Section 35-21-108 – Protection Orders; Priority.
35-21-108. Protection orders; priority. (a) Any order entered in a district court in this state in a proceeding where the petitioner and respondent are parties shall supersede any inconsistent language in any other order entered under this act or in any other court proceeding in this state. (b) Any order entered under this act shall […]
Section 35-21-109 – Full Faith and Credit for Valid Foreign Protection Orders; Affirmative Defense; Exclusion.
35-21-109. Full faith and credit for valid foreign protection orders; affirmative defense; exclusion. (a) A valid injunction or order for protection against domestic violence is defined as one: (i) That was issued by a court of another state, tribe or territory; (ii) Where the issuing court had jurisdiction over the parties and the matter under […]
Section 35-21-110 – Statewide Protection Order Registry.
35-21-110. Statewide protection order registry. (a) The Wyoming attorney general or another agency designated by the governor shall establish a statewide registry of protection orders related to domestic violence and shall maintain a complete and systematic record and index of all valid temporary and final civil and criminal court orders of protection. (b) The data […]
Section 35-21-111 – Filing and Registration of Foreign Protection Orders.
35-21-111. Filing and registration of foreign protection orders. (a) A petitioner who obtains a valid order of protection in another state, tribe or territory may file that order by presenting a certified copy of the foreign order to the clerk of district court in the judicial district where the petitioner believes enforcement may be necessary. […]
Section 35-21-112 – Confidentiality in Court Proceedings.
35-21-112. Confidentiality in court proceedings. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, in any proceedings before a court of the state of Wyoming, the confidentiality of the address, city and state of residence or any other information identifying the residence of a victim of domestic abuse shall remain confidential as provided in this section. (b) […]
Section 35-21-103 – Petition for Order of Protection; Contents; Prerequisites; Counsel to Be Provided Petitioners; Award of Costs and Fees.
35-21-103. Petition for order of protection; contents; prerequisites; counsel to be provided petitioners; award of costs and fees. (a) A victim of domestic abuse may petition the court under this act by filing a petition with the circuit court clerk or the district court clerk if the county does not have a circuit court for […]
Section 35-20-111 – Duty to Report.
35-20-111. Duty to report. (a) The duty to report imposed by W.S. 35-20-103 applies without exception to a person or agency who knows, or has sufficient knowledge which a prudent and cautious man in similar circumstances would have to believe, that a vulnerable adult has been or is being abused, neglected, exploited, intimidated or abandoned, […]
Section 35-20-112 – Confidentiality of Records; Penalties; Access to Information.
35-20-112. Confidentiality of records; penalties; access to information. (a) All records concerning reports and investigations of vulnerable adult abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation, abandonment or self neglect are confidential except as provided by W.S. 35-20-116 and except that the record shall be available to the vulnerable adult who is the subject of the record, his legal […]
Section 35-20-113 – False Report; Penalty.
35-20-113. False report; penalty. 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 reports information pursuant to this act and knows or has reason to know the information is false or lacks factual foundation.
Section 35-20-114 – Immunity.
35-20-114. Immunity. (a) A person or agency filing a report under this act or testifying or otherwise participating in any judicial proceeding arising from a petition, report, or investigation is immune from civil or criminal liability on account of the person’s petition, report, testimony or participation, unless the person knowingly or negligently reports information that […]