Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-215
This is the official text of Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-215, 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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Absconding for criminal purposes; penalty
Official statutory text
(a) A person is guilty of absconding for criminal purposes if the person travels from one (1) county to another county in Wyoming or from one (1) county in Wyoming to another jurisdiction outside of Wyoming:
(i) After having committed any criminal offense under this title or the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971 and with the intent to evade or elude law enforcement;
(ii) With the intent to commit an additional criminal offense under this title or the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971 after having committed an offense in the original county; or
(iii) To dispose of or conceal the proceeds, property or other items of value obtained after committing any criminal offense under this title or the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971.
(b) The penalty for absconding for criminal purposes shall be the same as the penalty for the most serious crime that was committed, was intended to be committed or furthered as a result of the absconding for criminal purposes.
ARTICLE 3 - PERJURY AND CRIMINAL FALSIFICATION
(i) After having committed any criminal offense under this title or the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971 and with the intent to evade or elude law enforcement;
(ii) With the intent to commit an additional criminal offense under this title or the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971 after having committed an offense in the original county; or
(iii) To dispose of or conceal the proceeds, property or other items of value obtained after committing any criminal offense under this title or the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971.
(b) The penalty for absconding for criminal purposes shall be the same as the penalty for the most serious crime that was committed, was intended to be committed or furthered as a result of the absconding for criminal purposes.
ARTICLE 3 - PERJURY AND CRIMINAL FALSIFICATION
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