Wyoming § 14-6-229 Decree where child adjudged delinquent;
dispositions; terms and conditions; legal custody

Wyoming Statutes

§ 14-6-229 — Decree where child adjudged delinquent; dispositions; terms and conditions; legal custody

Wyoming § 14-6-229

Title 14Children

Ch. 6JUVENILES

Art. 2JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-6-229 (2026).

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(a)In determining the disposition to be made under this act in regard to any child:

(i)The court shall review the predisposition report, the recommendations, if any, of the multidisciplinary team, the case plan and other reports or evaluations ordered by the court and indicate on the record what materials were considered in reaching the disposition;

(ii)If the court does not place the child in accordance with the recommendations of the predisposition report or multidisciplinary team, the court shall enter on the record specific findings of fact relied upon to support its decision to deviate from the recommended disposition;

(iii)When a child is adjudged by the court to be delinquent, the court shall enter its decree to that effect and make a disposition consistent with the purposes of

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(a) In determining the disposition to be made under this
act in regard to any child:
(i) The court shall review the predisposition report,
the recommendations, if any, of the multidisciplinary team, the
case plan and other reports or evaluations ordered by the court
and indicate on the record what materials were considered in
reaching the disposition;
(ii) If the court does not place the child in
accordance with the recommendations of the predisposition report
or multidisciplinary team, the court shall enter on the record
specific findings of fact relied upon to support its decision to
deviate from the recommended disposition;
(iii) When a child is adjudged by the court to be
delinquent, the court shall enter its decree to that effect and
make a disposition consistent with the purposes of this act;
(iv) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 199, § 3.
(v) The court shall not order an out-of-state
placement unless:
(A) Evidence has been presented to the court
regarding the costs of the out-of-state placement being ordered
together with evidence of the comparative costs of any suitable
alternative in-state treatment program or facility, as
determined by the department pursuant to W.S. 21-13-315(d)(vii),
whether or not placement in the in-state program or facility is
currently available;
(B) The court makes an affirmative finding on
the record that no placement can be made in a Wyoming
institution or in a private residential treatment facility or
group home located in Wyoming that can provide adequate
treatment or services for the child; and
(C) The court states on the record why no
in-state placement is available.
(b) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 199, § 3.
(c) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 199, § 3; 1993, ch. 210, §
3; 1984, ch. 67, §§ 2, 3; 1987, ch. 217, § 2, ch. 221, § 3.
(d) If the child is found to be delinquent the court may
impose any sanction authorized by W.S. 14-6-245 through