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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 8 - Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage › Section 14-2-814 - Consequences of Declining Genetic Testing.

14-2-814. Consequences of declining genetic testing.
(a) A person who declines to comply with an order for genetic testing is guilty of contempt of court.
(b) If an individual whose paternity is being determined declines to submit to genetic testing ordered by the court, the court for that reason may adjudicate parentage contrary to the position of that individual.
(c) Genetic testing of the mother of a child is not a condition precedent to testing the child and a man whose paternity is being determined. If the mother is unavailable or declines to submit to genetic testing, the court may order the testing of the child and every man whose paternity is being adjudicated.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 8 - Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage › Section 14-2-815 - Admission of Paternity Authorized.

14-2-815. Admission of paternity authorized.
(a) A respondent in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may admit to the paternity of a child by filing a pleading to that effect or by admitting paternity under penalty of perjury when making an appearance or during a hearing.
(b) If the court finds that the admission of paternity satisfies the requirements of this section and finds that there is no reason to question the admission, the court shall issue an order adjudicating the child to be the child of the man admitting paternity.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 8 - Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage › Section 14-2-816 - Temporary Order.

14-2-816. Temporary order.
(a) In a proceeding under this article, the court shall issue a temporary order for support of a child if the order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay support is:
(i) A presumed father of the child;
(ii) Petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated;
(iii) Identified as the father through genetic testing under W.S. 14-2-705;
(iv) An alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing;
(v) Shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; or
(vi) The mother of the child.
(b) A temporary order may include provisions for custody and visitation as provided by other law of this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 8 - Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage › Section 14-2-817 - Rules for Adjudication of Paternity.

14-2-817. Rules for adjudication of paternity.
(a) The court shall apply the following rules to adjudicate the paternity of a child:
(i) The paternity of a child having a presumed, acknowledged or adjudicated father may be disproved only by admissible results of genetic testing excluding that man as the father of the child or identifying another man as the father of the child;
(ii) Unless the results of genetic testing are admitted to rebut other results of genetic testing, a man identified as the father of a child under W.S. 14-2-705 shall be adjudicated the father of the child;
(iii) If the court finds that genetic testing under W.S. 14-2-705 neither identifies nor excludes a man as the father of a child, the court may not dismiss the proceeding. In that event, the results of genetic testing, and other evidence, are admissible to adjudicate the issue of paternity;
(iv) Unless the results of genetic testing are admitted to rebut other results of genetic testing, a man excluded as the father of a child by genetic testing shall be adjudicated not to be the father of the child.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 8 - Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage › Section 14-2-819 - Hearings; Inspection of Records.

14-2-819. Hearings; inspection of records.
Notwithstanding any other law concerning public hearings and records, any hearing or trial held under this act shall be held in closed court without admittance of any person other than those necessary to the action or proceeding. All papers and records other than the final judgment pertaining to the action or proceeding, whether part of the permanent record of the court or of a file in the state office of vital records services or elsewhere, are subject to inspection only by court order.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 8 - Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage › Section 14-2-820 - Order on Default.

14-2-820. Order on default.
(a) The court shall issue an order adjudicating the paternity of a man who:
(i) After service of process, is in default; and
(ii) Is found by the court to be the father of a child.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 8 - Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage › Section 14-2-821 - Dismissal for Want of Prosecution.

14-2-821. Dismissal for want of prosecution.
The court may issue an order dismissing a proceeding commenced under this act for want of prosecution only without prejudice. An order of dismissal for want of prosecution purportedly with prejudice is void and has only the effect of a dismissal without prejudice.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 8 - Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage › Section 14-2-822 - Order Adjudicating Parentage.

14-2-822. Order adjudicating parentage.
(a) The court shall issue an order adjudicating whether a man alleged or claiming to be the father is the parent of the child.
(b) An order adjudicating parentage shall identify the child by name and date of birth.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, the court may assess filing fees, reasonable attorney's fees, fees for genetic testing, necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred in a proceeding under this article. The court may award attorney's fees, which may be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's own name.
(d) The court may not assess fees, costs or expenses against the child support enforcement agency of this state or another state, except as provided by other law.
(e) On request of a party and for good cause shown, the court may order that the name of the child be changed.
(f) If the order of the court is at variance with the child's birth certificate, the court shall order the state office of vital records to issue an amended birth certificate.
(g) Upon a sufficient showing by the department of family services that birth costs were paid by medical assistance within the preceding five (5) years, the court shall include a requirement in an order adjudicating parentage that the father pay birth costs to the department in the manner set forth in W.S. 14-2-1004. Failure of the department to make a sufficient showing under this subsection shall not preclude the department from subsequently seeking recovery in any other manner authorized by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 9 - Child of Assisted Reproduction › Section 14-2-901 - Scope of Article.

