| Contact Person: |
JB Riles, Division of Criminal Investigation (307)
777-7181. |
| Offenders Required to Register: |
Any person convicted of a sex offense in which the victim was a
minor and the offender was at least eighteen (18) years of age or an aggravated
sex offense. |
| Information Collected: |
Photograph; Fingerprints; Name, including any aliases ever used;
Address; Date and place of birth; Social security number; Place of employment;
Date and place of conviction; and Crime for which convicted. |
| Administrating Agency: |
Department of Criminal Investigation. |
| Timeframe for Registration: |
A convicted sex offender is required to register prior to release
from custody. Convicted sex offenders not sentenced to imprisonment must
register within five (5) days. Within 10 days of moving. If a convicted sex
offender moves to Wyoming, they must register within forty (40) days. |
| Applies to Out of State Offenders: |
Yes |
| Duration of Requirement: |
Ten (10) years unless the court orders otherwise. If the person
is classified as an aggravated sex offender or sexually violent predator, they
are registered for life. |
| Verification of Address: |
Annually for sex offenders, every 90 days for aggravated sex
offenders. |
| Penalties for Non-Compliance: |
A person who knowingly fails to register as required by W.S.
7-19-302 is guilty of a high misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to seven
hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or
both. 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 five (5)
years, or both. |
| Access to Information: |
At this time, state law limits disclosure of registered sex
offenders to the criminal justice system unless the County or District Attorney
petitions the court to disclose registered sex offender information to the
public. The County or District Attorney of jurisdiction may file an application
with the District Court to release information about a registered sex offender
to schools, churches, youth groups or the public. The release of information is
determined by the District Court after a risk assessment of the offender to
commit another offense is determined as low, moderate or high. The District
Court can then authorize the release of information by the County Sheriff, Chief
of Police, Designee or the Division of Criminal Investigation. |
| Confidentiality Provision: |
Any person who willfully discloses it in any manner to any person
or agency not entitled to receive the information is guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more
than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both. |
| Number Registered: |
708 |
| Percent Compliance: |
88% |
| Internet Access: |
* all addresses to individual counties can be found at
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/so/so_registration.html
Albany County:
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/so/counties/so_albany.html
Big Horn County:
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/so/counties/so_bighorn.html
Converse County:
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/so/counties/so_converse.html
Crook County:
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/so/counties/so_crook.html
Fremont County:
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/so/counties/so_fremont.html
Goshen County:
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/so/counties/so_goshen.html
Johnson County:
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/so/counties/so_johnson.html
Laramie County:
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/so/counties/so_laramie.html
Natrona County:
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/so/counties/so_natrona.html
Park County:
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/so/counties/so_park.html
Sheridan County:
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/so/counties/so_sheridan.html
Sublette County:
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/so/counties/so_sublette.html
Uinta County:
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/so/counties/so_uinta.html
Weston County:
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/so/counties/so_weston.html
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