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WY Stat § 14-6-224 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-224 - Conduct of Hearings Generally; Exclusion of General Public and Child; Exceptions; Consolidations Permitted.

14-6-224. Conduct of hearings generally; exclusion of general public and child; exceptions; consolidations permitted.| (a) Unless a jury trial is demanded, hearings under this act shall be conducted by the court without a jury in an informal but orderly manner and separate from other proceedings not included in W.S. 14-6-203. The district attorney shall present evidence in support of the petition and otherwise represent the state. If the allegations in the petition are denied, adjudicatory and disposition hearings shall be recorded by the court reporter or by electronic, mechanical or other appropriate means.  (b) Except in hearings to declare a person in contempt of court, the general public are excluded from hearings under this act. Only the parties, counsel for the parties, jurors, witnesses, victims and members of their immediate families and other persons the court finds having a proper interest in the proceedings or in the work of the court shall be admitted. If the court finds it necessary in the best interest of the child, the child may be temporarily excluded from any hearing except while evidence is being received at an adjudicatory hearing in support of the allegations of his delinquency.  (c) Hearings on two (2) or more petitions may be consolidated for purposes of adjudication when the allegations in the petitions pertain to the same act or offense constituting the alleged delinquency. Separate hearings on the petitions may be held thereafter for purposes of disposition.  (d) Repealed by Laws 2004, Ch. 127, § 3.
WY Stat § 14-6-225 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-225 - Burden of Proof Required; Verdict of Jury; Effect Thereof.

14-6-225. Burden of proof required; verdict of jury; effect thereof.| (a) Allegations that a child has committed a delinquent act must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.  (b) If trial by jury is demanded, the jury shall decide issues of fact raised by the petition and return its verdict as to the truth of the allegations contained in the petition. A finding by the jury that the allegations are true is not deemed a conviction of guilt, but is a determination that judicial intervention is necessary for the best interest and welfare of the child and the public.
WY Stat § 14-6-228 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-228 - Abeyance of Proceedings by Consent Decree; Term of Decree; Reinstatement of Proceedings; Effect of Discharge or Completing Term.

14-6-228. Abeyance of proceedings by consent decree; term of decree; reinstatement of proceedings; effect of discharge or completing term.| (a) At any time after the filing of a petition alleging a child delinquent and before adjudication, the court may issue a consent decree ordering further proceedings held in abeyance and place a delinquent child under the supervision of a probation officer. The placement of the child is subject to the terms, conditions and stipulations agreed to by the parties affected. The consent decree shall not be entered without the consent of the district attorney, the child's attorney, where applicable, and the child and the notification of the parents. Modifications to an existing consent decree may be allowed.  (b) The consent decree shall be in writing and copies given to each of the parties. The decree shall include the case plan for the child.  (c) A consent decree shall be in force for the period agreed upon by the parties but not longer than one (1) year unless the child is sooner discharged by the court.  (d) If prior to discharge by the court or expiration of the consent decree, a child alleged to be delinquent fails to fulfill the terms and conditions of the decree or a new petition is filed alleging the child delinquent because of misconduct occurring during the term of the consent decree, the original petition and proceedings may be reinstated upon order of the court after hearing and the matter may proceed as though the consent decree had never been entered. If, as part of the consent decree, the child made an admission to any of the allegations contained in the original petition, that admission shall be entered only if the court orders that the original petition and proceeding be reinstated and the admissions, if any, be entered. If the admission is entered, the court may proceed to disposition pursuant to W.S. 14-6-226.  (e) If a consent decree is in effect and the child is in placement, the court shall hold a six (6) month and twelve (12) month review under W.S. 14-6-229.  (f) A child discharged by the court under a consent decree without reinstatement of the original petition and proceeding shall not thereafter be proceeded against in any court for the same offense or misconduct alleged in the original petition.
WY Stat § 14-6-230 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-230 - Orders of Protection; Requirements.

