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WY Stat § 35-9-503 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Fire Protection|Article 5 - Fire Escapes|Section 35-9-503 - Factories, Offices and Other Buildings to Be Equipped.

35-9-503. Factories, offices and other buildings to be equipped.| Every building now or hereafter used, in whole or in part, as a factory, mill, workshop, garage, office, bakery, laundry, store, and any other building or buildings in which people are employed at manual or other labor, shall be provided with proper and sufficient means of escape in case of fire, by two (2) or more ways of egress, and all doors leading into or to such factory, mill, workshop, garage, office, bakery, laundry, store, and any other building or buildings in which people are employed at manual or other labor, shall not be locked, bolted or fastened during working hours as to prevent free and easy access therefrom.
WY Stat § 35-9-504 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Fire Protection|Article 5 - Fire Escapes|Section 35-9-504 - Exits to Be Unobstructed; Stairways to Be Lighted.

35-9-504. Exits to be unobstructed; stairways to be lighted.| All such metallic, iron or fireproof ladders or stair fire escapes, stairways, hallways or means of egress, mentioned or described in this act, shall at all times be kept free from any obstruction, in good repair and ready for use; and at night, or where lights are necessary in the daytime, a red light shall be provided with the words inscribed thereon "FIRE ESCAPE". Provided, that on all hotel, theater, school and hospital buildings, two (2) or more stories in height, said stairways shall extend from each floor of said building to the ground and shall not be less than three (3) feet wide; the risers of said stairs shall not be greater than eight (8) inches, and the treads not less than ten (10) inches wide; and the platform not less than three (3) feet wide, and in all cases the full width of the stairs. All such stairs shall have proper guard rails not less than twenty-eight (28) inches high. Where tubing is used for guard rails they shall be not more than ten (10) inches apart; and where balusters are used they shall be not more than six (6) inches apart.
WY Stat § 35-9-505 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Fire Protection|Article 5 - Fire Escapes|Section 35-9-505 - Applicability; Fire and Safety Drills Required in Schools; Supervision of Drills.

35-9-505. Applicability; fire and safety drills required in schools; supervision of drills.| (a) This chapter shall apply to the trustees of school districts in this state.  (b) In every public and private school in Wyoming, there shall be a fire drill at least once every month. Safety drills may be used in lieu of fire drills if approved by and coordinated with the local fire department provided fire drills are conducted at each school not less than four (4) times during any one (1) academic year and further provided the school's fire alarm is tested at each fire or safety drill. A safety drill includes any organized response to a potential threat to the health and safety of the student population. The school administration shall supervise and administer this subsection and shall determine the types of safety drills appropriate for each school. In localities where a paid fire department is maintained, a fire department member shall be requested to be in attendance at each fire or safety drill conducted within a school for the purpose of instruction and constructive criticism.
WY Stat § 35-9-506 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Fire Protection|Article 5 - Fire Escapes|Section 35-9-506 - Penalty.

35-9-506. Penalty.| Every person, firm or corporation, or his or its agents, officers, directors or trustees, owning or having the management or control of any such buildings or structures herein mentioned or described, who shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this act not later than October first, nineteen hundred seventeen, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than three (3), nor more than six (6) months, or by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each month or fraction thereof in which any building designated in this act shall remain in violation thereof shall constitute a separate offense.
WY Stat § 35-9-507 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Fire Protection|Article 5 - Fire Escapes|Section 35-9-507 - Applicability to Cities and Towns.

35-9-507. Applicability to cities and towns.| The provisions of W.S. 35-9-501 through 35-9-507 shall not be applicable in any incorporated city or town that has by ordinance adopted a uniform building code which provides among other things adequate and safe means of inside fire escapes, smoke towers and fireproof inclosed stairways and further fixes the types of occupancies and types of buildings subject to the said code.
WY Stat § 35-9-617 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Fire Protection|Article 6 - Volunteer Firefighter, EMT and Search and Rescue Pension Account|Section 35-9-617 - Volunteer Firefighter, EMT and Search and Rescue Pension Account; Merger With Other Pension Accounts; Membership.

