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WY Stat § 40-26-125 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-125 - Reasonable Cause Determination.

40-26-125. Reasonable cause determination.| (a) The enforcing authority shall determine from the facts whether reasonable cause exists to believe that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur. The enforcing authority shall make this determination not later than the one hundredth day after the date a complaint is filed unless making the determination is impracticable, or the enforcing authority approves a conciliation agreement relating to the complaint.  (b) If making the determination within the period is impracticable, the enforcing authority shall give in writing to the complainant and the respondent the reasons for the delay. If the enforcing authority determines that reasonable cause exists to believe that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur, the enforcing authority shall, except as provided by W.S. 40-26-127, immediately issue a charge on behalf of the aggrieved person.
WY Stat § 40-26-126 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-126 - Charge.

40-26-126. Charge.| (a) A charge issued under W.S. 40-26-125 shall consist of a short and plain statement of the facts on which the enforcing authority finds reasonable cause to believe that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur, shall be based on the final investigative report, and is not limited to the facts or grounds alleged in the complaint.  (b) Within three (3) days after issuing a charge, the enforcing authority shall send a copy of the charge with information about the election under W.S. 40-26-130 to each respondent and each aggrieved person on whose behalf the complaint was filed.  (c) The enforcing authority shall include with a charge sent to a respondent a notice of the opportunity for a hearing under W.S. 40-26-131.
WY Stat § 40-26-127 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-127 - Land Use Law.

40-26-127. Land use law.| If the enforcing authority determines that the matter involves the legality of a state or local zoning or other land use law or ordinance, the enforcing authority may issue a charge and proceed with the appropriate action.
WY Stat § 40-26-128 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-128 - Dismissal.

40-26-128. Dismissal.| If the enforcing authority determines that no reasonable cause exists to believe that a discriminatory housing practice that is the subject of a complaint has occurred or is about to occur, the enforcing authority shall promptly dismiss the complaint. The enforcing authority shall make public disclosure of each dismissal.
WY Stat § 40-26-129 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-129 - Pending Civil Trial.

40-26-129. Pending civil trial.| The enforcing authority may not issue a charge alleging a discriminatory housing practice after the beginning of the trial of a civil action commenced by the aggrieved party under federal or state law seeking relief with respect to that discriminatory housing practice.
WY Stat § 40-26-130 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-130 - Election of Judicial Determination.

40-26-130. Election of judicial determination.| A complainant, a respondent, or an aggrieved person on whose behalf a complaint was filed may elect to have the claims asserted in the charge decided in a civil action as provided by W.S. 40-26-136. The election shall be made not later than the twentieth day after the date the person having the election receives service under W.S. 40-26-126(b) or, in the case of the enforcing authority, not later than the twentieth day after the date the charge is issued. The person making the election shall give notice to the enforcing authority and to all other complainants and respondents to whom the charge relates.
WY Stat § 40-26-131 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-131 - Administrative Hearing.

40-26-131. Administrative hearing.| If a timely election is not made under W.S. 40-26-130, the enforcing authority shall provide for a hearing on the charge. A hearing under this section on an alleged discriminatory housing practice may not continue after the beginning of the trial of a claim for relief commenced by the aggrieved person under federal or state law seeking relief with respect to the discriminatory housing practice.
WY Stat § 40-26-132 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-132 - Administrative Penalties.

40-26-132. Administrative penalties.| (a) If the enforcing authority determines at a hearing under W.S. 40-26-131 that a respondent has engaged in or is about to engage in a discriminatory housing practice, the enforcing authority may order the appropriate relief, including actual damages, reasonable attorney's fees, court costs and other injunctive or equitable relief.  (b) To vindicate the public's interest, the enforcing authority may assess a civil penalty against the respondent in an amount that does not exceed:  (i) Eleven thousand dollars ($11,000.00) if the respondent has been found by order of the enforcing authority or a court to have committed a prior discriminatory housing practice; or  (ii) Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, twenty-seven thousand dollars ($27,000.00) if the respondent has been found by order of the enforcing authority or a court to have committed one (1) other discriminatory housing practice during the five (5) year period ending on the date of the filing of the charges and fifty-five thousand dollars ($55,000.00) if the respondent has been found by the enforcing authority or a court to have committed two (2) or more discriminatory housing practices during the seven (7) year period ending on the date of filing of the charge.  (c) If the acts constituting the discriminatory housing practice that is the object of the charge are committed by the same individual who has previously been found to have committed acts constituting a discriminatory housing practice, the civil penalties in subsection (b) of this section may be imposed without regard to the period of time within which any other discriminatory housing practice occurred.  (d) The enforcing agency shall sue to recover a civil penalty due under this section. Funds collected under this section shall be paid to the state treasurer for deposit in the common school fund in the county in which the offense occurred.
WY Stat § 40-26-133 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-133 - Effect of Enforcing Authority Order.

