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WY Stat § 14-3-305 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 3 - Protection|Article 3 - Sale of Nicotine Products|Section 14-3-305 - Possession or Use by Person Under Twenty-One Years of Age Prohibited.

14-3-305. Possession or use by person under twenty-one years of age prohibited.| (a) It is unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years to possess or use any nicotine products. A person shall not be arrested for an alleged violation of this subsection but shall be issued a citation as a charging document by a peace officer having probable cause to believe the person violated this subsection. An officer issuing a citation shall deposit one (1) copy of the citation with the court having jurisdiction over the alleged offense. Bond may be posted and forfeited for an offense charged under this section in an amount equal to the fine imposed by subsection (b) of this section.  (b) Any person violating subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).  (i) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 83, § 2.  (ii) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 83, § 2.  (iii) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 83, § 2.  (c) Repealed By Laws 2000, Ch. 93, § 4.  (d) In lieu of the fine under subsection (b) of this section, the court may allow the defendant to perform community service or attend a tobacco or nicotine cessation program and be granted credit against his fine and court costs at the rate of ten dollars ($10.00) for each hour of work performed or each hour of tobacco or nicotine cessation program attended.  (e) No conviction under this section, whether by guilty plea, adjudication of guilt or forfeiture of bond shall be reported by the court to any law enforcement agency. Upon payment of the fine imposed by subsection (b) of this section, a criminal conviction under this section shall be expunged by operation of law from all records of the court six (6) months after the entry of conviction. For any person whose record of conviction was expunged under this subsection, the conviction is deemed not to have occurred and the individual may reply accordingly upon any inquiry in the matter. No expungement under this subsection shall be considered for purposes of any other law providing for expungement.
WY Stat § 14-3-306 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 3 - Protection|Article 3 - Sale of Nicotine Products|Section 14-3-306 - Teen Court Jurisdiction.

14-3-306. Teen court jurisdiction.| The teen court program authorized under W.S. 7-13-1203 may have jurisdiction over any offense committed by a minor under this article.
WY Stat § 14-3-308 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 3 - Protection|Article 3 - Sale of Nicotine Products|Section 14-3-308 - Further Regulation by Local Ordinance.

14-3-308. Further regulation by local ordinance.| (a) Except as specified under subsection (b) of this section, this article shall not be construed to prohibit the imposition by local law or ordinance of further regulation or prohibition upon the sale, use and possession of nicotine products to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age, but the governmental entity shall not permit or authorize the sale, use or possession of nicotine products to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age in violation of this article.  (b) No governmental entity shall enact any law or ordinance which changes the standards provided by W.S. 14-3-302(a) and (c), 14-3-303(a), 14-3-304(a) and 14-3-305(a).  (c) The governmental entity may require that sellers of nicotine products obtain a license to sell nicotine products and may deny or revoke the license in the case of reported violations of W.S. 14-3-302 or similar local ordinance.
WY Stat § 14-3-309 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 3 - Protection|Article 3 - Sale of Nicotine Products|Section 14-3-309 - Regulation of Mail Order and Internet Purchases and Sales; Proof of Age; Penalties.

14-3-309. Regulation of mail order and internet purchases and sales; proof of age; penalties.| (a) No person shall sell at retail or wholesale any nicotine product through the internet or any other remote sales method to any person in this state, other than a vendor licensed under W.S. 39-15-106, unless the seller performs an age verification on the purchaser through an independent third party age verification service. The age verification service utilized shall compare information available from public records to the personal information entered by the purchaser during the ordering process to establish that the purchaser is twenty-one (21) years of age or older.  (b) No person shall sell at retail or wholesale any nicotine product through the internet or any other remote sales method to any person in this state, other than a vendor licensed under W.S. 39-15-106, unless the seller uses a method of mailing or shipping that, upon delivery, requires the signature of a person at least twenty-one (21) years of age before the nicotine product will be released for delivery.  (c) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply if the seller employs one (1) of the following protections to ensure age verification:  (i) The purchaser is required to create an online profile or account with personal information verifying that the purchaser is at least twenty-one (21) years of age including, but not limited to, the purchaser's name, address and a valid phone number, if that personal information is verified by the seller through publicly available records and delivery is made to the same name and address; or  (ii) The purchaser is required to upload a copy of the purchaser's government issued identification and a current photograph of the purchaser verifying that the purchaser is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and delivery is made to the same name on the identification provided.  (d) Any person violating subsection (a) or (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in W.S. 14-3-302(b).
WY Stat § 14-3-401 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 3 - Protection|Article 4 - Child Protection Act|Section 14-3-401 - Short Title.

