Court and money
Debt, eviction, work, family and records. The side of the system with no officer in it.
50 sections
Work and pay
- Getting PaidW.S. 27-4-101 — twice a month in the trades the law names, with an itemized statement
- The Last PaycheckW.S. 27-4-104 — by the next regular payday, and eighteen percent interest when a court finds it unpaid
- A Wage ClaimW.S. 27-4-504 — a written claim to the department, and fifteen days to ask for a hearing
- Minimum WageW.S. 27-4-202 — a state rate of $5.15 an hour, and $2.13 for tipped work
- Tips Belong to the WorkerW.S. 27-4-507 — tips are the employee's own, and agreed pay and benefits are owed
- Equal PayW.S. 27-4-302 — equal pay for equal work regardless of gender, and double the shortfall
- Working Under SixteenW.S. 27-6-110 — eight hours in twelve, and not past ten on a school night
- Hurt at WorkW.S. 27-14-502 — tell the employer within seventy two hours, and a report within ten days
- Suing an Employer for an InjuryW.S. 27-14-104 — workers' compensation replaces a lawsuit, unless the employer was not covered
- Unemployment After a Job EndsW.S. 27-3-311 — quitting without good cause or a firing for misconduct disqualifies, and twenty eight days to appeal
- Discrimination at WorkW.S. 27-9-105 — employers of two or more, with six months to file a complaint
- Smoking Off the JobW.S. 27-9-105 — an employer may not require a worker to quit tobacco outside work
- Jury Duty and the JobW.S. 1-11-401 — no firing or threats over jury service, and six months to sue
Family, children and school
- Breaking a Protection OrderW.S. 6-4-404 — up to six months and $750, and an arrest without a warrant
- Getting DivorcedW.S. 20-2-107 — irreconcilable differences, after sixty days living in Wyoming
- Dividing Property in a DivorceW.S. 20-2-114 — a just and equitable division, with VA disability pay left out
- AlimonyW.S. 20-2-114 — reasonable alimony, revisable on either spouse's petition
- Custody and Parenting TimeW.S. 20-2-201 — the child's best interests, no preference by gender, and thirty days' notice of a move
- Child SupportW.S. 20-2-304 — tables based on both parents' net income, adjusted after a twenty percent change
- A Protection OrderW.S. 35-21-104 — no filing fee, a temporary order at once, and a hearing within seventy two hours
- A Protection Order for Stalking or Sexual AssaultW.S. 7-3-507 — for anyone stalked or sexually assaulted, with no fee for filing or service
- Changing a NameW.S. 1-25-102 — six months in Wyoming, a verified petition, and published notice
- Marrying Under EighteenW.S. 20-1-102 — never under sixteen, and at sixteen or seventeen with a judge and a parent
- Grandparent VisitationW.S. 20-7-101 — visitation in the child's best interest that does not substantially impair the parents' rights
Debt, buying and money
- Unfair and Deceptive PracticesW.S. 40-12-109 — written notice to the business first, and fifteen days for it to offer a cure
- A Sale at the DoorW.S. 40-12-104 — until midnight of the third business day to cancel
- The Lemon LawW.S. 40-17-101 — a defect reported in the first year, then a replacement or a refund
- A Credit FreezeW.S. 40-12-503 — placed within five business days, up to $10, free for identity theft victims
- What Creditors Cannot TakeW.S. 1-20-101 — a $100,000 homestead, $5,000 in a vehicle, and household goods to $4,000
- Wage GarnishmentW.S. 1-15-511 — no more than twenty five percent of disposable earnings, and no firing over it
- Identity TheftW.S. 6-3-901 — a felony when the benefit sought reaches $1,000also here
Owning a home, land and animals
Health, aging and estates
- Dying Without a WillW.S. 2-4-101 — half to a spouse when there are children, all of it when there are none
- A Spouse Left Out of the WillW.S. 2-5-105 — the elective share, claimed within three months of probate
- Signing a WillW.S. 2-6-112 — two competent witnesses, or a handwritten will with no witnesses at all
- Revoking a WillW.S. 2-6-117 — a later will, or destroying it meaning to revoke, and divorce revokes gifts to the former spouse
- A Small EstateW.S. 2-1-201 — an affidavit after thirty days, for an estate up to $400,000
- An Advance Health Care DirectiveW.S. 35-22-403 — instructions oral or written, and a health care agent with a notary or two witnesses
- Who Decides Without a DirectiveW.S. 35-22-406 — a surrogate, from the spouse down to an adult grandchild
- A Power of AttorneyW.S. 3-9-104 — durable unless it says otherwise, and presumed genuine when notarized
Courts and records
- Voting After a FelonyW.S. 7-13-105 — automatic restoration after a nonviolent felony sentence ends
- A Small ClaimW.S. 1-21-201 — up to $6,000 in circuit court, with or without a lawyer
- How Long to SueW.S. 1-3-105 — ten years on a written contract, four for an injury, two for malpractice
- A Claim Against the GovernmentW.S. 1-39-113 — an itemized written claim to the governmental entity within two years
Public records, meetings and voting
- Time Off to VoteW.S. 22-2-111 — one paid hour on election day, at a time the employer picks
- Getting Public RecordsW.S. 16-4-202 — open to any person, released within thirty calendar days
- When a Records Request Is DeniedW.S. 16-4-203 — a written statement of the grounds, citing the law relied on
- Open MeetingsW.S. 16-4-403 — action outside a noticed public meeting is null and void
- Registering to VoteW.S. 22-3-102 — fourteen days before the election, or at the polls
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