Wyoming § 1-12-116 Confidential communications between family
violence and sexual assault advocate and victim

Wyoming Statutes

§ 1-12-116 — Confidential communications between family violence and sexual assault advocate and victim

Wyoming § 1-12-116

Title 01Civil Procedure

Ch. 12EVIDENCE AND WITNESSES

Art. 1WITNESSES GENERALLY

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-12-116 (2026).

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(a)As used in this section:

(i)"Advocate" or "family violence or sexual assault advocate" means a person who is employed by or volunteers services to any family violence and sexual assault program, who is certified by the program as having undergone at least forty

(40)hours of crisis advocacy training and whose work is directed and supervised under a family violence and sexual assault program;

(ii)"Confidential communication" means information transmitted in confidence between a victim and an advocate in the course of that relationship and includes all information received by, and any report, working paper or document prepared by the advocate in the course of that relationship;

(iii)"Crisis services to victims of family violence and sexual assault" means emergency and follow-up interv

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(a) As used in this section:
(i) "Advocate" or "family violence or sexual assault
advocate" means a person who is employed by or volunteers
services to any family violence and sexual assault program, who
is certified by the program as having undergone at least forty
(40) hours of crisis advocacy training and whose work is
directed and supervised under a family violence and sexual
assault program;
(ii) "Confidential communication" means information
transmitted in confidence between a victim and an advocate in
the course of that relationship and includes all information
received by, and any report, working paper or document prepared
by the advocate in the course of that relationship;
(iii) "Crisis services to victims of family violence
and sexual assault" means emergency and follow-up intervention,
information, referral services and medical, legal and social
services advocacy;
(iv) "Family violence and sexual assault program"
means a program whose primary purpose is to offer shelter and
crisis services to victims of family violence and sexual assault
through any community facility or center;
(v) "Shelter" means a place of temporary refuge,
offered on a twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) day per week basis
to victims and their children;
(vi) "Victim" means a person who has been subjected
to sexual assault as defined by W.S. 6-2-301(a)(v), incest as
defined by W.S. 6-4-402 or domestic abuse as defined by W.S.
35-21-102(a)(iii).
(b) Except as provided by W.S. 14-3-210, a person exempted
from testifying under the provisions of W.S. 1-12-116 shall not
be examined as a witness in any civil, criminal, legislative or
administrative proceeding concerning the following
communications and information:
(i) An advocate shall not testify concerning a
confidential communication made by a victim in the course of
that relationship, except the advocate:
(A) May testify:
(I) With the express consent of the victim;
or
(II) If the victim voluntarily testifies,
provided the advocate's testimony shall be limited to the same
subject matter.
(B) May be compelled to testify if the victim is
unable to testify due to death or incompetence.
(ii) Any employee of a family violence and sexual
assault program who has access to confidential communication
shall not testify except in those circumstances where the
advocate may testify.