Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 1-12-108 (2026)

Punishment for contempt by witness.

✓ current as of May 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section WY-LEGwyoleg.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar
(a) Punishment for the contempt mentioned in W.S. 1-12-106
is as follows:

          (i) When the witness fails to attend in obedience to
a subpoena, the court or officer may fine him not more than
fifty dollars ($50.00);

          (ii) In other cases the court or officer may fine the
witness not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor less than five
dollars ($5.00), or may imprison him in the county jail until he
submits to be sworn, testifies or gives his deposition.

     (b) The fine imposed shall be paid into the county
treasury.

     (c) The witness is also liable to the party injured for
any damages occasioned by his failure to attend, his refusal to
be sworn, to testify or give his deposition.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2008–2008 · leading case: Rogers v. State, 2008 WY 90 (Wyo. 2008).
Rogers v. State, 2008 WY 90 (Wyo. 2008). · cites it 2× “, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-12-108 ; W.R.Cr.P. 17.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.