Wyoming § 6-3-302 Criminal entry; penalties; affirmative defenses

Wyoming Statutes

§ 6-3-302 — Criminal entry; penalties; affirmative defenses

Wyoming § 6-3-302

Title 06Crimes and Offenses

Ch. 3OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY

Art. 3BURGLARY AND CRIMINAL INTRUSION

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-3-302 (2026).

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(a)A person is guilty of criminal entry if, without authority, he knowingly enters a building, occupied structure, vehicle or cargo portion of a truck or trailer, or a separately secured or occupied portion of those enclosures.

(b)It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that:

(i)The entry was made because of a mistake of fact or to preserve life or property in an emergency;

(ii)The enclosure was abandoned;

(iii)The enclosure was at the time open to the public and the person complied with all lawful conditions imposed on access to or remaining in the enclosure; or

(iv)The person reasonably believed that the owner of the enclosure, or other person empowered to license access to the enclosure, would have authorized him to enter.

(c)Criminal entry is a misdemeanor

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(a) A person is guilty of criminal entry if, without
authority, he knowingly enters a building, occupied structure,
vehicle or cargo portion of a truck or trailer, or a separately
secured or occupied portion of those enclosures.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this
section that:
(i) The entry was made because of a mistake of fact
or to preserve life or property in an emergency;
(ii) The enclosure was abandoned;
(iii) The enclosure was at the time open to the
public and the person complied with all lawful conditions
imposed on access to or remaining in the enclosure; or
(iv) The person reasonably believed that the owner of
the enclosure, or other person empowered to license access to
the enclosure, would have authorized him to enter.
(c) Criminal entry is a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not
more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.