Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-212 (2026)

Interference with emergency calls; interference

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with emergency reporting system.

     (a) A person commits a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not
more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if he
knowingly obstructs, prevents, hinders or otherwise interferes
with the making or completion of a telephone call to a 911
emergency reporting system or other telephone or radio
communication by another person to any law enforcement agency to
request protection or other assistance from the law enforcement
agency or to report the commission of a crime.

     (b) A person commits a misdemeanor if he knowingly calls a
911 emergency reporting system for a purpose other than to
report a situation that he reasonably believes requires prompt
service in order to preserve or protect human life or health or
property.

     (c) For purposes of this article "911 emergency reporting
system" means as defined by W.S. 16-9-102(a)(iv).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2012–2012 · leading case: Scott v. State, 2012 WY 86 (Wyo. 2012).

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Scott v. State, 2012 WY 86 (Wyo. 2012). · cites it 2× “He was also charged with three misdemeanors: domestic battery pursuant to § 6-2-501(b) (LexisNexis 2011), interference with a 911 call in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-5-212 (a) (LexisNexis 2011) and violation of a protection order under Wyo.”

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