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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 5 - Prevention of Crime › Section 7-3-511 - Emergency Assistance by Law Enforcement Officers; Limited Liability.

7-3-511. Emergency assistance by law enforcement officers; limited liability.
(a) A person who allegedly has been a victim of stalking or sexual assault may request the assistance of a law enforcement agency, which shall respond to the request in a manner appropriate to the circumstances.
(b) A law enforcement officer or agency responding to the request for assistance may take whatever steps are reasonably necessary to protect the victim, including:
(i) Advising the victim of the remedies available under W.S. 7-3-506 through 7-3-512 and the availability of shelter, medical care, counseling, safety planning, victim's rights counseling and other services;
(ii) Advising the victim, when appropriate, of the procedure for initiating proceedings under W.S. 7-3-506 through 7-3-512 or criminal proceedings and the importance of preserving evidence; and
(iii) Providing or arranging for transportation of the victim to a medical facility or place of shelter.
(c) Any law enforcement agency or officer responding to a request for assistance under W.S. 7-3-506 through 7-3-512 is immune from civil liability when complying with the request, provided that the agency or officer acts in good faith and in a reasonable manner.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 7 - Communication Interception › Section 7-3-703 - Prohibition Against Manufacture and Possession of Wire, Oral or Electronic Communication Intercepting Devices; Exceptions; Penalties.

7-3-703. Prohibition against manufacture and possession of wire, oral or electronic communication intercepting devices; exceptions; penalties.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person shall intentionally manufacture, assemble, possess, sell or offer for sale any electronic, mechanical or other device, knowing or having reason to know that the design of the device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of wire, oral or electronic communications.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section prohibits an officer, agent, employee of or person under contract with or bidding upon contract with a provider of wire or electronic communication services, the United States, a state or a political subdivision thereof, in the normal course of the activities of the United States, a state or a political subdivision thereof, to send through the mail, send or carry in interstate or foreign commerce, or manufacture, assemble, possess or sell any electronic, mechanical or other device, knowing or having reason to know that the design of the device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of the surreptitious interception of wire, oral or electronic communications.
(c) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall prohibit the manufacture, possession or use of an electronic or mechanical device to access a communication system that is configured so that the communication is readily accessible to the public.
(d) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a felony punishable as provided in W.S. 7-3-702(f) for felony violations.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 7 - Communication Interception › Section 7-3-704 - Seizure and Forfeiture of Wire or Oral Communication Intercepting Devices.

7-3-704. Seizure and forfeiture of wire or oral communication intercepting devices.
Any electronic, mechanical or other device manufactured, assembled, used, sold or possessed in violation of this act may be seized by any peace officer upon process issued by any district court or district court commissioner having jurisdiction over the property, or without process if the seizure is incident to an arrest or a search under a search warrant or if the peace officer seizing the device has probable cause to believe the property was used or is intended to be used in violation of this act. Devices subject to seizure under this act are contraband subject to forfeiture in accordance with law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 7 - Communication Interception › Section 7-3-705 - Authorization for Interception of Wire, Oral or Electronic Communications.

7-3-705. Authorization for interception of wire, oral or electronic communications.
(a) The attorney general or the district attorney within whose jurisdiction the order is sought in conjunction with the attorney general, may authorize an application to a judge of competent jurisdiction for an order authorizing the interception of wire, oral or electronic communications by the Wyoming division of criminal investigation, federal criminal law enforcement agency or any law enforcement agency of the state having responsibility for investigation of the offense for which the application is made, if the interception may provide evidence of an attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, solicitation to commit or the commission of any of the following felony offenses or comparable crimes in any other jurisdiction:
(i) Violations of the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971;
(ii) Any of the following, if incident to or discovered during investigation of a violation of the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971:
(A) Murder as defined in W.S. 6-2-101 and 6-2-104;
(B) Kidnapping or related felony offense as defined in W.S. 6-2-201, 6-2-202 and 6-2-204;
(C) First or second degree sexual assault as defined in W.S. 6-2-302 and 6-2-303;
(D) Robbery as defined in W.S. 6-2-401;
(E) Blackmail as defined in W.S. 6-2-402;
(F) Burglary as defined in W.S. 6-3-301; or
(G) Felony theft or related felony offense defined in W.S. 6-3-402.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 7 - Communication Interception › Section 7-3-706 - Authorization for Disclosure and Use of Intercepted Communications.