14-6-230. Orders of protection; requirements.| (a) On application of any party to the proceedings or on its own motion the court may make an order of protection in support of the decree and order of disposition, restraining or otherwise controlling the conduct of the child's parents, guardian or custodian or any party to the proceeding whom the court finds to be encouraging, causing or contributing to the acts or conditions which bring the child within the provisions of this act.  (b) The order of protection may require the person against whom it is directed to do or to refrain from doing any acts required or forbidden by law and necessary for the welfare of the child and the enforcement of the order of disposition, including the following requirements to:  (i) Perform any legal obligation of support;  (ii) Not make contact with the child or his place of abode;  (iii) Refrain from conduct which in any way interferes with or disrupts the control and supervision of the child by his legal custodian;  (iv) Permit a parent reasonable visitation privileges under specified conditions and terms;  (v) Give proper attention to care of the home and to refrain from conduct detrimental to the child and the home environment; or  (vi) Enforce the child's compliance with the terms and conditions imposed upon him by the order of disposition.
WY Stat § 14-6-231 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-231 - Release of Child From Institution; Duration of Orders of Disposition; Termination of Orders.

14-6-231. Release of child from institution; duration of orders of disposition; termination of orders.| (a) A child committed to the Wyoming boys' school, the Wyoming girls' school or the Wyoming state hospital may be released from that institution by the agency having the direct authority and control of the institution. This release shall not affect any other terms or conditions of the court's order. The agency shall notify the court of any planned release and shall recommend further disposition of the child. The court shall discharge the child from further court jurisdiction or shall enter any other order of disposition specified under W.S. 14-6-229 for a child found to be delinquent.  (b) An order of disposition shall remain in force for an indefinite period until terminated by the court whenever it appears the purpose of the order has been achieved and it is in the child's best interest that he be discharged from further court jurisdiction.  (c) Unless sooner terminated by court order, all orders issued under this act shall terminate with respect to a child adjudicated:  (i) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 199, § 3.  (ii) Delinquent, when he reaches twenty-one (21) years of age;  (iii) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 199, § 3.
WY Stat § 14-6-232 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-232 - Probation Revocation Hearing; How Commenced and Conducted; Contents of Petition; Disposition.

14-6-232. Probation revocation hearing; how commenced and conducted; contents of petition; disposition.| (a) A child on probation incident to an adjudication of his delinquency who commits a new delinquent act or violates the terms and conditions of his probation may be proceeded against in a probation revocation hearing.  (b) A proceeding to revoke probation shall be commenced by a petition designated as "A Petition to Revoke Probation" and shall be heard by the court without a jury. The petition shall:  (i) Be reviewed and prepared by the district attorney in the same manner and shall contain the same information as required by W.S. 14-6-212;  (ii) Set forth the date when the child was placed on probation and the time and manner in which notice of the terms of probation were given; and  (iii) Be served together with an order to appear on all parties having an interest in the proceedings as provided in W.S. 14-6-213.  (c) If a child is found to have violated the terms of the child's probation, the court may amend the terms and conditions of the probation order, extend the period of probation or make any other order of disposition specified in W.S. 14-6-229(d).  (i) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 199, § 3.  (ii) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 199, § 3.
WY Stat § 14-6-233 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-233 - Appeal; Right Generally; Transcript Provided; Cost Thereof.

14-6-233. Appeal; right generally; transcript provided; cost thereof.| (a) Any party including the state may appeal any final order, judgment or decree of the juvenile court to the supreme court within the time and in the manner provided by the Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedure.  (b) Upon motion of the child or his parents, guardian or custodian, supported by affidavit stating they are financially unable to purchase a transcript of the proceeding, a transcript or so much thereof necessary to support the appeal shall be provided at no cost or at a cost the court determines they are able to pay. Any cost of the transcript not charged to the appellant shall be certified by the court to the county treasurer and paid from the funds of the county in which the proceedings were held.
WY Stat § 14-6-234 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-234 - Stay of Orders Pending Appeal; Securing of Payment; Staying Transfer of Legal Custody.

14-6-234. Stay of orders pending appeal; securing of payment; staying transfer of legal custody.| (a) If an appeal is taken, an order to pay a fine, costs, support for a child, restitution or any order for the payment of money may be stayed by the juvenile court or by the supreme court pending appeal. The court may require the appellant to deposit with the clerk of court the whole or any part of the payment ordered, to give bond for the payment thereof or any other terms and conditions to secure payment upon final determination of the appeal as the court deems proper. The court may also issue any appropriate order to restrain the appellant from dissipating his assets pending appeal.  (b) Either the juvenile court or the supreme court may stay an order transferring legal custody of a child to a person, agency, organization or institution other than his parents, guardian or former custodian, provided that suitable provision is made for the detention or shelter care of the child pending the appeal.
WY Stat § 14-6-238 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-238 - Proceedings Deemed in Equity; Effect of Orders and Decrees.

