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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Public Peace › Article 2 - Nuisances › Section 6-6-203 - Trial; Evidence of General Reputation; Dismissal or Prosecution of Action; Substitution of Complainant; Costs.

6-6-203. Trial; evidence of general reputation; dismissal or prosecution of action; substitution of complainant; costs.
The action, when brought, shall be triable at the first term of court after due and timely service of the notice has been given. In the action evidence of the general reputation of the place is admissible for the purpose of proving the existence of the nuisance. If the complaint is filed by a citizen, it shall not be dismissed except upon a sworn statement made by the complainant and his attorney, setting forth the reason why the action should be dismissed, and the dismissal approved by the county attorney in writing or in open court. If the court finds the action ought not to be dismissed, he may direct the county attorney to prosecute the action to judgment. If the action is continued more than one (1) term of court, any citizen of the county or the county attorney may be substituted for the complaining party and prosecute the action to judgment. If the action is brought by a citizen and the court finds there was no reasonable ground or cause for the action, the costs may be taxed to the citizen.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Public Peace › Article 2 - Nuisances › Section 6-6-204 - Order of Abatement; Removal and Sale of Movable Property; Closing of Building; Breaking and Entering Closed Building; Fees.

6-6-204. Order of abatement; removal and sale of movable property; closing of building; breaking and entering closed building; fees.
If the existence of the nuisance is established in an action as provided in this article, or in a criminal proceeding, an order of abatement shall be entered as a part of the judgment in the case. The order shall direct the removal from the building or place of all fixtures, furniture, musical instruments or movable property contained therein used in conducting the nuisance, and shall direct the sale thereof in the manner provided for the sale of personal property under execution, and shall order the closure of the structure or place against the use for a period specified by the court. If any person breaks and enters or uses a structure or place directed to be closed, he shall be punished as provided in W.S. 6-6-208. For removing and selling the movable property, the officer shall be entitled to receive the same fees as he would for levying upon and selling like property on execution. For closing the premises and keeping them closed, a reasonable sum shall be allowed by the court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Public Peace › Article 2 - Nuisances › Section 6-6-205 - Disposition of Proceeds of Sale.

6-6-205. Disposition of proceeds of sale.
The proceeds of the sale of the personal property, as provided in W.S. 6-6-204, shall be applied in payment of the costs of the action and abatement, and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the defendant.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Public Peace › Article 2 - Nuisances › Section 6-6-206 - Cancellation of Closing Order and Release of Property Upon Payment of Costs, Filing of Bond and Promised Abatement of Nuisance; Effect of Release.

6-6-206. Cancellation of closing order and release of property upon payment of costs, filing of bond and promised abatement of nuisance; effect of release.
If the owner appears and pays all costs of the proceeding, and files a bond with sureties to be approved by the clerk in the full value of the property, as specified by the court, conditioned that he will immediately abate the nuisance and prevent recurrence of the nuisance for a time specified by the court, the court may, if satisfied of his good faith, cancel the order of abatement as it relates to the property. The release of the property under this section shall not release it from any judgment, lien or liability to which it may be subject by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Public Peace › Article 2 - Nuisances › Section 6-6-207 - Assessment of Tax When Permanent Injunction Issues; Collection; Continuing Liability for Other Penalties.

6-6-207. Assessment of tax when permanent injunction issues; collection; continuing liability for other penalties.
Whenever a permanent injunction issues against any person for maintaining a nuisance or against the owner or agent of any building kept or used for the purposes prohibited by this article, there shall be assessed against the building and the ground upon which it is located and against the person or persons maintaining the nuisance, and the owner or agent of the premises, a tax of three hundred dollars ($300.00). The assessment of the tax shall be made by the assessor of the county in which the nuisance exists and shall be made within three (3) months from the date of granting of the permanent injunction. If the assessor fails or neglects to make the assessment, it shall be made by the sheriff of the county and a return of the assessment shall be made to the county treasurer. The tax may be enforced and collected in the manner prescribed for the collection of taxes under the general revenue laws and shall be a perpetual lien upon all property, both personal and real used for the purpose of maintaining the nuisance. The payment of the tax does not relieve the person or building from any other penalties provided by law and when collected shall be applied and distributed in the manner prescribed by law for the application and distribution of monies arising from the collection of fines and penalties in criminal cases.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Public Peace › Article 2 - Nuisances › Section 6-6-208 - Contempt Proceedings for Violation of Injunction; Commencement; Trial; Penalties.

