# Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-106: Petition by department when caregiver refuses to allow services; injunction

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T35_C20_S35-20-106

## Section

- **Citation:** Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-106
- **Heading:** Petition by department when caregiver refuses to allow services; injunction
- **Jurisdiction:** Wyoming
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wyoming Code / Title 35 / Chapter 20 / Section 35-20-106

## Text

(a) When a vulnerable adult needs protective services and the caregiver refuses to allow the provision of those services, the department, through the attorney general or the district attorney, may petition the court for an order enjoining the

caregiver from interfering with the provision of protective services.

(b) The petition shall allege facts sufficient to show that the vulnerable adult needs protective services, that he consents or lacks the capacity to consent to receive the services and that the caregiver refuses to allow the protective services.

(c) If the court finds the allegations of the petition to be true by a preponderance of the evidence, it may:

(i) Enjoin the caregiver from interfering with the provision of protective services; and

(ii) Order the department to assist in facilitating the coordination of community resources, including service providers, churches and individuals or agencies to provide protective services to the extent those protective services are available.

## 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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