6-5-112. Mistreating persons in institutions or mental hospital; penalties; no bar to other criminal action.
(a) A person commits a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), or both, if he:
(i) Is an employee of, or is responsible for the care of a person in, a reformatory, penal or charitable institution or a mental hospital and treats him with unnecessary severity, harshness or cruelty; or
(ii) Is an officer required by law to perform an act with regard to persons in a reformatory, penal or charitable institution or a mental hospital and he intentionally refuses or neglects to perform the act.
(b) This section does not bar prosecution, under any other criminal statute, of a person responsible for the care of a person in a reformatory, penal or charitable institution or a mental hospital, even if he also violates this section.
Structure Wyoming Statutes
Chapter 5 - Offenses Against Public Administration
Article 1 - Offenses by Public Officials
Section 6-5-101 - Definitions.
Section 6-5-102 - Bribery; Penalties.
Section 6-5-103 - Compensation for Past Official Behavior; Penalties.
Section 6-5-104 - Soliciting Unlawful Compensation; Penalties.
Section 6-5-107 - Official Misconduct; Penalties.
Section 6-5-108 - Issuing False Certificate; Penalties.
Section 6-5-110 - Wrongful Appropriation of Public Property; Penalties.
Section 6-5-111 - Failure or Refusal to Account For, Deliver or Pay Over Property; Penalties.
Section 6-5-113 - Removal From Office After Judgment of Conviction.
Section 6-5-116 - Public Officer Acting Before Qualifying; Penalty.
Section 6-5-117 - Public Officer Demanding Kickback From Deputy; Penalties.