7-3-706. Authorization for disclosure and use of intercepted communications.
(a) Any peace officer who, by any means authorized by this act, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any wire, oral or electronic communication, or evidence derived therefrom, may disclose such contents to another peace officer to the extent that the disclosure is appropriate to the proper performance of the official duties of the officer making or receiving the disclosure.
(b) Any peace officer who, by any means authorized by this act, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any wire, oral or electronic communication or evidence derived therefrom may use such contents to the extent the use is appropriate to the proper performance of his official duties.
(c) Any person who has received, by any means authorized by this act, any information concerning a wire, oral or electronic communication, or evidence derived therefrom intercepted in accordance with the provisions of this act, may disclose the contents of that communication or the derivative evidence while giving testimony under oath or affirmation in any proceeding held under the authority of the state or political subdivision thereof.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 7 - Communication Interception › Section 7-3-708 - Order Directing Others to Furnish Assistance.

7-3-708. Order directing others to furnish assistance.
An order permitting the interception of a wire, oral or electronic communication shall, upon request of the applicant, direct that a provider of wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian or other person shall immediately furnish the applicant all information, facilities and technical assistance necessary to accomplish the interception unobtrusively and with a minimum of interference with the services that the service provider, landlord, custodian or other person is supplying the person whose communication is to be intercepted. Any provider of wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian or other person furnishing these facilities or technical assistance shall be compensated therefor by the applicant for reasonable expenses incurred in providing the facilities or assistance.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 7 - Communication Interception › Section 7-3-709 - Information Furnished to Attorney General by Executing Agency; Report to Legislature.

7-3-709. Information furnished to attorney general by executing agency; report to legislature.
(a) Upon final execution of an order of interception, the executing agency shall furnish the following information within ten (10) working days to the attorney general:
(i) The fact that an order or extension was applied for, information as to the number of orders, extensions and expansions made by the court including:
(A) Whether or not the order was one with respect to which the requirements of W.S. 7-3-707(a)(ii)(B) and (c)(iv) did not apply by reason of W.S. 7-3-707(t);
(B) The fact that the order or extension was granted as applied for, was modified or was denied;
(C) The period of interceptions authorized by the order, and the number and duration of any extensions of the order; and
(D) The identity of the applying peace officer and agency making the application and the person authorizing the application.
(ii) Each offense specified in the application order or extension of an order;
(iii) The nature of the facilities from which or the place where communications were to be intercepted;
(iv) A general description of the interceptions made under any order or extension, including the approximate nature and frequency of incriminating communications intercepted and approximate nature and frequency of other communications intercepted, the number of persons whose communications were intercepted and the nature, amount and cost of the manpower and other resources used in the interceptions.
(b) The prosecuting authority or investigating law enforcement agency shall report to the attorney general by April 1, for the preceding calendar year in which an order was applied for under this act:
(i) The number of arrests resulting from interceptions made under the order or extension and the offenses for which arrests were made;
(ii) The number of trials resulting from such interceptions;
(iii) The number of motions to suppress made with respect to such interceptions, and the number granted or denied; and
(iv) The number of convictions resulting from such interceptions and the offenses for which the convictions were obtained and a general assessment of the importance of the interceptions.
(c) The attorney general shall report to the joint judiciary interim committee no later than July 1 of each year. The report shall contain the information required by subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 7 - Communication Interception › Section 7-3-710 - Recovery of Civil Damages for Violations; Good Faith Defense.

7-3-710. Recovery of civil damages for violations; good faith defense.
(a) Subject to W.S. 7-3-702(b)(ii), any person whose wire, oral or electronic communication is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of this act may recover damages against any person who intercepts, discloses, uses or procures any other person to intercept, disclose or use the communications as follows:
(i) Actual damages but not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) a day for each day of violation;
(ii) Punitive damages; and
(iii) Reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.
(b) A good faith reliance on a court order constitutes a complete defense to any civil or criminal action brought under this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 7 - Communication Interception › Section 7-3-711 - Exclusivity of Provisions.

7-3-711. Exclusivity of provisions.
This act shall be the exclusive means by which any interception of wire, oral or electronic communications may be permitted for investigation of the violation of any law, statute or ordinance of the state of Wyoming or any local, municipal or other governmental unit.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 7 - Communication Interception › Section 7-3-712 - Reports by Attorney General and State Courts.

