Title 6 — Title 6 — Crimes And Offenses

Fraudulent use of materials; fraudulent obtaining of money by contractor; penalties. (a) A contractor or subcontractor who purchases materials on credit and represents that they will be used in a designated building or improvement and who knowingly and with intent to defraud the …

Sports bribery; definitions; penalties; venue; bonuses not prohibited. (a) As used in this section: (i) "Athletic contest" means a sports event for which an admission fee is charged or in which the participants or officials are compensated; (ii) "Bribe" means to confer a direct o…

Mislabeling merchandise; penalty. A person commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) if, with intent to promote the purchase or sale of a commodity, he knowingly brands, labels, stamps or marks the commodity in a false, misl…

penalty. False, misleading or deceptive advertising; A person who disseminates to the public an advertisement which he knows is false, misleading or deceptive, with intent to promote the purchase or sale of property or the acceptance of employment, is guilty of a misdemeanor puni…

False written statements to obtain property or credit; penalties. (a) A person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or the amount of the credit sought or obtained, whichever is…

False representations of value of shares, bonds or property; penalties. A person who knowingly and with intent to defraud makes or publishes, or permits to be made or published, any publication of or concerning the affairs, financial condition or property of a person which contai…

penalties. Defrauding drug and alcohol screening tests; (a) A person is guilty of defrauding a drug and alcohol screening test if he: (i) Manufactures, sells, gives away, distributes or markets synthetic or human substances or other products including, but not limited to urine, i…

Use of false identity, citizenship or resident alien documents, penalty. (a) Any person who intentionally uses false documents to conceal his true identity, citizenship or resident alien status to obtain access to public resources or services is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable…

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(a) Definitions. As used in this article: (i) "Check" means a written unconditional order to pay a sum certain in money drawn on a bank payable on demand and signed by the drawer; (ii) "Knowingly issues" means issuing a check to obtain property or to pay a debt with intent to def…

"Issue" means make, draw, deliver or pass a Fraud by check; penalties. (a) Any person who knowingly issues a check which is not paid because the drawer has insufficient funds or credit with the drawee has issued a fraudulent check and commits fraud by check. (b) Fraud by check is…

Prima facie evidence of intent that check not to be paid; evidence of knowledge of account balance. (a) Any of the following is prima facie evidence that the person at the time he issued the check or other order for the payment of money intended that it should not be paid: (i) Pr…

Acquirer of right to check with insufficient funds may file complaint; deferred prosecution or probation and restitution on checks. (a) Any person, having acquired rights with respect to a check which is not paid because the drawer has insufficient funds, may file a complaint und…

Liability of drawee for release of information to payee, holder or official; liability of person committing fraud to holder. (a) A drawee is not civilly or criminally liable for releasing the following information relating to the drawer's account to any payee or holder of a check…

Bank not liable for release of information on drawer's account after warrant issued. After a warrant has been issued against a drawer, a bank is not civilly or criminally liable for releasing information relating to the drawer's account to a sheriff, deputy sheriff, under sheriff…

(a) Definitions. As used in this article: (i) "Credit card" means an identification card or device issued by a business organization authorizing the person to whom issued to purchase or obtain property or services on credit; (ii) "Charge card" means an identification card or devi…

Unlawful use of credit card, charge card or debit card; penalties. (a) A person is guilty of unlawful use of a credit card, charge card or debit card if, with the intent to obtain property or services by fraud, he: (i) Uses a credit card, charge card or debit card, or the number …

Unlawful skimming of credit, debit or other electronic payment cards; penalties. (a) As used in this section: (i) "Authorized card user" means any person with the empowerment, permission or competence to act in the usage of any electronic payment card including, but not limited t…

Unauthorized use of personal identifying information; penalties; restitution. (a) Every person who willfully obtains personal identifying information of another person, and uses that information for any unlawful purpose, including to obtain, or attempt to obtain, credit, goods, s…

Unlawful impersonation through electronic means; penalties; definitions; civil remedies. (a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both, if he knowingly and witho…

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Costs of the animal's impoundment" means all costs incurred by the impounding entity in providing necessary food and water, veterinary attention and treatment for any animal which is the subject of a violation of this article; (ii) "…

(a) Cruelty to animals. A person commits cruelty to animals if the person: (i) Knowingly overrides an animal or drives an animal when overloaded; (ii) Intentionally or knowingly, unnecessarily injures or beats an animal; (iii) Knowingly carries an animal in a manner that poses un…

Other misdemeanors involving animal abuse; prohibition on manner of destruction of animals; attending fowl or dog fights; keeping household pets in unsanitary conditions. (a) A person shall not destroy an animal by the use of a high-altitude decompression chamber or a carbon mono…

Penalties; misdemeanor offenses. (a) A first offense of cruelty to animals or of a violation of W.S. 6-3-1003 is 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 second or subs…

Felony cruelty to animals; penalty. (a) Except as provided in W.S. 6-3-1004(c) and paragraph (a)(iii) of this section a person commits felony cruelty to animals if the person: (i) Commits cruelty to animals as defined in W.S. 63-1002(a)(v) through (ix), that results in the death …

Additional remedies, generally. (a) In addition to the penalties for misdemeanor and felony offenses in W.S. 6-3-1004 and 6-3-1005, the court may order any or all of the following: (i) If the defendant is the owner of the animal, require the defendant to forfeit ownership of the …

Separate counts. Each animal affected by the defendant's conduct may constitute a separate count for the purposes of prosecution, conviction, sentencing and penalties under this article.

Use of agricultural and livestock management practices, wildlife management and humane destruction not prohibited. (a) Nothing in this article may be construed to prohibit: (i) livestock; A person humanely destroying an animal, including (ii) The use of industry accepted agricult…

Household pet protection account continued; authorized uses of the account. The cruelty to household pet animals protection account as originally created by W.S 6-3-203(o) is continued. Funds shall be credited to the account as provided by law. Funds in the account are continuous…

Impounding and forfeiture hearing. (a) Any person with authority to enforce this article or W.S. 11-29-101 through 11-29-115 and who has probable cause to believe there has been a violation of this article may impound any animal treated cruelly. The following shall apply to impou…

(a) Definitions. As used in this article: (i) "Financial or business institution" includes a foreign or domestic money transmitter or an authorized agent thereof, casino, check casher, person engaged in a trade or business or any other person required by state or federal law to r…

(a) Money laundering; penalties. A person is guilty of money laundering if the person: (i) Transports or possesses property the person knows or reasonably should know to be derived from criminal activity or represent proceeds of criminal activity; (ii) Directs, organizes, finance…

Illegal investment; penalties. (a) A person is guilty of illegal investment if, with the intent to evade a transaction reporting requirement of this state or of 31 U.S.C. § 5311 et seq. or 31 C.F.R. § 1010.100 et seq., or any rules or regulations adopted under those chapters and …