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Wyoming autopsy reports are not open public records. The full report goes to next of kin only, while a public information docket is released after the case closes. Here is how to request one.
Wyoming bankruptcy guide: opted out of federal exemptions, a $100,000 homestead per person under Wyo. Stat. 1-20-101, plus 2026 means-test income.
Wyoming does not recognize common law marriage formation. Wyo. Stat. section 20-1-103 requires a marriage license and section 20-1-106 requires a solemnization ceremony. Wyoming does recognize valid common law marriages formed in other states.
Complete guide to life sentences in Wyoming: parole eligibility, LWOP rules, notable cases, recent legislative changes, and sentencing statutes. Updated March 2026.
Find a cause of death in Wyoming via the death certificate or coroner's autopsy report. The cause is restricted for 50 years, then opens at the Archives.
Get a Wyoming death certificate from Vital Statistics Services for $25 (first copy) and $20 each additional. See who is eligible, how to order online or by mail, and processing time.
Wyoming medical malpractice law in 2026: a 2-year deadline, no damage cap (Wyo. Const. art. 10), and the medical review panel repealed effective July 2022.
Wyoming motorcycle accident law: the 4-year deadline to sue, the 50% comparative fault rule, the under-18 helmet law, and the constitutional ban on damage caps.
Wyoming allows 4 years to file a truck-injury claim, 2 for wrongful death. It uses a modified-comparative 51% bar and bans damage caps, plus FMCSA rules.
Wyoming seals adoption records with no adoptee self-service option. Every path to the original birth certificate requires a court order.
Wyoming's House Bill 43 requires age verification for adult content, with $5,000-per-instance private damages. Requirements, dates, and enforcement here.
Guide to Wyoming AI laws, regulation, and legislation covering deepfakes, employment AI, healthcare AI, and more.
Learn how Wyoming consent laws apply to AI meeting recorders. One-party consent rules, penalties, and compliance.
Learn how Wyoming alimony laws work in 2026: the just-and-equitable standard, why courts prefer property division, how need and ability to pay determine awards, and when alimony ends.
Wyoming is an at-will state with a narrow public-policy exception (workers' comp retaliation) and recognized implied-contract claims. Learn your rights.
Learn Wyoming audio recording laws under Wyo. Stat. Section 7-3-702. One-party consent rules, legal devices, evidence use, and penalties for illegal recording.
Wyoming background check laws: Ban the Box, lookback periods, Clean Slate, employer and housing checks.
Wyoming protects biometric data only through breach notification law Wyo. Stat. 40-12-501. Learn about requirements, penalties, and gaps.
Wyoming is an at-fault state with modified comparative negligence (51% bar). Learn the 25/50/20 minimums, 4-year lawsuit deadline, and UM rules.
Learn about Wyoming's car seat laws: age and weight requirements, rear-facing rules, booster seat guidelines, and penalties for violations.
Wyoming courts weigh best-interests factors under W.S. 20-2-201 with no presumption toward joint, shared, or equal-time custody. Learn the factors, relocation rules, and how to modify an order.
Wyoming uses the Income Shares Model for child support. Learn how net income, shared custody, and the 2026 self-support reserve ($1,330/mo) affect your order.
Wyoming has no statewide online court records portal. Learn how free Terminal, Physical, and Archive Access work, plus Wyoming's expungement process.
Learn Wyoming dashcam laws including legality, mounting rules, audio recording consent, using footage as evidence, wildlife collision documentation, and police guidelines.
Wyoming requires data breach notification without unreasonable delay for private sector entities. Learn its broad PI definition including biometric data, enforcement rules, and safe harbors.
Wyoming has no comprehensive consumer privacy law but enforces data breach notification under Wyo. Stat. 40-12-501 to 502, the Genetic Data Privacy Act, and federal protections.
Wyoming is a closed-record state: death certificates stay confidential for 50 years. Learn who can request a certified copy, the fee, and how to order.
Wyoming shields garnished wages even after they hit your bank account, the opposite of most states. But a bare payment may restart the SOL clock indefinitely.
Wyoming has two deepfake laws: Wyo. Stat. 6-4-306 (nonconsensual intimate images including AI, misdemeanor) and new 6-4-307 (synthetic sexual material, felony, effective July 1, 2026).
Wyoming defamation laws: the one-year statute of limitations (Wyo. Stat. 1-3-105), per se categories, broadcast damage limits, and no anti-SLAPP law.
