Wyo. Stat. » Wyo. Stat. / Title 07 - Criminal Procedure / Chapter 16 - LABOR BY PRISONERS / Article 1 - COUNTY JAIL
Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 7-16-101 (2026)

Persons subject to required work.

✓ current as of May 2026 Cite as: Wyo. Stat. § 7-16-101 (2026)
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section WY-LEGwyoleg.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar 
(a) The sentencing court may require the following persons
to perform work pursuant to W.S. 7-16-101 through 7-16-104:

          (i) Persons sentenced to a definite term of
imprisonment in the county jail, whether or not a fine is
imposed as a part of the sentence;

          (ii) Persons committed to jail pursuant to W.S.
6-10-105 for refusal to pay a fine or costs; and
          (iii) Persons for whom work is imposed as a condition
of probation pursuant to W.S. 7-13-304(b).

     (b) No person charged with a crime and awaiting the action
of the grand jury or awaiting trial shall be required to perform
work pursuant to W.S. 7-16-101 through 7-16-104.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1982–1989 · leading case: Canaday v. State
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Canaday v. State (1984) wyo · cites it 4× “, whereas nonlawyers are eligible to serve as justices of the peace, § 5-4-201, W.”
Schiefer v. State (1989) wyo · cites it 2× “68, § 1 (1984); effective June 5, 1984], which were amended and became W.S. 7-16-101 through 7-16-104 [Wyo. Sess.”
Goodman v. State (1982) wyo · cites it 2× “1977 (§§ 7-16-101 through 7-16-211, W.S. 1977).”
Freeman v. Town of Lusk (1986) wyo “The appellant mistakenly relies upon § 7-16-101, W.S.1977, which addresses jurisdiction of justices of the peace.”
Hanson v. State (1983) wyo · cites it 2× “Section 7-16-101, W.S.1977, defines the jurisdiction of justices of the peace to: “ * * * determine all public offenses less than felony, * * * in which punishment prescribed by law does not exceed a fine of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.