2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-05861HB0187
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0187
Theft amendments.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Wasserburger, Banks, Filer,
Hoeft and Lucas
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the
2 penalties for theft and related offenses as specified;
3 specifying applicability; and providing for an effective
4 date.
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8. W.S. 6-3-402(c)(i), (iii) and (j) and
9 6-3-411(e) are amended to read:
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13 (c) Except as provided in subsections (g) and (j) of
14 this section, theft is:
15 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05862HB01871 (i) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not
2 more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten
3 thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the value of the
4 property is
5 or more or if the property is a firearm,
6 horse, mule, sheep, cattle, buffalo or swine regardless of
7 value; or
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9 (iii) A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
10 for not more than , a fine of
11 not more than
12, or both, if the
13 value of the property is less than
14five hundred dollars ($500.00).
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16 (j) Any person convicted of a or
17 subsequent offense for theft, shoplifting, larceny,
18 wrongful taking of property, wrongful disposal of property
19 or livestock rustling, any other theft offense under this
20 section, any theft offense under a municipal ordinance or
21 any theft offense pursuant to a substantially similar law
22 of another jurisdiction separately brought and tried shall
23 be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05863HB0187
1 more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten
2 thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.
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7 (e) A person who commits any of the offenses
8 specified under subsections (a) through (d) of this section
9 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
10 for not more than , a fine of
11 not more than
12, or both.
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14. This act is effective July 1, 2025
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16 (END)