Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-231 (2026)

Release of child from institution; duration of

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orders of disposition; termination of orders.

     (a) A child committed to the Wyoming boys' school, the
Wyoming girls' school or the Wyoming state hospital may be
released from that institution by the agency having the direct
authority and control of the institution. This release shall not
affect any other terms or conditions of the court's order. The
agency shall notify the court of any planned release and shall
recommend further disposition of the child. The court shall
discharge the child from further court jurisdiction or shall
enter any other order of disposition specified under W.S.
14-6-229 for a child found to be delinquent.

     (b) An order of disposition shall remain in force for an
indefinite period until terminated by the court whenever it
appears the purpose of the order has been achieved and it is in
the child's best interest that he be discharged from further
court jurisdiction.

     (c) Unless sooner terminated by court order, all orders
issued under this act shall terminate with respect to a child
adjudicated:

          (i)    Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 199, § 3.

          (ii)    Delinquent, when he reaches twenty-one (21)
years of age;

          (iii)    Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 199, § 3.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2022 · leading case: Matter of ALJ, 836 P.2d 307 (Wyo. 1992).

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Matter of ALJ, 836 P.2d 307 (Wyo. 1992). · cites it 4× “§ 2-1-301(a)(xxvi) (1980), I cannot find any possible constitutional validity to the provisions *324 of Wyo.Stat. § 14-6-231(c)(ii) (Supp.1991) which accords to the juvenile court authority to continue supervision although its jurisdiction had ended at age nineteen.”

Robert Charles Rosen v. The State of Wyoming, 2022 WY 16 (Wyo. 2022). · cites it 4× “See Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 14-6-231 (c)(ii), 14-6- 247(d).”

JW v. State Ex Rel. Laramie Cnty. Dep't of Pub. Assistance & Soc. Servs., 778 P.2d 1106 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 2× “Section 14-6-231, W.S.1977, (1985 Cum. Supp.”

In Interest of MKM, 792 P.2d 1369 (Wyo. 1990). · cites it 2× “W.S. 14-6-231(b) and (c) (July 1986 Replacement) explain that an order of temporary custody remains in effect until terminated by the court upon a finding that its purpose has been achieved and the child's best interests have been served, or when the child reaches the age of…”

— Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-231(b) — 1 case

In Interest of MKM, 792 P.2d 1369 (Wyo. 1990). “W.S. 14-6-231(b) and (c) (July 1986 Replacement) explain that an order of temporary custody remains in effect until terminated by the court upon a finding that its purpose has been achieved and the child's best interests have been served, or when the child reaches the age of…”

— Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-231(c)(ii) — 2 cases

Matter of ALJ, 836 P.2d 307 (Wyo. 1992). “§ 2-1-301(a)(xxvi) (1980), I cannot find any possible constitutional validity to the provisions *324 of Wyo.Stat. § 14-6-231(c)(ii) (Supp.1991) which accords to the juvenile court authority to continue supervision although its jurisdiction had ended at age nineteen.”

Robert Charles Rosen v. The State of Wyoming, 2022 WY 16 (Wyo. 2022). “See Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 14-6-231 (c)(ii), 14-6- 247(d).”

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