2022 Wyoming Statutes
Title 7 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 13 - Sentence and Imprisonment
Article 12 - Teen Court Program
Section 7-13-1202 - Definitions.

7-13-1202. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act:

(i) "Minor offense" means any crime punishable as a misdemeanor or the violation of any municipal ordinance, provided the maximum penalty authorized by law for the offense does not exceed imprisonment for more than six (6) months and a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00);

(ii) "Supervising court" means the municipal court or circuit court by whose order a teen court program is established pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Wyoming supreme court;

(iii) "Teen" for the purposes of this act means a person who has attained the age of thirteen (13) years of age and is under the age of majority;

(iv) "Teen court" or "teen court program" means an alternative sentencing procedure under which regular court proceedings involving a teen charged with a minor offense may be deferred and subsequently dismissed on condition that the defendant participate fully in the teen court program and appear before a jury of teen peers for sentencing and that the defendant successfully complete the terms and conditions of the sentence imposed. This sentencing is in addition to the provisions of W.S. 7-13-301 and 35-7-1037;

(v) "This act" means W.S. 7-13-1201 through 7-13-1205.