Missed Court in Wyoming: What Happens Next

What Wyoming law says can follow a missed court date: whether it is a separate crime, the driver’s license rule for traffic cases, what happens to bail, and the court’s own next steps. It runs in your browser and nothing is stored.

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Pick the state, the kind of case and how the person was released to see what that state’s law says.

Wyoming failure to appear law

Wyoming has no general statute making a missed court date a separate crime. Wyoming has no bail-jumping or failure-to-appear statute for released defendants; a person released under Rules 46 through 46.4 who knowingly fails to appear may be punished for contempt. (A broken traffic-citation promise to appear is a separate misdemeanor.) (W.R.Cr.P. 46.4(a))

A narrower statute does reach some missed dates:

  • Traffic citation: misdemeanor ($25 to $750 fine, up to 6 months, or both). Violating a promise to appear on a traffic citation is a misdemeanor, whatever happens to the original charge. (Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-1206(c))
    (c) Failure to appear as defined in this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.

When a date is missed, the court’s order is called a warrant for failure to appear (W.R.Cr.P. 3.1(e)).

Driver’s license after a missed traffic date in Wyoming

The Division may suspend for up to 12 months the license of a driver who violated a promise to appear on a traffic citation or failed to appear in court at the time set. (Wyo. Stat. § 31-7-129(a)(iv))

(iv) Has violated his promise to appear in court, given to an arresting officer in this state or any other state upon the issuance of a traffic citation, or has failed to appear in court in this state or another state at the time specified by the court;

Bail and bonds after a missed date in Wyoming

If a person on an appearance bond fails to appear, the judicial officer may declare the bond property forfeited to the county. (W.R.Cr.P. 46.4(b))

To compare what posting bail costs in Wyoming, see the Wyoming bail bond calculator.

How to deal with a missed date in Wyoming

Only the court that set the date can recall a warrant or give a new date. Contact that court’s clerk, or the lawyer or public defender on the case, who can ask the court to recall or quash the warrant.

What this page does not do

  • It does not check whether a warrant was issued in any case or whether anyone will be arrested.
  • Whether a separate failure-to-appear charge is filed is the prosecutor’s decision; what happens to bail is the court’s.
  • It collects nothing; your choices stay in your browser.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is failure to appear a crime in Wyoming?

Wyoming has no general failure-to-appear crime. Wyoming has no bail-jumping or failure-to-appear statute for released defendants; a person released under Rules 46 through 46.4 who knowingly fails to appear may be punished for contempt. (A broken traffic-citation promise to appear is a separate misdemeanor.)

Is missing court a felony in Wyoming?

Wyoming’s statute grades it this way: traffic citation: misdemeanor ($25 to $750 fine, up to 6 months, or both) under Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-1206(c). Other statutes can apply in specific cases.

Will Wyoming suspend my license for missing a traffic court date?

The Division may suspend for up to 12 months the license of a driver who violated a promise to appear on a traffic citation or failed to appear in court at the time set. The rule is in Wyo. Stat. § 31-7-129(a)(iv).

Sources

Checked against the sources above on October 20, 2026.

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