§ 14-6-419 — Physical and mental examinations

Wyoming § 14-6-419

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 14: Children
• Ch. 6: JUVENILES
• Art. 4: CHILDREN IN NEED OF SUPERVISION ACT

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(a) Any time after the filing of a petition, on motion of
the district attorney or the child's parents, guardian,
custodian or attorney or on motion of the court, the court may
order the child to be examined by a licensed and qualified
physician, surgeon, psychiatrist, psychologist or licensed
mental health professional designated by the court to aid in
determining the physical and mental condition of the child. The
examination shall be conducted on an outpatient basis, but the
court may commit the child to a suitable medical facility or
institution for examination if deemed necessary. Commitment for
examination shall not exceed fifteen (15) days. Any time after
the filing of a petition, the court on its own motion or on
motion of the district attorney or the child's parents,
guardian, custodian or attorney, may order the child's parents,
guardians or other custodial members of the child's family to
undergo a substance use disorder assessment at the expense of
the child's parents, guardians or other custodial members of the
child's family and to fully comply with all findings and
recommendations set forth in the assessment. Failure to comply
may result in contempt proceedings as set forth in W.S. 14-6-
438.
(b) If a child has been committed to a medical facility or
institution for mental examination prior to adjudication of the
petition and if it appears to the court from the mental
examination that the child is competent to participate in
further proceedings and is not mentally ill or intellectually
disabled to a degree rendering the child subject to involuntary
commitment to a residential treatment facility, the court shall
order the child returned to the court without delay.
(c) If it appears to the court by mental examination
conducted before adjudication of the petition that a child
alleged to be in need of supervision is incompetent to
participate in further proceedings by reason of mental illness
or intellectual disability to a degree rendering the child
subject to involuntary commitment to a residential treatment
facility, the court shall hold further proceedings under this
act in abeyance. The district attorney shall then commence
proceedings in the district court for commitment of the child to
the appropriate institution as provided by law.
(d) The juvenile court shall retain jurisdiction of the
child on the petition pending final determination of the
commitment proceedings in the district court. If proceedings in
the district court commit the child to a facility or institution
for treatment and care of people with mental illness or
intellectual disability, the petition shall be dismissed and
further proceedings under this act terminate. If proceedings in
the district court determine the child does not have a mental
illness or an intellectual disability to a degree rendering him
subject to involuntary commitment, the court shall proceed to a
final adjudication of the petition and disposition of the child
under the provisions of this act.