Title 7 — Title 7 — Criminal Procedure

Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 41, § 1.

Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 41, § 1.

Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 41, § 1.

Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 41, § 1.

Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 41, § 1.

Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 41, § 1.

Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 41, § 1.

Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 41, § 1.

(a) Definitions; establishment of programs. As used in this section: (i) corrections; "Department" means the state department of (ii) "Compassionate leave" means a temporary release to visit a member of the inmate's immediate family who is in danger of death, or to attend the fun…

Providing for compassionate leaves. Escape. An inmate is deemed guilty of escape from official detention and shall be punished as provided by W.S. 6-5-206(a)(i) if, without proper authorization, he fails to remain within the extended limits of his confinement, the location he has…

and filing. Application for reprieve; conditions; acceptance (a) An application for a reprieve shall be made to the governor and shall contain: (i) The name of the person seeking the reprieve; (ii) The offense for which he was convicted; (iii) The date and place of the conviction…

Confinement of reprieved persons. The governor may require as a condition of the reprieve that the person reprieved be confined in a state penal institution during the period of the reprieve.

Manner of applying for pardon. Application for the pardon of any person convicted of a felony shall be made in the manner and under the restrictions prescribed in W.S. 7-13-803 through 7-13-806.

Contents of application for pardon; notice to district attorney. (a) A person convicted of a felony may apply to the governor for a pardon. The application shall contain: (i) The name of the person seeking the pardon; (ii) The offense for which he was convicted; (iii) The date an…

Statement of district attorney following notice of pardon application. Within ten (10) days after receiving the notice required by W.S. 7-13-804(b), the district attorney for the county in which the applicant was indicted or informed against shall forward to the governor a statem…

Certification that applicant for pardon in danger of death. When a physician certifies to the governor that the applicant for pardon is in imminent danger of death and the department of corrections recommends to the governor that the person be pardoned, the requirements of W.S. 7…

Commutation of death sentences. Pursuant to article 3, section 53 of the Wyoming constitution, a death sentence may be commuted to a sentence of life imprisonment without parole but that sentence shall not be subject to further commutation.

capacity. (a) Notice that convict lacks requisite mental As used in W.S. 7-13-901 through 7-13-903: (i) "Court" means the district court which has sentenced a convict to punishment of death; (ii) "Designated examiner" means a licensed psychiatrist or the combination of a licensed…

Examination of convict to determine mental capacity; hearing; finding of court. (a) If the court finds from the notice in W.S. 7-13-901(b) that there is reasonable cause to believe that the convict does not have the requisite mental capacity, the court shall stay the execution an…

Suspension of execution of convict lacking requisite mental capacity; periodic reexaminations; subsequent proceedings. (a) If the court finds that the convict does not have the requisite mental capacity, the judge shall suspend the execution of the convict. Thereafter a designate…

Method of execution. (a) When sentence of death is imposed by the court in any criminal case, the punishment of death shall be executed by the administration of a continuous intravenous injection of a lethal quantity of an ultra-short-acting barbiturate, alone or in combination w…

Place and time; supervision. (a) A sentence of death shall be executed within the confines of a state penal institution designated by the director of the department of corrections, before the hour of sunrise on the day specified in the warrant which shall not be less than thirty …

Issuance and delivery of warrant. Whenever a person is sentenced to death, the judge passing sentence shall issue a warrant, signed by the judge and attested by the clerk under the seal of the court, reciting the conviction and sentence and fixing a date of execution. The warrant…

Confinement pending execution; visitors. (a) The administrator of the state penal institution shall keep a person sentenced to death in solitary confinement until execution of the death penalty, except the following persons shall be allowed reasonable access to the prisoner: (i) …

Witnesses. (a) Only the following witnesses may be present at the execution: (i) The director of the department of corrections and any persons deemed necessary to assist him in conducting the execution; (ii) Two (2) physicians, including the prison (iii) The spiritual advisers of…

Setting of new execution date following unexecuted sentence. If for any reason a sentence of death has not been executed and remains in force, the court in which sentence was pronounced, on application of the district attorney, shall, if no legal reason exists for not proceeding …

Suspension until specified day or temporary reprieve; return of warrant. (a) If execution of sentence is suspended until a specified day or if a temporary reprieve is granted until a specified day, the fact of the suspension or reprieve shall be noted on the warrant. On the arriv…

