§ 19-11-122 — Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; application to national guard; penalty for violation of rights; enforcement; preferences

(a) Members of the Wyoming national guard ordered to
active state service by the state or federal government for a
period of more than thirty (30) consecutive days shall have all
protections afforded to persons in the armed forces of the
United States under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, Public
Law 108-189. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
section, nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
authorize the imposition of any penalty under the Servicemembers
Civil Relief Act for violation of the protections afforded to
members of the Wyoming national guard pursuant to this
subsection. As used in this subsection, "active state service"
means as defined in W.S. 19-7-101(a)(v).
(b) Any person who knowingly violates the protections
provided to members of the Wyoming national guard pursuant to
subsection (a) of this section or W.S. 19-11-125 shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00).
(c) The protections afforded to members of the Wyoming
national guard pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or
W.S. 19-11-125 may serve as the basis for an action or as a
defense. The courts of this state that would otherwise have
jurisdiction over a case shall have jurisdiction over
proceedings involving the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and
W.S. 19-11-125, which shall be governed by the rules applicable
to ordinary proceedings.
(d) The courts shall give preference in scheduling
proceedings pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, upon the
motion of any person in the uniformed services, or the person's
attorney, who presents certification that the person has
performed service in the uniformed services or is in service in
the uniformed services.