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Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-406 (2026)

Child in custody; no shelter care placement

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without court order; exceptions; notice to parent or guardian;
release.

     (a) A child taken into temporary protective custody shall
not be placed in shelter care without a court order unless
shelter care is required to:

           (i)   Protect the child's person;

          (ii) Prevent the child from being removed from the
jurisdiction of the court; or

          (iii) Provide the child having no parent, guardian,
custodian or other responsible adult with supervision and care
and return him to the court when required.

     (b) Any person taking a child into temporary protective
custody under this act shall as soon as possible notify the
child's parent, guardian or custodian. Unless the child's
shelter care is authorized by court order or required for one
(1) of the reasons in subsection (a) of this section, the child
shall be released to the care of his parent, guardian, custodian
or other responsible adult upon that person's written promise to
present the child before the court upon request.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2021–2023 · leading case: In the Interest Of: Aa, a Minor Child, Ra v. The State of Wyoming, 2021 WY 18 (Wyo. 2021).
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In the Interest Of: Aa, a Minor Child, Ra v. The State of Wyoming, 2021 WY 18 (Wyo. 2021). · cites it 3× “Section 14-3-406(b). Under § 14-3- 406(a) and (b), a person taking a child into protective custody must release the child to her parent unless shelter care is necessary to protect the child’s person or provide a child “having no parent .”
In the Interest of: BG, minor child, NG v. The State of Wyoming, 2023 WY 40 (Wyo. 2023). · cites it 5× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-3-406 (b). Under § 14-3-406(a) and (b), a person taking a child into protective custody must release the child to his parent unless shelter care is necessary to protect the child’s person or provide a child “having no parent .”
— Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-406(a) — 1 case
In the Interest of: BG, minor child, NG v. The State of Wyoming, 2023 WY 40 (Wyo. 2023). “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-3-406 (b). Under § 14-3-406(a) and (b), a person taking a child into protective custody must release the child to his parent unless shelter care is necessary to protect the child’s person or provide a child “having no parent .”
— Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-406(b) — 1 case
In the Interest Of: Aa, a Minor Child, Ra v. The State of Wyoming, 2021 WY 18 (Wyo. 2021). “Section 14-3-406(b). Under § 14-3- 406(a) and (b), a person taking a child into protective custody must release the child to her parent unless shelter care is necessary to protect the child’s person or provide a child “having no parent .”
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