Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-108 (2026)

Issuing false certificate; penalties.

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(a) A public servant commits a felony punishable by
imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not
more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if he
makes and issues an official certificate or other official
written instrument which he is authorized to make and issue
containing a statement which he knows to be false with intent to
obtain a benefit or maliciously to cause harm to another.

     (b) A public servant commits 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, if he makes and
issues an official certificate or other official written
instrument which he is authorized to make and issue containing a
statement which he knows to be false.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1989–1989 · leading case: Deckert v. Lang, 774 P.2d 1285 (Wyo. 1989).

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Deckert v. Lang, 774 P.2d 1285 (Wyo. 1989). “6-3-604, fraud against testamentary instruments and government records; penalties; government record defined and W.S. 6-5-108, issuing false certificate; penalties.”

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