{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-5-117","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-117","heading":"Public officer demanding kickback from deputy; penalties.","body":"A public officer who requires a deputy appointed by him to divide or pay back to the officer a part of the deputy's salary or requires any type of compensation of any form in return for the deputy's continued employment is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both.","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":"a88e2db8f014bee6802bcbfd51374a08dada21e896f908b5de28d7041565b691","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-5-116","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-5-118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}