Wyoming § 6-4-402 Incest; penalties; disclosure or publication of
identifying information; "minor victim"

Wyoming Statutes

§ 6-4-402 — Incest; penalties; disclosure or publication of identifying information; "minor victim"

Wyoming § 6-4-402

Title 06Crimes and Offenses

Ch. 4OFFENSES AGAINST MORALS, DECENCY AND FAMILY

Art. 4OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-4-402 (2026).

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(a)A person is guilty of incest if he knowingly commits sexual intrusion, as defined by W.S. 6-2-301(a)(vii), or sexual contact, as defined by W.S. 6-2-301(a)(vi), with an ancestor or descendant or a brother or sister of the whole or half blood. The relationships referred to herein include relationships of:

(i)Parent and child by adoption;

(ii)Blood relationships without regard to legitimacy; and

(iii)Stepparent and stepchild.

(b)Incest is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than fifteen (15) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.

(c)Prior to the filing of an information or indictment charging a violation under this section, neither the name of the person accused or the victim nor any other information reasonably likely to disclose the

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(a) A person is guilty of incest if he knowingly commits
sexual intrusion, as defined by W.S. 6-2-301(a)(vii), or sexual
contact, as defined by W.S. 6-2-301(a)(vi), with an ancestor or
descendant or a brother or sister of the whole or half blood.
The relationships referred to herein include relationships of:
(i) Parent and child by adoption;
(ii) Blood relationships without regard to
legitimacy; and
(iii) Stepparent and stepchild.
(b) Incest is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than fifteen (15) years, a fine of not more than ten
thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.
(c) Prior to the filing of an information or indictment
charging a violation under this section, neither the name of the
person accused or the victim nor any other information
reasonably likely to disclose their identity shall be released
or negligently allowed to be released to the public by any
public employee, except as authorized by the judge with
jurisdiction over the criminal charges. The name of the person
accused may be released to the public to aid or facilitate an
arrest.
(d) After the filing of an information or indictment and
absent a request to release the identity of a minor victim by
the victim or another acting on behalf of a minor victim, the
trial court shall restrict the disclosure or publication of
information reasonably likely to identify the minor victim.
(e) Any person who willfully violates subsection (c) or
(d) of this section or who willfully neglects or refuses to obey
any court order made pursuant thereto is guilty of contempt and,
upon conviction, shall be fined not more than seven hundred
fifty dollars ($750.00) or be imprisoned in the county jail not
more than ninety (90) days, or both.
(f) A release of a name or other information to the public
in violation of the proscriptions of subsection (c) or (d) of
this section shall not stand as a bar to the prosecution of a
defendant nor be grounds for dismissal of any charges against a
defendant.
(g) As used in this section, "minor victim" means a person
under the age of eighteen (18) years.