The court may authorize and consent to emergency medical, surgical or dental examination or treatment of a child taken into custody under the provisions of this act either before or after the filing of a petition, if in the opinion of a licensed and qualified physician or surgeon the child is suffering from a serious physical condition or illness which requires prompt treatment or prompt examination is necessary to preserve evidence of a criminal offense.
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-6-220
Emergency medical, surgical or dental examination or treatment
Known as the Juvenile Justice Act
The act spans §§ 14-6-201 to 14-6-252 (52 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Robert Charles Rosen v. The State of Wyoming (2022)
Most recently applied in Robert Charles Rosen v. The State of Wyoming (January 2022)
Official source: Wyoming Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wyoming statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.