# Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-108: Records confidential; exception

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T35_C20_S35-20-108

## Section

- **Citation:** Wyo. Stat. § 35-20-108
- **Heading:** Records confidential; exception
- **Jurisdiction:** Wyoming
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wyoming Code / Title 35 / Chapter 20 / Section 35-20-108

## Text

Except as provided under W.S. 35-20-116, records of the department or other agency or the court pertaining to a vulnerable adult receiving protective services under this act are not open to public inspection. Information contained in those records shall not be disclosed to the public in any manner that will identify any individual. The records may be made available for inspection only upon application to the court pursuant to W.S. 35-20-112 for good cause shown.

## 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 § 35-20-109 Repealed By Laws 2002, Ch. 86, § 3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T35_C20_S35-20-109.md)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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