Wyoming § 7-22-101 Definitions

Wyoming Statutes

§ 7-22-101 — Definitions

Wyoming § 7-22-101

Title 07Criminal Procedure

Ch. 22PRIVATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

Art. 1IN GENERAL

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-22-101 (2026).

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(a)As used in this article:

(i)"American correctional association standards" means those standards at the time of implementation of this act, or if amended, the amended American correctional association standards, which are approved by the state;

(ii)"Contracting governmental entity" means the state or a local government which has entered into a contract with a contractor pursuant to this article;

(iii)"Contractor" or "private contractor" means a person who has entered into a contract with the state or a local government pursuant to W.S. 7-22-102;

(iv)"Deadly force" means force that is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury;

(v)"Facility" means a jail, prison or other incarceration facility constructed or operated pursuant to a contract under W.S. 7-22-102;

(vi)"Five (5) sta

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(a) As used in this article:
(i) "American correctional association standards"
means those standards at the time of implementation of this act,
or if amended, the amended American correctional association
standards, which are approved by the state;
(ii) "Contracting governmental entity" means the
state or a local government which has entered into a contract
with a contractor pursuant to this article;
(iii) "Contractor" or "private contractor" means a
person who has entered into a contract with the state or a local
government pursuant to W.S. 7-22-102;
(iv) "Deadly force" means force that is likely to
cause death or serious bodily injury;
(v) "Facility" means a jail, prison or other
incarceration facility constructed or operated pursuant to a
contract under W.S. 7-22-102;
(vi) "Five (5) state elected officials" means the
governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer and
superintendent of public instruction;
(vii) "Local government" means any city, town, joint
powers board or county in Wyoming;
(viii) "Nondeadly force" means force that normally
would cause neither death nor serious bodily injury;
(ix) "Private-company detention officer" means a
private contractor's employee serving as a detention officer at
a facility being operated pursuant to a contract under W.S.
7-22-102;
(x) "State" means the state of Wyoming acting through
the office of the governor.