Selected Statutes: Wyoming

(a) As used in this act:
 

(i) “Adult” means a person who is sixteen (16) years of age or older, or legally married;
 

(ii) “Court” means the circuit court in the county where the alleged victim of domestic abuse resides or is found, where an alleged perpetrator of the domestic abuse resides or is found or where an act of domestic abuse occurred;
 

(iii) “Domestic abuse” means the occurrence of one (1) or more of the following acts by a household member but does not include acts of self defense:
 

(A) Physically abusing, threatening to physically abuse, attempting to cause or causing physical harm or acts which unreasonably restrain the personal liberty of any household member;
 

(B) Placing a household member in reasonable fear of imminent physical harm; or
 

(C) Causing a household member to engage involuntarily in sexual activity by force, threat of force or duress.
 

(iv) “Household member” includes:
 

(A) Persons married to each other;
 

(B) Persons living with each other as if married;
 

(C) Persons formerly married to each other;
 

(D) Persons formerly living with each other as if married;
 

(E) Parents and their adult children;
 

(F) Other adults sharing common living quarters;
 

(G) Persons who are the parents of a child but who are not living with each other; and
 

(H) Persons who are in, or have been in, a dating relationship.
 

(v) “Order of protection” means a court order granted for the protection of victims of domestic abuse;
 

(vi) “Financial responsibility” means an obligation to pay to a provider service fees and other costs and charges associated with the provision of commercial mobile services;
 

(vii) “Provider” means a person or entity that provides commercial mobile services as defined in 47 U.S.C. § 332(d);
 

(viii) “This act” means W.S. 35-21-101 through 35-21-112.