§ 7-3-509 — Order of protection; contents; remedies; order not to affect title to property

Wyoming § 7-3-509

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 07: Criminal Procedure
• Ch. 3: FUGITIVES AND PREVENTION OF CRIME
• Art. 5: PREVENTION OF CRIME

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(a) Following a hearing under W.S. 7-3-508(a) and upon a
finding that conduct constituting stalking or sexual assault has
been committed, the court shall enter an order of protection
ordering the respondent to refrain from any further acts of
stalking or sexual assault involving the victim or any other
person. As a part of any order of protection, the court may
direct that the respondent:
(i) Stay away from the home, school, business or
place of employment of the victim or any other locations the
court may describe in the order; and
(ii) Refrain from contacting, intimidating,
threatening or otherwise interfering with the victim of the
alleged offense and any other persons, including but not limited
to members of the family or household of the victim, as the
court may describe in the order. Prohibited contact under this
paragraph includes telephone calls, mail, e-mail, texting, fax,
contacting through social media using the internet or similar
technology and any other form of communication.
(b) The order shall contain a notice that willful
violation of any provision of the order constitutes a crime as
defined by W.S. 7-3-510(c) and can result in immediate arrest.
The order shall also state that a violation that constitutes the
offense of stalking as defined by W.S. 6-2-506(b) may subject
the perpetrator to enhanced penalties for felony stalking under
W.S. 6-2-506(e).
(c) A request by the victim for the perpetrator to violate
an order of protection issued under this section or a temporary
order of protection issued under W.S. 7-3-508 shall constitute
an affirmative defense to a charge of violation of the order by
the perpetrator.