Service of order; duration and extension of order; violation; remedies not exclusive; order effective during appeal or review.
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-3-510
in effect(a) An order of protection granted under W.S. 7-3-509 shall be filed with the clerk of court and a copy shall be sent by the clerk to the county sheriff who shall, after service, notify the local law enforcement agency within the county in which the petitioner resides. The order shall be personally served upon the respondent unless the respondent or the respondent's attorney was present in person or by remote means at the time the order was granted.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an order of protection granted by the court under W.S. 7-3-509 shall be effective for a fixed period of time not to exceed three (3) years, subject to the following:
(i) Either party may move to modify, terminate or extend the order. The order may be extended repetitively upon a showing of good cause for additional periods of time, not to exceed three (3) years each, if the court finds from specific facts that a clear and present danger to the victim continues to exist. Any extension of an order of protection under this paragraph shall be served upon the respondent by mailing the order to the last known address of the respondent on file with the clerk of court by certified and first-class mail, and shall constitute valid notice of the extension;
(ii) If a party subject to an order of protection is sentenced and incarcerated or becomes imprisoned, the running of the time remaining for the order of protection shall be tolled during the term of incarceration or imprisonment. The conditions and provisions of an order of protection shall remain in effect during any period of tolling under this paragraph. Upon release from incarceration or imprisonment the effective period of the order of protection shall be the amount of time remaining as of the first day of the term of incarceration or imprisonment or one (1) year from the date of release, whichever is greater.
(c) Willful violation of a temporary order of protection issued under W.S. 7-3-508 or of an order of protection issued under W.S. 7-3-509 is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both. A temporary order of protection issued under W.S. 7-3-508 and an order of protection issued under W.S. 7-3-509 shall have statewide applicability and a criminal prosecution under this subsection may be commenced in any county in which the respondent commits an act in violation of the order.
(d) The remedies provided by W.S. 7-3-506 through 7-3-512 are in addition to any other civil or criminal remedy available under the law.
(e) An order of protection granted under W.S. 7-3-506 through 7-3-512 shall remain effective during the pendency of any appeal or review of the order of protection or any decision to modify or extend the order of protection, unless a court orders a stay during the pendency of the appeal or review.
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title07.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026