14-2-901. Scope of article.
This article does not apply to the birth of a child conceived by means of sexual intercourse or to the birth of a child under a gestational agreement as defined by W.S. 35-1-401(a)(xiv).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 9 - Child of Assisted Reproduction › Section 14-2-903 - Paternity of Child of Assisted Reproduction.

14-2-903. Paternity of child of assisted reproduction.
A man who provides sperm for, or consents to, assisted reproduction by a woman as provided in W.S. 14-2-904, with the intent to be the parent of her child, is the parent of the resulting child.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 9 - Child of Assisted Reproduction › Section 14-2-904 - Consent to Assisted Reproduction.

14-2-904. Consent to assisted reproduction.
(a) Consent by a woman and a man who intends to be the parent of a child born to the woman by assisted reproduction shall be in a record signed by the woman and the man. This requirement shall not apply to a donor.
(b) Failure to sign a consent required by subsection (a) of this section, before or after birth of the child, does not preclude a finding of paternity if the woman and the man, during the first two (2) years of the child's life resided together in the same household with the child and openly held out the child as their own.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 9 - Child of Assisted Reproduction › Section 14-2-905 - Limitation on Husband's Dispute of Paternity.

14-2-905. Limitation on husband's dispute of paternity.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the husband of a wife who gives birth to a child by means of assisted reproduction may not challenge his paternity of the child unless:
(i) Within two (2) years after learning of the birth of the child he commences a proceeding to adjudicate his paternity; and
(ii) The court finds that he did not consent to the assisted reproduction, before or after birth of the child.
(b) A proceeding to adjudicate paternity may be maintained at any time if the court determines that:
(i) The husband did not provide sperm for, or before or after the birth of the child consent to, assisted reproduction by his wife;
(ii) The husband and the mother of the child have not cohabited since the probable time of assisted reproduction; and
(iii) The husband never openly held out the child as his own.
(c) The limitation provided in this section applies to a marriage declared invalid after assisted reproduction.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 9 - Child of Assisted Reproduction › Section 14-2-906 - Effect of Dissolution of Marriage or Withdrawal of Consent.

14-2-906. Effect of dissolution of marriage or withdrawal of consent.
(a) If a marriage is dissolved before placement of eggs, sperm or embryos, the former spouse is not a parent of the resulting child unless the former spouse consented in a record that if assisted reproduction were to occur after a divorce, the former spouse would be a parent of the child.
(b) The consent of a woman or a man to assisted reproduction may be withdrawn by that individual in a record at any time before placement of eggs, sperm or embryos. An individual who withdraws consent under this section is not a parent of the resulting child.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 9 - Child of Assisted Reproduction › Section 14-2-907 - Parental Status of Deceased Individual.

14-2-907. Parental status of deceased individual.
If an individual who consented in a record to be a parent by assisted reproduction dies before placement of eggs, sperm or embryos, the deceased individual is not a parent of the resulting child unless the deceased individual consented in a record that if assisted reproduction were to occur after death, the deceased individual would be a parent of the child.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 10 - Medicaid Fairness Act › Section 14-2-1002 - Definitions.

14-2-1002. Definitions.
(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Birth cost" means all expenses relating to prenatal care, delivery of a child and any other costs which are directly connected to a pregnancy and paid by medical assistance;
(ii) "Department" means the department of family services created pursuant to W.S. 9-2-2101;
(iii) "Federal poverty level" means the federal poverty guideline updated annually in the federal register by the United States department of health and human services;
(iv) "Medical assistance" means as defined in W.S. 42-4-102(a)(ii).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 10 - Medicaid Fairness Act › Section 14-2-1003 - Birth Cost Recovery-Medical Assistance.

