2020 Wyoming Statutes
Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs
Chapter 12 - Military Courts and Justice
Article 1 - State Military Code
Section 19-12-109 - Immunity of National Guard Member; Commission of Felony or Lesser Crime by Such Member.

19-12-109. Immunity of national guard member; commission of felony or lesser crime by such member.

(a) Members of the Wyoming national guard, while in active state service, are immune from service of civil subpoena to compel attendance as a witness unless the commanding officer of the member permits the service of the subpoena when in the judgment of such commanding officer the presence of the member is not required in the performance of military duties.

(b) When any felony against the laws of Wyoming is alleged to have been committed by any member of the national guard while in active state service, upon presentation of proper warrant he shall be arrested by the military authorities and immediately surrendered to the proper civil authorities of the county wherein the warrant was issued.

(c) When any crime not a felony against the laws of Wyoming or any municipal subdivision thereof is alleged to have been committed by a member of the national guard while in active state service, upon presentation of the proper warrant he shall be arrested by the military authorities and at the convenience of the military authorities but before termination of his active state service be surrendered to the proper civil authorities of the county or municipality wherein the warrant was issued.

(d) Nothing herein grants immunity from service of warrants issued upon a charge or complaint alleging the violation of one (1) or more of the offenses set forth in W.S. 19-12-110 nor shall any such immunity prevent prosecution of a member of the national guard by the proper authorities at any time after termination of the period of active state service for which the immunity was effective.

(e) No member of the national guard shall be held to answer for a criminal offense in both civilian courts and the military courts of this state. The decision as to under which justice system a member is held to answer is left to the discretion of the district attorney for the county in which the offense is alleged to have occurred and the judge advocate general. An impasse in this decision shall be referred to the district court judge for resolution. The decision of the district court judge is final.