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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 20 - Adult Protective Services › Section 35-20-103 - Reports of Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, Intimidation or Abandonment of Vulnerable Adult; Reports Maintained in Central Registry.

35-20-103. Reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation or abandonment of vulnerable adult; reports maintained in central registry.
(a) Any person or agency who knows or has reasonable cause to believe that a vulnerable adult is being or has been abused, neglected, exploited, intimidated or abandoned or is committing self neglect shall report the information immediately to a law enforcement agency or the department. Anyone who in good faith makes a report pursuant to this section is immune from civil liability for making the report.
(b) The report may be made orally or in writing. The report shall provide to law enforcement or the department the following, to the extent available:
(i) The name, age and address of the vulnerable adult;
(ii) The name and address of any person responsible for the vulnerable adult's care;
(iii) The nature and extent of the vulnerable adult's condition;
(iv) The basis of the reporter's knowledge;
(v) The names and conditions of the other residents, if the vulnerable adult resides in a facility with other vulnerable adults;
(vi) An evaluation of the persons responsible for the care of the residents, if the vulnerable adult resides in a facility with other vulnerable adults;
(vii) The adequacy of the facility environment;
(viii) Any evidence of previous injuries;
(ix) Any collaborative information; and
(x) Any other relevant information.
(c) After receipt of a report that a vulnerable adult is suspected of being or has been abused, neglected, exploited, intimidated or abandoned or is committing self neglect, the department shall notify law enforcement and may request assistance from appropriate health or mental health agencies.
(d) If a law enforcement officer determines that a vulnerable adult is abused, neglected, exploited, intimidated or abandoned, or is committing self neglect, he shall notify the department concerning the potential need of the vulnerable adult for protective services.
(e) Any report or notification to the department that a vulnerable adult is, or is suspected of being, abused, neglected, exploited, intimidated or abandoned, or is committing self neglect, shall be investigated, a determination shall be made whether protective services are necessary and, whether an individual instruction exists under W.S. 35-22-401 through 35-22-416. If determined necessary, protective services shall be furnished by the department within three (3) days from the time the report or notice is received by the department. The investigation may include a visit to the facility in which the vulnerable adult resides and an interview with the vulnerable adult.
(f) Each substantiated report of abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation or abandonment of a vulnerable adult pursuant to this act shall be entered and maintained within the central registry of vulnerable adult protection cases under W.S. 35-20-115.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 20 - Adult Protective Services › Section 35-20-104 - Department to Coordinate Services; Rules and Regulations.

35-20-104. Department to coordinate services; rules and regulations.
(a) The department shall:
(i) Coordinate a protective services program consistent with this act, with the goal of ensuring that every vulnerable adult in need of protective services will have access to protective services;
(ii) Adopt rules, regulations and standards for services provided by the department necessary to effect the provisions and purposes of this act;
(iii) Develop and maintain statistical data which set forth referrals by type of incidence and disposition pursuant to this act but which do not contain personally identifiable information;
(iv) Provide appropriate training to all investigative agency personnel;
(v) Assign designated workers for adult protective services within the department to carry out the activities of this chapter;
(vi) Develop, facilitate and participate in local multidisciplinary community-based adult protection teams that discuss adult protection issues.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 20 - Adult Protective Services › Section 35-20-105 - Protective Services; No Services Without Consent; Responsibility for Costs.

35-20-105. Protective services; no services without consent; responsibility for costs.
(a) The department may furnish protective services in response to a request for assistance from the vulnerable adult, his caregiver, conservator, guardian, guardian ad litem or agent, or a family member. The department shall not serve as a caregiver.
(b) Except under conditions provided for in W.S. 35-20-106 no vulnerable adult shall be required to accept protective services without his consent or, if he lacks the capacity to consent, the consent of his caregiver, conservator, guardian, guardian ad litem or agent, or a family member.
(c) Costs incurred to furnish protective services, including but not limited to fees for the services of a guardian ad litem, guardian or conservator, may be paid by the department unless:
(i) The vulnerable adult is eligible for protective services from another governmental agency or any other source, taking into consideration any personal assets or financial resources and services that can be provided under Medicaid or any other available indigency program for which the vulnerable adult may qualify; or
(ii) A court appoints a guardian ad litem, guardian or conservator and orders that the costs be paid from the vulnerable adult's estate.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 20 - Adult Protective Services › Section 35-20-106 - Petition by Department When Caregiver Refuses to Allow Services; Injunction.

