{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-14-6-601","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-601","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) As used in this act:\n(i) \"Adjudicated\" or \"adjudication\" means as defined by W.S. 14-6-201(a)(i);\n(ii) \"Adult\" means an individual who has attained the age of majority;\n(iii) \"Delinquent child\" means as defined by W.S. 14-6-201(a)(x);\n(iv) \"Disposition\" means the action ordered by the juvenile court judge under W.S. 14-6-229 upon adjudication of a juvenile for a delinquent act or the sentence imposed on a juvenile who is convicted;\n(v) \"Department\" means the department of family services;\n(vi) \"Juvenile\" means an individual who is under the age of majority;\n(vii) \"Qualifying offense\" means conduct that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony under the provisions of W.S. 6-1-104(a)(xii) or 35-7-1031 or under similar federal law;\n(viii) \"Conviction\" or \"convicted\" means a conviction of a juvenile of a qualifying offense or a conviction for any offense for which the juvenile was charged in a circuit court or district court;\n(ix) \"Detention\" means the legal and physical restriction and housing of a juvenile at the Wyoming state hospital, the Wyoming boys' school, the Wyoming girls' school or a juvenile detention facility defined in W.S. 14-6-201(a)(xxiv). \"Detention\" shall not include any placement in a qualified residential treatment program as defined by W.S. 14-6-201(a)(xxviii) or a residential treatment facility that is operated for the primary purpose of providing treatment to a juvenile;\n(x) \"This act\" means W.S. 14-6-601 through 14-6-606.","path":["TITLE 14 - CHILDREN","CHAPTER 6 - JUVENILES","ARTICLE 6 - JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title14.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"12157f5930f86c5c958abeb0f36290b8a26de6a4a9c4672aef074e289553a5d6","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-14-6-509","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-14-6-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}