Current Version
| Region | Wyoming |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | Jun 26, 2003 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Age of consent in Wyoming is 17 for both same-sex couples and different-sex couples. State Statute is often confused to mean age 16, but in cases of Pierson v. State and Moore v. State, the courts ruled the law states 17. The statutes were later amended for clarity. |
| Sources | http://legisweb.state.wy.us/statutes/statutes.aspx?file=titles/Title6/T6CH2AR3.htm |
Revision History (2)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date.
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jun 26, 2003 |
| Original entry | |
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| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Age of consent in Wyoming is 17 for both same-sex couples and different-sex couples. State Statute is often confused to mean age 16, but in cases of Pierson v. State and Moore v. State, the courts ruled the law states 17. The statutes were later amended for clarity. |
| Sources | http://legisweb.state.wy.us/statutes/statutes.aspx?file=titles/Title6/T6CH2AR3.htm |