40-26-133. Effect of enforcing authority order.| An enforcing authority order under W.S. 40-26-132 does not affect a contract, sale, encumbrance or lease that is consummated before the enforcing authority issues the order and involves a bona fide purchaser, encumbrancer or tenant who did not have actual notice of the charge filed under this chapter.
WY Stat § 40-26-134 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-134 - Licensed or Regulated Business.

40-26-134. Licensed or regulated business.| If the enforcing authority issues an order with respect to a discriminatory housing practice that occurs in the course of a business subject to a licensing or regulation by a governmental agency, the enforcing authority, not later than the thirtieth day after the date the order is issued, shall send copies of the findings and the order to the governmental agency and recommend to the governmental agency appropriate disciplinary action.
WY Stat § 40-26-135 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-135 - Order in Preceding Five Years.

40-26-135. Order in preceding five years.| If the enforcing authority issues an order against a respondent against whom another order was issued within the preceding five (5) years under W.S. 40-26-133, the enforcing authority shall send a copy of each order to the attorney general.
WY Stat § 40-26-136 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-136 - Attorney General Action for Enforcement.

40-26-136. Attorney general action for enforcement.| If a timely election is made under W.S. 40-26-130, the attorney general may file not later than the thirtieth day after the date of the election a claim for relief in a district court. Venue for an action is in the county in which the alleged discriminatory housing practice occurred or is about to occur. An aggrieved person may intervene in the action. If the court finds that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur, the court may grant as relief any relief that a court may grant in a civil action under W.S. 40-26-129 through 40-26-143. If monetary relief is sought for the benefit of an aggrieved person who does not intervene in the civil action, the court may not award the monetary relief if that aggrieved person has not complied with discovery orders entered by the court.
WY Stat § 40-26-137 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-137 - Pattern or Practice Case; Penalties.

40-26-137. Pattern or practice case; penalties.| (a) The attorney general may file a claim for relief in district court for appropriate relief if the enforcing authority has reasonable cause to believe that a person is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of a right granted under this chapter or a person has been denied a right granted by this chapter and that denial raises an issue of general public importance.  (b) In an action under this section, the court may:  (i) Award preventive relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order against the person responsible for a violation of this chapter as necessary to assure the full enjoyment of the rights granted by this chapter;  (ii) Award other appropriate relief, including monetary damages, reasonable attorney's fees, and court costs; and  (iii) To vindicate the public interest, assess a civil penalty against the respondent in an amount that does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for a first violation and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for a second or subsequent violation.  (c) A person may intervene in an action under this section if the person is a person aggrieved by the discriminatory housing practice or a party to a conciliation agreement concerning the discriminatory housing practice.
WY Stat § 40-26-138 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-138 - Subpoena Enforcement.

40-26-138. Subpoena enforcement.| The enforcing authority or another party at whose request a subpoena is issued under this chapter, may enforce the subpoena in appropriate proceedings in district court.
WY Stat § 40-26-139 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-139 - Civil Action.

