{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-5-306","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-306","heading":"Refusal to appear or testify; avoidance of service; penalties; summary proceedings for contempt.","body":"(a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, if he:\n(i) Refuses or intentionally fails to obey a lawful subpoena or citation which has been served upon him;\n(ii) Secretes himself or leaves his residence to avoid being served with a subpoena; or\n(iii) Refuses to take an oath or affirmation or, being sworn or affirmed, refuses to answer a question required by the court or presiding officer.\n(b) This section shall not prevent summary proceedings for contempt.","path":["TITLE 6 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 5 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 3 - PERJURY AND CRIMINAL FALSIFICATION"],"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":"66d53f52d5a38e754aa8789cf9e4f981b81baedee9978a4a83bcf54de6eb43cb","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-5-305","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-5-307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}