Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 14-8-105 (2026)

Powers and duties of the board.

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(a)   The board shall:

          (i) Provide for the coordination and exchange of
information on the establishment and maintenance of prevention
programs;

          (ii) Develop and publicize criteria regarding grants
from the trust fund, including the duration of grants and any
requirements for matching funds which are received from the
trust fund;

          (iii)    Review and monitor the expenditure of monies by
recipients;

          (iv) Prepare an annual report to the joint
appropriations interim committee on the board's activities which
include periodic evaluations of the effectiveness of the
prevention programs funded by the trust fund;

          (v) Accept grants from the federal government as well
as solicit and accept contributions, grants, gifts, bequests and
donations from individuals, private organizations and
foundations for credit to the trust fund or the income account
as directed by the terms of the contribution, grant, gift,
bequest or donation;

          (vi) Expend monies of the income account for the
establishment, promotion and maintenance of prevention programs,
for operational expenses of the board and to increase the
balance of the trust fund corpus;

          (vii) Exercise any other powers or perform any other
duties which are consistent with the purposes for which the
board was created and which are reasonably necessary for the
fulfillment of the board's responsibilities;

          (viii) Establish a classification system for
potential recipients based upon need and shall award grants to
those classified most needy.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 18 cases, 2000–2016 · leading case: Misenheimer v. State, 2001 WY 65 (Wyo. 2001).

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Misenheimer v. State, 2001 WY 65 (Wyo. 2001). · cites it 19× “[11] Wesley Misenheimer (Appellant) entered a conditional plea 1 of guilty to one count of taking immodest, immoral or indecent liberties with a child in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-8-105 (LexisNexis 2001) (indecent liberties statute) subject to an appeal on his claims…”

Sanderson v. State, 2007 WY 127 (Wyo. 2007). · cites it 6× “Is the indecent liberties with a minor statute, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-8-105 (a) unconstitutional as applied to Mr.”

Montez v. State, 2009 WY 17 (Wyo. 2009). · cites it 6× “Appellant tries to apply Santos to the instant case by claiming that the word "knowingly" in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-8-105 is ambiguous and should, therefore, be interpreted in his favor.”

Schmidt v. State, 2001 WY 73 (Wyo. 2001). · cites it 2× “Is W.S. § 14-8-105 void for vagueness in that it allows or invites the jurors to follow their personal predilictions [sic] in deciding guilt or innocence{[?] VII.”

Bitz v. State, 2003 WY 140 (Wyo. 2003). · cites it 2× “[T1] This is an appeal from a conviction for taking indecent liberties with a minor, in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-8-105 (a) (Michie 1994).”

Butz v. State, 2007 WY 152 (Wyo. 2007). · cites it 2× “We have also held that the term "willfully" is suffi *656 ciently self-explanatory that no additional definition in jury instructions is necessary.”

Baumgartner v. State, 7 P.3d 912 (Wyo. 2000). · cites it 4× “Baum-gartner was charged with committing an immoral act with a minor in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-8-105 (Michie July 1986 Rpl.”

Olsen v. State, 67 P.3d 536 (Wyo. 2003). “At the time of the crime, the only statutes imposing "life imprisonment without parole" were the sexual assault statute, Wyo.”

Dougherty v. State, 2010 WY 127 (Wyo. 2010). · cites it 2× “We consistently rejected facial challenges to the constitutionality of the indecent liberties statute, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-8-105 , 1 which prohibited "knowingly taking immodest, immoral or indecent liberties with any child.”

Brower v. State of Wyoming, 1 P.3d 1210 (Wyo. 2000). · cites it 2× “Appeliant Wilbur John Brower was convicted of two counts of taking immodest, immoral or indecent liberties with a child, his adopted daughter, in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-8-105 . On appeal, he contends *1212 that the uncharged misconduct admitted into evidence through…”

DeLoge v. State, 2002 WY 155 (Wyo. 2002). “14-3-105(a), or a criminal statute containing the same or similar elements as the crime defined by W.S. 14-8-105(a), if the circumstances of the crime involved a victim who was under the age of sixteen (16) at the time of the offense and an actor who was at least four (4) years…”

Andrews v. State, 2002 WY 28 (Wyo. 2002). “6-4-402, or indecent liberties under W.S. 14-8-105." $ 7-19-801(a)(v) (Michie 1997).”

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— Wyo. Stat. § 14-8-105(a) — 5 cases

Misenheimer v. State, 2001 WY 65 (Wyo. 2001). “[11] Wesley Misenheimer (Appellant) entered a conditional plea 1 of guilty to one count of taking immodest, immoral or indecent liberties with a child in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-8-105 (LexisNexis 2001) (indecent liberties statute) subject to an appeal on his claims…”

Jeffery Allen Lafferty v. State, 2016 WY 52 (Wyo. 2016).

Heinemann v. State, 12 P.3d 692 (Wyo. 2000).

Moehr v. State, 13 P.3d 1114 (Wyo. 2000).

— Wyo. Stat. § 14-8-105(b) — 1 case

Olsen v. State, 67 P.3d 536 (Wyo. 2003). “At the time of the crime, the only statutes imposing "life imprisonment without parole" were the sexual assault statute, Wyo.”

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