35-20-106. Petition by department when caregiver refuses to allow services; injunction.
(a) When a vulnerable adult needs protective services and the caregiver refuses to allow the provision of those services, the department, through the attorney general or the district attorney, may petition the court for an order enjoining the caregiver from interfering with the provision of protective services.
(b) The petition shall allege facts sufficient to show that the vulnerable adult needs protective services, that he consents or lacks the capacity to consent to receive the services and that the caregiver refuses to allow the protective services.
(c) If the court finds the allegations of the petition to be true by a preponderance of the evidence, it may:
(i) Enjoin the caregiver from interfering with the provision of protective services; and
(ii) Order the department to assist in facilitating the coordination of community resources, including service providers, churches and individuals or agencies to provide protective services to the extent those protective services are available.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 20 - Adult Protective Services › Section 35-20-107 - Emergency Services.

35-20-107. Emergency services.
(a) If an emergency exists and the department has reasonable cause to believe that a vulnerable adult is suffering from abuse, neglect, self neglect, exploitation, intimidation or abandonment and lacks the capacity to consent to the provision of protective services, the department, through the attorney general or the district attorney, may petition the court for an order for emergency protective services.
(b) The court shall give notice to the vulnerable adult who is the subject of the petition at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the hearing. The court may dispense with notice if it finds that immediate or reasonably foreseeable physical harm to the vulnerable adult will result from the twenty-four (24) hour delay and that reasonable attempts have been made to give notice.
(c) The allegations of the petition shall be proved by a preponderance of the evidence. If the court finds that the vulnerable adult has been or is being abused, neglected, exploited, intimidated or abandoned, or is committing self neglect, that an emergency exists and that the vulnerable adult lacks the capacity to consent to the provision of services, the court may order the department to provide protective services on an emergency basis. The court shall order only those services necessary to remove the conditions creating the emergency and shall specifically designate the authorized services. The order for emergency protective services shall remain in effect for a period not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours, excluding weekends and holidays. The order may be extended for up to an additional thirty (30) day period if the court finds that the extension is necessary to remove the emergency. The vulnerable adult, his agent, his court appointed representative or the department, through the attorney general or the district attorney, may petition the court to set aside or modify the order at any time.
(d) The vulnerable adult may be placed by the court in a hospital or other suitable facility which is appropriate under the circumstances. The person, hospital or facility in whose care the vulnerable adult is placed shall immediately notify the person responsible for the care and custody of the vulnerable adult, if known, of the placement. Notification shall not be required if the alleged perpetrator is the person responsible for the care and custody of the vulnerable adult unless the court orders the notification.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 20 - Adult Protective Services › Section 35-20-108 - Records Confidential; Exception.

35-20-108. Records confidential; exception.
Except as provided under W.S. 35-20-116, records of the department or other agency or the court pertaining to a vulnerable adult receiving protective services under this act are not open to public inspection. Information contained in those records shall not be disclosed to the public in any manner that will identify any individual. The records may be made available for inspection only upon application to the court pursuant to W.S. 35-20-112 for good cause shown.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 20 - Adult Protective Services › Section 35-20-110 - When Access to Vulnerable Adult Denied; Injunction.

35-20-110. When access to vulnerable adult denied; injunction.
If access to the vulnerable adult is denied to law enforcement or the department seeking to investigate a report of abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation, abandonment or self neglect of a vulnerable adult, the investigator may seek an injunction to prevent interference with the investigation. The court may issue the injunction if it finds that the person whose duty it is to investigate the report is acting within the scope of his duty and has been unreasonably denied access to the vulnerable adult.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 20 - Adult Protective Services › Section 35-20-111 - Duty to Report.

35-20-111. Duty to report.
(a) The duty to report imposed by W.S. 35-20-103 applies without exception to a person or agency who knows, or has sufficient knowledge which a prudent and cautious man in similar circumstances would have to believe, that a vulnerable adult has been or is being abused, neglected, exploited, intimidated or abandoned, or is committing self neglect.
(b) Any person or agency who knows or has sufficient knowledge which a prudent and cautious man in similar circumstances would have to believe that a vulnerable adult is being or has been abused, neglected, exploited, intimidated or abandoned, or is committing self neglect, and knowingly fails to report in accordance with this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 20 - Adult Protective Services › Section 35-20-113 - False Report; Penalty.

