§ 14-6-246 — Sanction levels

(a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, when a
child is adjudicated as a delinquent the juvenile court may, in
a disposition hearing, assign the child one (1) of the following
sanction levels according to the child's conduct:
(i) For a misdemeanor punishable under the Wyoming
Criminal Code by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months,
the sanction level is one;
(ii) For a misdemeanor punishable under the Wyoming
Criminal Code by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year,
the sanction level is two;
(iii) For a felony, other than a violent felony as
defined by W.S. 6-1-104(a)(xii), the sanction level is three;
(iv) For a violent felony as defined by W.S.
6-1-104(a)(xii), other than a felony punishable by life, life
without parole or death, the sanction level is four;
(v) For a felony punishable under the Wyoming
Criminal Code by life, life without parole or death, the
sanction level is five.
(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, if the
child's subsequent adjudication of delinquent conduct involves a
violation of the Wyoming Criminal Code that is the same level of
seriousness as the child's previous conduct, the juvenile court
may assign the child a sanction level that is one (1) level
higher than the previously assigned sanction level, unless the
child's previously assigned sanction level is five.
(c) If the court determines that a child assigned a
sanction level of one through four has violated a condition
imposed under that sanction level, the court shall conduct a new
disposition hearing and may assign the child a sanction level
that is one (1) level higher than the previously assigned
sanction level.
(d) If the juvenile court deviates from the guidelines
under this section it shall state in writing its reasons for the
deviation and enter the statement into the record. Nothing in
W.S. 14-6-245 through 14-6-252 prohibits the imposition of
appropriate sanctions that are different from those provided at
any sanction level.