§ 6-1-101 — Short title; applicability of provisions; conflicting penalties

(a) This act may be cited as the Wyoming Criminal Code.
(b) This act does not apply to crimes committed prior to
the effective date of this act. Prosecutions for a crime shall
be governed by the law in effect on the date when the crime
occurred. A crime was committed prior to the effective date of
this act if any of the elements of the crime occurred prior to
the effective date of this act.
(c) In a case pending on or after the effective date of
this act, involving a crime committed prior to the effective
date, if the penalty under this act for the crime is different
from the penalty under prior law, the court shall impose the
lesser sentence.