Wyo. Stat. § 7-13-1501 (2026)

conviction of certain misdemeanors; filing fee; notice;
objections; hearing; definitions; exceptions.

     (a) A person who has pled guilty or nolo contendere to or
been convicted of a misdemeanor may petition the convicting
court for an expungement of the records of conviction, subject
to the following limitations:

           (i) At least five (5) years have passed for nonstatus
offenses and at least one (1) year has passed for status
offenses as defined by W.S. 7-1-107(b)(iii) since the expiration
of the terms of sentence imposed by the court, including any
periods of probation or the completion of any program ordered by
the court;

          (ii)   Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 164, § 2.

          (iii) The misdemeanor or misdemeanors for which the
person is seeking expungement shall not have involved the use or
attempted use of a firearm;

          (iv) A health care provider who has pled guilty or
nolo contendere to or has been convicted of an offense
punishable under W.S. 6-2-313 which was committed against a
patient under the care of the health care provider shall not be
eligible for an expungement of the records of conviction.
     (b) A petition filed under this section shall be verified
by the petitioner and served upon the prosecuting attorney and
the division of criminal investigation. The filing fee for each
petition filed under this section shall be one hundred dollars
($100.00) and shall be deposited in accordance with W.S.
5-9-144.

     (c) The prosecuting attorney shall serve notice of the
petition for expungement by certified mail, return receipt
requested, to any identifiable victims of the misdemeanors at
their last known addresses of record on file with the
prosecuting attorney. The notices shall include a copy of the
petition and statutes applicable to the petition. In the event
that there are no identifiable victims, or that there is at
least one (1) identifiable victim and the prosecuting attorney
has no address of record on file or the notice sent was returned
or is otherwise undeliverable, the prosecuting attorney shall
notify the court and shall be deemed to have complied with the
provisions of this subsection.

     (d) The court in its discretion may request a written
report by the division of criminal investigation concerning the
criminal history of the petitioner.

     (e) The prosecuting attorney shall review the petition and
shall file with the court an objection or recommendation, if
any, to the petition within thirty (30) days after service of
the notice by the petitioner upon the prosecuting attorney. If
the prosecuting attorney or an identifiable victim submits a
written objection to the court concerning the petition within
thirty (30) days after service of the notice by the petitioner
upon the prosecuting attorney, or if the petitioner objects to
the criminal history report of the division of criminal
investigation if requested by the court, the court shall set a
date for a hearing and notify the prosecuting attorney, the
identifiable victims who have submitted written objections to
the petition, the division of criminal investigation and the
petitioner of the date set for the hearing. Any person who has
relevant information about the petitioner may testify at the
hearing.

     (f) If no objection is filed to the petition within thirty
(30) days after service of the notice by the petitioner upon the
prosecuting attorney, the court may summarily enter an order if
the court finds that the petitioner is otherwise eligible for
relief under this section. No order granting expungement shall
be issued prior to the expiration of thirty (30) days after
service was made to the prosecuting attorney.

     (g) If the court finds that the petitioner is eligible for
relief under this section and that the petitioner does not
represent a substantial danger to himself, any identifiable
victim or society, it shall issue an order granting expungement
of the applicable records. The court shall also place the court
files under seal, available for inspection only by order of that
court. The court shall transmit a certified copy of the order
to the division of criminal investigation.

     (h) The state, through the prosecuting attorney, may
appeal any order of expungement issued by any court under this
section.

     (j) Notwithstanding any provision of the Wyoming
Governmental Claims Act, the division of criminal investigation
and its employees and any prosecuting attorney are immune from
liability, either as an agency or individually, for any actions,
inactions or omissions by the agency or any employee thereof,
pursuant to this section.

     (k) Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow a
person who has previously received an expungement of records of
conviction under this section to seek a second or subsequent
expungement of records of conviction under this section.

     (m)   As used in this section:

          (i) "Expungement" means as defined in W.S.
7-13-1401(j)(i);

           (ii)   "Misdemeanor" means as defined by W.S. 6-10-101;

          (iii) "Record" means as defined in W.S.
7-13-1401(j)(ii);

          (iv) "Health care provider" means an individual who
is licensed, certified or otherwise authorized or permitted by
the laws of this state to provide care, treatment, services or
procedures to maintain, diagnose or otherwise treat a patient's
physical or mental condition.