14-3-401. Short title.| This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Child Protection Act."
WY Stat § 14-3-403 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 3 - Protection|Article 4 - Child Protection Act|Section 14-3-403 - Juvenile Court Authority Over Certain Issues.

14-3-403. Juvenile court authority over certain issues.| (a) Coincident with proceedings concerning a minor alleged to be neglected, the court has jurisdiction to:  (i) Determine questions concerning the right to legal custody of the minor;  (ii) Order any party to the proceedings to perform any acts, duties and responsibilities the court deems necessary; or  (iii) Order any party to the proceedings to refrain from any act or conduct the court deems detrimental to the best interest and welfare of the minor or essential to the enforcement of any lawful order of disposition of the minor made by the court.  (b) Nothing contained in this act is construed to deprive the district court of jurisdiction to determine questions of custody, parental rights, guardianship or any other questions involving minors, when the questions are the subject of or incidental to suits or actions commenced in or transferred to the district court as provided by law, except:  (i) If a petition involving the same child is pending in juvenile court or if continuing jurisdiction has been previously acquired by the juvenile court, the district court may certify the question of custody to the juvenile court; and  (ii) The district court at any time may request the juvenile court to make recommendations pertaining to guardianship or legal custody.  (c) A party to the proceeding may file a petition for adoption or an appointment of guardianship in the underlying juvenile action in lieu of filing a petition with the district court.
WY Stat § 14-3-404 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 3 - Protection|Article 4 - Child Protection Act|Section 14-3-404 - Venue; Change of Venue or Judge.

14-3-404. Venue; change of venue or judge.| Proceedings under this act may be commenced in the county where the child is living or is present when the proceedings are commenced. Change of venue or change of judge may be had under the circumstances and upon the terms and conditions provided by law in a civil action in the district court.
WY Stat § 14-3-406 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 3 - Protection|Article 4 - Child Protection Act|Section 14-3-406 - Child in Custody; No Shelter Care Placement Without Court Order; Exceptions; Notice to Parent or Guardian; Release.

14-3-406. Child in custody; no shelter care placement without court order; exceptions; notice to parent or guardian; release.| (a) A child taken into temporary protective custody shall not be placed in shelter care without a court order unless shelter care is required to:  (i) Protect the child's person;  (ii) Prevent the child from being removed from the jurisdiction of the court; or  (iii) Provide the child having no parent, guardian, custodian or other responsible adult with supervision and care and return him to the court when required.  (b) Any person taking a child into temporary protective custody under this act shall as soon as possible notify the child's parent, guardian or custodian. Unless the child's shelter care is authorized by court order or required for one (1) of the reasons in subsection (a) of this section, the child shall be released to the care of his parent, guardian, custodian or other responsible adult upon that person's written promise to present the child before the court upon request.
WY Stat § 14-3-407 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 3 - Protection|Article 4 - Child Protection Act|Section 14-3-407 - Shelter Care; Delivery of Child Pending Hearing; Placing Children; Notice if No Court Order.

14-3-407. Shelter care; delivery of child pending hearing; placing children; notice if no court order.| (a) If shelter care of a child appears necessary to the person taking custody of the child, the child shall be delivered as soon as possible to the court or to the department of family services pending a hearing.  (b) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 236, § 4.  (c) The department of family services shall promptly notify the court and the district attorney of any child being cared for by the department without a court order and shall deliver the child to the court upon request.  (d) The department of family services shall care for the child under this section pursuant to temporary protective custody provisions as specified in W.S. 14-3-208.
WY Stat § 14-3-408 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 3 - Protection|Article 4 - Child Protection Act|Section 14-3-408 - Notice of Shelter Care to Be Given District Attorney; Written Statement Required; Duty of District Attorney.

14-3-408. Notice of shelter care to be given district attorney; written statement required; duty of district attorney.| (a) When a child is taken into temporary protective custody without a court order and is placed in shelter care pursuant to W.S. 14-3-405(a) or (b), the person taking temporary protective custody of the child shall notify the district attorney without delay. Also the person shall as soon as possible file a brief written statement with the district attorney setting forth the facts which led to taking the child into custody and the reason why the child was not released.  (b) Upon receiving notice that a child is being held in shelter care, the district attorney shall immediately review the need for shelter care and may order the child released unless he determines shelter care is necessary under the provisions of W.S. 14-3-406(a) or unless ordered by the court.
WY Stat § 14-3-410 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 3 - Protection|Article 4 - Child Protection Act|Section 14-3-410 - Shelter Care Hearing Conducted by Commissioner; Authority and Duty; Review by Court.