6-6-208. Contempt proceedings for violation of injunction; commencement; trial; penalties.
If any injunction granted under this article is violated, the court may summarily try and punish the offender. The proceedings shall be commenced by filing with the clerk of the court an information under oath, setting out the alleged facts constituting the violation, upon which the court shall cause a warrant to issue, under which the defendant shall be arrested. The trial may be had upon affidavits, or either party may demand the production and oral examination of the witnesses. A party found guilty of contempt under this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than six (6) months, or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Public Peace › Article 2 - Nuisances › Section 6-6-209 - "Public Nuisance" Defined; Maintenance Thereof; Penalty.

6-6-209. "Public nuisance" defined; maintenance thereof; penalty.
Every structure, boat or vehicle used and occupied as a house of ill fame, or for purposes of prostitution or gambling, or for the purpose of manufacture, possession, sale or disposition of intoxicating liquor or any controlled substance in violation of law shall be held and deemed a public nuisance. Any person owning, or having the control of the property, and knowingly leasing or subletting the property, in whole or in part, for the purpose of keeping a house or place of ill fame, prostitution or gambling, or for the purpose of manufacture, possession, sale or disposition of intoxicating liquor or any controlled substance in violation of law, or knowingly permitting the property to be used or occupied for that purpose, or using or occupying the property for that purpose, shall for every offense be fined not exceeding seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) or be imprisoned in the county jail not to exceed six (6) months.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Public Peace › Article 3 - Unlawful Conduct Within Governmental Facilities › Section 6-6-301 - Definitions.

6-6-301. Definitions.
(a) As used in W.S. 6-6-301 through 6-6-307:
(i) "Governing body" means any elected or appointed commission, board, agency, council, trustees or other body created or authorized by the laws of this state and vested with authority to perform specified governmental, educational, proprietary or regulatory functions;
(ii) "Facilities" means any lands, buildings or structures.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Public Peace › Article 3 - Unlawful Conduct Within Governmental Facilities › Section 6-6-302 - Obstructive or Disruptive Conduct Within Governmental Facilities Prohibited.

6-6-302. Obstructive or disruptive conduct within governmental facilities prohibited.
(a) No person, acting either singly or in concert with others, shall go into or upon facilities owned by, or under the control of, a governing body and obstruct or disrupt, by force, violence or other conduct which is in fact obstructive or disruptive, the activities conducted therein or thereon or the uses made thereof under the authority of the governing body. Obstructive or disruptive activities include restricting lawful:
(i) Freedom of movement on or within a facility;
(ii) And designated use of a facility;
(iii) Ingress or egress on or within a facility.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Public Peace › Article 3 - Unlawful Conduct Within Governmental Facilities › Section 6-6-303 - Refusing to Desist or Remove Oneself From Facilities.

6-6-303. Refusing to desist or remove oneself from facilities.
No person within or upon the facilities of a governing body shall refuse to desist from a course of conduct or to remove himself from the facilities upon request by an authorized representative of the governing body, after having been notified that the conduct or the presence of the person is contrary to or in violation of established policies, rules or regulations of the governing body which are reasonably related to the furtherance of the lawful purposes of the governing body and incident to the maintenance or orderly and efficient use of its facilities for the purposes for which acquired or designated.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Public Peace › Article 3 - Unlawful Conduct Within Governmental Facilities › Section 6-6-304 - Freedom of Speech, Press or Assembly Not Abridged.

6-6-304. Freedom of speech, press or assembly not abridged.
Nothing in W.S. 6-6-301 through 6-6-307 prevents, denies or abridges the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble to consult for the common good, to make known their opinions, and to petition for the redress of grievances.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Public Peace › Article 3 - Unlawful Conduct Within Governmental Facilities › Section 6-6-305 - Penalties for Violations of Article.

6-6-305. Penalties for violations of article.
Any person violating any provision of W.S. 6-6-301 through 6-6-307 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Public Peace › Article 3 - Unlawful Conduct Within Governmental Facilities › Section 6-6-306 - Identification May Be Required; Ejectment From Facilities When Presence Unlawful or Prohibited.

6-6-306. Identification may be required; ejectment from facilities when presence unlawful or prohibited.
Every governing body, acting through its officers and employees, may require identification of any person within or upon its facilities and eject any person from the facilities upon his refusal to leave peaceably upon request, when his presence in a facility is unlawful or otherwise prohibited by the governing body.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 6 - Offenses Against Public Peace › Article 3 - Unlawful Conduct Within Governmental Facilities › Section 6-6-307 - No Restriction on Powers of Governing Body.

