# Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-105: Protective services; no services without consent; responsibility for costs

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T35_C20_S35-20-105

## Section

- **Citation:** Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-105
- **Heading:** Protective services; no services without consent; responsibility for costs
- **Jurisdiction:** Wyoming
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wyoming Code / Title 35 / Chapter 20 / Section 35-20-105

## Text

(a) The department may furnish protective services in response to a request for assistance from the vulnerable adult, his caregiver, conservator, guardian, guardian ad litem or agent, or a family member. The department shall not serve as a caregiver.

(b) Except under conditions provided for in W.S. 35-20-106 no vulnerable adult shall be required to accept protective services without his consent or, if he lacks the capacity to consent, the consent of his caregiver, conservator, guardian, guardian ad litem or agent, or a family member.

(c) Costs incurred to furnish protective services, including but not limited to fees for the services of a guardian ad litem, guardian or conservator, may be paid by the department unless:

(i) The vulnerable adult is eligible for protective services from another governmental agency or any other source, taking into consideration any personal assets or financial resources and services that can be provided under Medicaid or any other available indigency program for which the vulnerable adult may qualify; or

(ii) A court appoints a guardian ad litem, guardian or conservator and orders that the costs be paid from the vulnerable adult's estate.

## Nearby sections

- [Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-101 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T35_C20_S35-20-101.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-102 § 35-20-102. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T35_C20_S35-20-102.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-103 § 35-20-103. Reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation or abandonment of vulnerable adult; reports maintained in central registry](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T35_C20_S35-20-103.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-104 Department to coordinate services; rules and regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T35_C20_S35-20-104.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-105 Protective services; no services without consent; responsibility for costs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T35_C20_S35-20-105.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-106 Petition by department when caregiver refuses to allow services; injunction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T35_C20_S35-20-106.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-107 § 35-20-107. Emergency services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T35_C20_S35-20-107.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-108 Records confidential; exception](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T35_C20_S35-20-108.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-109 Repealed By Laws 2002, Ch. 86, § 3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T35_C20_S35-20-109.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-110 When access to vulnerable adult denied; injunction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T35_C20_S35-20-110.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-111 § 35-20-111. Duty to report](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T35_C20_S35-20-111.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-112 Confidentiality of records; penalties; access to information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T35_C20_S35-20-112.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-113 § 35-20-113. False report; penalty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T35_C20_S35-20-113.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-114 § 35-20-114. Immunity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T35_C20_S35-20-114.md)

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