# Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-206: Child in custody; no detention without court order; exceptions; notice to parent or guardian; release

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T14_C6_S14-6-206

## Section

- **Citation:** Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-206
- **Heading:** Child in custody; no detention without court order; exceptions; notice to parent or guardian; release
- **Jurisdiction:** Wyoming
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wyoming Code / Title 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 14-6-206

## Text

(a) In accordance with procedures specified in W.S. 7-1-108(c) and (d), a child taken into custody shall not be held in detention or placed in shelter care without a court order unless detention or shelter care is required to:

(i) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 199, § 3.

(ii) Protect the person or property of others;

(iii) Prevent the child from absconding or being removed from the jurisdiction of the court; or

(iv) Provide the child having no parent, guardian, custodian or other responsible adult with supervision and care and return him to the court when required.

(b) Any person taking a child into custody shall as soon as possible notify the child's parent, guardian or custodian. Unless the child's detention or shelter care is authorized by a court order issued pursuant to this act or required for one (1) of the reasons in subsection (a) of this section, the child shall be released to the care of his parent, guardian, custodian or other responsible adult upon that person's written promise to present the child before the court upon request.

(c) After issuing any citation to a child for a violation of a state or federal law or a municipal ordinance for which incarceration or a fine may be imposed, the law enforcement agency issuing the citation or its designee shall take reasonable actions to notify the child's parent, guardian or custodian.

## Nearby sections

- [Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-101 Repealed by Laws 2004, Ch. 91, §2](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T14_C6_S14-6-101.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-102 Interstate Compact for Juveniles; compact provisions generally](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T14_C6_S14-6-102.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-201 § 14-6-201. Definitions; short title; statement of purpose and interpretation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T14_C6_S14-6-201.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-202 Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 199, § 3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T14_C6_S14-6-202.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-203 Jurisdiction; confidentiality of records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T14_C6_S14-6-203.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-204 § 14-6-204. Venue; change of venue or judge](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T14_C6_S14-6-204.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-205 Taking of child into custody; when permitted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T14_C6_S14-6-205.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-206 Child in custody; no detention without court order; exceptions; notice to parent or guardian; release](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T14_C6_S14-6-206.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-207 Detention or shelter care; delivery of child pending hearing; placing children; separate detention; notice if no court order](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T14_C6_S14-6-207.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-208 Notice of detention to be given district attorney; written statement required; duty of district attorney](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T14_C6_S14-6-208.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-209 Taking of child into custody; informal hearing where no court order; conditional release; evidence; rehearing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T14_C6_S14-6-209.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-210 Hearing conducted by commissioner; authority and duty; review by court](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T14_C6_S14-6-210.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-211 Complaints alleging delinquency; investigation and determination by district attorney](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T14_C6_S14-6-211.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 14-6-212 Commencement of proceedings; contents of petition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T14_C6_S14-6-212.md)

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