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Wyo. Stat. § 12-6-102 (2026)

Transporting or possessing in motor vehicle with

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intent to furnish to person under 21; penalties.

     (a) No person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age
shall transport, or have in his possession or control, any
alcoholic liquor or malt beverage, with the intent of furnishing
the same to any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years,
while operating or occupying a motor vehicle.

     (b) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section
is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished
by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor
more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment in the
county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both. Upon a
second or any subsequent conviction under this subsection the
person is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by
imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term not exceeding
five (5) years.

     (c) In addition to the penalty provided in subsection (b)
of this section the division of motor vehicles shall suspend,
for a period of one (1) year, the driver's license and
automobile registration of any person convicted of operating a
motor vehicle in violation of this section. The license
suspension shall not run concurrent with any term of
imprisonment, if imposed, but shall commence on the last day of
incarceration.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1988–2000 · leading case: Johnson v. State Hearing Exam'r's Off., 838 P.2d 158 (Wyo. 1992).
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Johnson v. State Hearing Exam'r's Off., 838 P.2d 158 (Wyo. 1992). · cites it 8× “Wyo.Stat. § 12-6-102 (Supp. 1992). The loss of a driver's license for the use of alcohol cannot be distinguishably differentiated if illegal for individuals of the ages below nineteen and those between nineteen and twenty-one.”
State v. Denhardt, 760 P.2d 988 (Wyo. 1988). · cites it 21× “Section 12-6-102(a), W.S.1977 (July 1986 Repl.”
Waid v. State Ex Rel. Dep't of Transp., 996 P.2d 18 (Wyo. 2000). “context we said, speaking to the significance of the placement of a comma: The application of commonly accepted rules of grammar would indicate that, by the proviso found in § 12-6-102(a), which reads, “[n]o adult shall transport, or have in his possession or control, any…”
Wyo. Stat. § 12-6-102(a): 2 cases
State v. Denhardt, 760 P.2d 988 (Wyo. 1988). “Section 12-6-102(a), W.S.1977 (July 1986 Repl.”
Waid v. State Ex Rel. Dep't of Transp., 996 P.2d 18 (Wyo. 2000). “context we said, speaking to the significance of the placement of a comma: The application of commonly accepted rules of grammar would indicate that, by the proviso found in § 12-6-102(a), which reads, “[n]o adult shall transport, or have in his possession or control, any…”
Wyo. Stat. § 12-6-102(b): 1 case
State v. Denhardt, 760 P.2d 988 (Wyo. 1988). “Section 12-6-102(a), W.S.1977 (July 1986 Repl.”
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