20-6-101 through 20-6-222, or in any manner provided by law for

20-6-101 through 20-6-222, or in any manner provided by law for enforcement of a civil judgment for money.

14-6-436. Proceedings deemed in equity.

All proceedings under this act shall be regarded as proceedings in equity and the court shall have and exercise equitable jurisdiction.

14-6-437. Records and reports confidential; inspection.

(a) Throughout proceedings pursuant to this act the court shall safeguard the records from disclosure. Upon completion of the proceedings, whether or not there is an adjudication, the court shall order the entire file, except for child support orders, and record of the proceeding sealed and the court shall not release these records except to the extent necessary to meet the following inquiries:

(i) From another court of law;

(ii) From an agency preparing a presentence report for another court;

(iii) From a party to the proceeding;  (iv) From the department of family services for purposes of establishing, modifying or enforcing a support obligation.

(b) Upon receipt of inquiries as set out in this section, the court may release a copy of the presentence investigation report together with a cover letter stating the disposition of the proceeding.

14-6-438. Liability for contempt; penalties.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court upon its own motion or upon the motion of the district or county attorney, or guardian ad litem, may find that the child, the child's parent, parents, or guardian or any other person who willfully violates, or neglects or refuses to obey or perform any order or provision of this act is liable for contempt of court and may be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or incarcerated not more than ninety (90) days, or both.

14-6-439. Separate docket for juvenile cases; availability of records for statistics.

The clerk of the court shall maintain a separate docket for cases under this act and record therein the case number, the allegations of the petition, the age of the child involved and the disposition made. The records shall be made available for statistical purposes provided the names of the parties are not revealed.

14-6-440. Expungement of records in juvenile court.

Any person adjudicated in need of supervision under the provisions of this act may petition the court for the expungement of his record in the juvenile court upon reaching the age of majority. If after investigation the court finds that the petitioner has not been convicted of a felony since adjudication, that no proceeding involving a felony is pending or being instituted against the petitioner and the rehabilitation of the petitioner has been attained to the satisfaction of the court or the prosecuting attorney, it shall order expunged all records in any format including electronic records in the custody of the court or any agency or official, pertaining to the petitioner's case. Copies of the order shall be sent to each agency or official named in the order. Upon entry of an order the proceedings in the petitioner's case are deemed never to have occurred and the petitioner may reply accordingly upon any inquiry in the matter. Expungement pursuant to this section shall be accomplished as provided in W.S. 14-6- 241.

ARTICLE 5 - VICTIMS OF DELINQUENT ACTS

14-6-501. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act:

(i) "Delinquent act" means any act defined by W.S.