Title 6, Crimes And Offenses

Unlawful designation of provider of services or goods; penalties; affirmative defense. (a) No public servant shall require or direct a bidder or contractor to deal with a particular person in procuring any goods or service required in submitting a bid to or fulfilling a contract …

Conflict of interest; penalties; disclosure of interest and withdrawal from participation. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, a public servant commits an offense if he requests or receives any pecuniary benefit, other than lawful compensation, on any contra…

Official misconduct; penalties. (a) A public servant commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), if, with intent to obtain a pecuniary benefit or maliciously to cause harm to another, he knowingly: (i) Commits an act relating to …

Issuing false certificate; penalties. (a) A public servant commits 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 makes and issues an official certificate or other official written in…

Wrongful appropriation of public property; penalties. (a) A public servant who lawfully or unlawfully comes into possession of any property of any government and who, with intent temporarily to deprive the owner of its use and benefit, converts any of the public property to his o…

Failure or refusal to account for, deliver or pay over property; penalties. A public servant who fails or refuses to account for, deliver and pay over property received by virtue of the office, when legally required by the proper person or authority is guilty of a felony punishab…

Mistreating persons in institutions or mental hospital; penalties; no bar to other criminal action. (a) A person 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, if he: (i) Is an em…

Removal from office after judgment of conviction. A judgment of conviction rendered under W.S. 6-5-102 through 6-5-112 and 6-5-117 against any public servant, except state elected officials, supreme court justices, district court judges and circuit court judges, shall result in r…

Notarial officers; issuance of certificate without proper acknowledgment; penalties. A notarial officer 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, if he signs and affix…

Neglect or refusal of ministerial officer to perform duty in criminal case; unnecessary delay in serving warrant; penalties. (a) A person commits a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or …

Public officer acting before qualifying; penalty. An elected or appointed public officer or his deputy commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) if he performs any duty of his office without taking and subscribing the oath prescr…

Public officer demanding kickback from deputy; penalties. A public officer who requires a deputy appointed by him to divide or pay back to the officer a part of the deputy's salary or requires any type of compensation of any form in return for the deputy's continued employment is…

Conflict of interest; public investments; disclosure required; penalty; definitions. (a) No public servant who invests public funds for a unit of government, or who has authority to decide how public funds are invested, shall transact any personal business with, receive any pecun…

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Emergency" means a crime or a situation which could result in a public official responding in an authorized emergency vehicle or which could jeopardize public safety and could result in the evacuation of any area, building, structure…

Accessory after the fact; penalties. (a) A person is an accessory after the fact if, with intent to hinder, delay or prevent the discovery, detection, apprehension, prosecution, detention, conviction or punishment of another for the commission of a crime, he renders assistance to…

Compounding; penalties. (a) A person commits compounding if, knowing of the actual commission of a crime or the violation of a statute for which a penalty or forfeiture is prescribed, he takes property or accepts an offer of property upon an agreement or understanding, express or…

Interference with peace officer; disarming peace officer; penalties. (a) A person commits 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 knowingly obstructs, impedes or interferes w…

Running manned roadblock; penalties. A person 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, if he proceeds or travels through a roadblock which is supervised by a uniforme…

Escape from official detention; penalties. (a) A person commits a crime if he escapes from official detention. Escape is: (i) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, if the detention is the result of a conviction for a felony; (ii) A felony punishabl…

Escape by violence or assault, or while armed; penalty. A person commits a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years if he escapes from official detention by violence or while armed with a deadly weapon or by assault upon a person in charge of the detenti…

Taking controlled substances or liquor into jails, penal institutions or mental hospitals; penalties. Except as authorized by a person in charge, a person commits a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than three thousand dollars…

Taking deadly weapons into jails, penal institutions, mental hospitals or courtrooms; penalties. (a) Except as authorized by a person in charge, a person commits a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($1…

False reporting to authorities; penalties. (a) A person who knowingly reports falsely to a 911 emergency reporting system, law enforcement agency or a fire department that: (i) A crime has been committed is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six …

Injuring or killing a police dog, fire dog, search and rescue dog or police horse prohibited; penalties. (a) Any person who knowingly, willfully and without lawful cause or justification permanently disables or inflicts death upon any animal defined in subsection (b) of this sect…

