Notice to appear in court; release upon promise to appear; release upon posting bond.
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 23-6-102
in effect(a) When the person arrested is not immediately taken before the proper court, the arresting officer shall prepare a citation in triplicate, giving written notice to appear in court, containing the name and address of the person arrested, the offense charged, and the time and place where the person shall appear in court.
(b) The place specified in the citation must be before the proper court in the county in which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed.
(c) The arrested person, in order to secure release as provided in this section, must give his promise to appear in court by accepting one (1) copy of the citation. The officer shall deliver one (1) copy of the citation to the person promising to appear. Thereupon the officer shall forthwith release the person arrested from custody.
(d) An arresting officer arresting any person for violation of any provision of this act may instead of issuing a citation containing notice to appear in court if the violator is not immediately taken before the proper court, accept a bond posted in accordance with the bond schedule adopted by the court for delivery to the court.
(e) Any officer violating any of the provisions of this section is guilty of misconduct and is subject to removal from office.
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title23.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026