14-6-238. Proceedings deemed in equity; effect of orders and decrees.| All proceedings under this act shall be regarded as proceedings in equity and the court shall have and exercise equitable jurisdiction. No order or decree pursuant to this act shall be deemed a conviction of a crime or impose any civil disabilities, nor shall it disqualify the child for any civil or military service application or appointment or from holding public office.
WY Stat § 14-6-239 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-239 - Records and Reports Confidential; Inspection.

14-6-239. Records and reports confidential; inspection.| (a) Throughout proceedings pursuant to this act the court shall safeguard the records from disclosure. Upon completion of the proceedings, whether or not there is an adjudication, the court shall order the entire file, except for child support orders, and record of the proceeding sealed and the court shall not release these records except as provided in W.S. 14-6-203(g) or 14-6-240, unless there has been an adjudication of a delinquent act and except to the extent necessary to meet the following inquiries:  (i) From another court of law;  (ii) From an agency preparing a presentence report for another court;  (iii) From a party to the proceeding;  (iv) From the department of family services for purposes of establishing, modifying or enforcing a support obligation.  (b) Upon receipt of inquiries as set out in this section, the court may release a copy of the presentence investigation report together with a cover letter stating the disposition of the proceeding.  (c) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 154, § 2.  (d) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall limit the disclosure of records authorized by W.S. 7-19-504.
WY Stat § 14-6-242 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-242 - Liability for Contempt; Penalties.

14-6-242. Liability for contempt; penalties.| Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court upon its own motion or upon the motion of the district or county attorney, or guardian ad litem, may find that the child, child's parent, parents, or guardian or any other person who willfully violates, or neglects or refuses to obey or perform any order or provision of this act is liable for contempt of court and may be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or incarcerated not more than ninety (90) days, or both.
WY Stat § 14-6-243 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-243 - Separate Docket for Juvenile Cases; Availability of Records for Statistics.

14-6-243. Separate docket for juvenile cases; availability of records for statistics.| The clerk of the court shall maintain a separate docket for juvenile cases and record therein the case number, the offense charged, the age of the child involved and the disposition made. The records shall be made available for statistical purposes provided the names of the offenders are not revealed unless the offender was adjudicated delinquent for commission of a violent felony as defined by W.S. 6-1-104(a)(xii).
WY Stat § 14-6-244 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-244 - Parental Liability for Failure to Exercise Reasonable Control and Authority.

14-6-244. Parental liability for failure to exercise reasonable control and authority.| (a) A parent or guardian having custody of a child shall exercise such parental control and authority over the child as is reasonably necessary to prevent the child from engaging in delinquent acts.  (b) If the court finds at the hearing of a juvenile petition that the parent or guardian having custody of the child has failed or neglected to subject the juvenile to reasonable parental control and authority, and that such failure or neglect is the proximate cause of the act or acts of the juvenile upon which a finding of delinquency is based, the court may, if the child is placed on probation, require the parent or guardian to furnish a cash deposit or bond in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the conditions of the child's probation.  (c) The court may declare all or part of a cash deposit or bond posted under subsection (b) of this section forfeited if:  (i) The juvenile commits a subsequent delinquent act or is found to be in contempt of court or to have violated the terms of his probation; and  (ii) The court, after hearing, finds that the child's act was proximately caused by the failure or neglect of the parent or guardian to subject the juvenile to reasonable parental control and authority, including, but not limited to, enforcement of curfew, home detention, school attendance, or other conditions of probation.  (d) Funds received upon forfeiture of a cash deposit or bond under subsection (c) of this section shall be applied in payment of damages, if any, which may have been caused by the juvenile. The balance of the proceeds shall be retained by the court to apply to any future damages resulting from the act or acts of the juvenile until the juvenile reaches eighteen (18) years of age at which time any remaining proceeds shall be returned to the parent or guardian.  (e) The provisions of this section as it relates to the failure or neglect of a parent or guardian to subject a child to reasonable parental control and authority, are in addition to and not in substitution for any other requirements of law. The provisions of this section shall not apply to foster parents.
WY Stat § 14-6-245 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-245 - Progressive Sanction Guidelines.

14-6-245. Progressive sanction guidelines.| (a) The purpose of the progressive sanctions guidelines authorized by W.S. 14-6-245 through 14-6-252 are to:  (i) Ensure that juvenile offenders face uniform and consistent consequences and punishments that correspond to the seriousness of each offender's current offense, prior delinquent history, special treatment or training needs and effectiveness of prior interventions;  (ii) Balance public protection and rehabilitation while holding juvenile offenders accountable;  (iii) Permit flexibility in the decisions made in relation to the juvenile offender to the extent allowed by law;  (iv) Consider the juvenile offender's circumstances; and  (v) Improve juvenile justice planning and resource allocation by ensuring uniform and consistent reporting of disposition decisions at all levels.
WY Stat § 14-6-246 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-246 - Sanction Levels.

