Wyoming § 27-14-510 Misrepresentations or false statements; failure
of employer to establish account or furnish payroll report

Wyoming Statutes

§ 27-14-510 — Misrepresentations or false statements; failure of employer to establish account or furnish payroll report

Wyoming § 27-14-510

Title 27Labor and Employment

Ch. 14WORKER'S COMPENSATION

Art. 5CLAIM PROCEDURE

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-510 (2026).

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(a)Any person who knowingly makes, authorizes or permits any misrepresentation or false statement to be made for the purpose of him or another person receiving payment of any kind under this act is guilty of:

(i)A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both, if the value of the payment is less than five hundred dollars ($500.00);

(ii)A felony punishable by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or both, if the value of the payment is five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more.

(b)Any employer who knowingly makes a false statement in a payroll report or reports resulting in the avoidance of or reduction in the employer's premi

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(a) Any person who knowingly makes, authorizes or permits
any misrepresentation or false statement to be made for the
purpose of him or another person receiving payment of any kind
under this act is guilty of:
(i) A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more
than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not
more than six (6) months, or both, if the value of the payment
is less than five hundred dollars ($500.00);
(ii) A felony punishable by a fine of not more than
ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), imprisonment for not more
than ten (10) years, or both, if the value of the payment is
five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more.
(b) Any employer who knowingly makes a false statement in
a payroll report or reports resulting in the avoidance of or
reduction in the employer's premium obligation within a one (1)
year period is guilty of:
(i) A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more
than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not
more than six (6) months, or both, if the avoided premium or
reduction in premium is less than five hundred dollars
($500.00); or
(ii) A felony punishable by a fine of not more than
ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), imprisonment for not more
than ten (10) years, or both, if the avoided premium or
reduction in premium is five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more.
(c) Any employer who knowingly makes a false statement in
an injury report with the intention of denying a worker benefits
due under this act is guilty of:
(i) A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more
than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not
more than six (6) months, or both, if the value of the benefits
is less than five hundred dollars ($500.00);
(ii) A felony punishable by a fine of not more than
ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), imprisonment for not more
than ten (10) years, or both, if the value of the benefits is
five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more.
(d) Any employer who knowingly fails to establish an
account or knowingly fails to furnish a payroll report as
required by this act is guilty of:
(i) A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more
than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not
more than six (6) months, or both, for a first conviction; or
(ii) A felony punishable by a fine of not more than
ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), imprisonment for not more
than ten (10) years, or both, for a second or subsequent
conviction.