6-6-307. No restriction on powers of governing body.
Nothing within W.S. 6-6-301 through 6-6-307 is intended, nor shall operate, to limit or restrict each governing body from carrying out its purposes and objectives through the exercise of powers otherwise granted by law nor shall preclude a governing body from taking disciplinary action against those violating W.S. 6-6-301 through 6-6-307 who are subject to its disciplinary authority.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against Public Policy › Article 1 - Gambling › Section 6-7-102 - Gambling; Professional Gambling; Penalties.

6-7-102. Gambling; professional gambling; penalties.
(a) A person who engages in gambling commits a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.
(b) A person who engages in professional gambling commits a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against Public Policy › Article 1 - Gambling › Section 6-7-103 - Gambling Devices, Gambling Records, Gambling Proceeds Subject to Seizure; Disposition Thereof; Antique Gambling Devices Protected.

6-7-103. Gambling devices, gambling records, gambling proceeds subject to seizure; disposition thereof; antique gambling devices protected.
All gambling devices, gambling records and gambling proceeds are subject to seizure by any peace officer and shall be disposed of in accordance with law. An antique gambling device as defined by W.S. 6-7-101(a)(x) shall not be subject to seizure unless it is used in any way in violation of this article.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 7 - Offenses Against Public Policy › Article 1 - Gambling › Section 6-7-104 - Advertising of Allowable Gambling Activities or Events.

6-7-104. Advertising of allowable gambling activities or events.
Nothing in this chapter prohibits the advertising of any gambling activity or event excluded from gambling under W.S. 6-7-101(a)(iii) and conducted by or for any charitable or nonprofit organization or conducted as a promotional activity by a private business entity which is clearly occasional and ancillary to the primary business of that entity.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 8 - Weapons › Article 1 - Weapons Offenses › Section 6-8-101 - Use of Firearm While Committing Felony; Subsequent Convictions; Penalties; Applicability of Provisions.

6-8-101. Use of firearm while committing felony; subsequent convictions; penalties; applicability of provisions.
(a) A person who uses a firearm while committing a felony shall be imprisoned for not more than ten (10) years in addition to the punishment for the felony. For a second or subsequent conviction under this section a person shall be imprisoned for not more than twenty (20) years in addition to the punishment for the felony.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to those felonies which include as an element of the crime the use or possession of a deadly weapon.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 8 - Weapons › Article 1 - Weapons Offenses › Section 6-8-102 - Use or Possession of Firearm by Person Convicted of Certain Felony and Misdemeanor Offenses; Penalties; Exception.

6-8-102. Use or possession of firearm by person convicted of certain felony and misdemeanor offenses; penalties; exception.
(a) Any person who has previously pleaded guilty to or been convicted of committing or attempting to commit a violent felony, and has not been pardoned or has not had the person's rights restored pursuant to W.S. 7-13-105(a) or (f) and who uses or knowingly possesses any firearm is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
(b) As used in this section "firearm" does not include an "antique firearm" as defined in W.S. 6-8-403(a)(viii).
(c) Any person who has previously pleaded guilty to or been convicted of committing or attempting to commit a felony that is not a violent felony and has not been pardoned or has not had the person's rights restored pursuant to W.S. 7-13-105(a) or (f) and who uses or knowingly possesses any firearm 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 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 8 - Weapons › Article 1 - Weapons Offenses › Section 6-8-103 - Possession, Manufacture or Disposition of Deadly Weapon With Unlawful Intent; Penalties.

6-8-103. Possession, manufacture or disposition of deadly weapon with unlawful intent; penalties.
A person who knowingly possesses, manufactures, transports, repairs or sells a deadly weapon with intent to unlawfully threaten the life or physical well-being of another or to commit assault or inflict bodily injury on another is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 8 - Weapons › Article 2 - Firearms Regulation › Section 6-8-203 - Firearms Information to Be Kept in Place of Business; Inspection by Peace Officer.

6-8-203. Firearms information to be kept in place of business; inspection by peace officer.
The information required by federal law to be maintained on firearms shall be kept by every wholesaler, retailer, pawnbroker and dealer in firearms in the place of business of the wholesaler, retailer, pawnbroker or dealer, and shall be subject to inspection by any peace officer at all reasonable times.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 8 - Weapons › Article 4 - Regulation by State › Section 6-8-401 - Firearm, Weapon and Ammunition Regulation and Prohibition by State.

