Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 25-10-126 (2026)

Penalties for unwarranted hospitalization or

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denial of rights.

     (a) A person who willfully causes the unwarranted
hospitalization of any individual under this act is guilty of a
felony punishable by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars
($5,000.00) or imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or
both.

     (b) A person who willfully denies any individual any of
the rights accorded to him under this act is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding seven hundred
fifty dollars ($750.00) or imprisonment not exceeding six (6)
months, or both.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2014–2014 · leading case: State ex rel. West Park Hosp. Dist. v. Skoric, 321 P.3d 334 (Wyo. 2014).

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State ex rel. West Park Hosp. Dist. v. Skoric, 321 P.3d 334 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 4× “He feared that if his office handled cases as it had in the past, he and his deputies would not be entitled to prosecu-torial immunity from civil claims, and that they could be subject to criminal lability under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-10-126 . 2 [16] The effect of the Park County…”

State of Wyoming ex rel. West Park Hosp. Dist. & Yellowstone Behavioral Health Ctr. v. Bryan A. Skoric, Park Cnty. & Prosecuting Attorney, In His Off. Capacity, 2014 WY 41 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-10-126 (LexisNexis 2013).”

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