{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-25-10-126","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 25-10-126","heading":"Penalties for unwarranted hospitalization or denial of rights.","body":"(a) A person who willfully causes the unwarranted hospitalization of any individual under this act is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or both.\n(b) A person who willfully denies any individual any of the rights accorded to him under this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) or imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or both.","path":["TITLE 25 - INSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE","CHAPTER 10 - HOSPITALIZATION OF MENTALLY ILL PERSONS","ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title25.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"d1bacaea5667df6773d4b5a97aba2d35510d174be34791973eec6321a5f1a545","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-25-10-125","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-25-10-127"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}