Wyoming Statutes Title 35. Public Health and Safety § 35-32-104. Criminal penalty; private right of action

(a) Any person violating the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each violation.

(b) An individual whose rights have been violated under the provisions of this chapter may bring a civil action to enjoin or restrain any violation of this chapter and may in the same action seek damages from the person violating this chapter. Prior to filing an action under this subsection the individual shall give notice in writing to the alleged violator stating fully the nature of the alleged violation. The alleged violator shall have not more than sixty (60) days from the date notice is provided to cure any violation. If, after sixty (60) days the violation has not been cured, the individual may bring a civil action. A prevailing party in an action brought under this subsection may recover all costs and expenses reasonably associated with the action, including but not limited to reasonable attorney fees.

(c) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state or as parens patriae on behalf of consumers to enforce this chapter. In any action brought by the attorney general to enforce this chapter, a person found to have violated this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for each violation, the recovery of actual damages incurred by consumers on whose behalf the action was brought and costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the office of the attorney general.