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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Wyoming Statutes: Title 7 - Criminal Procedure (anchor)",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Wyoming Legislative Service Office (wyoleg.gov) publishes the Wyoming Statutes by title; Title 7 - Criminal Procedure holds the Wyoming Code of Criminal Procedure, including the interception of communications act at 7-3-701 to 7-3-712. The compiled title text is the PDF at wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title07.pdf, which opens with the heading 'TITLE 7 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE'.",
      "body": "The Wyoming Legislative Service Office (wyoleg.gov) publishes the Wyoming Statutes by title; Title 7 - Criminal Procedure holds the Wyoming Code of Criminal Procedure, including the interception of communications act at 7-3-701 to 7-3-712. The compiled title text is the PDF at wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title07.pdf, which opens with the heading 'TITLE 7 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE'.\n\nWhat Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov) actually says:\n\n“TITLE 7 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS”\n\nNote: Anchor record: the legislature's own statute site. The title is published there as a PDF; the HTML page wyoleg.gov/stateStatutes/StatutesDownload is a script-rendered shell with no statute text.",
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      "source_link": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title07.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
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      "evidence_quote": "TITLE 7 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "6733-wyoming-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "Wyoming Statutes",
      "topic": "Title 7 - Criminal Procedure (anchor)",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
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        "stage": "setting_up",
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      "id": "learn_r6733_wyoming_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_6733_wyoming_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_cite",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] W.S. 7-3-702: Interception prohibition (citation and rule)",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] W.S. 7-3-702(a): no person shall intentionally intercept, or attempt or procure another to intercept, any wire, oral or electronic communication, or disclose or use the contents of one knowing it was obtained by an unlawful interception (the act is W.S. 7-3-701 through 7-3-712).",
      "body": "W.S. 7-3-702(a): no person shall intentionally intercept, or attempt or procure another to intercept, any wire, oral or electronic communication, or disclose or use the contents of one knowing it was obtained by an unlawful interception (the act is W.S. 7-3-701 through 7-3-712).\n\nWhat Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov) actually says:\n\n“no person shall intentionally: (i) Intercept, attempt to intercept, or procure any other person to intercept or attempt to intercept any wire, oral or electronic communication;”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title07.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov)",
      "evidence_quote": "no person shall intentionally: (i) Intercept, attempt to intercept, or procure any other person to intercept or attempt to intercept any wire, oral or electronic communication;",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "6733-wyoming-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "W.S. 7-3-702",
      "topic": "Interception prohibition (citation and rule)",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] W.S. 7-3-702: Consent regime: one-party",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] W.S. 7-3-702(b)(iv): Wyoming is a ONE-PARTY consent state for audio recording. A person may intercept an oral, wire or electronic communication where the person is a party to it or where one of the parties has given prior consent, unless the interception is for the purpose of committing a criminal or tortious act.",
      "body": "W.S. 7-3-702(b)(iv): Wyoming is a ONE-PARTY consent state for audio recording. A person may intercept an oral, wire or electronic communication where the person is a party to it or where one of the parties has given prior consent, unless the interception is for the purpose of committing a criminal or tortious act.\n\nWhat Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov) actually says:\n\n“Any person from intercepting an oral, wire or electronic communication where the person is a party to the communication or where one (1) of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception unless the communication is intercepted for the purpose of committing any criminal or tortious act;”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title07.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov)",
      "evidence_quote": "Any person from intercepting an oral, wire or electronic communication where the person is a party to the communication or where one (1) of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to the interception unless the communication is intercepted for the purpose of committing any criminal or tortious act;",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "6733-wyoming-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "W.S. 7-3-702",
      "topic": "Consent regime: one-party",
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      "applies_to_scope": "WY",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] W.S. 7-3-702: Exception: peace officers under a court order",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] W.S. 7-3-702(b)(v): the prohibition does not bar a peace officer from intercepting, using or disclosing to another peace officer in the course of official duties any wire, oral or electronic communication pursuant to an order permitting the interception under the act.",
      "body": "W.S. 7-3-702(b)(v): the prohibition does not bar a peace officer from intercepting, using or disclosing to another peace officer in the course of official duties any wire, oral or electronic communication pursuant to an order permitting the interception under the act.\n\nWhat Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov) actually says:\n\n“A peace officer from intercepting, using or disclosing to another peace officer in the course of his official duties any wire, oral or electronic communication pursuant to an order permitting the interception under this act;”",
