{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-5-209","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-209","heading":"Taking deadly weapons into jails, penal institutions, mental hospitals or courtrooms; penalties.","body":"(a) Except as authorized by a person in charge, a person commits a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if that person takes or passes a deadly weapon into a jail, a state penal institution, the Wyoming boys' school, Wyoming girls' school, a correctional facility operated by a private entity pursuant to W.S. 7-22-102 or the state hospital.\n(b) Except as authorized by a presiding judge, a person commits a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both, if that person takes into a courtroom a deadly weapon. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this subsection within five (5) years of the first conviction shall be guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, or both.\n(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude a presiding judge from carrying a weapon or determining who may carry a weapon in the courtroom.","path":["TITLE 6 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 2 - HINDERING GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS"],"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":"adc0e99410133a3ae8186bbb61895656993e7eb49fd4fcb6c81d7c70a7848e90","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-5-208","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-5-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}