# Wyo. Stat. § 7-3-103: Purpose and objects; required ratification

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## Section

- **Citation:** Wyo. Stat. § 7-3-103
- **Heading:** Purpose and objects; required ratification
- **Jurisdiction:** Wyoming
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wyoming Code / Title 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-3-103

## Text

(a) Any agreement or compact entered into under W.S. 7-3-101 through 7-3-107 shall be designed to suppress crime, to

circumvent the activities of criminals and to expedite their apprehension and trial, and to enforce generally the respective criminal laws and policies of Wyoming and any other state entering into the agreement or compact. In order to effectuate those purposes, an agreement or compact may contain specific provisions for the accomplishment of any of the following objects:

(i) The arrest of any person who has fled from any one (1) of the compacting states into another, by any pursuing officer of the compacting state from which the person fled;

(ii) The return of any witness deemed essential in the prosecution of any criminal case who has gone or fled into any other compacting state from the compacting state in which his presence is required;

(iii) The establishment and maintenance by any two

(2) or more compacting states of facilities for the investigation of crime and the discovery of criminals, including crime detection agencies, bureaus of registration and identification, crime laboratories and similar agencies;

(iv) The proper supervision of any person who, having been paroled or granted probation in one (1) of the compacting states, has become a resident of any other compacting state;

(v) The written agreement of one (1) or more law enforcement agencies of this state to enter into mutual aid agreements with one (1) or more law enforcement agencies of this state or an adjoining state or the United States as authorized by W.S. 7-3-903(a).

(b) Any agreement or compact entered into pursuant to this section shall conform with the purposes for which the consent of the congress has been granted. Any agreement or compact entered into on behalf of Wyoming and any one (1) or more states shall not be binding upon any of the states, or upon their respective citizens, until the agreement or compact has been ratified and approved by the respective legislatures of the several states entering into the agreement or compact.

## Nearby sections

- [Wyo. Stat. § 7-3-101 § 7-3-101. Legislative findings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T7_C3_S7-3-101.md)
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- [Wyo. Stat. § 7-3-203 General requirements as to demand by another state](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T7_C3_S7-3-203.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 7-3-204 Investigation of demand](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T7_C3_S7-3-204.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 7-3-205 Contents of demand](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T7_C3_S7-3-205.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 7-3-206 Surrender of accused when not present in demanding state at time of crime](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T7_C3_S7-3-206.md)
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