Title 6, Crimes And Offenses

Negligently burning grounds; penalties. (a) A person 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, if he, without permission of the owner and acting with criminal neg…

Failure to extinguish or contain fire outside; penalty. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) if he, outside of normal agronomic or forestry practices, lights a fire outdoors and leaves the vicinity of the …

Throwing burning substance from vehicle; penalties. A person who throws a burning substance from a vehicle 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.

Definitions for W.S. 6-3-108 through 6-3-110. (a) As used in W.S. 6-3-108 through 6-3-110: (i) "Authorized agency" means any of the following agencies or officials when authorized or required to investigate or prosecute alleged arson: (A) The state fire marshal or his designee; (…

Information provided by insurers; notice of nonaccidental fires; release of information; immunity. (a) Upon receipt of a written request from an authorized agency, an insurance company shall release to the authorized agency all information requested by the agency relating to a fi…

Information to be held in confidence. An authorized agency or insurance company which receives information pursuant to W.S. 6-3-108 through 6-3-110 shall hold the information in confidence except when release is authorized by the source of the information, by W.S. 6-3-108 through…

Possession, manufacture, transportation and sale of explosives, improvised explosive device, or incendiary apparatus with unlawful intent prohibited; penalties; definition; exception. (a) As used in this section: (i) "Explosive" means any chemical or mechanical compound, substanc…

Preventing or obstructing extinguishment of fire; interference with firefighter; penalties. (a) A person who willfully injures, destroys, removes or in any manner interferes with the use of any vehicle, tools, equipment, water supplies, hydrants, towers, buildings, communications…

Property destruction and defacement; grading; penalties; aggregated costs or values. (a) A person is guilty of property destruction and defacement if he knowingly defaces, injures or destroys property of another without the owner's consent. (b) Property destruction and defacement…

Altering landmarks; penalties. (a) A person is guilty of altering landmarks if, with intent to destroy or deface the mark on a monument, landmark or bearing-tree designating the corner or boundary of a tract of land, he knowingly: (i) Displaces the monument or landmark; (ii) Defa…

Littering; penalties. (a) A person is guilty of littering if he places, throws, scatters or deposits garbage, debris, refuse or waste material, objects or substances, including abandoned or junked vehicles, upon the property of another. Operators of motor vehicles are responsible…

Burglary; aggravated burglary; penalties. (a) A person is guilty of burglary if, without authority, he enters or remains in a building, occupied structure or vehicle, or separately secured or occupied portion thereof, with intent to commit theft or a felony therein. (b) Except as…

Criminal entry; penalties; affirmative defenses. (a) A person is guilty of criminal entry if, without authority, he knowingly enters a building, occupied structure, vehicle or cargo portion of a truck or trailer, or a separately secured or occupied portion of those enclosures. (b…

Criminal trespass; penalties. (a) A person is guilty of criminal trespass if he enters or remains on or in the land or premises of another person, knowing he is not authorized to do so, or after being notified to depart or to not trespass. For purposes of this section, notice is …

Possession of burglar's tools; penalties. (a) A person is guilty of possession of burglar's tools if he possesses an explosive, tool, instrument or other article adapted, designed or commonly used for committing or facilitating the commission of a crime involving forcible entry i…

Breaking, opening or entering of coin machine with intent to commit theft; penalties. A person 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, if he breaks, opens or enters a …

Forcible entry or detainer; penalty. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), if he violently takes or keeps possession of land without authority of law.

Unlawful entry into an occupied structure; penalty. (a) A person is guilty of unlawful entry into an occupied structure if, without authority, he enters or remains in an occupied structure and attempts to commit or commits battery as defined in W.S. 6-2-501 or domestic battery as…

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 191, § 3. (ii) "Deprive" means: (A) To withhold property of another permanently or for so extended a period as to appropriate a major portion of its economic value or with intent to restore only upon payment…

Theft; penalties. (a) A person is guilty of theft if he knowingly takes, obtains, procures, retains or exercises control over or makes an unauthorized transfer of an interest in the property of another person without authorization or by threat or by deception, or he receives, loa…

Reasonable detention and interrogation of persons suspected of shoplifting or altering price tag; defense in civil or criminal action. (a) A peace officer, merchant or merchant's employee who has reasonable cause to believe a person is violating W.S. 6-3- 402 with regard to prope…

Unlawful use of theft detection shielding devices; penalty. (a) A person commits unlawful use of a theft detection shielding device when he knowingly manufacturers, sells, offers for sale or distributes any laminated or coated bag or device peculiar to shielding and intended to s…

Trespassing to unlawfully collect resource data; unlawful collection of resource data. (a) A person is guilty of trespassing to unlawfully collect resource data from private land if he: (i) Enters onto private land for the purpose of collecting resource data; and (ii) Does not ha…

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Access" means to approach, instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve data from, or otherwise make use of any resources of a computer, computer system or computer network; (ii) "Computer" means an internally programmed, auto…

Crimes against intellectual property; penalties. (a) A person commits a crime against intellectual property if he knowingly and without authorization: (i) Modifies data, programs or supporting documentation residing or existing internal or external to a computer, computer system …

Crimes against computer equipment or supplies; interruption or impairment of governmental operations or public services; penalties. (a) A person commits a crime against computer equipment or supplies if he knowingly and without authorization, modifies equipment or supplies used o…

Crimes against computer users; penalties. (a) A person commits a crime against computer users if he knowingly and without authorization: (i) Accesses a computer, computer system or computer network; (ii) Denies computer system services to an authorized user of the computer system…

This article not exclusive. This article shall not preclude the application of any other provision of the criminal law of this state which applies, or may apply, to any violation of this article, unless the provision is inconsistent with this article.

Computer trespass; penalties. (a) A person commits a computer trespass if he knowingly, with intent to damage or cause the malfunction of the operation of a computer, computer system or computer network and without authorization transfers or sends electronically into a computer, …

Computer extortion; penalties. (a) A person is guilty of computer extortion if he knowingly and without authorization introduces, attempts to introduce or directs or induces another to introduce, any ransomware into a computer, computer system or computer network which requires t…

"Writing" defined. As used in this article "writing" means printing or any other method of recording information, money, coins, tokens, stamps, seals, credit cards, badges, trademarks, and other symbols of value, right, privilege or identification.

Forgery; penalties. (a) A person is guilty of forgery if, with intent to defraud, he: (i) Alters any writing of another without authority; (ii) Makes, completes, executes, authenticates, issues or transfers any writing so that it purports to be the act of another who did not auth…

Possession of forged writings and forgery devices; 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 both, if he: (i) Possesses a writing knowing it is forged in…

Fraud against testamentary instruments and government records; penalties; "government record" defined. (a) A person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if he fraudul…

Operation of coin machine by slug or without required legal tender; manufacture or distribution of slugs; penalties; "slug" defined. (a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty do…

Impersonation of a peace officer; penalties. A person is guilty of impersonation of a peace officer if he falsely represents himself to be a peace officer with intent to compel action or inaction by any person against his will. Impersonation of a peace officer is a misdemeanor pu…

Defrauding creditors; penalties. (a) A mortgagor of property or a debtor who has given a security interest in property is guilty of defrauding creditors if he: (i) Transfers or conceals the property in derogation of the mortgagee's or secured party's interest with intent to depri…

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…

False, misleading or deceptive advertising; penalty. 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…

Defrauding drug and alcohol screening tests; penalties. (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…

Definitions. (a) 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…