40-26-139. Civil action.| (a) An aggrieved person may file a civil action in district court not later than the second year after the date of the occurrence or the termination of an alleged discriminatory housing practice or the breach of a conciliation agreement entered under this chapter, whichever occurs last, to obtain appropriate relief with respect to the discriminatory housing practice or breach.  (b) The two (2) year period does not include any time during which an administrative hearing under this chapter is pending with respect to a complaint or charge under this chapter based on the discriminatory housing practice. This subsection does not apply to actions arising from the breach of a conciliation agreement.  (c) An aggrieved person may file a claim for relief whether a complaint has been filed under W.S. 40-26-118 and without regard to the status of any complaint filed under that section.  (d) If the enforcing authority has obtained a conciliation agreement with the consent of an aggrieved person, the aggrieved person may not file a claim for relief with respect to the alleged discriminatory housing practice that forms the basis of the complaint except to enforce the terms of the agreement.  (e) An aggrieved person may not file a claim for relief with respect to an alleged discriminatory housing practice that forms the basis of a charge issued by the enforcing authority if the enforcing authority has begun a hearing on the record under this chapter with respect to the charge.
WY Stat § 40-26-140 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-140 - Relief Granted.

40-26-140. Relief granted.| If the court finds that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur, the court may award to the plaintiff actual and punitive damages, reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and subject to W.S. 40-26-142, a permanent or temporary injunction, temporary restraining order, or other order, including an order enjoining the defendant from engaging in the practice or ordering appropriate affirmative action.
WY Stat § 40-26-141 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-141 - Effect of Relief Granted.

40-26-141. Effect of relief granted.| Relief granted under W.S. 40-26-139 through 40-26-143 does not affect a contract, sale, encumbrance or lease that is consummated before the granting of the relief and involves a bona fide purchaser, encumbrancer or tenant who did not have actual notice of the filing of a complaint or civil action under this chapter.
WY Stat § 40-26-142 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-142 - Intervention by Attorney General.

40-26-142. Intervention by attorney general.| The attorney general may intervene in an action under W.S. 40-26-139 through 40-26-143 if the attorney general certifies that the case is of general public importance. The attorney general may obtain the same relief as is available to the attorney general under W.S. 40-26-137(b).
WY Stat § 40-26-143 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-143 - Prevailing Party.

40-26-143. Prevailing party.| A court in an action brought under this chapter or the enforcing authority in an administrative hearing under W.S. 40-26-131 may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party and assess court costs against the nonprevailing party.
WY Stat § 40-26-144 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-144 - Intimidation or Interference; Penalty.

40-26-144. Intimidation or interference; penalty.| (a) A person commits an offense if the person, without regard to whether the person is acting under color of law, by force or threat of force, intentionally intimidates or interferes with an individual:  (i) Because of the individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, familial status, national origin or status with respect to marriage or public assistance and because the individual is or has been selling, purchasing, renting, financing, occupying or contracting or negotiating for the sale, purchase, rental, financing or occupation of any dwelling or applying for or participating in a service, organization or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings; or  (ii) Because the individual is or has been or to intimidate the individual from:  (A) Participating, without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin in an activity, service, organization or facility described by paragraph (i) of this subsection;  (B) Affording another individual opportunity or protection to so participate; or  (C) Lawfully aiding or encouraging other individuals to participate, without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin, or status with respect to marriage or public assistance, in an activity, service, organization, or facility described in paragraph (i) of this subsection.  (b) It is a discriminatory practice to coerce, intimidate, threaten or interfere with any individual in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of the individual having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of the individual having aided or encouraged any other individual in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by this chapter.  (c) An offense under subsection (a) or (b) of this section is a misdemeanor.
WY Stat § 40-26-145 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-145 - Records Exempt.

40-26-145. Records exempt.| A complaint filed with the enforcing authority under W.S. 40-26-118 is an open record. Information obtained during an investigation conducted by the enforcing authority under this chapter can be used in any judicial proceedings or administrative hearing relating to the complaint under this chapter or before the administrative closure of a complaint by the enforcing authority. The enforcing authority may disclose to the complainant or the respondent, or representatives of the complainant or respondent, information obtained during an investigation if deemed necessary by the enforcing authority for securing an appropriate resolution of a complaint. The enforcing authority may disclose information obtained during an investigation to a federal agency if necessary for the processing of complaints under an agreement with the agency. Individually identifiable health information obtained during an investigation may not be disclosed by the enforcing authority except to a federal agency if necessary for the processing of complaints under an agreement with the agency. Statements made or actions taken during conciliation efforts relating to a complaint under this chapter may not be disclosed by the enforcing authority, except to a federal agency if necessary for the processing of complaints under an agreement with the agency, and may not be used as evidence in a subsequent proceeding under this chapter without the written consent of the parties to the conciliation. A conciliation agreement is an open record unless the complainant and respondent agree that it is not and the enforcing authority determines that disclosure is not necessary to further the purposes of this chapter.
WY Stat § 40-28-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 28 - Medical Digital Innovation Sandbox Act|Section 40-28-101 - Short Title; Definitions.