7-3-712. Reports by attorney general and state courts.
The attorney general and Wyoming courts shall report to the administrative office of the United States courts pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 2519.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 8 - Pen Registers › Section 7-3-801 - Definitions.

7-3-801. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Attorney for the state" means the attorney general or his designee, or district attorney;
(ii) "Court of competent jurisdiction" means a district court;
(iii) "Peace officer" means as defined in W.S. 7-3-701;
(iv) "Pen register" means a device which identifies on hook and off hook conditions and records or decodes electronic or other impulses which identify the numbers dialed or otherwise transmitted on the telephone line to which the device is attached, but the term does not include any device used by a provider or customer of a wire or electronic communication service for billing, or recording as an incident to billing, for communications services provided by the provider or any device used by a provider or customer of a wire communication service for cost accounting or other like purposes in the ordinary course of its business;
(v) "Trap and trace device" means a device which captures the incoming electronic or other impulses which identify the originating number of an instrument or device from which a wire or electronic communication was transmitted;
(vi) "Wire communication", "electronic communication" and "electronic communication service" have the same meanings set forth in W.S. 7-3-701;
(vii) "This act" means W.S. 7-3-801 through 7-3-806.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 8 - Pen Registers › Section 7-3-802 - General Prohibition on Pen Register and Trap and Trace Device Use; Exception.

7-3-802. General prohibition on pen register and trap and trace device use; exception.
(a) Except as provided in this section, no person may install or use a pen register or a trap and trace device without first obtaining a court order under W.S. 7-3-804.
(b) The prohibition of subsection (a) of this section does not apply with respect to the use of a pen register or a trap and trace device by a provider of electronic or wire communication service:
(i) Relating to the operation, maintenance and testing of a wire or electronic communication service or to the protection of the rights or property of such provider, or to the protection of users of that service from abuse of service or unlawful use of service;
(ii) To record the fact that a wire or electronic communication was initiated or completed in order to protect such provider, another provider furnishing service toward the completion of the wire communication, or a user of that service, from fraudulent, unlawful or abusive use of service; or
(iii) Where the consent of the user of that service has been obtained.
(c) A state or local agency authorized to install and use a pen register under this act shall use technology reasonably available to it that restricts the recording or decoding of electronic or other impulses to the dialing and signaling information utilized in call processing.
(d) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), imprisoned not more than one (1) year, or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 8 - Pen Registers › Section 7-3-803 - Application for an Order for a Pen Register or a Trap and Trace Device.

7-3-803. Application for an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device.
(a) An attorney for the state may make application for an order or an extension of an order under W.S. 7-3-804 authorizing the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device under this act, in writing under oath or equivalent affirmation, to a court of competent jurisdiction only for investigations of violations of the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971.
(b) An application under subsection (a) of this section shall include:
(i) The identity of the attorney for the state, making the application and the identity of the law enforcement agency conducting the investigation; and
(ii) A certification by the applicant that the information likely to be obtained is relevant to an ongoing investigation of a violation of the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971 being conducted by that agency.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 8 - Pen Registers › Section 7-3-804 - Issuance of an Order for a Pen Register or a Trap and Trace Device.

7-3-804. Issuance of an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device.
(a) Upon an application made under W.S. 7-3-803, the court shall enter an ex parte order authorizing the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device within the state if the court finds that the attorney for the state has certified to the court that the information likely to be obtained by such installation and use is relevant to an ongoing investigation of a violation of the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971.
(b) An order issued under this section:
(i) Shall specify:
(A) The identity, if known, of the person to whom is leased or in whose name is listed the telephone line to which the pen register or trap and trace device is to be attached;
(B) The identity, if known, of the person who is the subject of the criminal investigation;
(C) The number and, if known, physical location of the telephone line to which the pen register or trap and trace device is to be attached and, in the case of a trap and trace device, the geographic limits of the trap and trace order; and
(D) A statement of the offense to which the information likely to be obtained by the pen register or trap and trace device relates.
(ii) Shall direct, upon the request of the applicant, the furnishing of information, facilities, and technical assistance necessary to accomplish the installation of the pen register or trap and trace device under W.S. 7-3-805.
(c) An order issued under this section shall authorize the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days. Extensions of the order may be granted, but only upon an application for an extension meeting the requirements of W.S. 7-3-803 and upon the judicial finding required by subsection (a) of this section. Each period of extension shall be for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days.
(d) An order authorizing the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device shall direct that:
(i) The order be sealed until otherwise ordered by the court; and
(ii) The person owning or leasing the line to which the pen register or a trap and trace device is attached, or who has been ordered by the court to provide assistance to the applicant, not disclose the existence of the pen register or trap and trace device or the existence of the investigation to the listed subscriber, or to any other person, unless or until otherwise ordered by the court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 8 - Pen Registers › Section 7-3-805 - Assistance in Installation and Use of a Pen Register or a Trap and Trace Device.

