On March 6, the governor of Wyoming signed into law House Enrolled Act No. 19, establishing new statutory provisions for the regulation of virtual currency kiosks in the state. The law defines a virtual currency kiosk as a publicly accessible electronic terminal acting as a mechanical agent of a person to enable the exchange of virtual currency for money, bank credit, or other virtual currency. Under the law, only licensed money transmitters under the Wyoming Money Transmitters Act or chartered financial institutions may own, operate or manage such kiosks. Knowing violations of the law are classified as felonies, carrying penalties of at least three years imprisonment, fines of no less than $10,000, or both. The law tasks the state banking commissioner with promulgating rules governing authorized kiosk operations. The statute also includes confidentiality provisions for information obtained by the commissioner from licensed operators or financial institutions, with limited exceptions for disclosure to officials and examiners of other states, federal regulatory authorities, appropriate prosecuting attorneys, or as required by court order. The law is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.