Wyoming

Number of Registered Sex Offenders: 929

Latest Events

Recent Action: November 2005, some limited school-district level action on notification, no notable statewide momentum.

Statutes

Sex Offender Registration
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-19-301 et seq.

Community Notification of Sexual Offenders
Wyo. Stat. § 7-19-303

Sexual Offenses Against Children and Penalties
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-303 et seq.
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-3-105

Crimes Involving the Prostitution of Children
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-4-103

Child Abuse Crimes: Homicide
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-101, § 6-2-108

Regulations

Registration: Adults (juveniles not specified); 2 tiers; 3 risk categories; before release or at sentencing for new convictions; within 40 days for prior offenses convicted after 1/1/85; foreign convictions not registrable; notification of changes: within 40 days incoming, outgoing or in-state 10 days

Notification: active; mandatory; no specified time frame; applicable to adults and juveniles convicted of an aggregated sex offense

Risk Designation: 3 specified tiers; in-camera hearing required

Tracking: verification of registry info 90 days or annually; duration of registration 10 years or life; FBI notified

Penalties: First offense, misdemeanor; subsequent offenses, felony

Resources

Website of Registry: http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/so/so_registration.html

Relevant State Entity: Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, and Wyoming Attorney General's Office