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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 3 - Sale of Nicotine and Thc 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).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 4 - Child Protection Act › Section 14-3-401 - Short Title; Applicability.

14-3-401. Short title; applicability.
(a) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Child Protection Act."
(b) If the child suspected to be abused or neglected is an Indian child as defined by W.S. 14-6-702(a)(iv), the court and all parties shall comply with the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act. If any provision of this act conflicts with the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act for addressing an allegation of abuse or neglect of an Indian child, the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act shall control.
2023 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 and subject to the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act, 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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 or as defined by W.S. 14-6-702(a)(iv) and, if so, a statement setting forth with particularity the notice provided to the appropriate tribe and to any other person or entity entitled to notice under the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act.
(c) The petition shall state if any of the facts enumerated in subsection (b) of this section are unknown.
2023 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.
2023 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 ensure 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 4 - Child Protection Act › Section 14-3-419 - Physical and Mental Examinations.

14-3-419. Physical and mental examinations.
Any time after the filing of a petition, on motion of the district attorney or the child's parents, guardian, custodian or attorney or on motion of the court, the court may order the child to be examined by a licensed and qualified physician, surgeon, psychiatrist, psychologist or licensed mental health professional designated by the court to aid in determining the physical and mental condition of the child. The examination shall be conducted on an outpatient basis, but the court may commit the child to a suitable medical facility or institution for examination if deemed necessary. Commitment for examination shall not exceed fifteen (15) days.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 4 - Child Protection Act › Section 14-3-420 - Emergency Medical, Surgical or Dental Examination or Treatment.

14-3-420. Emergency medical, surgical or dental examination or treatment.
The court may authorize and consent to emergency medical, surgical or dental examination or treatment of a child taken into custody under the provisions of this act either before or after the filing of a petition, if in the opinion of a licensed and qualified physician or surgeon the child is suffering from a serious physical condition or illness which requires prompt treatment or prompt examination is necessary to preserve evidence of neglect.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 4 - Child Protection Act › Section 14-3-421 - Reports of Medical or Mental Examinations; Use of Results; Copies.

14-3-421. Reports of medical or mental examinations; use of results; copies.
The results of any medical or mental examination authorized or ordered by the court shall be reported to the court in writing and signed by the person making the examination. The results may not be considered by the court prior to adjudication but may be considered only in making a disposition under this act. Copies of the examination reports shall be made available to the child's parents, guardian, custodian or attorney upon request.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 4 - Child Protection Act › Section 14-3-422 - Advising of Right to Counsel Required; Appointment of Counsel; Verification of Financial Condition.

14-3-422. Advising of right to counsel required; appointment of counsel; verification of financial condition.
(a) At their first appearance before the court and at their initial hearing the child's parents, guardian or custodian shall be advised by the court of their right to be represented by counsel at every stage of the proceedings including appeal, and to employ counsel of their own choice.
(b) The court shall upon request appoint counsel to represent the child's parents, guardian or custodian if the child's parents, guardian or custodian are unable to obtain counsel. If appointment of counsel is requested, the court shall require the child's parents, guardian or custodian to verify their financial condition under oath, either by written affidavit signed and sworn to by the parties or by sworn testimony made a part of the record of the proceedings. The affidavit or sworn testimony shall state they are without sufficient money, property, assets or credit to employ counsel in their own behalf. The court may require further verification of financial condition if it deems necessary.
(c) The court may appoint counsel for any party when necessary in the interest of justice.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 4 - Child Protection Act › Section 14-3-423 - Rights of Parties Generally; Demand for and Conduct of Jury Trial.

14-3-423. Rights of parties generally; demand for and conduct of jury trial.
(a) A party to any proceeding under this act is entitled to:
(i) A copy of all charges made against him;
(ii) Confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses;
(iii) Introduce evidence, present witnesses and otherwise be heard in his own behalf; and
(iv) Issue of process by the court to compel the appearance of witnesses or the production of evidence.
(b) A party against whom a petition has been filed or the district attorney may demand a trial by jury at an adjudicatory hearing. The jury shall be composed of jurors selected, qualified and compensated as provided by law for the trial of civil matters in the district court. The jury may also be selected from the prospective jurors on the base jury list residing within five (5) miles of the city or town where the trial is to be held if the court directs. Demand for a jury trial must be made to the court not later than ten (10) days after the party making the demand is advised of his right to a jury trial at the initial hearing. No deposit for jury fees is required. Failure of a party to demand a jury is a waiver of this right.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 4 - Child Protection Act › Section 14-3-424 - Conduct of Hearings Generally; Exclusion of General Public and Child; Exceptions; Consolidations, Continuances or Deferrals Permitted.

