Wyoming § 14-2-203 Parental tort liability for property damage of
certain minors; exception; action cumulative

Wyoming Statutes

§ 14-2-203 — Parental tort liability for property damage of certain minors; exception; action cumulative

Wyoming § 14-2-203

Title 14Children

Ch. 2PARENTS

Art. 2RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-203 (2026).

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(a)Any property owner is entitled to recover damages from the parents of any minor under the age of seventeen (17) years and over the age of ten (10) years who maliciously and willfully damages or destroys his property. The recovery is limited to the actual damages in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) in addition to taxable court costs. This section does not apply to parents whose parental custody and control of the child had been terminated by court order prior to the destructive act.

(b)The action authorized in subsection (a) of this section is in addition to all other actions which the owner is entitled to maintain and nothing in this section precludes recovery in a greater amount from the minor, parents or any person for damages for which the minor or other per

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(a) Any property owner is entitled to recover damages from
the parents of any minor under the age of seventeen (17) years
and over the age of ten (10) years who maliciously and willfully
damages or destroys his property. The recovery is limited to the
actual damages in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars
($2,000.00) in addition to taxable court costs. This section
does not apply to parents whose parental custody and control of
the child had been terminated by court order prior to the
destructive act.
(b) The action authorized in subsection (a) of this
section is in addition to all other actions which the owner is
entitled to maintain and nothing in this section precludes
recovery in a greater amount from the minor, parents or any
person for damages for which the minor or other person would
otherwise be liable. The purpose of this section is to authorize
recovery from parents in situations where they would not
otherwise be liable.