6-8-401. Firearm, weapon and ammunition regulation and prohibition by state.
(a) The Wyoming legislature finds that the right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right. The Wyoming legislature affirms this right as a constitutionally protected right in every part of Wyoming.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2010, Ch. 108, 3.
(c) The sale, transfer, purchase, delivery, taxation, manufacture, ownership, transportation, storage, use and possession of firearms, weapons and ammunition shall be authorized, regulated and prohibited by the state, and regulation thereof is preempted by the state. Except as authorized by W.S. 15-1-103(a)(xviii) and 21-3-132, no city, town, county, political subdivision or any other entity shall authorize, regulate or prohibit the sale, transfer, purchase, delivery, taxation, manufacture, ownership, transportation, storage, use, carrying or possession of firearms, weapons, accessories, components or ammunition except as specifically provided by this chapter. This section shall not affect zoning or other ordinances which encompass firearms businesses along with other businesses. Zoning and other ordinances which are designed for the purpose of restricting or prohibiting the sale, purchase, transfer or manufacture of firearms or ammunition as a method of regulating firearms or ammunition are in conflict with this section and are prohibited.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 8 - Weapons › Article 4 - Regulation by State › Section 6-8-402 - Short Title; Applicability.

6-8-402. Short title; applicability.
(a) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Firearms Freedom Act".
(b) This act shall apply to firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition that are manufactured in Wyoming.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 8 - Weapons › Article 4 - Regulation by State › Section 6-8-403 - Definitions.

6-8-403. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Ammunition" means any projectile expelled by action of an explosive from a firearm but shall not include any projectile designed to pierce armor;
(ii) "Borders of Wyoming" means the boundaries of Wyoming as described in Section 2 of the Act of Admission of the state of Wyoming, 26 United States Statutes at Large, 222, chapter 664;
(iii) "Firearm" means any weapon which will or is designed to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive. "Firearm" shall not include any fully automatic weapon or any weapon designed to fire a rocket propelled grenade or any explosive projectile;
(iv) "Firearms accessories" means items that are used in conjunction with or mounted upon a firearm but are not essential to the basic function of a firearm, including, but not limited to, telescopic or laser sights, magazines, folding or aftermarket stocks and grips, speedloaders, ammunition carriers, optics for target identification and lights for target illumination;
(v) "Generic and insignificant parts" includes, but is not limited to, springs, screws, nuts and pins;
(vi) "Manufactured" means that a firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition has been created from basic materials for functional usefulness, including, but not limited to forging, casting, machining, molding or other processes for working materials;
(vii) "This act" means W.S. 6-8-402 through 6-8-406;
(viii) "Antique firearm" means:
(A) Any muzzleloading firearm with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system manufactured in or before 1898;
(B) Any replica of any firearm described in subparagraph (A) if such replica is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition; or
(C) Any muzzleloading rifle, muzzleloading shotgun or muzzleloading pistol, which is designed to use black powder, or a black powder substitute, and which cannot use fixed ammunition. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "antique firearm" shall not include any weapon that incorporates a firearm frame or receiver, any firearm that is converted into a muzzleloading weapon or any muzzleloading weapon that can be readily converted to fire fixed ammunition by replacing the barrel, bolt, breechblock, or any combination thereof.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 8 - Weapons › Article 4 - Regulation by State › Section 6-8-405 - Offenses and Penalties; Defense of Wyoming Citizens.

6-8-405. Offenses and penalties; defense of Wyoming citizens.
(a) No public servant as defined in W.S. 6-5-101, or dealer selling any firearm in this state shall enforce or attempt to enforce any act, law, statute, rule or regulation of the United States government relating to a personal firearm, firearm accessory or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in Wyoming and that remains exclusively within the borders of Wyoming.
(b) Any official, agent or employee of the United States government who enforces or attempts to enforce any act, order, law, statute, rule or regulation of the United States government upon a personal firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in Wyoming and that remains exclusively within the borders of Wyoming shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both.
(c) The attorney general may defend a citizen of Wyoming who is prosecuted by the United States government for violation of a federal law relating to the manufacture, sale, transfer or possession of a firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition manufactured and retained exclusively within the borders of Wyoming.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous Offenses › Article 1 - Discrimination › Section 6-9-101 - Equal Enjoyment of Public Accommodations and Facilities; Penalties.

