Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-203
This is the official text of Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-203, 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.”
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Compounding; penalties
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits compounding if, knowing of the actual commission of a crime or the violation of a statute for which a penalty or forfeiture is prescribed, he takes property or accepts an offer of property upon an agreement or understanding, express or implied, to:
(i) Compound or conceal the crime or violation;
(ii) Abstain from prosecuting the crime or violation;
(iii) Withhold evidence of the crime or violation; or
(iv) Encourage or procure the absence of witnesses or testimony at the examination or trial of the crime or violation.
(b) A person commits compounding of a crime or a violation of a statute for which a penalty or forfeiture is prescribed if he takes property or accepts an offer of property upon an agreement or understanding, express or implied, to:
(i) Compound, discontinue or delay a pending prosecution for the crime or violation;
(ii) Withhold evidence of the crime or violation; or
(iii) Encourage or procure the absence of witnesses or other testimony at the examination or trial of the crime or violation.
(c) Compounding is:
(i) A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both:
(A) Under subsection (b) of this section;
(B) If a misdemeanor is compounded; or
(C) If a violation of a statute for which a penalty or forfeiture is prescribed is compounded.
(ii) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), or both if a felony punishable by imprisonment is compounded;
(iii) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both, if a felony punishable by death is compounded.
(i) Compound or conceal the crime or violation;
(ii) Abstain from prosecuting the crime or violation;
(iii) Withhold evidence of the crime or violation; or
(iv) Encourage or procure the absence of witnesses or testimony at the examination or trial of the crime or violation.
(b) A person commits compounding of a crime or a violation of a statute for which a penalty or forfeiture is prescribed if he takes property or accepts an offer of property upon an agreement or understanding, express or implied, to:
(i) Compound, discontinue or delay a pending prosecution for the crime or violation;
(ii) Withhold evidence of the crime or violation; or
(iii) Encourage or procure the absence of witnesses or other testimony at the examination or trial of the crime or violation.
(c) Compounding is:
(i) A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both:
(A) Under subsection (b) of this section;
(B) If a misdemeanor is compounded; or
(C) If a violation of a statute for which a penalty or forfeiture is prescribed is compounded.
(ii) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), or both if a felony punishable by imprisonment is compounded;
(iii) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both, if a felony punishable by death is compounded.
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