2020 Wyoming Statutes
Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure
Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions
Section 1-1-139 - Civil Liability for Female Genital Mutilation.
1-1-139. Civil liability for female genital mutilation.
(a) A person who is the victim of female genital mutilation as defined by W.S. 6-1-104(a)(xvii) may maintain a civil action against an individual who engages in conduct that is prohibited under W.S. 6-2-502(a)(v) for damages incurred by the victim as a result of that conduct. The victim may also be awarded exemplary damages, reasonable attorney's fees, costs of the action and any other appropriate relief. A victim of female genital mutilation may bring a civil action under this section at any time within ten (10) years of:
(i) The procedure being performed; or
(ii) The victim's eighteenth birthday.
(b) A civil action may be maintained under this section whether or not the individual who is alleged to have engaged in conduct prohibited under W.S. 6-2-502(a)(v) has been charged or convicted under W.S. 6-2-502(a)(v) for the alleged crime.
(c) Neither the pendency nor the termination of a civil action under this section shall prevent the criminal prosecution of a person who violates W.S. 6-2-502(a)(v).
