Title 7 — Title 7 — Criminal Procedure

Issuance of an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device. (a) Upon an application made under W.S. 7-3-803, the court shall enter an ex parte order authorizing the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device within the state if the court finds that …

Assistance in installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device. (a) Upon the request of an attorney for the state or an officer of a law enforcement agency authorized to install and use a pen register under this act, a provider of wire or electronic communication…

Reports concerning pen registers and trap and trace devices. The attorney general shall annually report to the joint judiciary interim committee on the number of pen register orders and orders for trap and trace devices applied for under this act. The report shall be provided no …

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Law Enforcement Interstate Mutual Aid Act."

Definitions. (a) When used in this act, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply: (i) "Law enforcement agency" means a lawfully established federal, state or local public agency that is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the en…

Authorization to enter agreement; general content; authority of law enforcement employee. (a) Any one (1) or more law enforcement agencies of this state may enter into a mutual aid agreement with any one (1) or more law enforcement agencies of an adjoining state or the United Sta…

Detailed content of agreement. (a) Any written agreement under this act shall specify the following: (i) Its duration, which shall be not more than four (ii) The purpose of the agreement; (4) years; (iii) The manner of financing the agreement and establishing and maintaining a bu…

Right of state in actions involving agreements. In any case or controversy involving performance or interpretation of, or liability under, a mutual aid agreement entered into between one (1) or more law enforcement agencies of this state or political subdivisions of this state an…

Agreement not to relieve agency of duties. No agreement made under this act may relieve any law enforcement agency of this state of any duty imposed upon it by law. Timely performance of such a duty by a joint board or other legal or administrative entity created by a mutual aid …

Limitation of powers. Except for the right granted by this act to jointly exercise powers, this act does not authorize any law enforcement agency of this state to exercise any power within this state that it is not otherwise authorized to exercise.

Submission of agreement to attorney general. As a condition precedent to a written agreement becoming effective under this act, the agreement shall be submitted to and receive the approval of the attorney general. Except as provided by W.S. 7-3-903, no agreement shall become effe…

Filing of agreement. Within twenty (20) days after approval by the attorney general, a written agreement made pursuant to this act shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.

Immunity. Whenever the employees of a law enforcement agency of an adjoining state are rendering aid pursuant to the request of a Wyoming law enforcement agency under an agreement pursuant to this act, the employees shall have the same powers, duties, rights, privileges and immun…

County coroner: a bond as specified in W.S. (b) The board of county commissioners may require any county officer who receives county revenue to execute a bond in the penal amount of one and one-fourth (1 1/4) times the amount of revenue received. (c) Deputy county assessors appoi…

Deputy coroners. The county coroner may appoint deputy coroners, who shall serve in the absence or inability of the coroner and who shall receive compensation as the board of county commissioners determines by resolution.

Certification requirements; penalty; expenses. (a) After January 5, 1987, no person shall continue in office as county coroner or deputy coroner unless he has been certified under W.S. 9-1-634 as having completed: (i) Not later than one (1) year after assuming office, a basic cor…

(a) Definitions. As used in this chapter: (i) "Coroner's case" means a case involving a death which was not anticipated and which may involve any of the following conditions: toxicity; (A) Violent or criminal action; (B) Apparent suicide; (C) Accident; (D) Apparent drug or chemic…

Confidentiality of reports, photos and recordings; exceptions; penalties. (a) After viewing the body and completing his investigation, the coroner shall draw up and sign his verdict on the death under consideration. The coroner shall also make a written docket giving an accurate …

Archaeological human burial sites. (a) The county coroner shall have jurisdiction over all archaeological human burials discovered in the county on state or private lands. (b) When human remains are discovered: (i) The person who discovers the remains shall cease the activity tha…

Reports of death; investigation; summoning of jurors; fees and costs; inspection of medical records. (a) When any person is found dead and the death appears to have occurred under circumstances indicating the death is a coroner's case, the person who discovers the death shall rep…

Impaneling of bystanders as jurors; oath. If any juror fails to appear, the coroner shall immediately summon the proper number from the bystanders and proceed to impanel them. He shall administer the following oath: "You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will diligently inqu…

Issuance of subpoenas; witness fees; enforcement of attendance. The coroner may issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses to testify at the inquest. Witnesses shall be allowed the same fees as in cases before a circuit court, and the coroner shall have the same autho…

Oath of witness; compensation of reporter. recording of testimony; An oath shall be administered to each witness as follows: "You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that the testimony which you shall give to this inquest concerning the death of the person about whom this inquest is be…

Return of inquisition by jury. After hearing testimony and making necessary inquiries, the jurors shall return to the coroner their signed inquisition stating the name of the person and when, how and by what means, if known, he came to his death.

Coroner's return to court. The coroner shall return to the district court the inquisition, the written evidence and a list of witnesses providing material testimony.