14-3-410. Shelter care hearing conducted by commissioner; authority and duty; review by court.| (a) In the absence or incapacity of the judge, the shelter care hearing may be conducted by a district court commissioner of the county in which the child is being held in shelter care.  (b) The commissioner may make any order concerning the child's release or continued shelter care as authorized to the judge under W.S. 14-3-409. If the child is not released after the hearing, the commissioner shall promptly file with the court a complete written resume of the evidence adduced at the hearing and his reasons for not releasing the child. The commissioner shall conduct the hearing pursuant to W.S. 14-3-409. The hearing shall be conducted in the presence of counsel and guardian ad litem, if so appointed. The commissioner may also appoint counsel, appoint a guardian ad litem, order a predisposition report, appoint a multidisciplinary team, issue subpoenas or search warrants, order physical or medical examinations and authorize emergency medical, surgical or dental treatment all as provided in this act. The commissioner shall not make final orders of adjudication or disposition.  (c) The court shall review the reports, orders and actions of the commissioner as soon as reasonably possible and confirm or modify the commissioner's orders and actions as it deems appropriate.
WY Stat § 14-3-411 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 3 - Protection|Article 4 - Child Protection Act|Section 14-3-411 - Complaints Alleging Neglect; Investigation and Determination by District Attorney.

14-3-411. Complaints alleging neglect; investigation and determination by district attorney.| Complaints alleging a child is neglected shall be referred to the office of the district attorney. The district attorney shall determine whether the best interest of the child requires that judicial action be taken. The department of family services and the county sheriff shall provide the district attorney with any assistance he may require in making an investigation. The district attorney shall prepare and file a petition with the court if he believes action is necessary to protect the interest of the child.
WY Stat § 14-3-412 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 3 - Protection|Article 4 - Child Protection Act|Section 14-3-412 - Commencement of Proceedings; Contents of Petition.

14-3-412. Commencement of proceedings; contents of petition.| (a) Proceedings in juvenile court are commenced by filing a petition with the clerk of the court. The petition and all subsequent pleadings, motions, orders and decrees shall be entitled "State of Wyoming, In the Interest of ...., minor." A petition shall be signed by the district attorney on information and belief of the alleged facts. All petitions must be verified.  (b) The petition shall set forth all jurisdictional facts, including but not limited to:  (i) The child's name, date of birth and address;  (ii) The names and addresses of the child's parents, guardian or custodian and the child's spouse, if any;  (iii) Whether the child is being held in shelter care and if so, the name and address of the facility and the time shelter care commenced;  (iv) A statement setting forth with particularity the facts which bring the child within the provisions of this act; and  (v) Whether the child is an Indian child as defined in the federal Indian Child Welfare Act and, if so, a statement setting forth with particularity the notice provided to the appropriate tribal court.  (c) The petition shall state if any of the facts enumerated in subsection (b) of this section are unknown.
WY Stat § 14-3-414 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 3 - Protection|Article 4 - Child Protection Act|Section 14-3-414 - Service of Process; Order of Custody.

14-3-414. Service of process; order of custody.| (a) In proceedings under this act, service of order to appear or other process within the state shall be made by the sheriff of the county where service is made, by his undersheriff or deputy or by any law enforcement officer or responsible adult not a party to the proceeding and appointed by the clerk.  (b) Within the state, service of order to appear is made by personally delivering a copy of the order together with a copy of the petition to the person ordered to appear, provided that parents of a child may both be served by personally delivering to either parent two (2) copies of the order and petition, one (1) copy for each parent. A child under the age of fourteen (14) years is served by delivering a copy of the order together with a copy of the petition to the child's parents, guardian, custodian or other adult having the actual physical custody and control of the child or to a guardian ad litem or attorney appointed for the child.  (c) If it appears to the court by affidavit that the parents, guardian or custodian of the child cannot be found within the state, the court may order personal service outside the state or service by certified mail with return receipt requested signed by addressee only. The state agency having custody of the child shall also file an affidavit with the court explaining the efforts made to locate the missing parent when the address of the child's parents, guardian or custodian is unknown and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained, and the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the child and to receive service of process.  (d) Service by certified mail is complete on the date the clerk receives the return receipt signed by addressee. Personal service either within or outside the state is complete on the date when copies of the order to appear and petition are delivered to the person to be served.  (e) When personal service of order to appear is made within the state, service shall be completed not less than two (2) days before the hearing and when made outside the state, service shall be completed not less than five (5) days before the hearing. However, notwithstanding any provision within this act, the court may order that a child be taken into custody as provided in W.S. 14-3-413 or that a child be held in shelter care pending further proceedings as provided in W.S. 14-3-409, even though service of order to appear on the parents, guardian or custodian of the child is not complete at the time of making the order.  (f) If the person's residence is unknown, service may be had by constructive service or by publication as provided in the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure.
WY Stat § 14-3-415 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 3 - Protection|Article 4 - Child Protection Act|Section 14-3-415 - Presence of Parent, Custodian or Guardian at Hearing; Failure to Appear; Avoidance of Service; Issuance of Bench Warrant.

