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Wyoming · Through 2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01

Wyo. Stat. § 7-13-912: Inquiry concerning pregnancy of female prisoner.

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  1. TITLE 7 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
  2. CHAPTER 13 - SENTENCE AND IMPRISONMENT
  3. ARTICLE 9 - EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCE

(a) If there is good reason to believe that a female sentenced to death is pregnant, the director of the department of corrections shall immediately give written notice to the court in which the judgment of death was rendered and to the district attorney. The execution of the death sentence shall be suspended pending further order of the court.

(b) Upon receiving notice as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the court shall appoint a jury of three (3) physicians to inquire into the supposed pregnancy and to make a written report of their findings to the court.

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