2019 Wyoming Statutes
Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs
Chapter 11 - Military Service Member Protections
Article 1 - Military Service Relief Act
Section 19-11-125 - Termination, Suspension or Reinstatement of Contract Services.
19-11-125. Termination, suspension or reinstatement of contract services.
(a) A person ordered to active service in the uniformed services, or a person already in active service in the uniformed services and transferred, for a period of more than thirty (30) but not more than one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days may suspend, or for more than one hundred eighty (180) days may terminate or suspend, a service contract described in subsection (b) of this section at any time after the date the person receives military orders, provided the person complies with the notice requirements in subsection (c) of this section.
(b) Service contracts subject to subsection (a) of this section include contracts issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2018, subject to Wyoming law, which provide any of the following:
(i) Telecommunication services;
(ii) Internet services;
(iii) Television services including cable television, satellite and other television like services;
(iv) Athletic club or gym memberships;
(v) Satellite radio or communication services;
(vi) Other services provided pursuant to a contract that requires periodic and ongoing payments.
(c) To terminate or suspend a service contract pursuant to this section a uniformed services member or spouse of a uniformed services member shall deliver to the holder of the service contract a written or electronic notice of the suspension or termination and a copy of the member's military orders. Termination or suspension is effective on the date specified in the notice, or ten (10) days after the date the notice was sent, whichever is later. Suspension shall continue until the member or spouse of a uniformed services member reinstates service by delivering to the holder of the service contract a written or electronic notice of reinstatement. The contract holder shall resume providing services effective not more than ten (10) business days after the date specified in the notice, or ten (10) days after the date the notice was sent, whichever is later. A service member who terminates, suspends or reinstates services may not be charged any penalty, interest, fee, loss of deposit or other cost because of the termination, suspension or reinstatement. A service contract described in this subsection may be contracted together with or separately by the spouse of the person ordered to service in the uniformed services, provided that at the time under contract the spouse resides with the person.
(d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a holder of a service contract from requiring the return of tangible property before suspending or terminating the contractual obligations of a person in subsection (a) of this section.
(e) Any person who knowingly violates the protections provided to a person in subsection (a) of this section, or any person in subsection (a) of this section who obtains protections under this section through fraudulent means, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
