Wyoming § 25-10-114 Transfer of inmates of penal institutions to
state hospital; notice

Wyoming Statutes

§ 25-10-114 — Transfer of inmates of penal institutions to state hospital; notice

Wyoming § 25-10-114

Title 25Institutions of the State

Ch. 10HOSPITALIZATION OF MENTALLY ILL PERSONS

Art. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-10-114 (2026).

Text

(a)The department of corrections may transfer an inmate of a state penal institution who is mentally ill to the state hospital, subject to the rules of admission of the department, if adequate treatment cannot be provided at a state penal institution.

(b)Not less than five (5) days before an inmate is transferred pursuant to this section, the department of corrections shall give written notice to the court which ordered imprisonment, the inmate and the person responsible for his care or custody. The notice shall include:

(i)The grounds for the transfer;

(ii)The inmate's right to contest the transfer;

(iii)The inmate's right to a hearing before he is transferred; and

(iv)The inmate's right to counsel.

(c)The transfer of an inmate of a state penal institution to the state hospital sha

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(a) The department of corrections may transfer an inmate
of a state penal institution who is mentally ill to the state
hospital, subject to the rules of admission of the department,
if adequate treatment cannot be provided at a state penal
institution.
(b) Not less than five (5) days before an inmate is
transferred pursuant to this section, the department of
corrections shall give written notice to the court which ordered
imprisonment, the inmate and the person responsible for his care
or custody. The notice shall include:
(i) The grounds for the transfer;
(ii) The inmate's right to contest the transfer;
(iii) The inmate's right to a hearing before he is
transferred; and
(iv) The inmate's right to counsel.
(c) The transfer of an inmate of a state penal institution
to the state hospital shall not exceed the term of imprisonment
imposed by the sentencing court unless proceedings for
involuntary hospitalization are instituted under W.S. 25-10-110.