Wyo. Stat. § 6-1-102
This is the official text of Wyo. Stat. § 6-1-102, part of Wyoming’s Wyoming Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wyoming, organized into 40+ numbered titles by subject. This particular section falls under Title 6, “Crimes and Offenses.”
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Common-law crimes abolished; common-law defenses retained
Official statutory text
(a) Common-law crimes are abolished. No conduct constitutes a crime unless it is described as a crime in this act or in another statute of this state. This section does not limit the power of the court to:
(i) Punish for contempt or to employ any sanction authorized by law for the enforcement of an order lawfully entered or a civil judgment or decree; or
(ii) Use case law as an interpretive aid and in the construction of this act.
(b) Common-law defenses are retained unless otherwise provided by this act.
(i) Punish for contempt or to employ any sanction authorized by law for the enforcement of an order lawfully entered or a civil judgment or decree; or
(ii) Use case law as an interpretive aid and in the construction of this act.
(b) Common-law defenses are retained unless otherwise provided by this act.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Dealing with a criminal defense matter in Wyoming?
See all Wyoming Criminal Defense lawyers
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.