Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-511
Domestic battery.
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(a) A household member is guilty of domestic battery if he
knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another
household member by use of physical force.
(b) Domestic battery is punishable as follows:
(i) By imprisonment for not more than six (6) months,
a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00),
or both;
(ii) By imprisonment for not more than one (1) year,
a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or
both, if within the previous five (5) years, the person has been
convicted of domestic battery or any of the following or similar
offenses against another household member:
(A) Domestic assault under W.S. 6-2-510;
(B) Simple assault under W.S. 6-2-501(a);
(C) Battery under W.S. 6-2-501(b);
(D) Aggravated assault and battery under W.S.
6-2-502;
(E) Child abuse under W.S. 6-2-503;
(F) Reckless endangering under W.S. 6-2-504;
(G) Unlawful contact under W.S. 6-2-501(g);
(H) Strangulation of a household member under
W.S. 6-2-509;
(J) Kidnapping under W.S. 6-2-201;
(K) Felonious restraint under W.S. 6-2-202; or
(M) False imprisonment under W.S. 6-2-203.
(iii) By imprisonment for not more than ten (10)
years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars
($10,000.00), or both, if within the previous ten (10) years,
the person has been convicted of domestic battery two (2) or
more times or has been convicted of domestic battery and any of
the following or similar offense against another household
member:
(A) Domestic assault under W.S. 6-2-510;
(B) Simple assault under W.S. 6-2-501(a);
(C) Battery under W.S. 6-2-501(b);
(D) Aggravated assault and battery under W.S.
6-2-502;
(E) Child abuse under W.S. 6-2-503;
(F) Reckless endangering under W.S. 6-2-504;
(G) Unlawful contact under W.S. 6-2-501(g);
(H) Strangulation of a household member under
W.S. 6-2-509;
(J) Kidnapping under W.S. 6-2-201;
(K) Felonious restraint under W.S. 6-2-202; or
(M) False imprisonment under W.S. 6-2-203.
(c) If a person sentenced under paragraph (b)(i) or (ii)
of this section is placed on probation, the court may,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, impose a term of
probation exceeding the maximum imprisonment of one (1) year,
provided the term of probation, including extensions, shall not
exceed three (3) years.
(d) As used in this section:
(i) "Convicted" means a person has been convicted
upon a plea of guilty or no contest or has been found guilty;
(ii) "Household member" means as defined in W.S.
35-21-102;
(iii) "Similar offense" means a substantially similar
law of this or any other state, tribe or territory.Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17
cases (7 in the last 5 years), 2015–2025 · leading case: Lonnie Lee Dahl v. The State of Wyoming
Lonnie Lee Dahl v. The State of Wyoming (2020)
“[¶15] Count IV improperly referred to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-510 (LexisNexis 2017) instead of Wyo.”
Volpi v. State (2018)
“§ 6-2-509 , and Count V was for battery of a household member in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-511 . For both counts, the term "household member" is defined in Wyo.”
Garland v. State (2017)
“Garland with domestic battery in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-511 (a) (LexisNexis 2017) and strangulation of a household member in violation of Wyo.”
Bradley Dean Jackson v. The State of Wyoming (2021)
“Compare Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-511 (a) (LexisNexis 2019) (“A household member is guilty of domestic battery if he knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another household member by use of physical force.”
Dumas v. State (2018)
“§ 6-2-509 (a)(i) (LexisNexis 2015) and one count of domestic battery in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-511 (a). He was found guilty on both counts and sentenced to a prison term of two to five years for the strangulation and a concurrent jail term of 180 days for domestic…”
Timothy S. Nickels v. State (2015)
“§ 6-2-501 (b) (LexisNexis 2013), 1 and domestic battery, under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-511 (LexisNexis 2014).”
Myron Martize Woods v. The State of Wyoming (2023)
“Woods for the crime of misdemeanor domestic battery under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-511 (a) (LexisNexis 2021).”
Drakeford v. State (2017)
“[¶9] Appellant contends, and the State concedes, that domestic battery, as defined in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-511 (a) (Lexis-Nexis 2015) is a lesser included offense of strangulation of a household member, as defined in Wyo.”
Myron Martize Woods v. The State of Wyoming (2023)
“Woods for the crime of misdemeanor domestic battery under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-511 (a) (LexisNexis 2021).”
Donald Michael Bulisco v. The State of Wyoming (2023)
“Bulisco pled guilty pursuant to a plea agreement to felony domestic battery, third offense in ten years, in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-511 (a), (b)(iii) (LexisNexis 2021), for punching his wife in the head and grabbing and pulling her right breast.”
Russell George Mackie v. The State of Wyoming (2020)
“§ 6-2-509(a)(i); Wyo.Stat.Ann. § 6-2-511. On the felony, the district court imposed a seven to ten-year sentence.”
Arlis Jacob Draves, Jr. v. The State of Wyoming (2020)
“§ 6-2-509(a)(i); Wyo.Stat.Ann. § 6-2-511. On the felony, the district court imposed a four to eight-year sentence, which was suspended in favor of a split sentence that includes three years of probation.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-511(a) — 2 cases
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-511(d)(ii) — 1 case
Lonnie Lee Dahl v. The State of Wyoming (2020)
“[¶15] Count IV improperly referred to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-510 (LexisNexis 2017) instead of Wyo.”
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