Wyoming Code § 6-5-202

Accessory after the fact; penalties
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(a)  A person is an accessory after the fact if, with intent to hinder, delay or prevent the discovery, detection, apprehension, prosecution, detention, conviction or punishment of another for the commission of a crime, he renders assistance to the person.
(b)  An accessory after the fact commits:
(i)  A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00), or both, if the crime is a felony and the person acting as an accessory is not a relative of the person committing the crime;
(ii)  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, if:
(A)  The crime is a felony and the person acting as an accessory is a relative of the person committing the crime;
(B)  The crime is a misdemeanor and the person acting as an accessory is not a relative of the person committing the crime; or
(C)  The principal is a minor.
(iii)  No violation if the crime is a misdemeanor and the person acting as an accessory is a relative of the person committing the crime.

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