Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-5-206

Escape from official detention; penalties

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Matthew Harl Majhanovich v. The State of Wyoming (2021)

Most recently applied in Matthew Harl Majhanovich v. The State of Wyoming (December 2021)

(a) A person commits a crime if he escapes from official detention. Escape is:

(i) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, if the detention is the result of a conviction for a felony;

(ii) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), or both, if the detention is the result of:

(A) A conviction for a misdemeanor; or (B) An arrest or charge for a crime.

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