35-20-113. False report; penalty.
A person commits a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both, if he reports information pursuant to this act and knows or has reason to know the information is false or lacks factual foundation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 20 - Adult Protective Services › Section 35-20-114 - Immunity.

35-20-114. Immunity.
(a) A person or agency filing a report under this act or testifying or otherwise participating in any judicial proceeding arising from a petition, report, or investigation is immune from civil or criminal liability on account of the person's petition, report, testimony or participation, unless the person knowingly or negligently reports information that is false or lacks factual foundation. The immunity provided under this subsection applies only to those persons whose professional communications are generally confidential or subject to the Wyoming Public Records Act, W.S. 16-4-201 et seq. including:
(i) Attorneys;
(ii) Members of the clergy;
(iii) Medical practitioners;
(iv) Social workers;
(v) Mental health professionals;
(vi) Nursing home staff; assisted living facility staff; adult day care center staff; adult family-care home staff; social worker, or other professional adult care, residential or institutional staff;
(vii) State, county or municipal criminal justice employees or law enforcement officers; and
(viii) Bank, savings and loan or credit union officers, trustees or employees.
(b) A person or agency, including an authorized department volunteer, medical personnel or law enforcement officer who, at the request of the department, participates in an investigation required by this act or in an action that results from that investigation is immune from civil or criminal liability for any act or omission relating to that participation if the person acted in good faith and, if applicable, within the course or scope of the person s assigned responsibilities or duties.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 20 - Adult Protective Services › Section 35-20-115 - Central Registry of Adult Protection Cases; Establishment; Operation; Amendment, Expungement or Removal of Records; Classification and Expungement of Reports; Statement of Person Accused.

35-20-115. Central registry of adult protection cases; establishment; operation; amendment, expungement or removal of records; classification and expungement of reports; statement of person accused.
(a) The department shall establish and maintain a record of all adult protection reports and a central registry of under investigation and substantiated adult protection cases under this act.
(b) Through the recording of reports, the department's recordkeeping system shall be operated to assist the department to:
(i) Immediately identify and locate prior reports of cases of abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation or abandonment of a vulnerable adult to assist in the diagnosis of suspicious circumstances and the assessment of the needs of the vulnerable adult and his caregiver;
(ii) Continuously monitor the current status of all pending adult protection cases;
(iii) 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 abuse or neglect of vulnerable adults for provision of information to qualifying applicants pursuant to W.S. 35-20-116. Within six (6) months of being placed in the central registry, 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.
(c) Upon written application of the department or any substantiated person and upon good cause shown and notice to the department, the subject of the report and all interested parties, the department may amend, expunge or remove any record from the central registry.
(d) Any person named as a perpetrator of abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation or abandonment of any vulnerable adult in any substantiated report maintained in the central registry shall have the right to have included in the report a statement concerning the incident giving rise to the report. Any person seeking to include a statement pursuant to this subsection shall provide the department with the statement. The department shall provide notice to any person identified as a perpetrator of this right to submit a statement in any substantiated report maintained in the central registry.
(e) Any person convicted of, or having pled guilty or no contest to, a crime which includes the abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation or abandonment of any vulnerable adult shall have that conviction reported to the department by the court and the report shall be maintained in the central registry.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 21 - Domestic Violence Protection › Section 35-21-102 - Definitions.

35-21-102. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Adult" means a person who is sixteen (16) years of age or older, or legally married;
(ii) "Court" means the circuit court or, if the county does not have a circuit court, the district court in the county where an alleged victim of domestic abuse resides or is found;
(iii) "Domestic abuse" means the occurrence of one (1) or more of the following acts by a household member but does not include acts of self defense:
(A) Physically abusing, threatening to physically abuse, attempting to cause or causing physical harm or acts which unreasonably restrain the personal liberty of any household member;
(B) Placing a household member in reasonable fear of imminent physical harm; or
(C) Causing a household member to engage involuntarily in sexual activity by force, threat of force or duress.
(iv) "Household member" includes:
(A) Persons married to each other;
(B) Persons living with each other as if married;
(C) Persons formerly married to each other;
(D) Persons formerly living with each other as if married;
(E) Parents and their adult children;
(F) Other adults sharing common living quarters;
(G) Persons who are the parents of a child but who are not living with each other; and
(H) Persons who are in, or have been in, a dating relationship.
(v) "Order of protection" means a court order granted for the protection of victims of domestic abuse;
(vi) "Financial responsibility" means an obligation to pay to a provider service fees and other costs and charges associated with the provision of commercial mobile services;
(vii) "Provider" means a person or entity that provides commercial mobile services as defined in 47 U.S.C. 332(d);
(viii) "This act" means W.S. 35-21-101 through 35-21-111.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 21 - Domestic Violence Protection › Section 35-21-103 - Petition for Order of Protection; Contents; Prerequisites; Counsel to Be Provided Petitioners; Award of Costs and Fees; Remote Appearance at Hearings.

