Title 7 — Title 7 — Criminal Procedure

No right to appointed counsel. (a) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 95, § 2. (b) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 95, § 2. (c) An indigent petitioner seeking relief under this act is not entitled to representation by the state public defender or by appointed counsel.

Answer by state; withdrawal of petition; amendments and further pleadings. (a) Within forty-five (45) days after being ordered to respond to the petition by the court, or within any further time as the court may fix, the attorney general on behalf of the state shall answer or mov…

Evidence received by court; orders entered upon favorable finding; contents of final judgment or order. (a) The court may, if it determines it to be necessary, receive proof by affidavits, deposition, oral testimony or other evidence and may order the petitioner brought before th…

Appellate review. Any final judgment or order entered upon a petition under this act may be reviewed by the supreme court on writ of certiorari upon the petition of either party pursuant to the Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Existing statutory provisions. W.S. 7-14-101 through 7-14-108 shall not repeal any existing laws.

Contents and form of agreement on detainers. The agreement on detainers is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Wyoming with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: the contracting states solemnly agree that: Artic…

(a) Additional definitions; short title. As used in W.S. 7-15-101 through 7-15-105: (i) "Appropriate court" means district court when the reference is to a court of this state; (ii) "This act" or "this agreement" means W.S. 7-15-101 through 7-15-105. (b) This act may be cited as …

Cooperation in enforcement of agreement. All courts, departments, agencies, officers and employees of this state and its political subdivisions shall enforce the Agreement on Detainers and cooperate with one another and with other party states in enforcing the agreement and effec…

Delivery of inmate to another state. It shall be lawful and mandatory upon the warden or other official in charge of a penal or correctional institution in this state to deliver an inmate of the institution to the proper authority of another party state if required under the Agre…

Duties of attorney general. The attorney general shall act as coordinator of this agreement and, acting jointly with like officers of party states, shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this act, and shall provide within …

Persons subject to required work. (a) The sentencing court may require the following persons to perform work pursuant to W.S. 7-16-101 through 7-16-104: (i) Persons sentenced to a definite term of imprisonment in the county jail, whether or not a fine is imposed as a part of the …

liability. Restrictions; supervision; costs; civil (a) No prisoner shall be required to perform work more than eight (8) hours in any one (1) calendar day or to work on any legal holiday. (b) No person shall be required to perform work who is unable to do so due to physical or me…

Compensation of sheriff. Except for reimbursement for additional expenses authorized by W.S. 7-16-102(d), a sheriff is not entitled to any extra compensation, fee or reward for supervising a prisoner performing work pursuant to W.S. 7-16-101 through 7-16-104.

Credits. (a) The sentencing court may reduce the term of a sentence, fine, costs or attorney fees of a prisoner sentenced to imprisonment or placed on probation, for work performed under W.S. 7-16-101 through 7-16-104. (b) If a reduction is ordered pursuant to subsection (a) of t…

Contracting to private persons. Except as authorized by W.S. 25-13-101 through 25-13-107, no person in charge of prisoners at any state penal institution shall contract to supply prisoner labor to any private person or private business entity.

In no case shall the total of all compensation credited exceed the general fund appropriation for that institution. The compensation rate to be paid to any prisoner shall not exceed the state minimum wage. (b) The compensation limitations in subsection (a) of this section do not …

Compensation. (a) Persons in confinement in state corrections institutions may receive compensation as specified by the department of corrections for services performed under W.S.

Fines for misconduct. The department of corrections shall adopt rules and regulations to establish a system for punishing prisoner misconduct through the imposition of fines to be deducted from compensation earned as provided by W.S. 7-16-203. The rules shall provide for the dist…

amount. Disposition of earnings; confidentiality of (a) Payment for services performed by any prisoner under W.S. 7-16-202 shall be deposited in the trust and agency account at the institution and shall be disbursed for the purposes provided in this subsection and in the order sp…

department. Permitted institutional industries; powers of (a) The department of corrections, for purposes of assisting in the rehabilitation of residents of state penal institutions, may: (i) Establish industries in state penal institutions that will result in the manufacture of …

Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 117, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 117, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 117, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 117, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 117, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 117, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 117, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 117, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 117, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 117, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 117, § 2.

(a) Definitions. As used in W.S. 7-17-101 through 7-17-103: (i) "Peace officer" means as defined by W.S. 7-2-101; (ii) "Temporary roadblock" means any device or means used by a peace officer to control all traffic through a point on any highway within the state whereby all vehicl…

Authority to establish. Peace officers may establish, in their respective or adjacent jurisdictions, temporary roadblocks upon the highways within this state for the purpose of apprehending persons reasonably believed by the officers to be wanted for violation of the laws of this…

Minimum requirements. (a) For the purpose of warning and protecting the traveling public, the following minimum requirements shall be met by peace officers establishing temporary roadblocks if time and circumstances allow: (i) The temporary roadblock shall be established at a poi…

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Adult Community Corrections Act".

(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) "Adult community correctional facility or program" means a community based or community-oriented facility or program which is operated either by a unit of local government or by a nongovernmental agency which: (A) May provide residential …

Establishment and operation of facilities and programs by local governments; screening procedures; acceptance or rejection of offenders, parolees or inmates. (a) Any unit of local government may establish, maintain and operate adult community correctional facilities and programs …

Establishment and operation of facilities or programs by nongovernmental agencies; required governmental approval; acceptance or rejection of offenders, parolees or inmates. (a) If approved as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a nongovernmental agency may establish, mai…

Establishment of county boards; membership; terms of office; compensation; meetings; officers. (a) A county may establish, or two (2) or more counties may agree to establish jointly, a community corrections board in accordance with this act. (b) A corrections board shall consist …

(a) Powers and duties of boards. Subject to this act, a corrections board may: (i) Contract with the department to accept offenders, parolees and inmates for placement in an adult community correctional facility or program operating under a contract for services with the correcti…

Required guidelines in contracts; review by local government. (a) Every contract for services entered into pursuant to this act between a corrections board and a local unit of government or a nongovernmental agency shall provide guidelines for the operation of the adult community…

Placement of offender in program by court; placement by department as administrative sanction. (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, following an eligible adult offender's conviction or his plea of guilty, the sentencing court may, as a condition of probation, order that…

Transfer of inmate to facility by department. (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, and upon recommendation of the warden or superintendent of the institution, the department may transfer an adult inmate to a residential adult community correctional facility. (b) A trans…

Authority of department of corrections to contract for services. (a) Subject to legislative appropriation, the department may, by negotiation without competitive bids or by competitive bidding, contract with any community corrections board created under this act, to provide servi…

(a) Duties of department of corrections. The department shall: (i) Establish minimum facility standards for residential adult community correctional facilities operated by any entity receiving funds under this act; (ii) Establish minimum standards for adult community correctional…

Escape. (a) An offender, parolee or 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: (i) Fails to remain within the extended limits of his confinement or to return within the…

Confinement of violators. If the administrator of an adult community correctional facility or any other appropriate supervising authority has cause to believe that an offender, parolee or inmate placed in an adult community correctional facility has violated any rule or condition…

Record and disbursement of wages; exemption from process; confidentiality of amount. (a) Wages earned by an inmate, parolee or offender while in an adult community corrections program shall be retained and accounted for by the program operator and shall be disbursed for the purpo…

Assignment of parolee to program by state board of parole; placement by department as administrative sanction. (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the state board of parole may, as a condition of parole, require a parolee to participate in a residential or nonresidenti…

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Criminal History Record Act".