7-3-805. Assistance in installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device.
(a) Upon the request of an attorney for the state or an officer of a law enforcement agency authorized to install and use a pen register under this act, a provider of wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian or other person shall furnish such investigative or peace officer forthwith all information, facilities, and technical assistance necessary to accomplish the installation of the pen register unobtrusively and with a minimum of interference with the services that the person so ordered by the court accords the party with respect to whom the installation and use is to take place, if such assistance is directed by a court order as provided in W.S. 7-3-804(b)(ii).
(b) Upon the request of an attorney for the state or an officer of a law enforcement agency authorized to receive the results of a trap and trace device under this act, a provider of a wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian or other person shall install such device forthwith on the appropriate line and shall furnish such investigative or peace officer all additional information, facilities and technical assistance including installation and operation of the device unobtrusively and with a minimum of interference with the services that the person so ordered by the court accords the party with respect to whom the installation and use is to take place, if such installation and assistance is directed by a court order as provided in W.S. 7-3-804(b)(ii). Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the results of the trap and trace device shall be furnished, pursuant to W.S. 7-3-804(b), to the officer of a law enforcement agency, designated in the court order, at reasonable intervals during regular business hours for the duration of the order.
(c) A provider of a wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian or other person who furnishes facilities or technical assistance pursuant to this section shall be reasonably compensated for such reasonable expenses incurred in providing such facilities and assistance.
(d) No cause of action shall lie in any court against any provider of a wire or electronic communication service, its officers, employees, agents or other specified persons for providing information, facilities or assistance in accordance with the terms of a court order under this act.
(e) A good faith reliance on a court order under this act, a legislative authorization, or a statutory authorization is a complete defense against any civil or criminal action brought under this act or any other law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 8 - Pen Registers › Section 7-3-806 - Reports Concerning Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices.

7-3-806. Reports concerning pen registers and trap and trace devices.
The attorney general shall annually report to the joint judiciary interim committee on the number of pen register orders and orders for trap and trace devices applied for under this act. The report shall be provided no later than July 1 of each year.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 9 - Law Enforcement Interstate Mutual Aid › Section 7-3-902 - Definitions.

7-3-902. Definitions.
(a) When used in this act, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(i) "Law enforcement agency" means a lawfully established federal, state or local public agency that is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of penal, traffic, regulatory or criminal laws;
(ii) "Law enforcement agency of an adjoining state" includes a law enforcement agency of an adjoining state and any political subdivision of that state;
(iii) "Law enforcement employee of an adjoining state" means an employee of a law enforcement agency trained and certified in accordance with the laws of the state or jurisdiction where regularly employed by the United States, an adjoining state or political subdivision;
(iv) "Mutual aid agreement" or "an agreement" means an agreement between two (2) or more law enforcement agencies consistent with the purposes of this act;
(v) "Party law enforcement agency" means a law enforcement agency that is a party to a mutual aid agreement as set forth in this act;
(vi) "Wyoming law enforcement agency" includes a sheriff, municipal, college or university police force, Wyoming highway patrol and the division of criminal investigation;
(vii) "Wyoming law enforcement employee" has the same meaning as "peace officer" as defined in W.S. 7-2-101 but does not include those officers specified in W.S. 7-2-101(a)(iv)(K);
(viii) "This act" means W.S. 7-3-901 through 7-3-910.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 9 - Law Enforcement Interstate Mutual Aid › Section 7-3-903 - Authorization to Enter Agreement; General Content; Authority of Law Enforcement Employee.