14-3-424. Conduct of hearings generally; exclusion of general public and child; exceptions; consolidations, continuances or deferrals 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 under this act. 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, 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.
(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 constituting the alleged neglect. Separate hearings on the petitions may be held thereafter for purposes of disposition.
(d) The court may, on the motion of any party or on its own motion, continue or defer any hearing as the work of the court or justice requires.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 4 - Child Protection Act › Section 14-3-425 - Burden of Proof Required; Verdict of Jury; Effect Thereof.

14-3-425. Burden of proof required; verdict of jury; effect thereof.
(a) Allegations of conduct showing a child to be neglected must be proved by a preponderance of the evidence.
(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 a determination that judicial intervention is necessary for the best interest and welfare of the child.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 4 - Child Protection Act › Section 14-3-428 - Abeyance of Proceedings by Consent Decree; Term of Decree; Reinstatement of Proceedings; Effect of Discharge or Completing Term.

14-3-428. 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 to be neglected and before adjudication, the court may issue a consent decree ordering further proceedings held in abeyance. The placement of the child is subject to the terms, conditions and stipulations agreed to by the parties affected in accordance with W.S. 14-3-429. The consent decree shall not be entered without the consent of the district attorney, the child's guardian ad litem and the parents. Modifications to an existing consent decree may be allowed.
(b) The consent decree shall be in writing and copies given to all parties. The decree shall include the case plan for the family.
(c) A consent decree, if the child remains within the home, shall be in force for the period agreed upon by the parties unless sooner terminated by the court.
(d) If the child is placed outside the home, a consent decree shall be in force for the period agreed upon by the parties but not longer than six (6) months unless sooner terminated by the court. For good cause the court may grant one (1) extension of the consent decree for no longer than six (6) months.
(e) If a consent decree is in effect and the child is in placement, the court shall hold review hearings as provided by W.S. 14-3-431.
(f) If prior to discharge by the court or expiration of the consent decree, the parents or guardian of a child alleged to be neglected fail to fulfill the terms and conditions of the decree or a new petition is filed alleging the child to be neglected, the original petition and proceeding may be reinstated upon order of the court after hearing, and the court may proceed as though the consent decree had never been entered. If, as part of the consent decree, the parents or guardian 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. 14-3-426.
(g) Parties 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 misconduct alleged in the original petition except concurrent criminal allegations or charges against a person accused to have abused or neglected a child shall not be affected by a consent decree.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 4 - Child Protection Act › Section 14-3-430 - Orders of Protection; Requirements.

14-3-430. 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) Permit a parent reasonable visitation privileges under specified conditions and terms; or
(iv) Give proper attention to care of the home and to refrain from conduct detrimental to the child and the home environment.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 4 - Child Protection Act › Section 14-3-432 - Appeal; Right Generally; Transcript Provided; Cost Thereof.

14-3-432. 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's 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 4 - Child Protection Act › Section 14-3-433 - Stay of Orders Pending Appeal; Securing of Payment; Staying Transfer of Legal Custody.

14-3-433. 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 shelter care of the child pending the appeal.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 4 - Child Protection Act › Section 14-3-434 - Fees, Costs and Expenses.