Interference with emergency calls; interference with emergency reporting system. (a) A person 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, if he knowingly obstructs, prev…

Taking contraband into penal institutions or correctional facilities; definitions; penalties. (a) Except as authorized by a person in charge, no person shall: (i) Intentionally convey or attempt to convey contraband to a person confined in a penal institution or correctional faci…

Unmanned aircraft systems and correctional institutions; definitions; penalties. (a) As used in this section: (i) "Contraband" means as defined in W.S. 6-5- 213(c)(i); (ii) "Penal institution or correctional facility" means as defined in W.S. 6-5-213(c)(ii); (iii) "Unmanned aircr…

Absconding for criminal purposes; penalty. (a) A person is guilty of absconding for criminal purposes if the person travels from one (1) county to another county in Wyoming or from one (1) county in Wyoming to another jurisdiction outside of Wyoming: (i) After having committed an…

Perjury in judicial, legislative or administrative proceedings; penalties. (a) A person commits perjury if, while under a lawfully administered oath or affirmation, he knowingly testifies falsely or makes a false affidavit, certificate, declaration, deposition or statement, in a …

Proof of solicitation of perjury. In a trial for soliciting perjury, no conviction shall be had on the evidence of the person solicited, unsupported by other testimony.

False swearing in nonjudicial or nonadministrative proceeding; false claims or vouchers; penalties. (a) A person commits a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both, if, while under a lawfu…

Offering mining claims for filing without meeting legal prerequisites; penalties. A person commits a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both, if he offers a location certificate for a pla…

Influencing, intimidating or impeding jurors, judges, witnesses and officers; obstructing or impeding justice; penalties. (a) A person commits 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,…

Refusal to appear or testify; avoidance of service; penalties; summary proceedings for contempt. (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: (i)…

Usurpation; penalties. A person is guilty of usurpation if he falsely represents himself to be a public servant with the intent to induce anyone to submit to the pretended official authority or to act in reliance upon the pretense to his detriment. Usurpation is a misdemeanor pun…

Penalty for filing false document. (a) A person commits a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both, if he files with the secretary of state and willfully or knowingly: (i) Falsifies, conce…

Unlawful advertising or providing false documents for fraudulently conveying or leasing real property; penalties. (a) Any person who, with the intent to detain or remain on real property or in a residential dwelling, knowingly presents to another person a false document purportin…

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Governmental entity" means any unit of state or local government or any branch, subdivision or agency thereof or any school district or special district; (ii) "Kickback" means any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing…

Bid rigging; penalties; prohibitions. (a) A person commits bid rigging when he knowingly conspires with any other person who is or would be a competitor to any submitted or not submitted bid to a governmental entity with the intent that the bid submitted or not submitted will res…

Bid rotating; penalties; prohibitions. (a) A person commits bid rotating when, pursuant to any collusive scheme, plan or agreement with another, he engages in a pattern of submitting sealed bids to governmental entities with the intent that the award of those bids rotates or is d…

Acquisition or disclosure of bidding information by a public servant. (a) A public servant who knowingly opens a sealed bid at a time or place other than that designated in the invitation to bid or as otherwise provided for by state law or local ordinance, or who knowingly opens …

Interference with contract submission and award by a public servant. (a) A public servant who knowingly conveys, either directly or indirectly and outside of the publicly available official invitation to bid or pre-qualify to bid or solicitation for contracts, any information con…

Kickbacks; penalties; civil action. (a) A person is guilty of providing or accepting kickbacks when he knowingly: (i) Provides, attempts to provide or offers to provide any kickback; (ii) Solicits, accepts or attempts to accept any kickback; or (iii) Includes, either directly or …

Bribery of an inspector employed by a contractor. (a) A person commits bribery of an inspector when: (i) He offers to any person any property or other thing of value with the intent to obtain a wrongful certification or approval of the quality or completion of any goods, services…

Prohibitions for bidding. (a) Any person convicted of any offense under this article or of any substantially similar offense under federal law or the laws of another state shall be barred for three (3) years from the date of conviction from contracting with any governmental entit…