6-9-101. Equal enjoyment of public accommodations and facilities; penalties.
(a) All persons of good deportment are entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of all accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of all places or agencies which are public in nature, or which invite the patronage of the public, without any distinction, discrimination or restriction on account of race, religion, color, sex or national origin.
(b) A person who intentionally violates this section commits 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 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous Offenses › Article 1 - Discrimination › Section 6-9-102 - Discrimination Prohibited; Penalties.

6-9-102. Discrimination prohibited; penalties.
(a) No person shall be denied the right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness or the necessities of life because of race, color, sex, creed or national origin.
(b) A person who violates this section commits 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 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous Offenses › Article 1 - Discrimination › Section 6-9-103 - Charging for Public Toilet Facilities; Penalty.

6-9-103. Charging for public toilet facilities; penalty.
A person commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) if he charges for use of toilet facilities which are generally available to the public.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous Offenses › Article 2 - Other › Section 6-9-201 - Trespass on Closed or Unsafe Areas Within Ski Areas; Penalty; Exceptions.

6-9-201. Trespass on closed or unsafe areas within ski areas; penalty; exceptions.
(a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) if he:
(i) Skis on a slope or trail that has been posted as "closed";
(ii) Knowingly enters upon public or private lands from an adjoining ski area when the lands have been closed by the owner and posted as closed by the owner or by the ski area operator; or
(iii) Intentionally enters state or federal land leased and in use as a ski area, knowing:
(A) The lessee of the premises has designated the land as an unsafe area; or
(B) The land has been posted with warning signs, prohibiting entry, which are reasonably likely to come to the attention of the public.
(b) This section does not apply to peace officers, national park or forest service officers, or persons authorized by the lessee of the premises.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous Offenses › Article 2 - Other › Section 6-9-202 - Neglect to Close Fences; Penalty.

6-9-202. Neglect to close fences; penalty.
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) if he opens and neglects to close a gate or replace bars in a fence which crosses a private road or a river, stream or ditch.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous Offenses › Article 2 - Other › Section 6-9-203 - Unlawful Use of Toxic Substances; Penalty.

6-9-203. Unlawful use of toxic substances; penalty.
(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of a toxic substance if he inhales or ingests or possesses with the purpose to inhale or ingest, for the purpose of altering his mental or physical state, any toxic substance that is not manufactured for human consumption or inhalation.
(b) As used in this section "toxic substance" means:
(i) Volatile solvents including, but not limited to, paint thinner, gasoline, correction fluid, felt-tip markers, nail polish remover and glue;
(ii) Aerosols containing propellants and solvents such as toluene including, but not limited to, spray paint, deodorant, hair products, cooking products and fabric protectors;
(iii) Gases including, but not limited to, butane, refrigerants and organic hydrocarbons not created for human ingestion, inhalation or injection; and
(iv) Nitrates including, but not limited to cyclohexyl nitrate, amyl nitrate and butyl nitrate.
(c) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not apply to a bona fide institution of higher education conducting research with human volunteers pursuant to guidelines adopted by the institution or any federal or state agency.
(d) A violation of this section is 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 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 9 - Miscellaneous Offenses › Article 3 - Skier Safety › Section 6-9-301 - Skier Safety; Skiing While Impaired; Unsafe Skiing; Collisions; Penalties.

6-9-301. Skier safety; skiing while impaired; unsafe skiing; collisions; penalties.
(a) No person shall move uphill on any passenger tramway or use any ski slope or trail while such person's ability to do so is impaired by the consumption of alcohol or by the use of any illicit controlled substance or other drug as defined by W.S. 35-7-1002.
(b) No person shall ski in reckless disregard of his safety or the safety of others.
(c) No skier involved in a collision with another person in which an injury results shall leave the vicinity of the collision before giving his name and current address to an employee of the ski area operator or a member of the ski patrol except for the purpose of securing aid for a person injured in the collision, in which event the person leaving the scene of the collision shall give his name and current address as required by this subsection within twenty-four (24) hours after securing aid.
(d) Any person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than twenty (20) days, a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 10 - Sentencing › Article 1 - Generally › Section 6-10-101 - "Felony" and "Misdemeanor" Defined.

6-10-101. "Felony" and "misdemeanor" defined.
Crimes which may be punished by death or by imprisonment for more than one (1) year are felonies. All other crimes are misdemeanors.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 10 - Sentencing › Article 1 - Generally › Section 6-10-102 - Imposition of Fine for Any Felony; Maximum Fine Where Not Established by Statute; Court Automation Fee; Indigent Civil Legal Services Fee.

