Wyoming Code § 6-3-302

Criminal entry; penalties; affirmative defenses
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(a)  A person is guilty of criminal entry if, without authority, he knowingly enters a building, occupied structure, vehicle or cargo portion of a truck or trailer, or a separately secured or occupied portion of those enclosures.
(b)  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that:
(i)  The entry was made because of a mistake of fact or to preserve life or property in an emergency;
(ii)  The enclosure was abandoned;
(iii)  The enclosure was at the time open to the public and the person complied with all lawful conditions imposed on access to or remaining in the enclosure; or
(iv)  The person reasonably believed that the owner of the enclosure, or other person empowered to license access to the enclosure, would have authorized him to enter.
(c)  Criminal entry 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.

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