Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 7-19-307 (2026)

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(a) Failure to register, update any registration
information or pay any fee required under subsection (r) of this
section within the time required under W.S. 7-19-302 constitutes
a per se violation of this act and is punishable as provided in
this section. The division shall notify the appropriate
authorities when it discovers that an offender fails to
register, update any registration information or pay any fee
required under subsection (r) of this section within the time
required under W.S. 7-19-302 or when an offender absconds.

     (b) An arrest on charges of failure to register, service
of an information or complaint for a violation of this act, or
arraignment on charges for a violation of this act, constitutes
actual notice of the duty to register. Any person charged with
the crime of failure to register under this act who asserts as a
defense the lack of notice of the duty to register shall
register immediately following actual notice of the duty through
arrest, service or arraignment. Failure to register as required
under this subsection constitutes grounds for filing another
charge of failing to register. Registering following arrest,
service or arraignment on charges shall not relieve the offender
from criminal liability for failure to register prior to the
filing of the original charge.

     (c) A person who knowingly fails to register as required
by W.S. 7-19-302 is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of
up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment for not
more than five (5) years, or both.

     (d) A person convicted of a subsequent violation of
knowingly failing to register as required by W.S. 7-19-302 is
guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars
($1,000.00), imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, or
both.

     (e) A person who willfully fails to pay fees required
under W.S. 7-19-302 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a
fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00),
imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6)
months, or both.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 10 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2005–2025 · leading case: Ronald S. Kammerer, Jr. v. The State of Wyoming, 2014 WY 50 (Wyo. 2014).

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Ronald S. Kammerer, Jr. v. The State of Wyoming, 2014 WY 50 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 4× “§ 7 — 19—302(j) and Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-19-307 (a)(d). He contends that Wyoming’s Sex Offender Registration Act ( Wyo.”

Alex Jordan Vaughn v. State, 2017 WY 29 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-19-307 . 2 . The rule of lenity provides that in construing an ambiguous criminal statute, a court should resolve any ambiguity in favor of the defendant.”

Bradshaw v. State, 671 S.E.2d 485 (Ga. 2008). · cites it 2× “45 (6)(a)(2); Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-19-307 (d) (1977). Because of the number of variable factors involved, North Carolina's sentence was not considered.”

James Bullard Minter v. The State of Wyoming, 2023 WY 35 (Wyo. 2023). · cites it 2× “See Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-19-307 (c) (“A person who knowingly fails to register as required by W.”

Garrison v. State, 950 So. 2d 990 (Miss. 2006). “45 (6) (making it a Class H felony to knowingly violate registration requirements); Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-19-307 (knowingly failing to register subjects violator to high misdemeanor for first offense and felony for subsequent offense).”

Kenya Marie Jones v. The State of Wyoming, 2025 WY 107 (Wyo. 2025). · cites it 4× “Pursuant to a plea agreement, Appellant entered an unconditional guilty plea to one count of failure to register as a sex offender in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-19-307 (a) and Wyo. Stat.”

Edgar Allen Stitzel v. The State of Wyoming, 2024 WY 26 (Wyo. 2024). “§ 7-19-302 and § 7-19-307(c). This Court also agrees the surcharge should be stricken.”

Martin James Peterson v. The State of Wyoming, 2022 WY 6 (Wyo. 2022). “§ 7-19-302 ; § 7-19-307(d). The district court imposed a six to eight-year sentence.”

Charles Goldner Landrum v. The State of Wyoming, 2021 WY 44 (Wyo. 2021). “§ 7-19-302 ; § 7-19-307. The district court imposed a two to five-year sentence.”

Ralph Garrison v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2005). “45 (6) (making it a Class H felony to knowingly violate registration requirements); Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-19-307 (knowingly failing to register subjects violator to high misdemeanor for first offense and felony for subsequent offense).”

— Wyo. Stat. § 7-19-307(c) — 1 case

Edgar Allen Stitzel v. The State of Wyoming, 2024 WY 26 (Wyo. 2024). “§ 7-19-302 and § 7-19-307(c). This Court also agrees the surcharge should be stricken.”

— Wyo. Stat. § 7-19-307(d) — 1 case

Martin James Peterson v. The State of Wyoming, 2022 WY 6 (Wyo. 2022). “§ 7-19-302 ; § 7-19-307(d). The district court imposed a six to eight-year sentence.”

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