{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-5-101","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-101","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) As used in this article:\n(i) \"Government\" includes any branch, subdivision or agency of the state of Wyoming or any city, town, county, school district or special district within it;\n(ii) \"Governmental function\" includes any activity which a public servant is legally authorized to undertake on behalf of a government;\n(iii) \"Harm\" means loss, disadvantage or injury;\n(iv) \"Pecuniary benefit\" is benefit in the form of property;\n(A) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 82, § 2.\n(B) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 82, § 2.\n(C) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 82, § 2.\n(v) \"Public officer\" means a person who holds an office which is created or granted authority by the constitution or the legislature and who exercises a portion of the sovereign power of the state;\n(vi) \"Public servant\" means any public officer, employee of government, or any person participating, as juror, witness, advisor, consultant or otherwise, in performing a governmental function.","path":["TITLE 6 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 1 - OFFENSES BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title06.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"73092c1e9089f5fbf1cd4089f8bedab29c6ad66dd6781310ee28c0c0c2b39dd1","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-4-701","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-5-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}