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Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-206 (2026)

Escape from official detention; penalties.

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     (a) A person commits a crime if he escapes from official
detention. Escape is:

          (i) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more
than ten (10) years, if the detention is the result of a
conviction for a felony;

          (ii) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more
than three (3) years, a fine of not more than three thousand
dollars ($3,000.00), or both, if the detention is the result of:

                (A)   A conviction for a misdemeanor; or

                (B)   An arrest or charge for a crime.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 35 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1988–2024 · leading case: DeSpain v. State, 865 P.2d 584 (Wyo. 1993).
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DeSpain v. State, 865 P.2d 584 (Wyo. 1993). · cites it 9× “§ 6-5-206 (1988), or is the State required to invoke WYO.”
Jones v. State, 2006 WY 40 (Wyo. 2006). · cites it 4× “What remains to be determined is the exact nature of the extended limits of confinement beyond which Jones could not go without authorization.”
Martin v. State, 2007 WY 2 (Wyo. 2007). · cites it 3× “§ 6-5-206. Escape from official detention; penalties.”
Phillips v. State, 760 P.2d 388 (Wyo. 1988). · cites it 6× “W.S. 6-5-206 provides: (a) A person commits a crime if he escapes from official detention.”
Peper v. State, 768 P.2d 26 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 5× “That statute, W.S. 6-5-206, provides that “[a] person commits a crime if he escapes from official detention.”
Six v. State, 2008 WY 42 (Wyo. 2008). · cites it 4× “[T7] Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-5-206 (2)08) (LexisNexis 2007) provides: § 6-5-206.”
Major v. State, 2003 WY 4 (Wyo. 2004). · cites it 2× “[¶ 4] An Information dated December 10, 2000, charged Appellant with one count of escape in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-5-206 (a) (LexisNexis 2003).”
Angerhofer v. State, 758 P.2d 1041 (Wyo. 1988). · cites it 6× “, provides: “(a) An offender or an inmate is deemed guilty of escape from official detention and shall be punished as provided by W.S. 6-5-206(a)(i) if, without proper authorization, he: "(i) Fails to remain within the extended limits of his confinement or to return within the…”
Harlow v. State, 2005 WY 12 (Wyo. 2005). · cites it 2× “Each of those crimes is based upon Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-5-206 (a) (LexisNexis 2003), which states that “[a] person commits a crime if he escapes from official detention.”
Kupec v. State, 835 P.2d 359 (Wyo. 1992). · cites it 3× “’s home electronic monitoring system, while admittedly being more intense than typical probation, still constitutes probation supervision, thus foreclosing a charge of escape pursuant to § 6-5-206. Cf. Peper v. State, 768 P.2d 26 (Wyo.”
Matthew Harl Majhanovich v. The State of Wyoming, 2021 WY 135 (Wyo. 2021). · cites it 2× “Majhanovich with escape from official detention in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-5-206 (a) (LexisNexis 2021).”
Oien v. State, 797 P.2d 544 (Wyo. 1990). · cites it 2× “[1] W.S. 6-5-206 provides in pertinent part: (a) A person commits a crime if he escapes from official detention.”
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— Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-206(a) — 8 cases
YellowBear v. State, 874 P.2d 241 (Wyo. 1994).
Kupec v. State, 835 P.2d 359 (Wyo. 1992). “’s home electronic monitoring system, while admittedly being more intense than typical probation, still constitutes probation supervision, thus foreclosing a charge of escape pursuant to § 6-5-206. Cf. Peper v. State, 768 P.2d 26 (Wyo.”
Shantell Ann Wyant v. The State of Wyoming, 2020 WY 15 (Wyo. 2020).
Capshaw v. State, 958 P.2d 387 (Wyo. 1998).
Roger Keith Black v. The State of Wyoming, 2020 WY 34 (Wyo. 2020).
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-206(a)(i) — 12 cases
Jones v. State, 2006 WY 40 (Wyo. 2006). “What remains to be determined is the exact nature of the extended limits of confinement beyond which Jones could not go without authorization.”
Angerhofer v. State, 758 P.2d 1041 (Wyo. 1988). “, provides: “(a) An offender or an inmate is deemed guilty of escape from official detention and shall be punished as provided by W.S. 6-5-206(a)(i) if, without proper authorization, he: "(i) Fails to remain within the extended limits of his confinement or to return within the…”
Peper v. State, 768 P.2d 26 (Wyo. 1989). “That statute, W.S. 6-5-206, provides that “[a] person commits a crime if he escapes from official detention.”
Prejean v. State, 794 P.2d 877 (Wyo. 1990).
Despain v. State, 774 P.2d 77 (Wyo. 1989).
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-206(a)(ii) — 1 case
Martin v. State, 2007 WY 2 (Wyo. 2007). “§ 6-5-206. Escape from official detention; penalties.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-206(a)(ii)(A) — 1 case
Young v. State, 904 P.2d 359 (Wyo. 1995).
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-206(a)(ii)(B) — 1 case
Phillips v. State, 760 P.2d 388 (Wyo. 1988). “W.S. 6-5-206 provides: (a) A person commits a crime if he escapes from official detention.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-206(a)(l) — 1 case
Smith v. State, 932 P.2d 1281 (Wyo. 1997).
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