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Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-238 (2026)

Proceedings deemed in equity; effect of orders

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and decrees.
All proceedings under this act shall be regarded as proceedings
in equity and the court shall have and exercise equitable
jurisdiction. No order or decree pursuant to this act shall be
deemed a conviction of a crime or impose any civil disabilities,
nor shall it disqualify the child for any civil or military
service application or appointment or from holding public
office.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1981–2017 · leading case: Alex Jordan Vaughn v. State, 2017 WY 29 (Wyo. 2017).
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Alex Jordan Vaughn v. State, 2017 WY 29 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 2× “” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-6-238 . To prevent the public from knowing of an adjudication of delinquency, the WJJA requires that the case and all records flowing from it remain confidential, with certain strict exceptions.”
Brittany Brown v. State, 2017 WY 45 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 3× “§ 14-6-238 (LexisNexis 2015) provides that ”[n]o order or decree pursuant to [the Juvenile Justice Act] shall be deemed a conviction of a dime or impose any civil disabilities....” However, the contempt provisions in the Child Protection Act, Wyo.”
State Ex Rel. C v. Platte Cnty. Dep't of Pub. Assistance & Soc. Servs., 638 P.2d 165 (Wyo. 1981). · cites it 2× “* * * ” Section 14-6-238, W.S.1977. “(c) The jurisdiction of the juvenile court is not exclusive.”
In the Interest of DCP, 2001 WY 77 (Wyo. 2001). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-6-238 (LexisNexis 2001).”
McAdams v. State, 907 P.2d 1302 (Wyo. 1995). · cites it 2× “§ 14 — 6—231 (c)(ii) (1991); see also Wyo.Stat. § 14-6-238 (1978) (providing that no order or decree entered under the juvenile court statutes shall be deemed to be a conviction of a crime); Wyo.”
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