14-3-434. Fees, costs and expenses.
(a) There is no fee for filing a petition under this act nor shall any state, county or local law enforcement officer charge a fee for service of process under this act. Witness fees, juror fees and travel expenses in the amounts allowable by law may be paid to persons other than the parties who are subpoenaed or required to appear at any hearing pursuant to this act.
(b) The following costs and expenses, when approved and certified by the court to the county treasurer, shall be a charge upon the funds of the county where the proceedings are held and shall be paid by the board of county commissioners of that county:
(i) Witness fees and travel expense;
(ii) Jury fees, costs and travel expense;
(iii) Costs of service of process or notice by certified mail;
(iv) Costs of any physical or mental examinations or treatment ordered by the court;
(v) Reasonable compensation for services and costs of counsel appointed by the court;
(vi) Reasonable compensation for services and costs of a guardian ad litem appointed by the court, unless the county participates in the guardian ad litem program administered by the office of guardian ad litem pursuant to W.S. 14-12-101 through 14-12-104 and the office was appointed to provide the guardian ad litem; and
(vii) Any other costs of the proceedings which would be assessable as costs in the district court.
(c) In every case in which a guardian ad litem has been appointed to represent the child under this act or in which counsel has been appointed under this act to represent the child's parents, guardian or custodian, the court shall determine whether the child's parents, guardian, custodian or other person responsible for the child's support is able to pay part or all of the costs of representation and shall enter specific findings on the record. If the court determines that any of the parties is able to pay any amount as reimbursement for costs of representation, the court shall order reimbursement or shall state on the record the reasons why reimbursement was not ordered. The court may also in any case order that all or any part of the costs and expenses enumerated in paragraphs (b)(i), (iii), (iv) and (vii) of this section, be reimbursed to the county by the child's parents or any person legally obligated for his support, or any of them jointly and severally, upon terms the court may direct. An order for reimbursement of costs made pursuant to this subsection may be enforced as provided in W.S. 14-3-435. Any reimbursement ordered for guardian ad litem services provided pursuant to W.S. 14-12-101 through 14-12-104 shall be apportioned between the county and the guardian ad litem program in accordance with payments made for those services.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 4 - Child Protection Act › Section 14-3-437 - Records and Reports Confidential; Inspection.

14-3-437. 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 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 4 - Child Protection Act › Section 14-3-438 - Liability for Contempt; Penalties.

14-3-438. 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'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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 4 - Child Protection Act › Section 14-3-439 - Separate Docket for Juvenile Cases; Availability of Records for Statistics.

14-3-439. Separate docket for juvenile cases; availability of records for statistics.
The clerk of the court shall maintain a separate docket for cases under this act and record therein the case number, the allegations of the petition, the age of the child involved and the disposition made. The records shall be made available for statistical purposes provided the names of the parties are not revealed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 4 - Child Protection Act › Section 14-3-440 - Reasonable Efforts for Family Reunification; Exceptions.

14-3-440. Reasonable efforts for family reunification; exceptions.
(a) Except as provided in W.S. 14-2-309(b) or (c), reasonable efforts shall be made to preserve and reunify the family:
(i) Prior to placement of the child outside the home, to prevent or eliminate the need for removing the child from the child's home; and
(ii) To make it possible for the child to safely return to the child's home.
(b) In determining what reasonable efforts shall be made with respect to a child and in making those reasonable efforts, the child's health and safety shall be the paramount concern.
(c) Reasonable efforts to place a child for adoption or with a legal guardian may be made concurrently with the reasonable efforts described in subsection (a) of this section.
(d) If continuation of reasonable efforts described in subsection (a) of this section is determined to be inconsistent with the permanency plan for the child, reasonable efforts shall be made for placement of the child in a timely manner in accordance with the permanency plan, and to complete the steps necessary to finalize the permanent placement of the child.
(e) Reasonable efforts determinations shall include whether or not services to the family have been accessible, available and appropriate.
(f) The court shall make the reasonable efforts determinations required under this section at every court hearing. The reasonable efforts determinations shall be documented in the court's orders.
(g) If the court determines as provided in W.S. 14-2-309(a)(vi), (b) or (c) that reasonable efforts to preserve and reunify the family are not required:
(i) A permanency hearing as provided in W.S. 14-3-431(e) shall be held for the child within thirty (30) days after the determination; and
(ii) Reasonable efforts shall be made to place the child in a timely manner in accordance with the permanency plan, and to complete whatever steps are necessary to finalize the permanent placement of the child.
(h) Repealed by Laws 2005, ch. 201, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 4 - Child Protection Act › Section 14-3-441 - Confidentiality in Court Proceedings.

14-3-441. Confidentiality in court proceedings.
In the event a confidentiality order has been entered pursuant to W.S. 35-21-112 or any other court order allowing a party to maintain confidentiality of addresses or other information identifying the residence of the victim of domestic abuse, the address and city or state of residence and other information identifying the residence of the victim of domestic abuse and any child residing with the victim of domestic abuse shall remain confidential in any court proceedings under this title.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 4 - Child Care Facilities › Article 1 - Child Care Facilities Certification › Section 14-4-101 - Definitions.

