Homelessness & Encampment Rules in Wyoming (2026)
4 rules on the books across Wyoming, 2 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Sit-Lie Rules
Citywide rules against sitting or lying on public sidewalks during specified daytime hours in commercial corridors, including how courts have constrained enforcement.
Cheyenne
Heavy RestrictionsCheyenne outright bans sleeping on any public sidewalk, street, alleyway, or doorway entrance, with violators facing a…
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Some RestrictionsCasper Municipal Code section 12.24.030 bars anyone controlling adjoining premises from letting rubbish, ice, or debris…
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How cities provide trash, hygiene, and bulky-item pickup at encampments, the CARE/CARE+ cleanups in LA, and the storage-of-belongings rules from Lavan v. LA.
Cheyenne
Heavy RestrictionsCheyenne outlaws campsites on any public property citywide and directs its compliance department to abate them…
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Significant RestrictionsCasper's Municipal Code Section 9.48.010 bans camping on any public property in the city without permission from the…
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