§ 6-5-210 — False reporting to authorities; penalties

Wyoming § 6-5-210

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 06: Crimes and Offenses
• Ch. 5: OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 2: HINDERING GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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(a) A person who knowingly reports falsely to a 911
emergency reporting system, law enforcement agency or a fire
department that:
(i) A crime has been committed is guilty of 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;
(ii) An emergency exists is guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a
fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both;
(iii) An emergency exists, when the false report
results in any person suffering serious bodily harm, is guilty
of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five
(5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars
($5,000.00), or both;
(iv) An emergency exists, when the false report
results in the death of any person, is guilty of manslaughter
punishable as provided in W.S. 6-2-105.