Wyoming divorce laws explained: irreconcilable differences, 60-day residency, 20-day waiting period, equitable distribution, and how to file in District Court.
Learn Wyoming dog bite laws: one-bite rule, negligence claims, four-year statute of limitations, comparative fault rules, and available damages.
Wyoming's 2025 law, W.S. 19-13-503, added felony penalties for flying drones over critical infrastructure and a new low-altitude interference penalty.
Wyoming DWUI laws: the 0.08% BAC limit under statute 31-5-233, first-offense penalties, the 90-day license suspension, interlock, and the 10-year look-back.
Wyoming has no e-scooter statute; e-scooters fall under the "motorized skateboard" catch-all. Sidewalks are banned statewide and DUI law likely applies.
Wyoming emancipation law requires a minor to be at least 17 and meet financial and residency requirements under Wyo. Stat. Ann. 14-1-203. Learn the petition process, rights granted, and effects on child support.
Wyoming employee monitoring law explained: the lack of a social media password statute, one-party consent recording, and the stalking law's GPS tracking rule.
Learn how Wyoming expungement works under Wyo. Stat. §§ 7-13-1401, 7-13-1501, and 7-13-1502. Covers arrest records, misdemeanor convictions, felony expungement, waiting periods, and the petition process.
Wyoming final wages are due by your employer's usual payroll date. See the 18% interest penalty, the misdemeanor fine, and Wyoming's PTO forfeiture rule.
Wyoming's stalking law names GPS surveillance done without authorization. Learn when tracking a car is a crime, the felony triggers, and what victims can do.
Wyoming lets a grandparent sue for visitation at any time with no trigger required, but no court has tested that bare text against fit-parent protections.
Wyoming hit and run laws under Wyo. Stat. 31-5-1101 to 31-5-1104: penalties run from a property-damage misdemeanor to 1 year in jail for injury or death.
Wyoming identity theft under Statute 6-3-901 splits at a $1,000 economic benefit line. Learn the penalties and the court petition for factual innocence.
Wyoming has no deposit cap, a 30-day return deadline (15 days from new address), and no fixed notice-to-enter statute. Learn tenant rights and habitability rules.
Learn Wyoming landlord-tenant recording laws. Tenant recording rights, landlord camera rules, security camera placement, and using recordings as evidence.
Learn Wyoming public recording laws. Video and audio rules, government meeting recording, public lands recording, private property limits, and drone regulations.
Learn your rights to record police in Wyoming. Tenth Circuit protections, one-party consent under Wyo. Stat. Section 7-3-702, body cameras, and what to do if stopped.
Wyoming lemon law covers new vehicles under 10,000 lbs. Presumption after 3+ repairs or 30 business days out of service within 1 year. Manufacturer chooses replacement or refund.
Wyoming closes marriage and divorce records for 50 years. Only the parties named or their lawyer can order one. Fees, years held, and the genealogy route.
Learn Wyoming medical recording laws. Patient recording rights, HIPAA considerations, facility policies, telehealth recording, and malpractice evidence rules.
Wyoming medical records retention laws: how long hospitals and doctors keep your records, HIPAA rules, and patient rights.
How to legally change your name in Wyoming under Title 1, ch. 25: the district court petition, mandatory publication, and no felony restriction at all.
Wyoming's Long-term Care Electronic Monitoring Act, Wyo. Stat. sections 35-2-1301 to 1308, covers nursing care and assisted living with mandatory signage, but no dedicated tampering penalty.
Learn Wyoming phone call recording laws under Wyo. Stat. Section 7-3-702. One-party consent rules, cross-state issues, business recording, and penalties explained.
Wyoming's peace officer recording law, W.S. 16-4-203(d)(xviii), keeps bodycam footage closed by default. See the narrow exceptions and how release works.
How to request a Wyoming crash report through WYDOT's Highway Safety Office, get an incident report, and how the state's peace officer recording law works.
Wyoming allows private adult pornography use but requires age verification (W.S. 14-3-501 to 504), enforced only through private lawsuits.
Wyoming power of attorney laws explained: UPOAA financial POA (durable by default, notarization only), hot powers under Wyo. Stat. 3-9-201, and healthcare POA under the Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act (35-22-401 et seq.).
Wyoming probate runs through District Court. Learn intestate succession, the new $400,000 small estate limit (2025), and inheritance tax status.
Wyoming deeds record through each County Clerk, the Ex-Officio Register of Deeds. Learn how to search for free, find an owner, and get a certified copy.