Theft amendments, the official text

ORIGINAL Senate
File No. SF0007

ENROLLED ACT NO. 9, SENATE

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2026 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the penalties for theft and related offenses as specified; amending the number of theft offenses needed for a felony theft offense; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1. W.S. 6‑3‑402(c)(iii) and (j) and 6‑3‑411(e) are amended to read:

6‑3‑402. Theft; penalties.

(c) Except as provided in subsections (g) and (j) of this section, theft is:

(iii) A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months one (1) year, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), or both, if the value of the property is less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).

(j) Any person convicted of a fifth third or subsequent offense for theft, shoplifting, larceny, wrongful taking of property, wrongful disposal of property or livestock rustling, any other theft offense under this section, any theft offense under a municipal ordinance or any theft offense pursuant to a substantially similar law of another jurisdiction separately brought and tried shall be guilty of 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.

6‑3‑411. Unlawful use of theft detection shielding devices; penalty.

(e) A person who commits any of the offenses specified under subsections (a) through (d) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months one (1) year, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), or both.

Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2026.

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Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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