14-2-1003. Birth cost recovery-medical assistance.
(a) Not more than sixty (60) days after an unmarried recipient of medical assistance gives birth to a child, the department of health shall notify the department of family services of the actual amount of birth costs paid by medical assistance.
(b) Upon receiving notice pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the department shall determine whether the paternity of the child has been established.
(c) Consistent with W.S. 42-4-106(b), if paternity has been established based on an acknowledgment made pursuant to W.S. 14-2-601, the department shall, in writing, request the father to pay the amount of birth costs established pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1004.
(d) Within ninety (90) days of a request made pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, if the father has not made full payment or has not made arrangements for full payment to the satisfaction of the department, the department shall commence a civil action in accordance with W.S. 14-2-204 to recover the amount of birth costs established pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1004.
(e) If paternity has not been established, the department, in cooperation with the mother of the child, shall use any means authorized by law to determine the paternity of the child, subject to W.S. 42-4-122(b)(ii).
(f) Consistent with W.S. 42-4-106(b), if the father of the child is identified by the department pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, the department shall bring a civil action to adjudicate paternity and recover the amount of birth costs established pursuant to W.S. 42-4-1004 from the father, in the manner set forth in W.S. 14-2-822.
(g) The department shall not take any of the actions set forth in this section on or after the fifth birthday of the child.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 10 - Medicaid Fairness Act › Section 14-2-1004 - Birth Cost Recovery Calculation-Medical Assistance.

14-2-1004. Birth cost recovery calculation-medical assistance.
(a) Before requiring the payment of any amount of birth costs under W.S. 14-2-1003, the department shall require the father to provide satisfactory proof of income. If the father does not provide satisfactory proof of income, or if the department is unable to determine the father's income using any means authorized by law, a rebuttable presumption shall exist that the father's income is greater than four hundred percent (400%) of the federal poverty level.
(b) After notification of birth costs pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1003(a), the department shall calculate the amount of birth costs that are recoverable from the father in the following manner, subject to subsection (d) of this section:
(i) For a father earning less than two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty level, zero percent (0%) of the birth costs;
(ii) For a father earning two hundred percent (200%) or greater, but less than two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the federal poverty level, ten percent (10%) of the birth costs;
(iii) For a father earning two hundred fifty percent (250%) or greater, but less than three hundred percent (300%) of the federal poverty level, twenty percent (20%) of the birth costs;
(iv) For a father earning three hundred percent (300%) or greater, but less than three hundred fifty percent (350%) of the federal poverty level, thirty percent (30%) of the birth costs;
(v) For a father earning three hundred fifty percent (350%) or greater, but less than four hundred percent (400%) of the federal poverty level, forty percent (40%) of the birth costs;
(vi) For a father earning four hundred percent (400%) of the federal poverty level or greater, fifty percent (50%) of the birth costs.
(c) The department may assess a fee, in addition to any recoverable birth costs under subsection (b) of this section, which equals the average expenses incurred by the department on a per case basis for the administration of this article and W.S. 42-4-122, plus any attorney's fees, if applicable. No fee or attorney's fees shall be assessed against a father who meets the criteria of paragraph (b)(i) of this section.
(d) The total amount recoverable by the department under this section, including any fee or attorney's fees assessed pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, shall not exceed the average birth cost paid by medical assistance in this state, as established by rule promulgated pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1008.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 10 - Medicaid Fairness Act › Section 14-2-1005 - Birth Cost Recovery Allocation-Medical Assistance.

14-2-1005. Birth cost recovery allocation-medical assistance.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, any amount recovered by the department pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1003(c), (d) or (f) shall be remitted to the department of health.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, any amount recovered by the department pursuant to W.S. 20-2-401(f) shall be:
(i) Recovered in the manner set forth in W.S. 20-6-101 through 20-6-222; and
(ii) Remitted by the department to the department of health.
(c) The department of health shall remit to the federal government any amount collected under this article and required to be reimbursed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1396k(b).
(d) The department may, on a quarterly basis, remit:
(i) Forty percent (40%) of the total amount of birth costs recovered pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1003(c), (d) and (f) and 20-2-401(f), less any reimbursements made to the federal government pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, to the birth cost recovery incentive account created pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1006(a).
(ii) Any fee or attorney's fee assessed by the department pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1004(c) to the birth cost recovery administration account created pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1006(b).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 10 - Medicaid Fairness Act › Section 14-2-1006 - Birth Cost Recovery Accounts.

