§ 6-4-305 — Dissemination or possession of a nude image of a minor by a minor; definitions; penalties

Wyoming § 6-4-305

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 06: Crimes and Offenses
• Ch. 4: OFFENSES AGAINST MORALS, DECENCY AND FAMILY
• Art. 3: OBSCENITY

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(a) As used in this section:
(i) "Disseminate" means to sell, distribute, deliver,
provide, publish, transmit, text, email, exhibit or otherwise
make available to another person but does not include any action
taken to notify a person in a position of authority of the
existence of a nude image of a minor;
(ii) "Juvenile detention facility" means as defined
in W.S. 7-1-107(b)(i);
(iii) "Minor" means an individual who is under the
age of eighteen (18) years;
(iv) "Nude image" means a photograph or video
depicting a person's genitalia, perineum, anus or pubic area or
the breast of a female. The term does not include a depiction of
explicit sexual conduct as defined in W.S. 6-4-303(a)(iii).
(b) A minor is guilty of dissemination or possession of a
nude image of a minor in the third degree if he knowingly:
(i) Disseminates a nude image of himself; or
(ii) Possesses a nude image of another minor who is
at least eleven (11) years of age unless the minor inadvertently
came into possession of the image and took reasonable steps to
destroy the image or notify a person in a position of authority
of its existence.
(c) A minor is guilty of dissemination of a nude image of
a minor in the second degree if he knowingly disseminates a nude
image of another minor who is at least eleven (11) years of age.
(d) A minor is guilty of dissemination or possession of a
nude image of a minor in the first degree if, with the intent to
coerce, intimidate, torment, harass or otherwise cause emotional
distress to another minor, the minor:
(i) Disseminates or threatens to disseminate a nude
image of another minor who is at least eleven (11) years of age;
or
(ii) Captures a nude image of another minor who is at
least eleven (11) years of age without the knowledge of the
depicted minor.
(e) A minor convicted of violating subsection (b) of this
section is guilty of a status offense as defined in W.S.
7-1-107(b)(iii) and may be fined not more than two hundred fifty
dollars ($250.00).
(f) A minor convicted of violating subsection (c) or (d)
of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by:
(i) For a violation of subsection (c) of this
section, a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00),
imprisonment in a juvenile detention facility for not more than
three (3) months, or both;
(ii) For a violation of subsection (d) of this
section, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars
($750.00), imprisonment in a juvenile detention facility for not
more than six (6) months, or both.