Wyoming § 14-3-406 Child in custody; no shelter care placement
without court order; exceptions; notice to parent or guardian;
release

Wyoming Statutes

§ 14-3-406 — Child in custody; no shelter care placement without court order; exceptions; notice to parent or guardian; release

Wyoming § 14-3-406

Title 14Children

Ch. 3PROTECTION

Art. 4CHILD PROTECTION ACT

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-3-406 (2026).

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(a)A child taken into temporary protective custody shall not be placed in shelter care without a court order unless shelter care is required to:

(i)Protect the child's person;

(ii)Prevent the child from being removed from the jurisdiction of the court; or

(iii)Provide the child having no parent, guardian, custodian or other responsible adult with supervision and care and return him to the court when required.

(b)Any person taking a child into temporary protective custody under this act shall as soon as possible notify the child's parent, guardian or custodian. Unless the child's shelter care is authorized by court order or required for one

(1)of the reasons in subsection (a) of this section, the child shall be released to the care of his parent, guardian, custodian or other responsib

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(a) A child taken into temporary protective custody shall
not be placed in shelter care without a court order unless
shelter care is required to:
(i) Protect the child's person;
(ii) Prevent the child from being removed from the
jurisdiction of the court; or
(iii) Provide the child having no parent, guardian,
custodian or other responsible adult with supervision and care
and return him to the court when required.
(b) Any person taking a child into temporary protective
custody under this act shall as soon as possible notify the
child's parent, guardian or custodian. Unless the child's
shelter care is authorized by court order or required for one
(1) of the reasons in subsection (a) of this section, the child
shall be released to the care of his parent, guardian, custodian
or other responsible adult upon that person's written promise to
present the child before the court upon request.