14-2-1006. Birth cost recovery accounts.
(a) There is created the birth cost recovery incentive account. Funds remitted to the account pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1005(d)(i) shall be used by the department for any services or programs relating to infants or mothers. The account may be divided into subaccounts for purposes of administrative management. Funds in the account are continuously appropriated and shall not lapse at the end of any fiscal period.
(b) There is created the birth cost recovery administration account. Funds remitted to the account pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1005(d)(ii) shall be used by the department to offset the costs of the administration of this article and W.S. 42-4-122. The account may be divided into subaccounts for purposes of administrative management. Funds in the account are continuously appropriated and shall not lapse at the end of any fiscal period.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 10 - Medicaid Fairness Act › Section 14-2-1007 - Best Interests of a Child.

14-2-1007. Best interests of a child.
The department shall not take any action authorized by this article and W.S. 42-4-122 if the department determines that the action would not be in the best interests of a child.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 2 - Parents › Article 10 - Medicaid Fairness Act › Section 14-2-1008 - Adoption of Rules.

14-2-1008. Adoption of rules.
The department of family services and the department of health, in consultation with each other, shall each promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of this article and W.S. 42-4-122.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 1 - Prohibited Acts › Section 14-3-107 - Performing Body-Art on Persons Who Have Not Reached the Age of Majority; Penalties; Definition.

14-3-107. Performing body-art on persons who have not reached the age of majority; penalties; definition.
(a) No person shall knowingly perform body-art upon or under the skin of a person who has not reached the age of majority, except with the consent of the person's parent or legal guardian who is present at the time the body-art procedure is performed upon the person. The person performing the body-art procedure shall demand proof of age prior to administering the body-art procedure upon the person. A motor vehicle driver's license, a registration card issued under the federal Selective Service Act, an identification card issued to a member of the armed forces, a valid United States passport, a tribal identification card issued by the governing body of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe or the Northern Arapaho Tribe or an identification card issued by the department of transportation is prima facie evidence of the age and identity of the person. Proof that the person performing the body-art procedure demanded, was shown and acted in reasonable reliance upon the information contained in any one (1) of the above documents as identification and proof of age is a defense to any criminal prosecution under this section.
(b) Any person violating 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.
(c) As used in this section:
(i) "Body-art" means the practice of physical body adornment utilizing body piercing, branding, scarification, sculpting or tattooing. This definition does not include practices conducted under the supervision of a physician licensed to practice medicine under Wyoming law nor does this definition include piercing of the outer perimeter or lobe of the ear by means of sterilized stud-and-clasp ear piercing systems;
(ii) "Body piercing" means any puncturing or penetration of the skin or mucosa of a person and the insertion of jewelry or other adornment in the opening;
(iii) "Branding" means any invasive procedure in which a permanent mark is burned into or onto the skin using either temperature, mechanical or chemical means;
(iv) "Scarification" means any invasive procedure in which the intended result is the production of scar tissue on the surface of the skin;
(v) "Sculpting" means any modification of the skin, mucosa, cartilage or tissue of the body for nonmedical purposes;
(vi) "Tattoo" means any indelible design, letter, scroll, figure, symbol or any other mark placed upon or under the skin with ink or colors, by the aid of needles or other instruments.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 1 - Prohibited Acts › Section 14-3-108 - Use of Ultraviolet Tanning Devices by Persons Who Have Not Reached the Age of Majority; Presence Required; Consent Required; Penalty.

