Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-702 (2026)

Human trafficking in the first degree; penalty.

✓ current as of May 2026
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(a) A person is guilty of human trafficking in the first
degree when the person intentionally or knowingly recruits,
transports, transfers, harbors, receives, provides, obtains,
isolates, maintains or entices an individual for the purpose of:

           (i)    Forced labor or servitude in violation of W.S.
6-2-704;

           (ii)    Sexual servitude in violation of W.S. 6-2-705;
or

          (iii)     Sexual servitude of a minor in violation of
W.S. 6-2-706.

     (b) Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-712(a), human
trafficking in the first degree is a felony punishable by
imprisonment for not less than five (5) nor more than fifty (50)
years unless the victim is a minor in which case it is a felony
punishable by imprisonment for not less than twenty-five (25)
nor more than fifty (50) years and a fine of not more than ten
thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.