6-10-102. Imposition of fine for any felony; maximum fine where not established by statute; court automation fee; indigent civil legal services fee.
The court may impose a fine as part of the punishment for any felony. If the statute does not establish a maximum fine, the fine shall be not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). The court shall impose a court automation fee of forty dollars ($40.00) in every criminal case wherein the defendant is found guilty, enters a plea of guilty or no contest or is placed on probation under W.S. 7-13-301. The fee shall be remitted as provided by W.S. 5-3-205. In addition to the court automation fee the court shall impose an indigent civil legal services fee of ten dollars ($10.00) in every criminal case wherein the defendant is found guilty, enters a plea of guilty or no contest or is placed on probation under W.S. 7-13-301 or 35-7-1037. The indigent civil legal services fee shall be remitted as provided in W.S. 5-3-205(a)(ii).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 10 - Sentencing › Article 1 - Generally › Section 6-10-103 - Penalties for Misdemeanors Where Not Prescribed by Statute; Court Automation Fee; Indigent Civil Legal Services Fee.

6-10-103. Penalties for misdemeanors where not prescribed by statute; court automation fee; indigent civil legal services fee.
Unless a different penalty is prescribed by law, every crime declared to be a misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both. The court shall impose a court automation fee of forty dollars ($40.00) in every criminal case wherein the defendant is found guilty, enters a plea of guilty or no contest or is placed on probation under W.S. 7-13-301. The fee shall be remitted as provided by W.S. 5-3-205. In addition to the court automation fee the court shall impose an indigent civil legal services fee of ten dollars ($10.00) in every criminal case wherein the defendant is found guilty, enters a plea of guilty or no contest or is placed on probation under W.S. 7-13-301. The indigent civil legal services fee shall be remitted as provided in W.S. 5-3-205(a)(ii).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 10 - Sentencing › Article 1 - Generally › Section 6-10-104 - Court to Fix Punishment Within Prescribed Limits.

6-10-104. Court to fix punishment within prescribed limits.
Within the limits prescribed by law, and subject to W.S. 7-13-108, the court shall determine and fix the punishment for any felony or misdemeanor, whether the punishment consists of imprisonment, or fine, or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 10 - Sentencing › Article 1 - Generally › Section 6-10-105 - Commitment for Refusal to Pay Fine or Costs; Rate per Day.

6-10-105. Commitment for refusal to pay fine or costs; rate per day.
A person committed to jail for willfully refusing to pay a fine or costs may be imprisoned if the court determines that the defendant has an ability to pay or that a reasonable probability exists that the defendant will have an ability to pay, until the imprisonment, at the rate of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per day, equals the amount of the fine or costs, or the amount shall be paid or secured to be paid when he is discharged.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 10 - Sentencing › Article 1 - Generally › Section 6-10-106 - Rights Lost by Conviction of Felony; Restoration.

6-10-106. Rights lost by conviction of felony; restoration.
(a) A person convicted of a felony is incompetent to be an elector or juror or to hold any office of honor, trust or profit within this state or to use or knowingly possess any firearm, unless:
(i) His conviction is reversed or annulled;
(ii) He receives a pardon;
(iii) His rights are restored pursuant to W.S. 7-13-105(a) or (f); or
(iv) His rights as an elector are restored pursuant to W.S. 7-13-105(b) and (c), in which case the person shall remain incompetent to be a juror or to hold any office of honor, trust or profit within this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 10 - Sentencing › Article 1 - Generally › Section 6-10-108 - Disposition of Fines.

6-10-108. Disposition of fines.
An officer who collects a fine, unless otherwise required by law, shall pay the fine into the general fund of the county in which the fine was assessed within thirty (30) days of receipt. The officer shall obtain duplicate treasurer's receipts and deposit one (1) with the county clerk.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 10 - Sentencing › Article 1 - Generally › Section 6-10-109 - Sentences for Felonies.

6-10-109. Sentences for felonies.
Wherever in this or in any other title of the Wyoming statutes a statute makes reference to a term of imprisonment or a sentence to the penitentiary, or other references to incarceration in a state penal institution, such references shall include the Wyoming state penitentiary, the Wyoming women's center or any other state penal institution created by law for the incarceration of convicted felons. The place of incarceration of a convicted felon shall be determined as provided by W.S. 7-13-108.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 10 - Sentencing › Article 2 - Habitual Criminals › Section 6-10-201 - "Habitual Criminal" Defined; Penalties.

