# Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-108: Drug induced homicide; penalty

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T6_C2_S6-2-108

## Section

- **Citation:** Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-108
- **Heading:** Drug induced homicide; penalty
- **Jurisdiction:** Wyoming
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wyoming Code / Title 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 6-2-108

## Text

(a) A person is guilty of drug induced homicide if:

(i) He is an adult or is at least four (4) years older than the victim; and

(ii) He violates W.S. 35-7-1031(a)(i) or (ii) or

(b)(i) or (ii) by unlawfully delivering a controlled substance to a minor and that minor dies as a result of the injection, inhalation, ingestion or administration by any other means of any amount of that controlled substance.

(b) Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-109, drug induced homicide is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than twenty (20) years.

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