14-3-108. Use of ultraviolet tanning devices by persons who have not reached the age of majority; presence required; consent required; penalty.
(a) No person other than the minor's parent or legal guardian shall knowingly allow a minor who has not reached fifteen (15) years of age to use an ultraviolet tanning device, unless the minor's parent or legal guardian consents in writing to the use and is present the entire time of use. No person shall knowingly allow a minor age fifteen (15) years to the age of majority to use an ultraviolet tanning device, except with written consent obtained from the minor's parent or legal guardian. Any person other than the minor's parent or legal guardian allowing the use of an ultraviolet tanning device by a minor shall demand proof of age prior to allowing the use of an ultraviolet tanning device. A motor vehicle driver's license, a registration card issued under the federal Selective Service Act, an identification card issued to a member of the armed forces, a valid United States passport, a tribal identification card issued by the governing body of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe or the Northern Arapaho Tribe or an identification card issued by the department of transportation is prima facie evidence of the age and identity under this section. Proof that the person allowing the use of the ultraviolet tanning device demanded, was shown and acted in reasonable reliance upon the information contained in any one (1) of the above documents as identification and proof of age is a defense to any criminal prosecution under this section.
(b) Any person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
(c) As used in this section:
(i) "Consent" means that the parent or legal guardian appears at the first time the minor uses the ultraviolet tanning device and signs a written consent form in the presence of the owner or an employee of the facility. The minor's parent or legal guardian may withdraw this consent at any time. Unless so withdrawn, this consent shall be valid for twelve (12) months from the date the written consent form is signed. The parent or legal guardian must repeat the written consent process annually until the minor reaches the age of majority;
(ii) "Present" means being physically present at the facility at which the tanning device is being used, but does not require the presence in the tanning room or booth being used;
(iii) "Ultraviolet tanning device" means equipment that emits electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in the air between two hundred (200) and four hundred (400) nanometers used for tanning of the skin, including, but not limited to, a sunlamp, tanning booth or tanning bed, but does not include equipment that emits ultraviolet radiation used by a health care professional in the treatment of disease or used pursuant to a prescription.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 2 - Child Protective Services › Section 14-3-201 - Purpose.

14-3-201. Purpose.
(a) The purpose of W.S. 14-3-201 through 14-3-216 is to delineate the responsibilities of the state agency, other governmental agencies or officials, professionals and citizens to intervene on behalf of a child suspected of being abused or neglected, to protect the best interest of the child, to further offer protective services when necessary in order to prevent any harm to the child or any other children living in the home, to protect children from abuse or neglect which jeopardize their health or welfare, to stabilize the home environment, to preserve family life whenever possible and to provide permanency for the child in appropriate circumstances. The child's health, safety and welfare shall be of paramount concern in implementing and enforcing this article.
(b) If a child suspected of being abused or neglected is an Indian child as defined by W.S. 14-6-702(a)(iv), the state agency and other governmental agencies or officials charged with implementing and enforcing this article shall comply with the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act. If any provision of this article 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 2 - Child Protective Services › Section 14-3-203 - Duties of State Agency; On-Call Services.

14-3-203. Duties of state agency; on-call services.
(a) The state agency shall:
(i) Administer W.S. 14-3-201 through 14-3-215;
(ii) Be responsible for strengthening and improving state and community efforts toward the prevention, identification and treatment of child abuse and neglect in the state; and
(iii) Refer any person or family seeking assistance in meeting child care responsibilities, whether or not the problem presented by the person or family is child abuse or neglect, to appropriate community resources, agencies, services or facilities.
(iv) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 236, 4.
(b) The state agency may contract for assistance in providing on-call services. The assistance may include screening protection calls, making appropriate referrals to law enforcement and the agency, and maintaining a record of calls and referrals. Contractors shall have training in child protection services.
(c) The state agency shall ensure that all child protective service workers are trained:
(i) In the principles of family centered practice that focus on providing services to the entire family to achieve the goals of safety and permanency for children, including balancing the best interests of children with the rights of parents;
(ii) In the duty of the workers to inform the individual subject to a child abuse or neglect allegation, at the earliest opportunity during the initial contact, of the specific complaints or allegations made against the individual;
(iii) Concerning constitutional and statutory rights of children and families from and after the initial time of contact and the worker's legal duty not to violate the constitutional and statutory rights of children and families from and after the initial time of contact;
(iv) To know the state's legal definitions of physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, dependency and endangerment;
(v) To know the provisions of federal and state laws governing child welfare practice, including but not limited to the Adoption and Safe Families Act, Indian Child Welfare Act, the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act, Multi-Ethnic Placement Act, the Child Abuse Prevention Treatment Act and the Family First Prevention Services Act, as amended;
(vi) To make reasonable efforts to determine if the person responsible for the welfare of a child in a suspected case of child abuse or neglect is a member of the armed forces or if the child is enrolled in the defense enrollment eligibility reporting system of the United States department of defense.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 2 - Child Protective Services › Section 14-3-205 - Child Abuse or Neglect; Persons Required to Report.