6-10-201. "Habitual criminal" defined; penalties.
(a) A person is an habitual criminal if:
(i) He is convicted of a violent felony; and
(ii) He has been convicted of a felony on two (2) or more previous charges separately brought and tried which arose out of separate occurrences in this state or elsewhere.
(b) An habitual criminal shall be punished by imprisonment for:
(i) Not less than ten (10) years nor more than fifty (50) years, if he has two (2) previous convictions;
(ii) Life, if he has three (3) or more previous convictions for offenses committed after the person reached the age of eighteen (18) years of age.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 10 - Sentencing › Article 2 - Habitual Criminals › Section 6-10-202 - Penalties Not Affected.

6-10-202. Penalties not affected.
(a) Nothing in this article shall abrogate or affect:
(i) The punishment of death in crimes for which the death penalty is imposed;
(ii) The punishment of life imprisonment without parole in cases in which that penalty is imposed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 10 - Sentencing › Article 2 - Habitual Criminals › Section 6-10-203 - Information or Indictment; Trial; Prima Facie Evidence of Previous Convictions.

6-10-203. Information or indictment; trial; prima facie evidence of previous convictions.
(a) An information or indictment which charges a person as an habitual criminal shall set forth the charged felony and allege the previous convictions.
(b) The trial on the charged felony shall proceed as in other cases, but the jury shall not be informed of the previous convictions. If the defendant is convicted of the charged felony and does not plead guilty to the charge of the previous convictions, he shall be tried immediately by the same jury or judge on the charge of the previous convictions.
(c) In a trial under this article, a duly authenticated copy of the record of previous convictions and judgments against the defendant of any court of record are prima facie evidence of the previous convictions and may be used in evidence against the defendant.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 6 - Crimes and Offenses › Chapter 10 - Sentencing › Article 3 - Life Sentence Without Parole › Section 6-10-301 - Life Imprisonment Without Parole; Life Imprisonment.

6-10-301. Life imprisonment without parole; life imprisonment.
(a) Pursuant to article 3, section 53 of the Wyoming constitution, a sentence of life imprisonment without parole is created for specified crimes designated in the Wyoming Criminal Code.
(b) A person sentenced to life imprisonment without parole shall not be eligible for parole and shall remain imprisoned under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections during the remainder of his life unless pardoned by the governor.
(c) Any sentence other than a sentence specifically designated as a sentence of life imprisonment without parole is subject to commutation by the governor. A person sentenced to life imprisonment for an offense committed after the person reached the age of eighteen (18) years is not eligible for parole unless the governor has commuted the person's sentence to a term of years. A person sentenced to life imprisonment for an offense committed before the person reached the age of eighteen (18) years shall be eligible for parole after commutation of his sentence to a term of years or after having served twenty-five (25) years of incarceration, except that if the person committed any of the acts specified in W.S. 7-13-402(b) after having reached the age of eighteen (18) years the person shall not be eligible for parole.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 7-1-102 - Record of Information for Ascertaining Condition of Crime in State.

7-1-102. Record of information for ascertaining condition of crime in state.
All town, city, county and state law enforcement agencies, district courts, courts of limited jurisdiction, district attorneys, state adult and juvenile correctional institutions and state and local probation and parole agencies shall maintain a public record of crime and criminals and the operation of the criminal justice system. The attorney general shall provide uniform forms for reporting all information necessary to obtain reliable statistics to ascertain the true condition of the crime situation in the state. The officer, agency or court shall furnish the information requested by the attorney general, except that upon implementation of a case management system in a circuit or district court that has the capability of transferring information electronically, the supreme court shall, on behalf of the circuit or district court, furnish the abstract of the court record to the attorney general as required under W.S. 7-19-107(k).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 7-1-104 - Custody of Convict Charged With Offense Committed While in State Penal Institution.

7-1-104. Custody of convict charged with offense committed while in state penal institution.
If any convict in a state penal institution is charged with any crime committed while confined therein, the convict shall remain in the custody of the department of corrections and shall remain confined in the institution unless otherwise directed by the director of the department or by order of the court in which the indictment or information is filed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 7-1-106 - Prosecution of Crimes.

7-1-106. Prosecution of crimes.
(a) Crimes shall be prosecuted by indictment, information, complaint or citation as provided by the rules promulgated by the Wyoming supreme court.
(b) All prosecutions shall be carried on in the name and by the authority of the state of Wyoming and shall conclude "against the peace and dignity of the state of Wyoming".
(c) All matters relating to the content and form of indictments, informations and complaints shall be governed by the rules promulgated by the Wyoming supreme court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 7-1-107 - Detention of Juvenile Offenders.