14-6-246. Sanction levels.| (a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, when a child is adjudicated as a delinquent the juvenile court may, in a disposition hearing, assign the child one (1) of the following sanction levels according to the child's conduct:  (i) For a misdemeanor punishable under the Wyoming Criminal Code by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, the sanction level is one;  (ii) For a misdemeanor punishable under the Wyoming Criminal Code by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, the sanction level is two;  (iii) For a felony, other than a violent felony as defined by W.S. 6-1-104(a)(xii), the sanction level is three;  (iv) For a violent felony as defined by W.S. 6-1-104(a)(xii), other than a felony punishable by life, life without parole or death, the sanction level is four;  (v) For a felony punishable under the Wyoming Criminal Code by life, life without parole or death, the sanction level is five.  (b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, if the child's subsequent adjudication of delinquent conduct involves a violation of the Wyoming Criminal Code that is the same level of seriousness as the child's previous conduct, the juvenile court may assign the child a sanction level that is one (1) level higher than the previously assigned sanction level, unless the child's previously assigned sanction level is five.  (c) If the court determines that a child assigned a sanction level of one through four has violated a condition imposed under that sanction level, the court shall conduct a new disposition hearing and may assign the child a sanction level that is one (1) level higher than the previously assigned sanction level.  (d) If the juvenile court deviates from the guidelines under this section it shall state in writing its reasons for the deviation and enter the statement into the record. Nothing in W.S. 14-6-245 through 14-6-252 prohibits the imposition of appropriate sanctions that are different from those provided at any sanction level.
WY Stat § 14-6-248 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-248 - Sanction Level One.

14-6-248. Sanction level one.| (a) For a child at sanction level one, the juvenile court may:  (i) Place the child on probation for not less than three (3) months nor more than six (6) months;  (ii) Require the child's parents or guardians to identify restrictions the parents or guardians shall impose on the child's activities and requirements the parents or guardians shall set for the child's behavior;  (iii) Refer the child to a community-based youth intervention program designated by the court;  (iv) Impose any other sanction or condition listed by W.S. 14-6-247.
WY Stat § 14-6-249 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-249 - Sanction Level Two.

14-6-249. Sanction level two.| (a) For a child at sanction level two, the juvenile court may:  (i) Place the child on probation for not less than six (6) months;  (ii) Impose specific restrictions on the child's activities and requirements on the child's behavior as conditions of probation;  (iii) Require a probation officer to closely monitor the child's activities and behavior;  (iv) Impose any other sanction or condition listed by W.S. 14-6-247.
WY Stat § 14-6-250 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-250 - Sanction Level Three.

14-6-250. Sanction level three.| (a) For a child at sanction level three, the juvenile court may:  (i) Require the child to participate as a condition of probation for not less than three (3) months in a highly intensive and regimented residential program, operated by the department or by a private entity, that emphasizes discipline, physical fitness, social responsibility and productive work;  (ii) After release from the program described by paragraph (i) of this subsection, continue the child on probation supervision for not less than six (6) months nor more than twelve (12) months;  (iii) Impose highly structured restrictions on the child's activities and requirements for behavior of the child as conditions of probation;  (iv) Require a probation officer to closely monitor the child;  (v) Impose any other sanction or condition listed by W.S. 14-6-247.
WY Stat § 14-6-251 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 14 - Children|Chapter 6 - Juveniles|Article 2 - Juvenile Justice Act|Section 14-6-251 - Sanction Level Four.

14-6-251. Sanction level four.| (a) For a child at sanction level four, the juvenile court may:  (i) Commit a child who has attained the age of twelve (12) years to the Wyoming boys' school or the Wyoming girls' school for an indefinite term, provided:  (A) On release of the child from the Wyoming boys' school or the Wyoming girls' school, the juvenile court may:  (I) Impose highly structured restrictions on the child's activities and requirements for behavior of the child as conditions of release under supervision;  (II) Require a probation officer to closely monitor the child for not less than six (6) months; and  (III) Impose any other appropriate conditions of supervision.  (ii) Impose any other sanction or condition listed by W.S. 14-6-247.