14-3-205. Child abuse or neglect; persons required to report.
(a) Any person who knows or has reasonable cause to believe or suspect that a child has been abused or neglected or who observes any child being subjected to conditions or circumstances that would reasonably result in abuse or neglect, shall immediately report it to the child protective agency or local law enforcement agency or cause a report to be made. The fact a child, who is at least sixteen (16) years of age, is homeless as defined in W.S. 14-1-102(d) shall not, in and of itself, constitute a sufficient basis for reporting neglect. Female genital mutilation under W.S. 6-2-502(a)(v) when the victim is a minor shall be considered child abuse for mandatory reporting under this section.
(b) If a person reporting child abuse or neglect is a member of the staff of a medical or other public or private institution, school, facility or agency, he shall notify the person in charge or his designated agent as soon as possible, who is thereupon also responsible to make the report or cause the report to be made. Nothing in this subsection is intended to relieve individuals of their obligation to report on their own behalf unless a report has already been made or will be made.
(c) Any employer, public or private, who discharges, suspends, disciplines or penalizes an employee solely for making a report of neglect or abuse under W.S. 14-3-201 through 14-3-215 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.
(d) Any person who knowingly and intentionally makes a false report of child abuse or neglect, or who encourages or coerces another person to make a false report of child abuse or neglect, 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 2 - Child Protective Services › Section 14-3-207 - Abuse or Neglect as Suspected Cause of Death; Coroner's Investigation.

14-3-207. Abuse or neglect as suspected cause of death; coroner's investigation.
Any person who knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that a child has died as a result of child abuse or neglect shall report to the appropriate coroner. The coroner shall investigate the report and submit his findings in writing to the law enforcement agency, the appropriate district attorney and the local child protective agency.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 2 - Child Protective Services › Section 14-3-209 - Immunity From Liability.

14-3-209. Immunity from liability.
Any person, official, institution or agency participating in good faith in any act required or permitted by W.S. 14-3-201 through 14-3-215 is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise result by reason of the action. For the purpose of any civil or criminal proceeding, the good faith of any person, official or institution participating in any act permitted or required by W.S. 14-3-201 through 14-3-215 shall be presumed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 2 - Child Protective Services › Section 14-3-210 - Admissibility of Evidence Constituting Privileged Communications.

14-3-210. Admissibility of evidence constituting privileged communications.
(a) Evidence regarding a child in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report made pursuant to W.S. 14-3-201 through 14-3-215 shall not be excluded on the ground it constitutes a privileged communication:
(i) Between husband and wife;
(ii) Claimed under any provision of law other than W.S. 1-12-101(a)(i) and (ii); or
(iii) Claimed pursuant to W.S. 1-12-116.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 2 - Child Protective Services › Section 14-3-211 - Appointment of Counsel for Child and Other Parties.

14-3-211. Appointment of counsel for child and other parties.
(a) The court shall appoint counsel to represent any child in a court proceeding in which the child is alleged to be abused or neglected. Any attorney representing a child under this section shall also serve as the child's guardian ad litem unless a guardian ad litem has been appointed by the court. The attorney or guardian ad litem shall be charged with representation of the child's best interest.
(b) 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 2 - Child Protective Services › Section 14-3-212 - Child Protection Teams; Creation; Composition; Duties; Records Confidential.