7-3-903. Authorization to enter agreement; general content; authority of law enforcement employee.
(a) Any one (1) or more law enforcement agencies of this state may enter into a mutual aid agreement with any one (1) or more law enforcement agencies of an adjoining state or the United States to render assistance in the provision of the law enforcement or emergency services that the requesting party is authorized by law to perform. Except as authorized by W.S. 7-3-904(b), any agreement under this act shall be limited to providing assistance in an emergency or special event as determined by the governor. The governor shall have emergency procedures in place for immediate approval of any mutual aid agreement, which may include oral authorization by the governor, subject to subsequent written agreement as provided by this act. If required by applicable law, the agreement shall be authorized and approved by the governing body of each party to the agreement.
(b) The written agreement shall fully set forth the powers, rights and obligations of the parties to the agreement.
(c) A mutual aid agreement may grant a law enforcement employee or officer of any party law enforcement agency acting within the territorial jurisdiction of any other party law enforcement agency authority to act as if he were a duly appointed and qualified law enforcement employee or officer of the law enforcement agency he is assisting.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 9 - Law Enforcement Interstate Mutual Aid › Section 7-3-904 - Detailed Content of Agreement.

7-3-904. Detailed content of agreement.
(a) Any written agreement under this act shall specify the following:
(i) Its duration, which shall be not more than four (4) years;
(ii) The purpose of the agreement;
(iii) The manner of financing the agreement and establishing and maintaining a budget therefor;
(iv) The method to be employed in accomplishing the partial or complete termination of the agreement and for disposing of property upon such partial or complete termination;
(v) Provision for administering the agreement, which may include creation of a joint board responsible for such administration;
(vi) The manner of acquiring, holding and disposing of real and personal property used in the agreement;
(vii) The minimum standards for law enforcement employees implementing the provisions of the agreement;
(viii) The respective liability of each party to the agreement for the actions of law enforcement employees when acting under the provisions of the agreement;
(ix) The minimum insurance, if any, required of each party to the agreement;
(x) The exact chain of command or delegation of authority to be followed by law enforcement employees acting under the provisions of the agreement;
(xi) The enforcement authority that the law enforcement employee of each party law enforcement agency may exercise;
(xii) Provisions for any specific immunities not listed in W.S. 7-3-910 and for defending law enforcement employees in civil litigation;
(xiii) Any other necessary and proper matters.
(b) The agreement may include specified emergency or special events for which the parties to the agreement and the governor concur that law enforcement may respond under the mutual aid agreement without the governor's authorization required under W.S. 7-3-903.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 9 - Law Enforcement Interstate Mutual Aid › Section 7-3-905 - Right of State in Actions Involving Agreements.

7-3-905. Right of state in actions involving agreements.
In any case or controversy involving performance or interpretation of, or liability under, a mutual aid agreement entered into between one (1) or more law enforcement agencies of this state or political subdivisions of this state and one (1) or more law enforcement agencies of an adjoining state or of the United States, the parties to the agreement are the real parties in interest.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 9 - Law Enforcement Interstate Mutual Aid › Section 7-3-906 - Agreement Not to Relieve Agency of Duties.

7-3-906. Agreement not to relieve agency of duties.
No agreement made under this act may relieve any law enforcement agency of this state of any duty imposed upon it by law. Timely performance of such a duty by a joint board or other legal or administrative entity created by a mutual aid agreement may be offered in satisfaction of the duty.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 9 - Law Enforcement Interstate Mutual Aid › Section 7-3-907 - Limitation of Powers.

7-3-907. Limitation of powers.
Except for the right granted by this act to jointly exercise powers, this act does not authorize any law enforcement agency of this state to exercise any power within this state that it is not otherwise authorized to exercise.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 9 - Law Enforcement Interstate Mutual Aid › Section 7-3-908 - Submission of Agreement to Attorney General.

7-3-908. Submission of agreement to attorney general.
As a condition precedent to a written agreement becoming effective under this act, the agreement shall be submitted to and receive the approval of the attorney general. Except as provided by W.S. 7-3-903, no agreement shall become effective under this act until signed by the governor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 9 - Law Enforcement Interstate Mutual Aid › Section 7-3-909 - Filing of Agreement.

7-3-909. Filing of agreement.
Within twenty (20) days after approval by the attorney general, a written agreement made pursuant to this act shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 3 - Fugitives and Prevention of Crime › Article 9 - Law Enforcement Interstate Mutual Aid › Section 7-3-910 - Immunity.