7-1-107. Detention of juvenile offenders.
(a) Effective July 1, 1995, no minor charged with a status offense as defined by subsection (b) of this section shall be detained in a jail.
(b) As used in W.S. 7-1-107 and 7-1-108:
(i) "Juvenile detention facility" means any facility which may legally and physically restrict and house a child, other than the Wyoming boys' school, the Wyoming girls' school, the Wyoming state hospital or other private or public psychiatric facility within the state of Wyoming. "Juvenile detention facility" does not include any residential treatment facility which is operated for the primary purpose of providing treatment to a child. A juvenile detention facility may be housed within an adult jail or correction facility if the facility otherwise meets the requirements of state law;
(ii) "Minor" means an individual who is under the age of eighteen (18) years;
(iii) "Status offense" means an offense which, if committed by an adult, would not constitute an act punishable as a criminal offense by the laws of this state or a violation of a municipal ordinance, but does not include a violation of W.S. 12-6-101(b) or (c) or any similar municipal ordinance;
(iv) "Hardware secure juvenile detention facility" means a facility used for the detention of minors that is characterized by locks on the doors and other restrictive hardware designed to restrict the movement of the minors and protect public safety;
(v) "Shelter care" means as defined in W.S. 14-6-201(a)(xxii);
(vi) "Staff secure juvenile detention facility" means a facility used for the detention of minors that is characterized by a trained staff to supervise the movement and activities of detained minors at the facility, without the additional use of hardware secure equipment.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 7-1-108 - Incarceration of Juvenile Offenders.

7-1-108. Incarceration of juvenile offenders.
(a) Effective July 1, 1995, no minor convicted of a status offense as defined by W.S. 7-1-107(b) shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment.
(b) A minor convicted of a misdemeanor or of violating a municipal ordinance, other than a status offense, for which a term of imprisonment is authorized, shall only be imprisoned in a juvenile detention facility.
(c) Except for an alleged delinquent minor who is released to the custody of the minor's parent, guardian or custodian, with verbal counsel, warning or a written promise to appear in court, the person taking the minor into custody shall ensure a juvenile detention risk assessment shall be promptly performed, using a uniform assessment instrument designed by the county sheriffs. If the risk assessment finds that the minor is a serious risk to himself or to the safety of others, the minor may be:
(i) Placed in a hardware or staff secure juvenile detention facility;
(ii) Transferred to a medical facility if the minor is believed to be suffering from a serious physical or mental illness that requires prompt diagnosis or treatment;
(iii) If the minor is not held pursuant to paragraph (i) of this subsection, placed in shelter care or a staff secure juvenile detention facility, or released to a parent, guardian or other custodian who can provide supervision and care for the minor pending the minor's appearance in court. If no space is available in shelter care or a staff secure juvenile detention facility, the minor may be held in a hardware secure juvenile detention facility.
(d) A minor under the age of eleven (11) years shall not be held in a hardware secure juvenile detention facility. If the minor under the age of eleven (11) years poses a substantial risk of harm to himself or others, a peace officer may detain and transport the minor for an emergency mental health evaluation.
(e) If a minor is taken into custody and is not released to the minor's parent, guardian or custodian, the person taking the minor into custody shall give notice thereof to the minor's parent, guardian or custodian as soon as possible, and in no case later than twenty-four (24) hours after taking the minor into custody.
(f) The county sheriffs shall report on and the department of family services shall collect and analyze data regarding the application of the juvenile detention risk assessment instruments specified under W.S. 5-6-113(c) and subsection (c) of this section and shall report to the joint judiciary interim committee annually beginning January 1, 2011 and every January 1 thereafter.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 7 - Criminal Procedure › Chapter 2 - Peace Officers › Section 7-2-102 - Preconditions for Arrests.

7-2-102. Preconditions for arrests.
(a) A peace officer may arrest a person when the officer has a warrant commanding that the person be arrested or the officer has reasonable grounds for believing that a warrant for the person's arrest has been issued in this state or in another jurisdiction.
(b) A peace officer may arrest a person without a warrant when:
(i) Any criminal offense is being committed in the officer's presence by the person to be arrested;
(ii) The officer has probable cause to believe that a felony has been committed and that the person to be arrested has committed it; or
(iii) The officer has probable cause to believe that a misdemeanor has been committed, that the person to be arrested has committed it and that the person, unless immediately arrested:
(A) Will not be apprehended;
(B) May cause injury to himself or others or damage to property; or
(C) May destroy or conceal evidence of the commission of the misdemeanor.