2012 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 14 - CHILDREN
CHAPTER 3 - PROTECTION
14-3-206. Child abuse or neglect; written report; statewide reporting center; documentation; costs and admissibility thereof.

(a) Reports of child abuse or neglect or of suspected child abuse or neglect made to the local child protective agency or local law enforcement agency shall be:

(i) Conveyed immediately by the agency receiving the report to the appropriate local child protective agency or local law enforcement agency. The agencies shall continue cooperating and coordinating with each other during the investigation; and

(ii) Followed by a written report by the receiving agency confirming or not confirming the facts reported. The report shall provide to law enforcement or the local child protective agency the following, to the extent available:

(A) The name, age and address of the child;

(B) The name and address of any person responsible for the child's care;

(C) The nature and extent of the child's condition;

(D) The basis of the reporter's knowledge;

(E) The names and conditions of any other children relevant to the report;

(F) Any evidence of previous injuries to the child;

(G) Photographs, videos and x-rays with the identification of the person who created the evidence and the date the evidence was created; and

(H) Any other relevant information.

(b) The state agency may establish and maintain a statewide reporting center to receive reports of child abuse or neglect on a twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) day week, toll free telephone number. Upon establishment of the service, all reports of child abuse or neglect may be made to the center which shall transfer the reports to the appropriate local child protective agency.

(c) Any person investigating, examining or treating suspected child abuse or neglect may document evidence of child abuse or neglect to the extent allowed by law by having photographs taken or causing x-rays to be made of the areas of trauma visible on a child who is the subject of the report or who is subject to a report. The reasonable cost of the photographs or x-rays shall be reimbursed by the appropriate local child protective agency. All photographs, x-rays or copies thereof shall be sent to the local child protective agency, admissible as evidence in any civil proceeding relating to child abuse or neglect, and shall state:

(i) The name of the subject;

(ii) The name, address and telephone number of the person taking the photographs or x-rays; and

(iii) The date and place they were taken.