35-21-103. Petition for order of protection; contents; prerequisites; counsel to be provided petitioners; award of costs and fees; remote appearance at hearings.
(a) A victim of domestic abuse may petition the court under this act by filing a petition with the circuit court clerk or the district court clerk if the county does not have a circuit court for an order of protection.
(b) The petition shall be made under oath or be accompanied by a sworn affidavit setting out specific facts showing the alleged domestic abuse.
(c) No petitioner is required to file for annulment, separation or divorce as a prerequisite to obtaining an order of protection nor is a person's right to petition for relief affected by that person's leaving the residence or household to avoid domestic abuse.
(d) No filing fee or other court costs or fees shall be assessed or charged to a petitioner seeking an order of protection under this act.
(e) The clerk of the court shall make available standard petition forms with instructions for completion to be used by a petitioner. Forms are to be prepared by the victim services division within the office of the attorney general. Upon receipt of the initial petition by the clerk of the court, the clerk shall refer the matter to the court. The court may appoint an attorney to assist and advise the petitioner or the petitioner may hire an attorney or file pro se.
(f) The court shall not deny a petitioner relief requested pursuant to this act solely because of a lapse of time between an act of domestic abuse and the filing of the petition for an order of protection.
(g) It shall not be a bar to filing a petition or receiving an order of protection under this act that:
(i) A criminal or civil order is entered in a case pending against the respondent or between the petitioner and respondent;
(ii) The petitioner has petitioned for or received orders of protection in the past or that the petitioner has withdrawn a petition or asked to have orders rescinded; or
(iii) There is evidence of some domestic abuse on the part of the petitioner.
(h) The court may require the respondent to pay costs and fees incurred in bringing an action pursuant to this act including reasonable attorney's fees whether the attorney is court appointed or retained by petitioner.
(j) For any hearing required or authorized for proceedings under this act, the petitioner or other party to the hearing may petition the court to appear at the hearing by remote means. The court may, in its discretion, grant the petition for remote appearance at the hearing, provided that the court is equipped with appropriate audio or video technology to allow the petitioner or other party to fully participate in the hearing.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 21 - Domestic Violence Protection › Section 35-21-104 - Temporary Order of Protection; Setting Hearing.

35-21-104. Temporary order of protection; setting hearing.
(a) Upon the filing of a petition for order of protection, the court shall:
(i) Immediately grant an ex parte temporary order of protection if it appears from the specific facts shown by the affidavit or by the petition that there exists a danger of further domestic abuse;
(ii) Cause the temporary order of protection, together with notice of hearing, to be served on the alleged perpetrator of the domestic abuse immediately, either within or outside of this state;
(iii) Hold a hearing on the petition within seventy-two (72) hours after the granting of the temporary order of protection or as soon thereafter as the petition may be heard by the court on the question of continuing the order; or
(iv) If an ex parte order is not granted, serve notice to appear upon the parties and hold a hearing on the petition for order of protection within seventy-two (72) hours after the filing of the petition or as soon thereafter as the petition may be heard by the court.
(b) An order of protection issued under this section shall contain a notice that willful violation of any provision of the order constitutes a crime as defined by W.S. 6-4-404, can result in immediate arrest and may result in further punishment. Orders shall also contain notice that a violation that constitutes the offense of stalking as defined by W.S. 6-2-506(b) may subject the perpetrator to enhanced penalties for felony stalking under W.S. 6-2-506(e).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 21 - Domestic Violence Protection › Section 35-21-106 - Service of Order; Duration and Extension of Order; Violation; Remedies Not Exclusive.

