2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-06051HB0261
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0261
Accessory after the fact-amendments.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Washut, Clouston, Filer,
Geringer and Lawley and Senator(s) Boner,
Dockstader, Kolb, Landen and Schuler
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the
2 penalties for the crime of accessory after the fact; and
3 providing for an effective date.
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7. W.S. 6-5-202(b)(i), (ii)(A) and (C) is
8 amended to read:
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12 (b) An accessory after the fact commits:
13 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-06052HB02611 (i) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not
2 more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than three
3 thousand dollars ($3,000.00), or both, if:
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5he crime is a felony
6 and the person acting as an accessory is not
7 a relative of the person committing the crime; or
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11 (ii) A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment
12 for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than
13 seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if:
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15 (A) The crime is a felony
16 and the person acting as an accessory is a
17 relative of the person committing the crime;
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19 (C) The crime is a felony that is not a
20he principal is a minor.
21 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-06053HB02611. This act is effective July 1, 2025.
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