14-3-212. Child protection teams; creation; composition; duties; records confidential.
(a) The state agency and the local child protective agency shall encourage and assist in the creation of child protection teams within the communities in the state. The purposes of the child protection teams shall be to identify or develop community resources to serve abused and neglected children within the community, to advocate for improved services or procedures for such children and to provide information and assistance to the state agency, local child protection agency and multidisciplinary teams, if a multidisciplinary team has been appointed. The department may promulgate reasonable rules and regulations in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act to define the roles and procedures of child protection teams.
(b) The local child protection team shall be composed of:
(i) A member of the district attorney's office;
(ii) A designated representative from the school district or districts within the area served by the team;
(iii) A representative from the local field office of the department of family services;
(iv) A representative from the county government;
(v) A representative from each city and town in the county;
(vi) Representatives from other relevant professions; and
(vii) Temporary members selected for the needs of a particular case as determined by the team.
(c) The local child protection team may:
(i) Assist and coordinate with the state agency, the local child protective agency and all available agencies and organizations dealing with children;
(ii) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 236, 4.
(iii) Coordinate the provision of appropriate services for abused and neglected children and their families;
(iv) Identify or develop community resources to serve abused and neglected children and advocate for improved services and procedures for such children;
(v) Identify training needs, sponsor training and raise community awareness of child protection issues; and
(vi) Assist and make recommendations of appropriate services in individual cases brought to it by the state agency or the local child protection agency.
(d) The local child protection team shall not act as a multidisciplinary team, but members of the child protection team may serve on a multidisciplinary team if appointed pursuant to W.S. 14-3-427.
(e) All records and proceedings of the child protection teams are subject to W.S. 14-3-214.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 2 - Child Protective Services › Section 14-3-213 - Central Registry of Child Protection Cases; Establishment; Operation; Amendment, Expungement or Removal of Records; Classification and Expungement of Reports; Statement of Person Accused.

14-3-213. Central registry of child protection cases; establishment; operation; amendment, expungement or removal of records; classification and expungement of reports; statement of person accused.
(a) The state agency shall establish and maintain a record of all child protection reports and a central registry of "under investigation" or "substantiated" child protection reports in accordance with W.S. 42-2-111.
(b) Through the recording of reports, the state agency's recordkeeping system shall be operated to enable the state agency to:
(i) Immediately identify and locate prior reports of cases of child abuse or neglect to assist in the diagnosis of suspicious circumstances and the assessment of the needs of the child and his family;
(ii) Continuously monitor the current status of all pending child protection cases;
(iii) Regularly evaluate the effectiveness of existing laws and programs through the development and analysis of statistical and other information; and
(iv) Maintain a central registry of "under investigation" reports and "substantiated" reports of child abuse or neglect for provision of information to qualifying applicants pursuant to W.S. 14-3-214(f).
(c) Upon good cause shown and upon notice to the subject of an "under investigation" or "substantiated" report, the state agency may list, amend, expunge or remove any record from the central registry in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the state agency.
(d) All reports of child abuse or neglect contained within the central registry shall be classified in one (1) of the following categories:
(i) "Under investigation"; or
(ii) "Substantiated".
(iii) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 23, 2.
(e) Within six (6) months all reports classified as "under investigation" shall be reclassified as "substantiated" or expunged from the central registry, unless the state agency is notified of an open criminal investigation or criminal prosecution. Unsubstantiated reports shall not be contained within the central registry.
(f) Any person named as a perpetrator of child abuse or neglect in any report maintained in the central registry which is classified as a substantiated report as defined in W.S. 14-3-202(a)(xi) shall have the right to have included in the report his statement concerning the incident giving rise to the report. Any person seeking to include a statement pursuant to this subsection shall provide the state agency with the statement. The state agency shall provide notice to any person identified as a perpetrator of his right to submit his statement in any report maintained in the central registry.
(g) Conviction of a person under W.S. 6-2-502(a)(v) when the victim is a minor shall be included as a substantiated report of child abuse in the central registry under this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 2 - Child Protective Services › Section 14-3-215 - Interagency Children's Collaborative.

14-3-215. Interagency children's collaborative.
(a) There is created an interagency children's collaborative. The collaborative shall be composed of:
(i) The director of the department of family services, or his designee;
(ii) The director of the department of health, or his designee;
(iii) The superintendent of public instruction, or his designee;
(iv) The director of the department of workforce services, or his designee; and
(v) The governor's appointee who shall represent families receiving services from the state agencies represented in paragraphs (i) through (iv) of this subsection.
(b) The department of family services shall adopt rules by July 1, 2005, to establish guidelines for review of case files of children in state custody as a result of any action commenced under this title. The rules shall be adopted by the department of family services with the advice of the departments of education, health and workforce services. In addition to providing for the review of cases and the progress made towards returning children in state custody to their homes, communities or other permanent placements, the guidelines shall provide specific processes for:
(i) Local multidisciplinary teams to voluntarily present case files to the collaborative for review;
(ii) The review of cases in which more than one (1) state agency provides services to the child and his family; and
(iii) The review of statewide availability and utilization of resources for children in state custody.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 3 - Sale of Nicotine and Thc Products › Section 14-3-304 - Purchase by Person Under Twenty-One Years of Age Prohibited.