35-21-106. Service of order; duration and extension of order; violation; remedies not exclusive.
(a) An order of protection granted under this act shall be filed with the clerk of court and a copy shall be sent by the clerk to the county sheriff who shall, after service, notify the local law enforcement agency within the county in which the petitioner resides. The order shall be personally served upon the respondent, unless he or his attorney was present at the time the order was issued.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an order of protection granted by the court under W.S. 35-21-105 shall be effective for a fixed period of time not to exceed three (3) years. Either party may move to modify, terminate or extend the order. The order may be extended repetitively upon a showing of good cause for additional periods of time not to exceed three (3) years each. If a party subject to an order of protection is sentenced and incarcerated or becomes imprisoned the running of the time remaining for the order of protection shall be tolled during the term of incarceration or imprisonment. The conditions and provisions of an order of protection shall remain in effect during any period of tolling under this subsection. Upon release from incarceration or imprisonment the effective period of the order of protection shall be the amount of time remaining as of the first day of the term of incarceration or imprisonment or one (1) year from the date of release, whichever is greater. The filing of an action for divorce shall not supersede an order of protection granted under this act.
(c) Willful violation of an order of protection is a crime as defined by W.S. 6-4-404. An order of protection granted under this act has statewide applicability and a criminal prosecution under this subsection may be commenced in any county in which the respondent commits an act in violation of the order of protection.
(d) The remedies provided by this act are in addition to any other civil or criminal remedy available to the petitioner.
(e) The clerk of the court shall cause that part of an order of protection directing the transfer of a telephone number to a petitioner as provided in W.S. 35-21-105(a)(viii) to be served on the affected provider pursuant to W.S. 17-28-104.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 21 - Domestic Violence Protection › Section 35-21-107 - Emergency Assistance by Law Enforcement Officers; Limited Liability.

35-21-107. Emergency assistance by law enforcement officers; limited liability.
(a) A person who allegedly has been a victim of domestic abuse may request the assistance of a local law enforcement agency.
(b) A local law enforcement officer responding to the request for assistance may take whatever steps are reasonably necessary to protect the victim from further domestic abuse, including:
(i) Advising the victim of the remedies available under this act and the availability of shelter, medical care, counseling and other services;
(ii) Providing or arranging for transportation of the victim to a medical facility or place of shelter;
(iii) Accompanying the victim to the residence to remove the victim's personal clothing and effects required for immediate needs and the clothing and personal effects of any children then in the care of the victim;
(iv) Arresting the abusing household member when appropriate;
(v) Advising the victim, when appropriate, of the procedure for initiating proceedings under this act or criminal proceedings and the importance of preserving evidence.
(c) Any law enforcement officer responding to a request for assistance under this act is immune from civil liability when complying with the request, providing [that] the officer acts in good faith and in a reasonable manner.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 21 - Domestic Violence Protection › Section 35-21-108 - Protection Orders; Priority.

35-21-108. Protection orders; priority.
(a) Any order entered in a district court in this state in a proceeding where the petitioner and respondent are parties shall supersede any inconsistent language in any other order entered under this act or in any other court proceeding in this state.
(b) Any order entered under this act shall supersede any inconsistent language in any other order other than one issued by a district court proceeding described in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Any order allowing the conditional release of a defendant in a criminal proceeding in this state where either the petitioner or the respondent is the named defendant shall include by reference all terms and conditions of an order entered under this act where the petitioner and respondent are parties.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 21 - Domestic Violence Protection › Section 35-21-109 - Full Faith and Credit for Valid Foreign Protection Orders; Affirmative Defense; Exclusion.

35-21-109. Full faith and credit for valid foreign protection orders; affirmative defense; exclusion.
(a) A valid injunction or order for protection against domestic violence is defined as one:
(i) That was issued by a court of another state, tribe or territory;
(ii) Where the issuing court had jurisdiction over the parties and the matter under the laws of the state, tribe or territory;
(iii) Where the respondent was given reasonable notice and the opportunity to be heard before the order of the foreign state, tribe or territory was issued, provided, in the case of ex parte orders, notice and opportunity to be heard was given as soon as possible after the order was issued, consistent with due process; and
(iv) Which has not expired.
(b) There shall be a presumption in favor of validity where an order appears valid on its face. The presumption may be rebutted by a showing that the respondent was not given reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard.
(c) A valid protection order shall be accorded full faith and credit by the courts of this state and enforced as if it were issued in this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 21 - Domestic Violence Protection › Section 35-21-110 - Statewide Protection Order Registry.