Suspension to permit review; confinement; return to county for retrial. (a) A prisoner sentenced to death whose sentence is suspended pending an appeal shall be confined in a state penal institution designated by the director of the department of corrections during the period of …

Inquiry concerning pregnancy of female prisoner. (a) If there is good reason to believe that a female sentenced to death is pregnant, the director of the department of corrections shall immediately give written notice to the court in which the judgment of death was rendered and t…

Determination of court as to pregnancy; suspension of sentence. (a) If the court determines the female is not pregnant, the director of the department of corrections shall execute the death sentence. (b) If the court determines the female is pregnant, the court shall order the ex…

Transportation to penal institution. A prisoner sentenced to death shall be transported to the state penal institution designated by the director of the department of corrections at state expense.

Disposition of body. The body of any prisoner who has been executed shall be decently buried at the expense of the state, unless the body is claimed by any relative or friend in which case the body may be delivered to the relative or friend for the purpose of burial.

Identity of person aiding execution; confidentiality. The identities of all persons who participate in the execution of a death sentence as a member of the execution team or by supplying or manufacturing the equipment and substances used for the execution are confidential. Disclo…

(a) Definitions. As used in this article: (i) "Department" means the department of corrections; (ii) "Peer specialists" means long-term inmates who have completed certified training and been selected and assigned by the department to provide positive guided peer support to offend…

Sentence reduction for youthful offenders. (a) The sentencing court may reduce the sentence of any convicted felon who: (i) Is recommended by the sentencing court for placement in the youthful offender transition program; (ii) Is certified by the department as having successfully…

Establishment of program; eligibility; rulemaking authority. (a) The department shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations to establish a youthful offender transition program for inmates incarcerated in a state penal institution. (b) In addition to any other eligibility require…

(a) Definitions. As used in this article: (i) "Department" means the department of corrections; (ii) "Intensive supervision program" means a program established under W.S. 7-13-1102 which allows participants to live or work in the community under close supervision methods; (iii) …

authority. Authority to establish programs; rulemaking (a) The department is authorized to adopt reasonable rules and regulations to establish an intensive supervision program for probationers and parolees. (b) An intensive supervision program established under this article may r…

Program participation not a matter of right. (a) Participation in a program authorized by this article is a matter of grace and not of right. (b) No person shall be allowed to participate in a program authorized by this article unless the person agrees in writing to abide by all …

Program participation as a condition of parole. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the state board of parole may, as a condition of parole, require a parolee who is assessed through a validated risk-need assessment as a high risk for reoffending or violatin…

Placement of probationer in program by sentencing court. (a) A sentencing court may, as a condition of probation, order that a defendant who has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or has been convicted of a felony, or any offense defined by subsection (c) of this sect…

Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 116, § 3.

Administrative rewards and sanctions for program violations. (a) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 116, § 3. (b) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 116, § 3. (c) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 116, § 3. (d) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 116, § 3. (e) Probationers and parolees who violate the rules and…

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Teen Court Program".

(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) "Minor offense" means any crime punishable as a misdemeanor or the violation of any municipal ordinance, provided the maximum penalty authorized by law for the offense does not exceed imprisonment for more than six (6) months and a fine o…

"This act" means W.S. 7-13-1201 through Authority to establish teen court program. (a) The Wyoming supreme court shall adopt rules and regulations governing teen court by July 1, 1996. (b) In addition to any other power authorized, a municipal court judge, with the approval and c…

Program criteria. (a) A teen court program may be established under this act in accordance with the following criteria: (i) The judge of the teen court shall be the judge of the supervising court or an attorney admitted to practice in this state appointed by the supervising court…

court program. Juvenile courts authorized to establish teen (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Juvenile Justice Act, W.S. 14-6-201 through 14-6-252, a juvenile court may establish and offer a teen court program substantially complying with the provisions of this act a…

(a) Definitions. As used in W.S. 7-13-1301 through 7-13-1304: (i) "Adequate treatment alternative" is a community program certified under rules adopted by the department of health for purposes of providing substance abuse and other related services to criminal offenders. The prog…

Substance use disorder assessment required. All persons convicted of a third misdemeanor under W.S. 31-5233(e) or a felony shall receive a substance use disorder assessment. The substance use disorder assessment shall be part of a presentence report if prepared. The cost of the s…