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OFFENSES RELATING TO PROPERTY
(A) Statute and amendments adopted.
(1) Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-204(a) is hereby adopted by reference for the town.
(2) This section shall incorporate any and all other amendments as made from time to time to § 6-3-204(a), by the state, and the future amendments are by this reference specifically incorporated herein.
(B) Terms described. References in the statute to “property of another” shall also apply to property owned by the town. References in the statute to “vehicles operated on the roads or highways of this state” shall apply only to roads, highways, streets, and alleys within the town.
(C) Repeal of conflicting provisions. Any parts of ordinances in conflict with this section are hereby repealed, but the remainder of any such ordinances shall remain in effect.
(D) Penalty. The punishment for violation of this section shall be as set forth in § 1-4-1 for misdemeanor violations.
(Prior Code, § 6-4B-1)
(A) Individual. A person who steals, takes and carries, leads, or drives away property of another having a value of less than $1,000, with intent to deprive the owner or lawful possessor of the property, is guilty of petit larceny.
(B) Bailee or public servant. A bailee, a PUBLIC SERVANT as defined by Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-101(a)(vi), or any person entrusted with the control, care, or custody of any money or other property having a value of less than $1,000 who, with intent to steal or to deprive the owner of the property, converts the property to his or her own or another’s use, is guilty of petit larceny.
(C) Violation a misdemeanor. Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor and upon conviction punishable by the provisions of § 1-4-1.
(D) Single offense for formerly separate crimes. Conduct denoted petit larceny in this section constitutes a single offense embracing the separate crimes formerly known as larceny, larceny by bailee, or embezzlement.
(Prior Code, § 6-4B-2) (Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024)
No person shall wantonly or carelessly damage or injure any public property or any private property without the consent of the owner thereof within the corporate limits of the town. Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor and upon conviction punishable by the provisions of § 1-4-1.
(Prior Code, § 6-4B-3) (Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024)
(A) Criminal entry.
(1) A person is guilty of the general misdemeanor of criminal entry if, without authority, he or she knowingly enters a building, occupied structure, vehicle or cargo portion of a truck or trailer, or separately secured or occupied portion of those enclosures.
(2) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this division (A) that:
(a) The entry was made because of a mistake of fact or to preserve life or property in an emergency;
(b) The enclosure was abandoned;
(c) The enclosure was at the time open to the public and the person complied with all lawful conditions imposed on access to or remaining in the enclosure; or
(d) The person reasonably believed that the owner of the enclosure, or other person empowered to license access to the enclosure, would have authorized him or her to enter.
(B) Criminal trespass. A person is guilty of the general misdemeanor of criminal trespass if he or she enters or remains on or in the land or premises of another person, knowing he or she is not authorized to do so, or after being notified to depart or to not trespass. For purposes of this division (B), notice is given by:
(1) Personal communication to the person by the owner or occupant, or his or her agent, or by a peace officer;
(2) Posting of signs reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders; or
(3) Having the personal property fenced or otherwise identified as private property.
(C) Penalty. Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor and upon conviction punishable by the provisions of § 1-4-1.
(Prior Code, § 6-4B-4) (Ord. 2024-01, passed 4-4-2024)