Wyoming § 5-6-301 Punishment of persons convicted before judge;
maximum penalty permitted; power to punish for contempt

Wyoming Statutes

§ 5-6-301 — Punishment of persons convicted before judge; maximum penalty permitted; power to punish for contempt

Wyoming § 5-6-301

Title 05Courts

Ch. 6MUNICIPAL COURTS

Art. 3INCORPORATED TOWNS

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-6-301 (2026).

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(a)A person convicted before a municipal judge shall be fined and imprisoned as provided by ordinance. Except as provided by W.S. 15-1-103(a)(xli) or subsection (c) of this section, no fine shall exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), and no imprisonment shall exceed six (6) months.

(b)The municipal judge shall punish for contempt in the same manner as district court. Before any person is imprisoned for the willful refusal to pay a fine, the court shall determine whether the defendant has an ability to pay or that a reasonable probability exists that the defendant will have an ability to pay.

(c)A district court has jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief and to impose any civil penalty authorized by ordinance adopted pursuant to W.S. 15-1-103(a)(xlvi).

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(a) A person convicted before a municipal judge shall be
fined and imprisoned as provided by ordinance. Except as
provided by W.S. 15-1-103(a)(xli) or subsection (c) of this
section, no fine shall exceed seven hundred fifty dollars
($750.00), and no imprisonment shall exceed six (6) months.
(b) The municipal judge shall punish for contempt in the
same manner as district court. Before any person is imprisoned
for the willful refusal to pay a fine, the court shall determine
whether the defendant has an ability to pay or that a reasonable
probability exists that the defendant will have an ability to
pay.
(c) A district court has jurisdiction to grant injunctive
relief and to impose any civil penalty authorized by ordinance
adopted pursuant to W.S. 15-1-103(a)(xlvi).