14-4-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in W.S. 14-4-101 through 14-4-115:
(i) "Applicant" means any person making formal application to the certifying authority for certification to operate a child caring agency in the state of Wyoming;
(ii) "Board" means the certification board;
(iii) "Board of review" means the "certification board" sitting as a board of review;
(iv) "Certified agency" means any person certified to do business under the provisions of W.S. 14-4-101 through 14-4-111;
(v) "Certifying authority" means the department of family services operating as the agency which issues certificates, makes inspections, enforces standards and handles all administrative details relating to enforcement of W.S. 14-4-101 through 14-4-111;
(vi) "Child caring facility" means any person who operates a business to keep or care for any minor at the request of the parents, legal guardians or an agency which is responsible for the child and includes any of the following privately operated facilities:
(A) Children's institutions;
(B) Child placing agencies whether for permanent or temporary placement;
(C) Foster homes not supervised by the state, any local government, school district or agency or political subdivision thereof;
(D) Group day care agencies;
(E) Detention homes;
(F) Public or private receiving homes;
(G) Correctional schools;
(H) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 193, 2.
(J) Ranches for children whether for summer operation only or otherwise;
(K) Day or hourly nurseries, nursery schools, kindergartens or any other preschool establishment not accredited by the state board of education;
(M) Boarding homes not supervised by the state, any local government, school district or agency or political subdivision thereof;
(N) Boards of cooperative educational services established under W.S. 21-20-104 and providing services to children with disabilities of any school district; and
(O) Except as provided under subparagraph (a)(vi)(N) of this section, any other person not legally related to a minor, having legal or physical care, custody or control of the child, receiving payment therefor and not supervised by the state, any local government, school district or agency or political subdivision thereof.
(vii) "Person" shall mean any individual, partnership, association or corporation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 4 - Child Care Facilities › Article 1 - Child Care Facilities Certification › Section 14-4-102 - Certification Required; Exceptions.

14-4-102. Certification required; exceptions.
(a) All child caring facilities except those excluded in subsection (b) of this section, are required to be certified by the certifying authority before exercising care, custody or control of any minor.
(b) W.S. 14-4-101 through 14-4-111 do not apply to:
(i) A legal parent's or legal relative's care of a minor;
(ii) Occasional care of a neighbor's or friend's child if the caretaking person does not regularly engage in this activity;
(iii) Parents exchanging child care on a mutually cooperative basis;
(iv) Child care by a person employed to come to the home of the child's parent or guardian;
(v) Day-care agencies providing care for less than three (3) minors;
(vi) Foster homes supervised by the state, any local government, school district or agency or political subdivision thereof;
(vii) Ranches or farms not offering services to children who are homeless, delinquent or have an intellectual disability;
(viii) Summer camps operated by nonprofit organizations;
(ix) Day-care facilities providing care to the children of only one (1) immediate family unit;
(x) After school programs that:
(A) Operate primarily when school is not in session including before and after school and during summer months;
(B) Exclusively serve children required to attend school under W.S. 21-4-102;
(C) Are organized to promote childhood learning, child and youth development, educational, enrichment, recreational or character-building activities; and
(D) Adhere to all local applicable health, safety and fire codes or regulations.
(xi) Part-time day-care facilities enrolling fewer than eight (8) minors who are all over thirty-six (36) months old or fewer than ten (10) minors who are all over forty-eight (48) months old if the facility:
(A) Does not administer medications to the minors;
(B) Does not prepare food for the minors;
(C) Requires the minors to be trained and able to use a toilet and not wear diapers;
(D) Limits the minors to no more than ten (10) hours of day-care attendance each week;
(E) Adheres to all applicable local health, safety and fire codes or regulations;
(F) Requires all employees, including the day-care director or owner, to complete the following:
(I) A central registry of abuse and neglect of children and vulnerable adults screening through the department of family services;
(II) A national sex offender registry screening and a Wyoming state sex offender registry screening;
(III) First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and certification. The employees and director or owner shall maintain current certification under this subdivision.
(G) Upon enrollment of a child, discloses to the parents or guardians that the facility is not licensed and does not adhere to the regulations of the Wyoming department of family services pursuant to W.S. 14-4-104.