7-3-910. Immunity.
Whenever the employees of a law enforcement agency of an adjoining state are rendering aid pursuant to the request of a Wyoming law enforcement agency under an agreement pursuant to this act, the employees shall have the same powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities as comparable Wyoming law enforcement employees as provided for in the agreement.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 4 - County Coroners › Article 1 - In General › Section 7-4-101 - Election; Oath; Bond.

7-4-101. Election; oath; bond.
A coroner shall be elected in each county for a term of four (4) years. He shall take the oath prescribed by the constitution of the state and give bond to the state of Wyoming, in the penal sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), with a sufficient surety, to be approved by the board of county commissioners, conditioned that he will faithfully perform all duties required by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 4 - County Coroners › Article 1 - In General › Section 7-4-103 - Certification Requirements; Penalty; Expenses.

7-4-103. Certification requirements; penalty; expenses.
(a) After January 5, 1987, no person shall continue in office as county coroner or deputy coroner unless he has been certified under W.S. 9-1-634 as having completed:
(i) Not later than one (1) year after assuming office, a basic coroner course;
(ii) Continuing education requirements promulgated by the board of coroner standards pursuant to W.S. 7-4-211(c)(iii).
(b) Any person who knowingly fails to comply with subsection (a) of this section and continues in office is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each day of noncompliance.
(c) Each coroner or deputy coroner attending approved classes to receive the certification required by subsection (a) of this section shall receive his present salary or per diem in the same manner and amount as state employees, whichever is greater, and shall be reimbursed for his actual travel and other necessary expenses reasonably incurred in obtaining the required training. The expenses shall be paid by the county in which the coroner or deputy coroner is serving.
(d) After July 1, 2001, no person shall serve as deputy coroner or as an employee of a county coroner who does not meet the employment standards adopted by the board of coroner standards pursuant to W.S. 7-4-211(c)(v).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 4 - County Coroners › Article 1 - In General › Section 7-4-104 - Definitions.

7-4-104. Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter:
(i) "Coroner's case" means a case involving a death which was not anticipated and which may involve any of the following conditions:
(A) Violent or criminal action;
(B) Apparent suicide;
(C) Accident;
(D) Apparent drug or chemical overdose or toxicity;
(E) The deceased was unattended by a physician or other licensed health care provider;
(F) Apparent child abuse causes;
(G) The deceased was a prisoner, trustee, inmate or patient of any county or state corrections facility or state hospital, whether or not the death is unanticipated;
(H) If the cause is unknown or cannot be certified by a physician;
(J) A public health hazard is presented; or
(K) The identity of the victim is unknown or the body is unclaimed.
(ii) "Coroner's office" means all personnel appointed and elected to the office of coroner, including the county coroner, deputies and assistants;
(iii) "County coroner" means the elected or appointed officer of the county whose task is to investigate the cause of death in a coroner's case;
(iv) "Anticipated death" means the death of an individual who had been diagnosed by a physician acting within the scope of his license as being afflicted with an illness or disease reasonably likely to result in death, and there is no cause to believe the death occurred for any reasons other than those associated with the illness or disease;
(v) "Unattended" means the deceased had not been under the care of a physician or other health care provider acting within the scope of his license within sixty (60) days immediately prior to the date of death.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 4 - County Coroners › Article 2 - Inquests › Section 7-4-201 - Reports of Death; Investigation; Summoning of Jurors; Fees and Costs; Inspection of Medical Records.

