Wyoming Statutes
Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-405 (2026)
Reasonable detention and interrogation of persons
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suspected of shoplifting or altering price tag; defense in civil
or criminal action.
(a) A peace officer, merchant or merchant's employee who
has reasonable cause to believe a person is violating W.S. 6-3-
402 with regard to property offered for sale by a wholesale or
retail store may detain and interrogate the person in regard to
the suspected violation in a reasonable manner and for a
reasonable time.
(b) In a civil or criminal action for slander, false
arrest, false imprisonment, assault, battery or wrongful
detention based upon a detention and interrogation pursuant to
this section, it is a defense that the peace officer, merchant
or merchant's employee had reasonable cause to believe the
person was violating W.S. 6-3-402 with regard to property
offered for sale by a wholesale or retail store and the
detention and interrogation were conducted in a reasonable
manner and for a reasonable time.Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1988–1988 · leading case: Howard v. State, 762 P.2d 28 (Wyo. 1988).
Howard v. State, 762 P.2d 28 (Wyo. 1988). “" Embezzlement is defined in § 6-3-405, and it basically captures the separate identities that were the subject of different statutes in the earlier versions.”
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