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Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-203 (2026)

False imprisonment; penalties.

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(a) A person is guilty of false imprisonment if he
knowingly and unlawfully restrains another so as to interfere
substantially with his liberty.

     (b) False imprisonment is a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more
than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1989–2023 · leading case: Cooney v. Park Cnty., 792 P.2d 1287 (Wyo. 1990).
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Cooney v. Park Cnty., 792 P.2d 1287 (Wyo. 1990). · cites it 4× “6-5-305(b), obstruction or impedance of the administration of justice; W.S. 6-2-203, false imprisonment; and, of course, the inchoate offenses, W.”
Harvey v. State, 835 P.2d 1074 (Wyo. 1992). · cites it 4× “§ 6-5-202 (1988); and, in addition, commission of an actual offense or offenses as in this case, sexual assault or attempt, Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-203 (1988), we conceptually segment any one course of conduct into the potentiality of six sequential prosecutions.”
Chad Dockter v. State, 2017 WY 63 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 4× “See Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-202 ; Wyo. Stat. Ann.”
Hurley v. State, 401 P.3d 827 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 2× “” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-203 (a) (LexisNexis 2017).”
Dean v. State, 2003 WY 128 (Wyo. 2003). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-203 (a) states: "A person is guilty of false imprisonment if he knowingly and unlawfully restrains another so as to interfere substantially with his liberty.”
Silva v. State, 2012 WY 37 (Wyo. 2012). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-203 (a) (LexisNexis 2011).”
James Bullard Minter v. The State of Wyoming, 2023 WY 35 (Wyo. 2023). “§ 6-2-703 , a registerable offense, but who pleads guilty to misdemeanor false imprisonment in violation of § 6-2-203, a non-registerable offense. Under such a scenario, the State would not have proved any element of the human trafficking charge, and the defendant would not have…”
Kavanaugh v. State, 769 P.2d 908 (Wyo. 1989). “1977, instead of § 6-2-203(a)(ii), W.S. 1977. The State of Wyoming, as appellee, presented one brief responding to both appeals, and its articulation of the issues is: "I.”
Doud v. State, 845 P.2d 402 (Wyo. 1993). · cites it 2× “Wyo.Stat. § 6-2-203 (1988). Unlike felonious restraint or false imprisonment, kidnapping requires confinement with the intent to take one of three severe actions.”
State, Off. of the Attorney Gen., Div. of Crim. Investigation v. Thomason, 2008 WY 143 (Wyo. 2008). “6-2-202 if the victim was a minor and the offender is not the victim's parent or guardian, W.S. 6-2-203 if the victim was a minor and the offender is not the victim's parent or guardian, W.”
Tell Edward Barbour v. The State of Wyoming, 2021 WY 57 (Wyo. 2021). “§ 6-2 - 303(a)(ii); § 6-2-203. On the felony conviction, the district court imposed a four to eight- year sentence.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-203(a)(ii) — 1 case
Kavanaugh v. State, 769 P.2d 908 (Wyo. 1989). “1977, instead of § 6-2-203(a)(ii), W.S. 1977. The State of Wyoming, as appellee, presented one brief responding to both appeals, and its articulation of the issues is: "I.”
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