7-4-201. Reports of death; investigation; summoning of jurors; fees and costs; inspection of medical records.
(a) When any person is found dead and the death appears to have occurred under circumstances indicating the death is a coroner's case, the person who discovers the death shall report it immediately to law enforcement authorities who shall in turn notify the coroner. A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.
(b) When the coroner is notified that the dead body of any person has been found within the limits of the county or that the death resulted from injury sustained within the county and he suspects that the death is a coroner's case, he shall conduct an investigation which may include:
(i) An examination of the body and an investigation into the medical history of the case;
(ii) The appointment of a qualified physician to assist in determining the cause of death;
(iii) An autopsy if the physician appointed to assist the coroner under this subsection determines an autopsy is necessary;
(iv) An inquest; or
(v) Any other reasonable procedure which may be necessary to determine the cause of death.
(c) If the coroner determines to hold an inquest he shall summon three (3) citizens of the county to appear before him to act as jurors at the time and place named. The jurors shall receive the same fee paid jurors in district court as provided in W.S. 1-11-303 and per diem and travel expenses in the same manner as state employees. The coroner may furnish transportation for the jury and witnesses to and from the place of inquest and for the removal of the dead body.
(d) If a coroner determines the injuries which caused the person's death were received in a county other than that in which the body was found, he shall transfer authority for the investigation and inquest to the coroner for that county.
(e) The expense and costs of conducting the investigation or holding the inquest shall be paid by the county in which the injuries were received. The accounts of the claimants shall be attested by the coroner or acting coroner, and shall be presented in duplicate to the board of county commissioners of the proper county. If the board of county commissioners finds that the inquest was necessary and in accordance with law, and the accounts are correct and just, the accounts shall be paid in warrants properly drawn upon the order of the county commissioners.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the coroner may inspect medical and psychological data relating to the person whose death is being investigated if the coroner determines the information is relevant and necessary to the investigation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 4 - County Coroners › Article 2 - Inquests › Section 7-4-202 - Impaneling of Bystanders as Jurors; Oath.

7-4-202. Impaneling of bystanders as jurors; oath.
If any juror fails to appear, the coroner shall immediately summon the proper number from the bystanders and proceed to impanel them. He shall administer the following oath: "You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will diligently inquire and truly present if known or determinable, the time and date of death, and by what means and manner the death of (NAME OF DECEASED) was caused, according to your knowledge and the evidence given you, so help you God."
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 4 - County Coroners › Article 2 - Inquests › Section 7-4-203 - Issuance of Subpoenas; Witness Fees; Enforcement of Attendance.

7-4-203. Issuance of subpoenas; witness fees; enforcement of attendance.
The coroner may issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses to testify at the inquest. Witnesses shall be allowed the same fees as in cases before a circuit court, and the coroner shall have the same authority to enforce the attendance of witnesses and to punish for contempt as provided by W.S. 1-21-901 through 1-21-909.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 4 - County Coroners › Article 2 - Inquests › Section 7-4-204 - Oath of Witness; Recording of Testimony; Compensation of Reporter.

7-4-204. Oath of witness; recording of testimony; compensation of reporter.
An oath shall be administered to each witness as follows: "You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that the testimony which you shall give to this inquest concerning the death of the person about whom this inquest is being held, shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God." The coroner shall insure that all testimony in an inquest shall be recorded. The compensation of the court reporter or of the person transcribing the audio tape shall be as prescribed by the board of county commissioners. Unless specifically requested by the coroner or prosecuting attorney, audio tapes need not be transcribed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 4 - County Coroners › Article 2 - Inquests › Section 7-4-205 - Return of Inquisition by Jury.

7-4-205. Return of inquisition by jury.
After hearing testimony and making necessary inquiries, the jurors shall return to the coroner their signed inquisition stating the name of the person and when, how and by what means, if known, he came to his death.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 4 - County Coroners › Article 2 - Inquests › Section 7-4-207 - Disposition of Body and Effects of Deceased.

7-4-207. Disposition of body and effects of deceased.
(a) When the coroner investigates the death of a person whose body is not claimed by a friend or relative within five (5) days of the date of discovery and whose death does not require further investigation, he shall cause the body to be decently buried. The expense of the burial shall be paid from any property found with the body. If no property is found, the expense of the burial shall be paid by the county in which the investigation occurs.
(b) The coroner shall within a reasonable time after completing the investigation, turn over to the appointed personal representative of the estate of the deceased or, if none, to the clerk of the district court of the county, all money or other property found upon the body of the deceased. Personal items valued at less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and items necessary for the convenience of the deceased's next of kin may be released to the deceased's next of kin.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 4 - County Coroners › Article 2 - Inquests › Section 7-4-208 - Authority of Sheriff to Perform Duties of Coroner.

7-4-208. Authority of sheriff to perform duties of coroner.
If there is no coroner, deputy coroner or in case of their absence, or inability to act, the county sheriff of the same county, the state health officer pursuant to W.S. 35-1-241, or the coroner of another county if there is a joint powers agreement pursuant to W.S. 16-1-102 through 16-1-108 between the counties authorizing the coroner to so act, is authorized to perform the duties of coroner in relation to dead bodies.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 4 - County Coroners › Article 2 - Inquests › Section 7-4-209 - Postmortem Examination; Liability Limitation.