35-21-110. Statewide protection order registry.
(a) The Wyoming attorney general or another agency designated by the governor shall establish a statewide registry of protection orders related to domestic violence and shall maintain a complete and systematic record and index of all valid temporary and final civil and criminal court orders of protection.
(b) The data fields of the statewide registry shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information if available:
(i) The names of the petitioner and any protected parties;
(ii) The name and address of the respondent;
(iii) The date the order was entered;
(iv) The date the order expires;
(v) The relief granted which shall specifically identify the relief awarded and citations related thereto, and designate which of the violations are offenses subject to arrest;
(vi) The judicial district and contact information for court administration for the court in which the order was entered; and
(vii) The social security number, date of birth and physical description of the respondent.
(c) The clerk of the issuing court or the clerk of the court where a foreign order of protection is registered shall send a copy of the protection order to the local sheriff and chief of police who shall promptly enter the protection order into the statewide protection order registry.
(d) The statewide protection order registry shall be accessible twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week to provide courts, prosecutors, dispatchers, the department of corrections and law enforcement officers with data concerning valid protection orders issued within the state or filed as a foreign order for purposes of enforcement in the state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 21 - Domestic Violence Protection › Section 35-21-111 - Filing and Registration of Foreign Protection Orders.

35-21-111. Filing and registration of foreign protection orders.
(a) A petitioner who obtains a valid order of protection in another state, tribe or territory may file that order by presenting a certified copy of the foreign order to the clerk of district court in the judicial district where the petitioner believes enforcement may be necessary.
(b) Filing shall be without fee or cost.
(c) The clerk of district court shall forward a copy of the foreign protection order to the local sheriff's office and the chief of police for entry into the statewide protection order registry upon application of a petitioner seeking enforcement.
(d) The clerk of district court shall provide the petitioner with a receipt bearing proof of submission of the foreign protection order for entry into the statewide protection order registry system.
(e) Filing and registration of the foreign order in the statewide protection order registry shall not be prerequisites for enforcement of the foreign protection order in this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 21 - Domestic Violence Protection › Section 35-21-112 - Confidentiality in Court Proceedings.

35-21-112. Confidentiality in court proceedings.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, in any proceedings before a court of the state of Wyoming, the confidentiality of the address, city and state of residence or any other information identifying the residence of a victim of domestic abuse shall remain confidential as provided in this section.
(b) The victim of domestic abuse may at any point during the court proceedings file a motion with the court for entry of an order providing for the confidentiality of the address, city and state of residence or any other information identifying the residence of the victim of domestic abuse and any children residing with the victim of domestic abuse during the court proceedings. The motion may be accompanied with all relevant affidavits or documents to establish that the person requesting confidentiality is a victim of domestic abuse and that the person may be subject to additional acts of domestic abuse if confidentiality is not maintained.
(c) Upon a filing of a motion pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the court shall issue an order prohibiting the release of the address, city and state of residence and any other information identifying the residence of a person if:
(i) The person filing the motion has been granted an order of protection under this act or similar act in another state or territory of the United States and the order of protection remains in effect; or
(ii) The court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the person is a victim of domestic abuse and that the person may be subject to additional acts of domestic abuse if confidentiality is not maintained.
(d) An order issued under this section shall only provide confidentiality in the action in which it is granted and for those additional purposes specified by law referencing an order issued pursuant to this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 22 - Living Will › Article 3 - Psychiatric Advance Directives › Section 35-22-301 - Definitions.

35-22-301. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Adult" means a person eighteen (18) years of age or older;
(ii) "Agent" means any person authorized in the psychiatric advance directive to make decisions on behalf of the person who executed the directive;
(iii) "Psychiatric advance directive" means an advance medical directive pertaining to the administration or refusal of psychiatric restabilization for the care and treatment of mental illness;
(iv) "Psychiatric personnel" means any licensed physician who specializes in psychiatric care;
(v) "Psychiatric restabilization" means measures to restore mental function or to support mental health in the event of destabilization of mental health due to lack of appropriate treatment. Psychiatric restabilization measures include administration of prescribed liquid medication by mouth or injection, administration of prescribed medication orally, physical restraint, seclusion or crisis psychiatric counseling;
(vi) "This act" means W.S. 35-22-301 through 35-22-308.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 22 - Living Will › Article 3 - Psychiatric Advance Directives › Section 35-22-302 - Psychiatric Advance Directives; Who May Execute.

