{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-1-1-139","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 1-1-139","heading":"Civil liability for female genital mutilation.","body":"(a) A person who is the victim of female genital mutilation as defined by W.S. 6-1-104(a)(xvii) may maintain a civil action against an individual who engages in conduct that is prohibited under W.S. 6-2-502(a)(v) for damages incurred by the victim as a result of that conduct. The victim may also be awarded exemplary damages, reasonable attorney's fees, costs of the action and any other appropriate relief. A victim of female genital mutilation may bring a civil action under this section at any time within ten (10) years of:\n(i) The procedure being performed; or\n(ii) The victim's eighteenth birthday.\n(b) A civil action may be maintained under this section whether or not the individual who is alleged to have engaged in conduct prohibited under W.S. 6-2-502(a)(v) has been charged or convicted under W.S. 6-2-502(a)(v) for the alleged crime.\n(c) Neither the pendency nor the termination of a civil action under this section shall prevent the criminal prosecution of a person who violates W.S. 6-2-502(a)(v).","path":["TITLE 1 - CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO CIVIL ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title01.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:31Z","sha256":"5ed54c8e50fbe615a9ca9be75c056c27a9a0c7b3ce036e4b0f801b6124fc8dc7","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-1-1-138","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-1-1-140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}