skiing shall be preserved pursuant to W.S. 1-1-109.
WY Stat § 1-1-124 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions|Section 1-1-124 - Pretrial Screening.

1-1-124. Pretrial screening.| (a) The supreme court may promulgate rules to provide a screening procedure to expedite the prelitigation resolution of claims arising from any alleged act, error or omission in the rendering of licensed or certified professional or health care services.  (b) The screening procedure authorized by this section shall be designed to reduce the burden of malpractice cases on the state judicial system and to encourage the prompt resolution of nonmeritorious claims. The expedited procedure may include the creation of professional review panels to review claims and to determine:  (i) Whether there is substantial evidence that the acts complained of occurred, constituted malpractice and resulted in injury to the claimant; and  (ii) A recommended award if requested by the parties.  (c) The supreme court shall annually report to the joint judiciary interim committee the costs of operating the expedited screening procedure and shall submit a recommendation for the proration and assessment of costs among the professions subject to the pretrial screening procedure.
WY Stat § 1-1-125 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions|Section 1-1-125 - Immunity for Volunteers; Volunteer Firefighters; Search and Rescue.

1-1-125. Immunity for volunteers; volunteer firefighters; search and rescue.| (a) As used in this section:  (i) "Compensation" does not include actual and necessary expenses that are incurred by a volunteer in connection with the services that the volunteer performs for a nonprofit organization and that are reimbursed to the volunteer or otherwise paid nor does it include any incidental personal privileges received by volunteers for their services;  (ii) "Nonprofit organization" means those nonprofit organizations exempt from federal income tax pursuant to section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code;  (iii) "Volunteer" means:  (A) An officer, director, trustee or other person who performs services for a nonprofit organization but does not receive compensation, either directly or indirectly, for those services;  (B) A volunteer firefighter who performs services for a volunteer fire department under W.S. 35-9-616(a)(ix) whether or not the firefighter receives compensation or a pension;  (C) An individual engaged in search and rescue operations under a county sheriff's coordination pursuant to W.S. 18-3-609(a)(iii) or supervision pursuant to W.S. 19-16-101 whether or not the individual receives compensation.  (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a volunteer who provides services or performs duties on behalf of a nonprofit organization, a volunteer fire department or a sheriff as part of a search and rescue operation is personally immune from civil liability for any act or omission resulting in damage or injury if at the time of the act or omission:  (i) The person was acting within the scope of his duties as a volunteer for the nonprofit organization, volunteer fire department or a sheriff as part of a search and rescue operation; and  (ii) The act or omission did not constitute willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence.  (c) This section does not grant immunity to any person causing damage as a result of the negligent operation of a motor vehicle.  (d) In any suit against a nonprofit organization, a volunteer fire department or a sheriff as part of a search and rescue operation for civil damages based upon the negligent act or omission of a volunteer, proof of the act or omission shall be sufficient to establish the responsibility of the organization, department or sheriff under the doctrine of respondeat superior, notwithstanding the immunity granted to the volunteer with respect to any act or omission included under subsection (b) of this section.
WY Stat § 1-1-126 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure|Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions|Section 1-1-126 - Civil Liability for Stalking.

1-1-126. Civil liability for stalking.| (a) A person who is the victim of stalking as defined by W.S. 6-2-506 may maintain a civil action against an individual who engages in a course of conduct that is prohibited under W.S. 6-2-506 for damages incurred by the victim as a result of that conduct. The aggrieved party may also seek and be awarded exemplary damages, reasonable attorney's fees and costs of the action.  (b) A civil action may be maintained under this section whether or not the individual who is alleged to have engaged in a course of conduct prohibited under W.S. 6-2-506 has been charged or convicted under W.S. 6-2-506 for the alleged crime.  (c) Neither the pendency nor the termination of a civil action under this section shall prevent the criminal prosecution of a person who violates W.S. 6-2-506.