Wyoming § 6-2-315 Sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree;
penalties

Wyoming Statutes

§ 6-2-315 — Sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree; penalties

Wyoming § 6-2-315

Title 06Crimes and Offenses

Ch. 2OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON

Art. 3SEXUAL ASSAULT

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-315 (2026).

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(a)Except under circumstance constituting sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree as defined by W.S. 6-2-314, an actor commits the crime of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree if:

(i)Being seventeen (17) years of age or older, the actor inflicts sexual intrusion on a victim who is thirteen (13) through fifteen (15) years of age, and the victim is at least four (4) years younger than the actor;

(ii)Being sixteen (16) years of age or older, the actor engages in sexual contact of a victim who is less than thirteen (13) years of age;

(iii)Being eighteen (18) years of age or older, the actor engages in sexual contact with a victim who is less than eighteen (18) years of age and the actor is the victim's legal guardian or an individual specified in W.S. 6-4-402; or

(iv)Being ei

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(a) Except under circumstance constituting sexual abuse of
a minor in the first degree as defined by W.S. 6-2-314, an actor
commits the crime of sexual abuse of a minor in the second
degree if:
(i) Being seventeen (17) years of age or older, the
actor inflicts sexual intrusion on a victim who is thirteen (13)
through fifteen (15) years of age, and the victim is at least
four (4) years younger than the actor;
(ii) Being sixteen (16) years of age or older, the
actor engages in sexual contact of a victim who is less than
thirteen (13) years of age;
(iii) Being eighteen (18) years of age or older, the
actor engages in sexual contact with a victim who is less than
eighteen (18) years of age and the actor is the victim's legal
guardian or an individual specified in W.S. 6-4-402; or
(iv) Being eighteen (18) years of age or older, the
actor engages in sexual contact with a victim who is less than
sixteen (16) years of age and the actor occupies a position of
authority in relation to the victim.
(b) A person convicted under subsection (a) of this
section is subject to imprisonment for not more than twenty (20)
years, unless the person convicted qualifies under W.S.
6-2-306(e).