35-22-302. Psychiatric advance directives; who may execute.
Any adult who has the decisional capacity to provide informed consent to or refusal of psychiatric restabilization measures or any other person who is, pursuant to the laws of this state or any other state, authorized to consent to or refuse psychiatric restabilization measures on behalf of a person who lacks the decisional capacity, may execute a psychiatric advance directive.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 22 - Living Will › Article 3 - Psychiatric Advance Directives › Section 35-22-303 - Psychiatric Advance Directive Forms; Duties of Department of Health.

35-22-303. Psychiatric advance directive forms; duties of department of health.
(a) On or before January 1, 2000, the state department of health shall promulgate rules, protocols and forms for the implementation of psychiatric advance directives by psychiatric personnel. The protocols adopted shall include uniform methods for rapid identification of persons who have executed a psychiatric advance directive, methods to protect the confidentiality of persons who have executed a psychiatric advance directive and the information described in subsection (b) of this section. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to restrict any other manner in which a person may make a psychiatric advance directive. Forms which meet the requirements of law and are consistent with patient rights shall be developed and disseminated throughout the state as recommended forms.
(b) Psychiatric advance directive protocols to be adopted by the state department of health shall, at a minimum, require the following information concerning the person who is the subject of the psychiatric advance directive:
(i) The person's name, date of birth and sex;
(ii) The person's eye and hair color;
(iii) The person's race or ethnic background;
(iv) The person's social security number;
(v) If applicable, the name of a treatment program and the sponsoring facility or institution in which the person is enrolled;
(vi) The name, address and telephone number of the person's attending physician or psychiatric personnel;
(vii) The person's signature or mark or, if applicable, the signature of a person authorized by this article to execute a psychiatric advance directive;
(viii) The date on which the psychiatric advance directive was signed;
(ix) The person's directive concerning the administration or refusal of psychiatric restabilization measures, countersigned by the person's attending physician or psychiatric personnel;
(x) The name, address and telephone number of the person designated as an agent, if applicable, to consent to or refuse psychiatric restabilization measures for the person who has executed a psychiatric advance directive and the signature of that person, indicating acceptance of this appointment.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 22 - Living Will › Article 3 - Psychiatric Advance Directives › Section 35-22-304 - Duty to Comply; Immunity; Effect on Criminal Charges Against Another Person.

35-22-304. Duty to comply; immunity; effect on criminal charges against another person.
(a) Emergency medical service personnel in emergency situations if they are aware of the person's psychiatric advance directive, psychiatric personnel, health care providers and health care facilities shall comply with a person's psychiatric advance directive to the extent medically indicated.
(b) Any emergency medical service personnel, psychiatric personnel, health care provider, health care facility or any other person who, reasonably and in good faith, complies with a psychiatric advance directive shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or regulatory sanction for such compliance.
(c) Compliance by emergency medical service personnel, psychiatric personnel, health care providers or health care facilities with a psychiatric advance directive shall not affect the criminal prosecution of any person otherwise charged with the commission of a criminal act.
(d) In the absence of a psychiatric advance directive, a person's consent to psychiatric restabilization measures shall not be presumed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 22 - Living Will › Article 3 - Psychiatric Advance Directives › Section 35-22-305 - Effect of Declaration After Inpatient Admission.

35-22-305. Effect of declaration after inpatient admission.
A psychiatric advance directive for any person who is admitted to a health care facility or mental health facility shall be implemented as directed by the psychiatric advance directive, pending further physician's orders. The psychiatric advance directive may be deviated from only with the consent of the admitted person, his agent, the district court or when adherence to the directive threatens permanent physical injury.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 22 - Living Will › Article 3 - Psychiatric Advance Directives › Section 35-22-306 - Effect of Directive on Life or Health Insurance.

35-22-306. Effect of directive on life or health insurance.
Neither a psychiatric advance directive nor the failure of a person to execute one shall affect, impair or modify any contract of life or health insurance or annuity or be the basis for any delay in issuing or refusing to issue an annuity or policy of life or health insurance or any increase of a premium thereof.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 22 - Living Will › Article 3 - Psychiatric Advance Directives › Section 35-22-307 - Revocation of Psychiatric Advance Directive.

35-22-307. Revocation of psychiatric advance directive.
A psychiatric advance directive may be revoked at any time by the person who is the subject of the directive unless he is mentally incompetent or at any time by any other person who is, pursuant to the laws of this state or any other state, authorized to consent to or refuse psychiatric restabilization measures on behalf of the person who is the subject of the directive.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 22 - Living Will › Article 3 - Psychiatric Advance Directives › Section 35-22-308 - Duration of Psychiatric Advance Directive.

