§ 6-4-405 — Endangering children; controlled substances; penalty

Wyoming § 6-4-405

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

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(a) Unless properly stored and pursuant to a valid
practitioner's medication order or valid prescription, no person
shall knowingly and willfully cause or permit any child to:
(i) Absorb, inhale or otherwise ingest any amount of
methamphetamine or fentanyl;
(ii) Remain in a room, dwelling or vehicle where the
person knows methamphetamine or fentanyl is being manufactured
or sold; or
(iii) Enter and remain in a room, dwelling or vehicle
that the person knows is being used to manufacture or store
fentanyl or methamphetamines, or the hazardous waste created by
the manufacture of fentanyl or methamphetamines.
(b) No person having the care or custody of a child shall
knowingly and willfully permit the child to remain in a room,
dwelling or vehicle where that person knows that illicit
methamphetamine or illicit fentanyl is possessed, stored or
ingested.
(c) Any person who violates any of the provisions of
subsection (a) or (b) of this section is guilty of endangering a
child punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5)
years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars
($5,000.00), or both.