40-28-101. Short title; definitions.| (a) This act may be cited as the "Medical Digital Innovation Sandbox Act".  (b) As used in this act:  (i) "Department" means the department of health;  (ii) "Sandbox" means a time limited test environment or program in which innovative technologies, products or services may be developed or explored and made available to consumers prior to general authorized use or deployment;  (iii) "Sandbox period" means the period of time, initially not longer than twenty-four (24) months, in which the department or the appropriate licensing board or authority has authorized an innovative medical digital assessment product or service to be made available to consumers. The sandbox period shall also encompass any extension granted under W.S. 40-28-107;  (iv) "This act" means W.S. 40-28-101 through 40-28-108.
WY Stat § 40-28-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 28 - Medical Digital Innovation Sandbox Act|Section 40-28-102 - Medical Digital Innovation Sandbox Waiver; Applicability of Criminal Statutes; Referrals; Civil Liability.

40-28-102. Medical digital innovation sandbox waiver; applicability of criminal statutes; referrals; civil liability.| (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who makes an innovative medical digital assessment product or service available to consumers in the medical digital innovation sandbox may be granted a waiver from specified requirements imposed by statute or rule, or portions thereof, if these statutes or rules do not currently permit the product or service to be made available to consumers. A waiver under this subsection shall be no broader than necessary to accomplish the purposes and standards set forth in this act, as determined by the department or the appropriate licensing board or authority under the chapters listed in this subsection. The statutes within the following chapters of title 33 of the Wyoming statutes, and the rules adopted under them, or portions thereof, may be waived by the department and the appropriate licensing boards or authorities, upon receipt and approval of an application made to the department pursuant to W.S. 40-28-103:  (i) Chapter 1, licensing generally;  (ii) Chapter 9, podiatrists;  (iii) Chapter 10, chiropractors;  (iv) Chapter 15, dentists and dental hygienists;  (v) Chapter 21, nurses;  (vi) Chapter 23, optometrists;  (vii) Chapter 25, physical therapists;  (viii) Chapter 26, physicians and surgeons;  (ix) Chapter 27, psychologists;  (x) Chapter 32, eye care practitioners;  (xi) Chapter 33, speech language pathologists and audiologists;  (xii) Chapter 34, clinical laboratories and blood banks;  (xiii) Chapter 35, hearing aid specialists;  (xiv) Chapter 36, emergency medical services;  (xv) Chapter 37, radiologic technologists;  (xvi) Chapter 40, occupational therapy;  (xvii) Chapter 43, respiratory care practitioners;  (xviii) Chapter 46, midwives;  (xix) Chapter 47, dietetics.  (b) A person who makes an innovative medical digital assessment product or service available to consumers in the medical digital innovation sandbox is:  (i) Not immune from civil damages for acts and omissions relating to this act; and  (ii) Subject to all criminal laws.  (c) The department may refer suspected violations of law relating to this act to appropriate state or federal agencies for investigation, prosecution, civil penalties and other appropriate enforcement actions.
WY Stat § 40-28-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 28 - Medical Digital Innovation Sandbox Act|Section 40-28-104 - Medical Digital Innovation Account.

40-28-104. Medical digital innovation account.| (a) There is created the medical digital innovation account. Funds within the account shall only be expended by legislative appropriation. All funds within the account shall be invested by the state treasurer and all investment earnings from the account shall be credited to the general fund.  (b) Subject to legislative appropriation, application fees remitted to the account pursuant to W.S. 40-28-103(e), and any additional funds appropriated by the legislature, shall be used by the department only for the purposes of administering this act, including processing of sandbox applications and monitoring, examination and enforcement activities relating to this act.