Disposition of body and effects of deceased. (a) When the coroner investigates the death of a person whose body is not claimed by a friend or relative within five (5) days of the date of discovery and whose death does not require further investigation, he shall cause the body to …

coroner. Authority of sheriff to perform duties of If there is no coroner, deputy coroner or in case of their absence, or inability to act, the county sheriff of the same county, the state health officer pursuant to W.S. 35-1-241, or the coroner of another county if there is a jo…

Postmortem examination; liability limitation. (a) When an inquisition is being held, if the coroner or the jury shall deem it requisite, he may summon one (1) or more physicians or surgeons, to make an autopsy or postmortem examination. (b) If it is necessary to obtain or preserv…

Fees and mileage; salary. (a) The coroner or deputy coroner of each county within this state shall receive fees and mileage, if any, as set by the board of county commissioners. (b) The board of county commissioners shall set the salary of the coroner and deputy coroner. A corone…

Board of coroner standards. (a) There is created a board of coroner standards. The board shall consist of one (1) chairman and six (6) members appointed by and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor as follows: (i) One (1) shall be a physician with a specialty in patholo…

Required court order for summoning. A grand jury shall be summoned only when ordered by a judge of the district court.

Manner of summoning; term. A grand jury shall be selected, summoned and impaneled in the same manner as trial juries in civil actions and shall serve for one (1) year following selection unless discharged sooner by the district judge.

Composition; qualifications; alternates. (a) A grand jury shall consist of twelve (12) persons who shall possess the qualifications of trial jurors as provided by W.S. 1-11-101. (b) The district judge may direct the selection of one (1) or more alternate jurors who shall sit as r…

(b) Before entering upon their duties, an oath or affirmation shall be administered to the foreman and each of the jurors providing, in substance, that each of them will: them; (i) Diligently inquire into all matters coming before (ii) Find and present indictments truthfully and …

Appointment of foreman; oath of jurors. (a) The district judge shall appoint one (1) of the jurors to be foreman. The foreman is authorized to administer oaths to witnesses and shall sign indictments as provided by W.S.

Charging of duties; powers. (a) After the grand jury is impaneled and sworn, the district judge shall charge the jurors as to their duties particularly to the obligation of secrecy which their oaths impose, and give them any information the court deems proper concerning any offen…

Right of district attorney to appear before jury; presence of other persons during deliberations. (a) The district attorney, or the deputy or assistant district attorney may appear before the grand jury for the purpose of: inquiry; and (i) Giving information relative to any matte…

Process for witnesses. If requested by the grand jury or the district attorney, the clerk of the court in which the jury is impaneled shall issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses to testify before the grand jury.

witnesses. Administration of oath or affirmation to Before any witness is examined by the grand jury, an oath or affirmation shall be administered to him by the foreman.

Proceedings upon refusal of witness to testify. If a witness appearing before a grand jury refuses, without just cause shown, to testify or provide other information, the district attorney may take the witness before the court for an order directing the witness to show cause why …

control. Secrecy of indictments against persons not under The district judge may direct that an indictment shall be kept secret until the defendant is in custody or has given bail, and in that event the clerk shall seal the indictment and no person shall disclose the finding of t…

Confidentiality. (a) Disclosure of matters occurring before the grand jury, other than its deliberations and the vote of any juror, may be made to the district attorney for use in the performance of his duties. The district attorney may disclose so much of the grand jury's procee…

Presentation and filing of indictment. Indictments found by the grand jury shall be presented by the foreman to the court in the presence of the jury and filed with the clerk.

Petition for impaneling; determination by district judge. If the attorney general or the governor deems it to be in the public interest to convene a grand jury which shall have jurisdiction extending beyond the boundaries of any single county, he may petition the judge of any dis…

rules. Powers and duties; applicable law; procedural A state grand jury shall have the same powers and duties and shall function in the same manner as a county grand jury, except for the provisions of W.S. 7-5-202(b)(ii), and except that its jurisdiction shall extend throughout t…

Selection and term of members. The district judge granting the petition to convene a state grand jury shall impanel the state grand jury from a base jury list for the state compiled by the supreme court. The district court judge may specify that the base jury list for the state n…

Summoning of jurors. Jurors shall be summoned and selected in the same manner as jurors of county grand juries.

Judicial supervision. Judicial supervision of the state grand jury shall be maintained by the district judge who issued the order impaneling the grand jury, and all indictments, reports and other formal returns of any kind made by the grand jury shall be returned to that judge.

Presentation of evidence. The presentation of the evidence shall be made to the state grand jury by the attorney general or his designee. In the event the office of the attorney general is under investigation, the presentation of evidence shall be made to the state grand jury by …

Return of indictment; designation of venue; consolidation of indictments. Any indictment by the state grand jury shall be returned to the district judge without any designation of venue. Thereupon, the judge shall, by order, designate the county of venue for the purpose of trial.…