Wyoming § 6-5-212 Interference with emergency calls; interference
with emergency reporting system

Wyoming Statutes

§ 6-5-212 — Interference with emergency calls; interference with emergency reporting system

Wyoming § 6-5-212

Title 06Crimes and Offenses

Ch. 5OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Art. 2HINDERING GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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Bluebook

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-5-212 (2026).

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(a)A person commits 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, if he knowingly obstructs, prevents, hinders or otherwise interferes with the making or completion of a telephone call to a 911 emergency reporting system or other telephone or radio communication by another person to any law enforcement agency to request protection or other assistance from the law enforcement agency or to report the commission of a crime.

(b)A person commits a misdemeanor if he knowingly calls a 911 emergency reporting system for a purpose other than to report a situation that he reasonably believes requires prompt service in order to preserve or protect human life or health or property.

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(a) A person commits 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, if he
knowingly obstructs, prevents, hinders or otherwise interferes
with the making or completion of a telephone call to a 911
emergency reporting system or other telephone or radio
communication by another person to any law enforcement agency to
request protection or other assistance from the law enforcement
agency or to report the commission of a crime.
(b) A person commits a misdemeanor if he knowingly calls a
911 emergency reporting system for a purpose other than to
report a situation that he reasonably believes requires prompt
service in order to preserve or protect human life or health or
property.
(c) For purposes of this article "911 emergency reporting
system" means as defined by W.S. 16-9-102(a)(iv).