7-4-209. Postmortem examination; liability limitation.
(a) When an inquisition is being held, if the coroner or the jury shall deem it requisite, he may summon one (1) or more physicians or surgeons, to make an autopsy or postmortem examination.
(b) If it is necessary to obtain or preserve evidence of the cause of death, the district attorney may order that a qualified physician perform an autopsy or postmortem examination of the body of any person who appears to have died by unlawful means, by violence, or when the cause of death is unknown.
(c) No person is subject to civil liability solely because he requested or was involved in the performing of an autopsy that was ordered by a coroner or district attorney.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 4 - County Coroners › Article 2 - Inquests › Section 7-4-210 - Fees and Mileage; Salary.

7-4-210. Fees and mileage; salary.
(a) The coroner or deputy coroner of each county within this state shall receive fees and mileage, if any, as set by the board of county commissioners.
(b) The board of county commissioners shall set the salary of the coroner and deputy coroner. A coroner or deputy coroner shall not be prohibited from receiving other fees for their services unrelated to their official duties as coroner or deputy coroner.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5 - Grand Jury › Article 1 - In General › Section 7-5-102 - Manner of Summoning; Term.

7-5-102. Manner of summoning; term.
A grand jury shall be selected, summoned and impaneled in the same manner as trial juries in civil actions and shall serve for one (1) year following selection unless discharged sooner by the district judge.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5 - Grand Jury › Article 1 - In General › Section 7-5-103 - Composition; Qualifications; Alternates.

7-5-103. Composition; qualifications; alternates.
(a) A grand jury shall consist of twelve (12) persons who shall possess the qualifications of trial jurors as provided by W.S. 1-11-101.
(b) The district judge may direct the selection of one (1) or more alternate jurors who shall sit as regular jurors before an indictment is found. If a member of the grand jury becomes unable or disqualified to perform his duty he shall be replaced by an alternate juror.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5 - Grand Jury › Article 1 - In General › Section 7-5-104 - Finding of Indictment.

7-5-104. Finding of indictment.
(a) No indictment shall be found unless the finding is concurred in by at least nine (9) members of the grand jury.
(b) Not less than nine (9) jurors may act as the grand jury in which event it is required that all of them concur in finding an indictment.
(c) If an indictment is found as provided by this section the foreman of the grand jury shall endorse upon the indictment the words "A True Bill" and shall sign the indictment.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5 - Grand Jury › Article 2 - Proceedings › Section 7-5-201 - Appointment of Foreman; Oath of Jurors.

7-5-201. Appointment of foreman; oath of jurors.
(a) The district judge shall appoint one (1) of the jurors to be foreman. The foreman is authorized to administer oaths to witnesses and shall sign indictments as provided by W.S. 7-5-104.
(b) Before entering upon their duties, an oath or affirmation shall be administered to the foreman and each of the jurors providing, in substance, that each of them will:
(i) Diligently inquire into all matters coming before them;
(ii) Find and present indictments truthfully and without malice, fear of reprisal or hope of reward; and
(iii) Keep secret matters occurring before the grand jury unless disclosure is directed or permitted by the court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5 - Grand Jury › Article 2 - Proceedings › Section 7-5-202 - Charging of Duties; Powers.

7-5-202. Charging of duties; powers.
(a) After the grand jury is impaneled and sworn, the district judge shall charge the jurors as to their duties particularly to the obligation of secrecy which their oaths impose, and give them any information the court deems proper concerning any offenses known to the court and likely to come before the grand jury.
(b) The grand jury may:
(i) Inquire into any crimes committed or triable within the county and present them to the court by indictment; and
(ii) Investigate and report to the court concerning the condition of the county jail and the treatment of prisoners.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 5 - Grand Jury › Article 2 - Proceedings › Section 7-5-203 - Right of District Attorney to Appear Before Jury; Presence of Other Persons During Deliberations.

7-5-203. Right of district attorney to appear before jury; presence of other persons during deliberations.
(a) The district attorney, or the deputy or assistant district attorney may appear before the grand jury for the purpose of:
(i) Giving information relative to any matter under inquiry;
(ii) Giving requested advice upon any legal matter; and
(iii) Interrogating witnesses.
(b) No person other than the grand jurors shall be present during the deliberations of the grand jury or when the jurors are voting.