Title 5, Title 5 — Courts
13 chapters · 242 sections in this title.
W.S. § 5-12-101 Short title; court supervised treatment
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Short title; court supervised treatment. (a) This act shall be known as and may be cited as the "Court Supervised Treatment Programs Act." (b) Any district, juvenile, circuit, municipal or tribal court judge or circuit court magistrate may act as a participating judge in a court …
W.S. § 5-12-102 Rules
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Rules. The Wyoming supreme court may promulgate rules of practice for the participation of judges in court supervised treatment programs.
W.S. § 5-12-103 Judicial immunity
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Judicial immunity. A judge participating in a court supervised treatment program shall be entitled to immunity for actions taken in a court supervised treatment program to the same extent the judge would be entitled to immunity for other actions performed in accordance with law.
W.S. § 5-12-104 Definitions
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Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Account" means the court supervised treatment account created by W.S. 5-12-107(a); (ii) "Applicant" means one (1) or more governing bodies of a city, town or county, a tribal government of either the Northern Arapaho or Eastern Shoshone …
W.S. § 5-12-105 Purposes and goals
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Purposes and goals. (a) The legislature recognizes the critical need in this state for treatment programs to break the cycle of substance use disorders, unmet mental health needs and the crimes committed as a result thereof. Programs shall be facilitated by combining judicial sup…
W.S. § 5-12-106 Standards for attorneys and judges
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Standards for attorneys and judges. (a) Attorneys, participating judges and referring judges shall adhere to the standards set forth in the Wyoming Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys at Law, the Wyoming Code of Judicial Conduct and any rules adopted by the supreme court …
W.S. § 5-12-107 Establishment of court supervised program account; rules and regulations; panel created; program funding
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Establishment of court supervised program account; rules and regulations; panel created; program funding. (a) There is created a court supervised treatment program account. All interest earned on funds within this account shall be deposited in the account. The supreme court shall…
W.S. § 5-12-108 Establishment of court supervised treatment programs
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Establishment of court supervised treatment programs. (a) Any court supervised treatment program that meets the qualifications specified in this section and the supreme court's rules and regulations may apply for funding from the account on a form developed by the supreme court. …
W.S. § 5-12-109 Participation in programs; conditions; extended probation
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Participation in programs; conditions; extended probation. (a) Repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 160, § 2. (b) Any district, juvenile, circuit, municipal or tribal court judge, or magistrate, may refer a participant to a program. (i) Repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 160, § 2. (ii) Repealed by…
W.S. § 5-12-110 Incentives and sanctions; extended probation
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Incentives and sanctions; extended probation. (a) The participating judge may grant reasonable incentives under the written agreement under W.S. 5-12-109(c) if he finds that since the last staffing, the participant: (i) Is performing satisfactorily in the program; (ii) Is benefit…
W.S. § 5-12-111 Program team to be created; duties; program coordinator
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Program team to be created; duties; program coordinator. (a) Each applicant seeking to establish a program shall create a program team, consisting of the following members, all of whom shall be appointed by the applicant, subject to the individual consent of each appointee: (i) A…
W.S. § 5-12-112 Confidentiality of treatment records
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Confidentiality of treatment records. Program staff shall be provided with access to all records of any state or local government relevant to the participant's treatment. The records and reports shall be maintained in a confidential file not available to the public and the conten…
W.S. § 5-12-113 Treatment and support services
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Treatment and support services. (a) Each program shall strive to establish a system to ensure that participants are provided treatment services that have been certified by the department. Each program team shall strive to determine the type and duration of treatment service appro…
W.S. § 5-12-114 Substance abuse testing
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Substance abuse testing. (a) The program team shall require accurate and reliable substance use testing of participants. (b) Participants shall be required to submit to frequent, random and observed substance use testing. (c) The results of all substance use tests shall be provid…
W.S. § 5-12-115 Participant information and progress statistics
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Participant information and progress statistics. (a) Participants may be required to provide access to the following information, the collection and maintenance of which by the program team shall be in a standardized format pursuant to rules and regulations of the supreme court: …
W.S. § 5-12-116 Municipal courts
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Municipal courts. A municipal judge may place a criminal defendant on probation pursuant to W.S. 7-13-301 through 7-13-307 and require the defendant as a probationary condition to participate in a program under this act. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the probation p…
W.S. § 5-12-117 Program participation as a condition of parole
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Program participation as a condition of parole. (a) The state board of parole may, as a condition of parole, require a parolee to participate in a program established under this act, provided: (i) The program team accepts the parolee for participation in the program; and (ii) The…
W.S. § 5-12-118 Surcharge to be assessed in certain criminal cases; paid to account
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Surcharge to be assessed in certain criminal cases; paid to account. (a) In addition to any fine or other penalty prescribed by law, a defendant who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is convicted of, any offense under W.S. 31-5-233 or 35-7-1001 through 35-7-1057 may be asse…