      "source_type": "official",
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      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov)",
      "evidence_quote": "A peace officer from intercepting, using or disclosing to another peace officer in the course of his official duties any wire, oral or electronic communication pursuant to an order permitting the interception under this act;",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "6733-wyoming-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "W.S. 7-3-702",
      "topic": "Exception: peace officers under a court order",
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      "applies_to_scope": "WY",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] W.S. 7-3-702: Exception: communications readily accessible to the general public",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] W.S. 7-3-702(b)(vii): the prohibition does not bar a person from intercepting or accessing an electronic communication made through an electronic communication system configured so that the communication is readily accessible to the general public.",
      "body": "W.S. 7-3-702(b)(vii): the prohibition does not bar a person from intercepting or accessing an electronic communication made through an electronic communication system configured so that the communication is readily accessible to the general public.\n\nWhat Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov) actually says:\n\n“A person from intercepting or accessing an electronic communication made through an electronic communication system that is configured so that the electronic communication is readily accessible to the general public;”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title07.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov)",
      "evidence_quote": "A person from intercepting or accessing an electronic communication made through an electronic communication system that is configured so that the electronic communication is readily accessible to the general public;",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "6733-wyoming-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "W.S. 7-3-702",
      "topic": "Exception: communications readily accessible to the general public",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "WY",
      "tags": {
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] W.S. 7-3-702: Penalty class",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] W.S. 7-3-702(f): a violation is a felony punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, up to 5 years in prison, or both; interception of the radio portion of a cellular or cordless telephone call, or a paging or public land mobile radio communication, is a misdemeanor (up to $750, up to 6 months).",
      "body": "W.S. 7-3-702(f): a violation is a felony punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, up to 5 years in prison, or both; interception of the radio portion of a cellular or cordless telephone call, or a paging or public land mobile radio communication, is a misdemeanor (up to $750, up to 6 months).\n\nWhat Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov) actually says:\n\n“any person who violates this section is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title07.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov)",
      "evidence_quote": "any person who violates this section is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "6733-wyoming-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "W.S. 7-3-702",
      "topic": "Penalty class",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "WY",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
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        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
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        "explicitness": "any"
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      "verification": {
        "status": "failed",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
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      "id": "learn_r6733_wyoming_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_6733_wyoming_recording_consent_one_party_or_two_party_civil",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] W.S. 7-3-710: Civil remedy: no treble damages; $1,000 a day, punitive damages and fees",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] W.S. 7-3-710(a): a person whose communication is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of the act may recover actual damages of not less than $1,000 a day for each day of violation, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and litigation costs. The statute does not say 'treble'.",
      "body": "W.S. 7-3-710(a): a person whose communication is intercepted, disclosed or used in violation of the act may recover actual damages of not less than $1,000 a day for each day of violation, punitive damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and litigation costs. The statute does not say 'treble'.\n\nWhat Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov) actually says:\n\n“(i) Actual damages but not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) a day for each day of violation; (ii) Punitive damages; and (iii) Reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title07.pdf",
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      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov)",
      "evidence_quote": "(i) Actual damages but not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) a day for each day of violation; (ii) Punitive damages; and (iii) Reasonable attorney's fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "6733-wyoming-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "W.S. 7-3-710",
      "topic": "Civil remedy: no treble damages; $1,000 a day, punitive damages and fees",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "WY",
      "tags": {
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        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
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      "verification": {
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] W.S. 7-3-701: 'Oral communication' definition",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] W.S. 7-3-701(a)(xi): 'oral communication' means an oral communication uttered by a person who reasonably expects, and circumstances justify the expectation, that it is not subject to interception.",