14-3-415. Presence of parent, custodian or guardian at hearing; failure to appear; avoidance of service; issuance of bench warrant.| (a) The court shall insure the presence at any hearing of the parents, guardian or custodian of any child subject to the proceedings under this act.  (b) Any person served with an order to appear as provided in W.S. 14-3-414 and without reasonable cause fails to appear, is liable for contempt of court and the court may issue a bench warrant to cause the person to be brought before the court.  (c) If the child, his parents, guardian or custodian or any other person willfully avoids or refuses service of order to appear, or it appears to the court that service of the order will be ineffectual or that the welfare of the child requires that he be brought immediately into the custody of the court, a bench warrant may be issued by the court for the child or his parents, guardian, custodian or any person having the actual physical custody or control of the child.
WY Stat § 14-3-416 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 3 - Protection|Article 4 - Child Protection Act|Section 14-3-416 - Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem.

14-3-416. Appointment of guardian ad litem.| The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for a child who is a party to proceedings under this act if the child has no parent, guardian or custodian appearing in his behalf or if the interests of the parents, guardian or custodian are adverse to the best interest of the child. A party to the proceeding or employee or representative thereof shall not be appointed guardian ad litem for the child.
WY Stat § 14-3-417 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 3 - Protection|Article 4 - Child Protection Act|Section 14-3-417 - Subpoenas for Witnesses and Evidence.

14-3-417. Subpoenas for witnesses and evidence.| Upon application of any party to the proceeding, the clerk shall issue and the court on its own motion may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of records, documents or other tangible evidence at any hearing.
WY Stat § 14-3-418 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 3 - Protection|Article 4 - Child Protection Act|Section 14-3-418 - Search Warrant; When Authorized; Affidavit Required; Contents of Affidavit and Warrant; Service and Return.

14-3-418. Search warrant; when authorized; affidavit required; contents of affidavit and warrant; service and return.| (a) The court or a commissioner may issue a search warrant within the court's jurisdiction if it appears by application supported by affidavit of one (1) or more adults that a child is being neglected, unlawfully detained or physically abused and his health or welfare requires that he be taken immediately into custody, or it appears by application supported by affidavit of one (1) or more adults that evidence of child abuse exists.  (b) The affidavit shall be in writing, signed and affirmed by the affiant. The affidavit shall set forth:  (i) The name and age of the child sought, provided that if the name or age of the child is unknown the affidavit shall set forth a description of the child sufficient to identify him with reasonable certainty and a statement that the affiant believes the child is of age to come within the provisions of this act;  (ii) The affiant's belief that the child sought is being neglected, unlawfully detained or physically abused and his health or welfare requires that he be taken immediately into custody, and a statement of the facts upon which the belief is based; and  (iii) The affiant's belief that evidence of child abuse or neglect exists and could be obtained through forensic means, and a statement of the facts upon which the belief is based.  (c) The warrant may be directed to any law enforcement officer of the county or municipality in which the place or premises to be searched is located. The warrant shall:  (i) Name or describe the child sought;  (ii) Name the address or location and describe the place or premises to be searched;  (iii) State the grounds for issuance of the warrant;  (iv) Name the person or persons whose affidavit has been taken in support of the warrant; and  (v) Authorize the officer to whom the warrant is directed to conduct the search and instruct him as to the disposition of the child if found, pending further proceedings by the court.  (d) The officer making the search may enter the place or premises described in the warrant at any time with force if necessary, in order to remove the child or to obtain evidence that the child is neglected, unlawfully detained or physically abused. The officer conducting the search shall serve a copy of the warrant upon the person in possession of the place or premises searched and shall return the original warrant to the court showing his actions in the premises.