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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-6-245

Progressive sanction guidelines

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)

(a) The purpose of the progressive sanctions guidelines authorized by W.S. 14-6-245 through 14-6-252 are to:

(i) Ensure that juvenile offenders face uniform and consistent consequences and punishments that correspond to the seriousness of each offender's current offense, prior delinquent history, special treatment or training needs and effectiveness of prior interventions;

(ii) Balance public protection and rehabilitation while holding juvenile offenders accountable;

(iii) Permit flexibility in the decisions made in relation to the juvenile offender to the extent allowed by law;

(iv) Consider the juvenile offender's circumstances; and (v) Improve juvenile justice planning and resource allocation by ensuring uniform and consistent reporting of disposition decisions at all levels.

Official source: Wyoming Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wyoming statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.