Is prostitution legal in Wyoming?
Wyoming prostitution laws prohibit acts of prostitution, the solicitation of prostitution, and the promotion of prostitution. Solicitation of prostitution is a misdemeanor across the state.
Prostitution Laws of Wyoming
- 6-4-101: Prostitution; penalties
- 6-4-102: Soliciting an act of prostitution; penalties
- 6-4-103: Promoting prostitution; penalties
6-4-101: Prostitution; penalties
A person who knowingly or intentionally performs or permits, or offers or agrees to perform or permit an act of sexual intrusion, as defined by W.S. 6-2-301(a)(vii), for money or other property commits prostitution which 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.
6-4-102: Soliciting an act of prostitution; penalties
A person is guilty of soliciting an act of prostitution if, with the intent that an act of sexual intrusion as defined by W.S. 6-2-301(a)(vii) be committed, that person knowingly or intentionally pays, or offers or agrees to pay money or other property to another person under circumstances strongly corroborative of the intention that an act of prostitution be committed. Soliciting an act of prostitution 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.
6-4-103: Promoting prostitution; penalties
(a) A person commits a felony if he:
(i) Knowingly or intentionally entices or compels another person to become a prostitute;
(ii) Knowingly or intentionally procures, or offers or agrees to procure, a person for another person for the purpose of prostitution;
(iii) Having control over the use of a place, knowingly or intentionally permits another person to use the place for prostitution; or
(iv) Receives money or other property from a prostitute, without lawful consideration, knowing it was earned in whole or in part from prostitution.
(b) The felony defined by this section is punishable by imprisonment for not more than three
(3) years, a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), or both. However, the crime is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both, under paragraph (i) of subsection (a) of this section if the person enticed or compelled is under eighteen (18) years of age.