14-3-304. Purchase by person under twenty-one years of age prohibited.
(a) No person under the age of twenty-one (21) years shall purchase or attempt to purchase nicotine products, or misrepresent his identity or age, or use any false or altered identification for the purpose of purchasing or attempting to purchase nicotine products. A person shall not be arrested for an alleged violation of this subsection but shall be issued a citation as a charging document by a peace officer having probable cause to believe the person violated this subsection. An officer issuing a citation shall deposit one (1) copy of the citation with the court having jurisdiction over the alleged offense. Bond may be posted and forfeited for an offense charged under this section in an amount equal to the fine imposed by subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Any person violating subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(i) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 83, 2.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 83, 2.
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 83, 2.
(c) In lieu of the fine under subsection (b) of this section, the court may allow the defendant to perform community service or attend a tobacco or nicotine cessation program and be granted credit against his fine and court costs at the rate of ten dollars ($10.00) for each hour of work performed or each hour of tobacco or nicotine cessation program attended.
(d) No conviction under this section, whether by guilty plea, adjudication of guilt or forfeiture of bond shall be reported by the court to any law enforcement agency. Upon payment of the fine imposed by subsection (b) of this section, a criminal conviction under this section shall be expunged by operation of law from all records of the court six (6) months after the entry of conviction. For any person whose record of conviction was expunged under this subsection, the conviction is deemed not to have occurred and the individual may reply accordingly upon any inquiry in the matter. No expungement under this subsection shall be considered for purposes of any other law providing for expungement.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 3 - Sale of Nicotine and Thc Products › Section 14-3-305 - Possession or Use by Person Under Twenty-One Years of Age Prohibited.

14-3-305. Possession or use by person under twenty-one years of age prohibited.
(a) It is unlawful for any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years to possess or use any nicotine products. A person shall not be arrested for an alleged violation of this subsection but shall be issued a citation as a charging document by a peace officer having probable cause to believe the person violated this subsection. An officer issuing a citation shall deposit one (1) copy of the citation with the court having jurisdiction over the alleged offense. Bond may be posted and forfeited for an offense charged under this section in an amount equal to the fine imposed by subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Any person violating subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(i) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 83, 2.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 83, 2.
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 83, 2.
(c) Repealed By Laws 2000, Ch. 93, 4.
(d) In lieu of the fine under subsection (b) of this section, the court may allow the defendant to perform community service or attend a tobacco or nicotine cessation program and be granted credit against his fine and court costs at the rate of ten dollars ($10.00) for each hour of work performed or each hour of tobacco or nicotine cessation program attended.
(e) No conviction under this section, whether by guilty plea, adjudication of guilt or forfeiture of bond shall be reported by the court to any law enforcement agency. Upon payment of the fine imposed by subsection (b) of this section, a criminal conviction under this section shall be expunged by operation of law from all records of the court six (6) months after the entry of conviction. For any person whose record of conviction was expunged under this subsection, the conviction is deemed not to have occurred and the individual may reply accordingly upon any inquiry in the matter. No expungement under this subsection shall be considered for purposes of any other law providing for expungement.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 14 - Children › Chapter 3 - Protection › Article 3 - Sale of Nicotine and Thc Products › Section 14-3-308 - Further Regulation by Local Ordinance.

14-3-308. Further regulation by local ordinance.
(a) Except as specified under subsection (b) of this section, this article shall not be construed to prohibit the imposition by local law or ordinance of further regulation or prohibition upon the sale, use and possession of nicotine products to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age, but the governmental entity shall not permit or authorize the sale, use or possession of nicotine products to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age in violation of this article.
(b) No governmental entity shall enact any law or ordinance which changes the standards provided by W.S. 14-3-302(a) and (c), 14-3-303(a), 14-3-304(a) and 14-3-305(a).
(c) The governmental entity may require that sellers of nicotine products obtain a license to sell nicotine products and may deny or revoke the license in the case of reported violations of W.S. 14-3-302 or similar local ordinance.