1-1-139. Civil liability for female genital mutilation.
(a) A person who is the victim of female genital mutilation as defined by W.S. 6-1-104(a)(xvii) may maintain a civil action against an individual who engages in conduct that is prohibited under W.S. 6-2-502(a)(v) for damages incurred by the victim as a result of that conduct. The victim may also be awarded exemplary damages, reasonable attorney's fees, costs of the action and any other appropriate relief. A victim of female genital mutilation may bring a civil action under this section at any time within ten (10) years of:
(i) The procedure being performed; or
(ii) The victim's eighteenth birthday.
(b) A civil action may be maintained under this section whether or not the individual who is alleged to have engaged in conduct prohibited under W.S. 6-2-502(a)(v) has been charged or convicted under W.S. 6-2-502(a)(v) for the alleged crime.
(c) Neither the pendency nor the termination of a civil action under this section shall prevent the criminal prosecution of a person who violates W.S. 6-2-502(a)(v).
Structure Wyoming Statutes
Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure
Chapter 1 - General Provisions as to Civil Actions
Section 1-1-101 - Provisions to Be Liberally Construed.
Section 1-1-102 - Minors as Parties to Actions.
Section 1-1-103 - Power of Deputies.
Section 1-1-104 - Sureties; Justification.
Section 1-1-105 - Sureties; Qualifications.
Section 1-1-106 - Compensation of Cross Demands.
Section 1-1-107 - Furnishing of Transcripts.
Section 1-1-108 - Voluntary Partial Payment of Liability Claims.
Section 1-1-109 - Comparative Fault.
Section 1-1-114 - Pleading of Damages.
Section 1-1-115 - Civil Liability for Unpaid Checks.
Section 1-1-116 - Civil Liability for Theft of Services.
Section 1-1-117 - Affidavits of Noninvolvement.
Section 1-1-118 - Amateur Rodeos; Liability for Injuries; Consent to Participate.
Section 1-1-119 - Release or Covenant Not to Sue.
Section 1-1-120 - Persons Rendering Emergency Assistance Exempt From Civil Liability.
Section 1-1-121 - Recreation Safety Act; Short Title.
Section 1-1-122 - Definitions.
Section 1-1-123 - Assumption of Risk.
Section 1-1-123.1 - Ski Safety Act; Short Title.
Section 1-1-123.2 - Definitions.
Section 1-1-123.4 - Assumption of Risks; Limitations on Actions.
Section 1-1-123.5 - Negligence; Civil Actions.
Section 1-1-124 - Pretrial Screening.
Section 1-1-125 - Immunity for Volunteers; Volunteer Firefighters; Search and Rescue.
Section 1-1-126 - Civil Liability for Stalking.
Section 1-1-127 - Civil Liability for Shoplifting.
Section 1-1-128 - Civil Liability for Theft of Identity.
Section 1-1-130 - Actions Against Health Care Providers; Admissibility of Evidence.
Section 1-1-131 - Short Title.
Section 1-1-132 - Definitions.
Section 1-1-133 - Applicability.
Section 1-1-134 - Limitations on Successor Asbestos-Related Liabilities.
Section 1-1-135 - Establishing Fair Market Value of Total Assets.
Section 1-1-137 - Scope of Act.
Section 1-1-139 - Civil Liability for Female Genital Mutilation.
Section 1-1-141 - Covid-19 Exposure and Illness; Assumption of the Risk.