35-22-308. Duration of psychiatric advance directive.
A psychiatric advance directive shall be valid for a period not to exceed two (2) years from the date of execution unless reaffirmed by the person who executed the directive, in which case it shall be valid for two (2) years from the date of reaffirmation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 22 - Living Will › Article 4 - Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act › Section 35-22-404 - Revocation of Advance Health Care Directive.

35-22-404. Revocation of advance health care directive.
(a) An individual with capacity may revoke the designation of an agent only by a signed writing.
(b) An individual with capacity may revoke all or part of an advance health care directive, other than the designation of an agent, at any time and in any manner that communicates an intention to revoke. Any oral revocation shall, as soon as possible after the revocation, be documented in a writing signed and dated by the individual or a witness to the revocation.
(c) A health care provider, agent, guardian or surrogate who is informed of a revocation shall promptly communicate the fact of the revocation to the primary health care provider and to any health care institution at which the patient is receiving care.
(d) A decree of annulment, divorce, dissolution of marriage or legal separation revokes a previous designation of a spouse as agent unless otherwise specified in the decree or in a power of attorney for health care.
(e) An advance health care directive that conflicts with an earlier advance health care directive revokes the earlier directive to the extent of the conflict.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 22 - Living Will › Article 4 - Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act › Section 35-22-407 - Decisions by Guardian.

35-22-407. Decisions by guardian.
(a) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 61, 2.
(b) Absent a court order to the contrary, a health care decision of an agent takes precedence over that of a guardian.
(c) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 61, 2.
(d) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 61, 2.
(e) A guardian's authority to make health care decisions for the ward shall be as provided in W.S. 3-2-201(a)(iii), subject to the restrictions in W.S. 3-2-202 and 35-22-407(b).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 22 - Living Will › Article 4 - Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act › Section 35-22-409 - Health Care Information.

35-22-409. Health care information.
Unless otherwise specified in an advance health care directive, a person then authorized to make health care decisions for a patient has the same rights as the patient to request, receive, examine, copy and consent to the disclosure of medical or any other health care information.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 22 - Living Will › Article 4 - Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act › Section 35-22-410 - Immunities.

35-22-410. Immunities.
(a) A health care provider or institution acting in good faith and in accordance with generally accepted health care standards applicable to the health care provider or institution is not subject to civil or criminal liability or to discipline for:
(i) Complying with a health care decision of a person apparently having authority to make a health care decision for a patient, including a decision to withhold or withdraw health care;
(ii) Declining to comply with a health care decision of a person based on a belief that the person then lacked authority;
(iii) Complying with an advance health care directive and assuming that the directive was valid when made and has not been revoked or terminated;
(iv) Providing life-sustaining treatment in an emergency situation when the existence of a health care directive is unknown; or
(v) Declining to comply with a health care decision or advance health care directive because the instruction is contrary to the conscience or good faith medical judgment of the health care provider, or the written policies of the institution.
(b) An individual acting in good faith as agent or surrogate under this act is not subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution or to discipline by a licensing board for unprofessional conduct for health care decisions made in good faith.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 22 - Living Will › Article 4 - Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act › Section 35-22-411 - Statutory Damages.

35-22-411. Statutory damages.
(a) A health care provider or institution that violates this act willfully or with reckless disregard of the patient's instruction or health care decision is subject to liability to the aggrieved individual for damages of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or actual damages resulting from the violation, whichever is greater, plus reasonable attorney's fees.
(b) A person who intentionally falsifies, forges, conceals, defaces or obliterates an individual's advance health care directive or a revocation of an advance health care directive without the individual's consent, or who coerces or fraudulently induces an individual to give, revoke or not to give an advance health care directive, is subject to liability to that individual for damages of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) or actual damages resulting from the action, whichever is greater, plus reasonable attorney's fees.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 22 - Living Will › Article 4 - Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act › Section 35-22-412 - Capacity.

35-22-412. Capacity.
(a) This act does not affect the right of an individual to make health care decisions while having capacity to do so.
(b) An individual is presumed to have capacity to make a health care decision, to give or revoke an advance health care directive, and to designate or disqualify a surrogate unless the primary physician has certified in writing that the patient lacks such capacity.