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Wyoming
Visitors must register within about 3 days, or are publicly listed long after leaving.
Wyoming sets no tourist day-count, but defines "reside" to include hotels, motels, campgrounds, and places habitually visited. A non-resident must register with the county sheriff within three working days of entering the state, and separately for work or school. Registered information, including the temporary address, appears on the public registry, and adult registrants are barred from school grounds.
Registering as a visitor
- When it's required
- After 3 days.
- Deadline
- Register in person with the county sheriff within three working days of entering Wyoming if not a current resident; separate three-working-day deadlines apply on starting work or school, and registration is required in each county involved.
- Where
- Sheriff of each county where they reside, are employed, or attend school
- Also required if
- Employment, paid or unpaid, for more than 14 days or an aggregate exceeding 30 days in a calendar year
- Enrolling full or part time at any educational institution
- Transient status with no residence triggers weekly in-person reporting
Public registry
The law doesn't clearly say whether visitors appear on the public registry.
Information collected under the act is confidential except the public registry fields, which include name and aliases, physical address, birth date and place, conviction date/place and crime, photograph, physical description, vehicle plate and description, employer address, and Wyoming school address. Nonresident worker/student registrations are expressly subject to W.S. 7-19-303. Higher-tier offenders also trigger mailed or in-person notification to neighbors within 750 feet, schools, and community organizations. The act has no express provision removing a departing visitor; DCI describes an in-person de-registration process on leaving. Juveniles are not displayed publicly.
Places registrants can't go
- School groundsAdult registered sex offenders are prohibited from being on school grounds; DCI states the statute contains exceptions that were not verified.Applies to: Adult registered sex offenders, including visitors
- Within 1,000 feet of a schoolAdult registered sex offenders may not live within 1,000 feet of a school.Applies to: Adult registered sex offenders
Laws cited
- W.S. 7-19-301 through 7-19-303 (Sex Offender Registration Act) · Wyoming Legislature
- Wyoming DCI, Sex Offender Registry FAQs · Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation
Last checked September 19, 2026 · full review September 19, 2026
Research notes
The text of W.S. 6-2-320 was not read on an official source; its scope, definition of "school," and exceptions are unverified and come from DCI's FAQ. Statements about 7-19-304 (termination of duty) and the 7-19-307(c) felony penalty rest on the DCI FAQ, not statutory text read. The statute fixes no day count for visitors, so whether a short stay counts as residing is applied by individual county sheriffs. The version read was labeled 2023 Wyoming Statutes; later amendments were not checked. No statewide park, playground, library, or Halloween restrictions were found in Article 3. Local ordinances, supervision conditions, and tribal jurisdiction were not researched. [Reviewer 2026-09-19: public listing changed from long_term to unknown: the statute is silent on removing visitors, which isn't evidence that they stay listed.]
Common questions
Do registered sex offenders have to register when visiting Wyoming?
Visitors must register after 3 days. Register in person with the county sheriff within three working days of entering Wyoming if not a current resident; separate three-working-day deadlines apply on starting work or school, and registration is required in each county involved.
Will a visiting registrant appear on Wyoming's public registry?
Wyoming's law doesn't clearly say whether visitors appear on the public registry.
Are there places registrants can't go in Wyoming?
The state restricts registrants from: school grounds; within 1,000 feet of a school. Details and who they apply to are listed on this page.
General information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules may add requirements. Confirm with the state registry agency or an attorney before you travel.