§ 5-6-112 — Detention of juvenile offenders

(a) No minor charged with violating a municipal ordinance
defined as a status offense under subsection (b) of this section
shall be detained in a jail.
(b) As used in W.S. 5-6-112 and 5-6-113:
(i) "Juvenile detention facility" means any facility
which may legally and physically restrict and house a child,
other than the Wyoming boys' school, the Wyoming girls' school,
the Wyoming state hospital or other private or public
psychiatric facility within the state of Wyoming. "Juvenile
detention facility" does not include any residential treatment
facility which is operated for the primary purpose of providing
treatment to a child. A juvenile detention facility may be
housed within an adult jail or correction facility if the
facility otherwise meets the requirements of state law;
(ii) "Minor" means an individual who is under the age
of eighteen (18) years;
(iii) "Status offense" means an offense which, if
committed by an adult, would not constitute an act punishable as
a criminal offense by the laws of this state or a violation of a
municipal ordinance, but does not include a violation of W.S.
12-6-101(b) or (c) or any similar municipal ordinance;
(iv) "Hardware secure juvenile detention facility"
means a facility used for the detention of minors that is
characterized by locks on the doors and other restrictive
hardware designed to restrict the movement of the minors and
protect public safety;
(v) "Shelter care" means as defined in W.S.
14-6-201(a)(xxii);
(vi) "Staff secure juvenile detention facility" means
a facility used for the detention of minors that is
characterized by a trained staff to supervise the movement and
activities of detained minors at the facility, without the
additional use of hardware secure equipment.