Wyo. Stat. § 7-17-102
This is the official text of Wyo. Stat. § 7-17-102, 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 7, “Criminal Procedure.”
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Authority to establish
Official statutory text
Peace officers may establish, in their respective or adjacent jurisdictions, temporary roadblocks upon the highways within this state for the purpose of apprehending persons reasonably believed by the officers to be wanted for violation of the laws of this or any other state, or of the United States, and who are using any highway within the state.
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