Felony Theft Amount and Penalties in Wyoming

$1,000. Theft is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both, if the value of the property is one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or more or if the property is a firearm, horse, mule, sheep, cattle, buffalo or swine regardless of value. Theft of property worth less than $1,000 is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), or both. A third or subsequent theft offense is a felony (up to 10 years and/or $10,000). Amounts from a common scheme or the same transaction may be aggregated.

Wyoming does not grade felonies into classes or degrees. Crimes which may be punished by death or by imprisonment for more than one (1) year are felonies; all other crimes are misdemeanors. The maximum prison term is set in the statute for each offense. If the statute does not establish a maximum fine, the fine for a felony shall be not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). Unless the offense carries a life term, the court sets a minimum and maximum term within the statutory limits, and the minimum may not be greater than 90% of the maximum imposed. As of April 2026, the Legislature's Joint Judiciary Committee was studying whether to adopt a classification and gradation system for offenses.

No general misdemeanor classes. Unless a different penalty is prescribed by law, every crime declared to be a misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both. Each conviction also carries a court automation fee of forty dollars ($40.00) and an indigent civil legal services fee of ten dollars ($10.00). Some offenses (mostly game and fish offenses in Title 23) are labeled 'low' or 'high' misdemeanors, which differ by the penalty specified.