Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-603 (2026)

Possession of forged writings and forgery

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     (a) A person is guilty of a felony punishable by
imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not
more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both, if he:

          (i) Possesses a writing knowing it is forged in a
manner specified in W.S. 6-3-602(a)(i) or (ii) and intending to
utter or pass it to defraud another person;

          (ii) With intent to commit forgery, makes or
knowingly possesses a die, plate, apparatus, paper, metal,
machine or other thing used to forge writings.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1991–2011 · leading case: Pearson v. State, 811 P.2d 704 (Wyo. 1991).

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Pearson v. State, 811 P.2d 704 (Wyo. 1991). · cites it 2× “The possession statute, W.S. 6-3-603, is not included as a charged offense in the information.”

United States v. Martinez-Valdez, 419 F. App'x 523 (5th Cir. 2011). “” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-3-603 (a)(i). The corresponding provision, § 6-3-602(a), provides that a person is guilty of forgery if, with intent to defraud, he: (i) Alters any writing of another without authority; (ii) Makes, completes, executes, authen7 ticates, issues or transfers…”

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