      "body": "W.S. 7-3-701(a)(xi): 'oral communication' means an oral communication uttered by a person who reasonably expects, and circumstances justify the expectation, that it is not subject to interception.\n\nWhat Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov) actually says:\n\n“\"Oral communication\" means any oral communication uttered by a person who reasonably expects and circumstances justify the expectation that the communication is not subject to interception but does not include any electronic communication;”",
      "source_type": "official",
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      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov)",
      "evidence_quote": "\"Oral communication\" means any oral communication uttered by a person who reasonably expects and circumstances justify the expectation that the communication is not subject to interception but does not include any electronic communication;",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "6733-wyoming-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "W.S. 7-3-701",
      "topic": "'Oral communication' definition",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "WY",
      "tags": {
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        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
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      "verification": {
        "status": "failed",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] W.S. 7-3-701 to 7-3-712: Video without audio: not treated differently because the act does not reach it",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The interception act reaches the 'aural or other acquisition of the contents' of oral, wire or electronic communications; it contains no separate rule for video recording without audio, and the only Wyoming statute on non-consensual image capture found is voyeurism (6-4-304), which turns on the viewed person's lack of consent.",
      "body": "The interception act reaches the 'aural or other acquisition of the contents' of oral, wire or electronic communications; it contains no separate rule for video recording without audio, and the only Wyoming statute on non-consensual image capture found is voyeurism (6-4-304), which turns on the viewed person's lack of consent.\n\nWhat Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov) actually says:\n\n“\"Intercept\" means the aural or other acquisition of the contents of any oral, wire or electronic communication by use of an electronic, mechanical or other device;”\n\nNote: ABSENCE RECORD (inferred from the sections read, not from operative text). Index searched: Wyoming Statutes Title 7, Chapter 3, Article 7 and Title 6, Chapter 4 (wyoleg.gov title PDFs), searched for video, film, videotape and record on 2026-10-18. The quote is the definition that bounds the act, not an operative rule.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title07.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
      "reliability": "CREATOR STRATEGY",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov)",
      "evidence_quote": "\"Intercept\" means the aural or other acquisition of the contents of any oral, wire or electronic communication by use of an electronic, mechanical or other device;",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "6733-wyoming-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "W.S. 7-3-701 to 7-3-712",
      "topic": "Video without audio: not treated differently because the act does not reach it",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "WY",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "setting_up",
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        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
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        "explicitness": "any"
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      "verification": {
        "status": "failed",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap",
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      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] W.S. 6-4-304: Voyeurism with a recording device: felony",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] W.S. 6-4-304(b): voyeurism committed by knowingly or intentionally capturing an image with a camera, video camera or other image recording device is a felony (up to 5 years, $5,000).",
      "body": "W.S. 6-4-304(b): voyeurism committed by knowingly or intentionally capturing an image with a camera, video camera or other image recording device is a felony (up to 5 years, $5,000).\n\nWhat Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov) actually says:\n\n“(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person is guilty of 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, if he: (i) Commits the offense specified in subsection (a) of this section by knowingly or intentionally capturing an image by means of a camera, a video camera or any other image recording device; or (ii) Uses a camera, video camera or any other image recording device: (A) For the purpose of observing, viewing, photographing, filming, recording, livestreaming or videotaping the intimate areas of another person; (B) Under clothing being worn by the other person; and (C) Without the consent of the other person.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title06.pdf",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Wyoming Legislative Service Office (Wyoming Statutes on wyoleg.gov)",
      "evidence_quote": "(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person is guilty of 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, if he: (i) Commits the offense specified in subsection (a) of this section by knowingly or intentionally capturing an image by means of a camera, a video camera or any other image recording device; or (ii) Uses a camera, video camera or any other image recording device: (A) For the purpose of observing, viewing, photographing, filming, recording, livestreaming or videotaping the intimate areas of another person; (B) Under clothing being worn by the other person; and (C) Without the consent of the other person.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "6733-wyoming-recording-consent-one-party-or-two-party",
      "subject": "W.S. 6-4-304",
      "topic": "Voyeurism with a recording device: felony",
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