2022 Wyoming Statutes
Title 7 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 13 - Sentence and Imprisonment
Article 12 - Teen Court Program
Section 7-13-1204 - Program Criteria.

7-13-1204. Program criteria.

(a) A teen court program may be established under this act in accordance with the following criteria:

(i) The judge of the teen court shall be the judge of the supervising court or an attorney admitted to practice in this state appointed by the supervising court to serve in a voluntary capacity and shall serve at the pleasure of the supervising court;

(ii) Procedures in teen court shall be established by order of the supervising court in conformance with the provisions of this act and shall be subject to any uniform procedures for teen courts as may be prescribed by the Wyoming supreme court;

(iii) The supervising court may authorize the use of its courtroom and other facilities by the teen court program during times when the courtroom and facilities are not required for the normal operations of the supervising court;

(iv) The teen defendant, as a condition of participation in the teen court program, may be required to pay a nonrefundable fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00). Fees collected under this paragraph by a municipal court shall be credited to the treasury of the municipality. Fees collected under this paragraph by a circuit court shall be credited to the treasury of the county;

(v) The teen court program may involve teens serving as voluntary teen court members in various capacities including, but not limited to jurors, prosecutor-advocates, defender-advocates, bailiffs, clerks and supervisory duties;

(vi) Every teen defendant appearing in teen court shall be accompanied by a parent or guardian;

(vii) The teen court jury shall impose restitution, if any, in the amount established by the supervising court;

(viii) The supervisory court, in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Wyoming supreme court, shall establish a range of sentencing alternatives for any case referred to teen court. Sentencing alternatives shall include, but not be limited to:

(A) Community service as authorized by the supervising court;

(B) Mandatory participation in law related education classes, appropriate counseling, treatment or other education programs;

(C) Require the teen defendant to participate as a juror or other teen court member in proceedings involving teen defendants;

(D) Fines, not to exceed the statutory amount.

(ix) The teen court jury shall not have the power to impose a term of imprisonment.