Order to appear; contents thereof; when child taken into immediate custody; waiver of service.
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-6-213
in effect(a) After a petition is filed, the court shall issue an order to appear. The order shall:
(i) State the name of the court, the title of the proceedings and the time and place for the initial hearing;
(ii) Direct the persons named therein to appear personally at the hearing and direct the person having actual physical custody or control of the child to present the child before the court at the hearing;
(iii) Be directed to the child's parents, guardian, custodian and spouse, if any, and to any other person the court deems necessary; and
(iv) Be directed to the child alleged to be delinquent.
(b) If it appears to the court by affidavit by the district attorney based on actual knowledge or on information and belief that the conduct, condition or surroundings of the child seriously endanger the child's health or welfare or the health, welfare or property of others, that the child may abscond or be removed from the jurisdiction of the court or that the child will not be brought before the court notwithstanding service of the order, the court may direct in the order to appear that the person serving the order take the child into immediate custody and bring him before the court.
(c) Service of the order may be waived either in writing or by voluntary appearance at the hearing, provided a child may waive service of the order only with the consent of his parents, guardian, custodian, guardian ad litem or counsel.
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title14.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026