Wyo. Stat. § 7-13-1202
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§ 7-13-1202. Definitions
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(a) As used in this act:
(i) “ Minor offense ” means any crime punishable as a misdemeanor or the violation of any municipal ordinance, provided the maximum penalty authorized by law for the offense does not exceed imprisonment for more than six (6) months and a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00);
(ii) “ Supervising court ” means the municipal court or circuit court by whose order a teen court program is established pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Wyoming supreme court;
(iii) “ Teen ” for the purposes of this act means a person who has attained the age of thirteen (13) years of age and is under the age of majority;
(iv) “ Teen court ” or “ teen court program ” means an alternative sentencing procedure under which regular court proceedings involving a teen charged with a minor offense may be deferred and subsequently dismissed on condition that the defendant participate fully in the teen court program and appear before a jury of teen peers for sentencing and that the defendant successfully complete the terms and conditions of the sentence imposed. This sentencing is in addition to the provisions of W.S. 7-13-301 and 35-7-1037 ;
(v) “ This act ” means W.S. 7-13-1201 through 7-13-1205 .
(i) “ Minor offense ” means any crime punishable as a misdemeanor or the violation of any municipal ordinance, provided the maximum penalty authorized by law for the offense does not exceed imprisonment for more than six (6) months and a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00);
(ii) “ Supervising court ” means the municipal court or circuit court by whose order a teen court program is established pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Wyoming supreme court;
(iii) “ Teen ” for the purposes of this act means a person who has attained the age of thirteen (13) years of age and is under the age of majority;
(iv) “ Teen court ” or “ teen court program ” means an alternative sentencing procedure under which regular court proceedings involving a teen charged with a minor offense may be deferred and subsequently dismissed on condition that the defendant participate fully in the teen court program and appear before a jury of teen peers for sentencing and that the defendant successfully complete the terms and conditions of the sentence imposed. This sentencing is in addition to the provisions of W.S. 7-13-301 and 35-7-1037 ;
(v) “ This act ” means W.S. 7-13-1201 through 7-13-1205 .
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