35-9-617. Volunteer firefighter, EMT and search and rescue pension account; merger with other pension accounts; membership.| (a) The volunteer firefighter, EMT and search and rescue pension account is created. All awards, benefits and pensions established under this article shall be paid from the account.  (b) The account established under subsection (a) of this section shall be controlled by the board and administered by the director of the Wyoming retirement system. All expenses of administration shall be paid from the account. Disbursements from the account shall be made upon warrants drawn by the state auditor upon certification by authorized system employees or using an appropriate alternative method approved by the state auditor.  (c) The account shall be comprised of all funds and liabilities of the volunteer firemen's pension account created pursuant to W.S. 35-9-602, the volunteer emergency medical technician pension account created pursuant to W.S. 35-29-102, funds directed into the account as provided by W.S. 26-4-102(b), 35-9-619(a), 35-9-621(e) and 35-9-628 and all other funds as directed by this article and the legislature for the benefit of the account, or the volunteer firemen's pension account or volunteer emergency medical technician pension account, respectively.  (d) All members and retirees of the volunteer emergency medical technician pension account created pursuant to W.S. 35-29-101 through 35-29-112, including those members who are no longer participating or contributing members of the volunteer emergency medical technician pension account, but who have not withdrawn their funds as provided by W.S. 35-29-106(f) on or before June 30, 2015, shall become members or retirees of the pension account created pursuant to this section.  (e) All members and retirees of the volunteer firemen's pension account created pursuant to W.S. 35-9-601 through 35-9-615, including those contributing members who are no longer active but who have not withdrawn their funds as provided by W.S. 35-9-608(f) on or before June 30, 2015, shall become members or retirees of the pension account created pursuant to this section.  (f) The director of the retirement system shall determine by rule and regulation a benefit level for all members joining the pension account under subsections (d) and (e) of this section equal to or greater than the benefits the member would have received under the volunteer firemen's or volunteer emergency medical technician pension accounts, respectively.
WY Stat § 35-9-618 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Fire Protection|Article 6 - Volunteer Firefighter, EMT and Search and Rescue Pension Account|Section 35-9-618 - Annual Audit; State's Liability.

35-9-618. Annual audit; state's liability.| (a) The director of the Wyoming retirement system shall hire an independent audit firm to perform an annual audit of the account established under W.S. 35-9-617 and shall report audit findings to the board and the governor.  (b) Nothing in this article shall be construed to:  (i) Except for obligations transferred pursuant to W.S. 35-9-617(c), acknowledge any past, present or future liability of or obligate the state of Wyoming for contribution except the employer's contributions provided for in this article, to either the volunteer firefighter, EMT and search and rescue pension system provided by this article or any other retirement system previously existing in the state of Wyoming; or  (ii) Constitute a contract or binding obligation of any kind whatsoever or, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, to create or grant any vested right or interest in any individual, corporation or body politic.  (c) If the account is terminated, all affected members have a nonforfeitable interest in their benefits that were accrued and funded to date. The value of the accrued benefits to be credited to the account of each affected member shall be calculated as of the date of termination.
WY Stat § 35-9-619 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Fire Protection|Article 6 - Volunteer Firefighter, EMT and Search and Rescue Pension Account|Section 35-9-619 - Authority to Receive Donations; Investment of Monies; Employment of Actuary; Actuarial Reports.

35-9-619. Authority to receive donations; investment of monies; employment of actuary; actuarial reports.| (a) In addition to contributions from the state, counties, volunteer fire departments and licensed ambulance services, the board may receive and credit to the account any gifts, donations and other contributions made by individuals, organizations and cities, towns, counties and other political subdivisions for the benefit of the account. The board may invest monies within the account not immediately necessary to pay benefits, awards or pensions under this article, in investments authorized under W.S. 9-3-408(b).  (b) The board shall employ a consulting actuary to review the account annually to determine its solvency and to make recommendations as to revisions and modifications to the pension account. The board may employ legal and other consultants as necessary. Actuarial reports are public records and available for inspection by all participating members of the account.
WY Stat § 35-9-620 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Fire Protection|Article 6 - Volunteer Firefighter, EMT and Search and Rescue Pension Account|Section 35-9-620 - Contributions on Behalf of Volunteer Firefighters, Emts and Search and Rescue Persons; Collection; Dual Participation Prohibited.

35-9-620. Contributions on behalf of volunteer firefighters, EMTs and search and rescue persons; collection; dual participation prohibited.| (a) The county, city, town, fire district, volunteer fire department or licensed ambulance service for whom a participating volunteer firefighter or EMT performs firefighting or EMT services shall pay to the pension account the amount required under W.S. 35-9-621(e) for those members. The county for whom a volunteer search and rescue person performs search and rescue services shall pay to the pension account the amount required under W.S. 35-9-621(e) for those members. Payments shall be collected upon terms and conditions established by the board under W.S. 35-9-621(e) and shall be forwarded by each collecting officer to the state retirement director for deposit in the account. Any entity listed in this subsection may elect to provide for a member's contribution or any portion thereof provided that any payment of a contribution is made on behalf of a member. Whether an entity makes a contribution for a member shall be at the discretion of the entity as an incentive to improve their local volunteer fire department, emergency medical services or search and rescue services.  (b) No volunteer firefighter member of the pension account shall participate as a member of the firemen's pension accounts under W.S. 15-5-201 through 15-5-209 or 15-5-401 through 15-5-422 if participation is based upon covered service for the same fire department.
WY Stat § 35-9-622 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Fire Protection|Article 6 - Volunteer Firefighter, EMT and Search and Rescue Pension Account|Section 35-9-622 - Death Benefits in Addition to Other Benefits.

35-9-622. Death benefits in addition to other benefits.| Death benefits received under this article shall be in addition to, and are payable after the application of, worker's compensation benefits which are payable to volunteer firefighters, volunteer EMTs or volunteer search and rescue persons under the Wyoming Worker's Compensation Act.
WY Stat § 35-9-623 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Fire Protection|Article 6 - Volunteer Firefighter, EMT and Search and Rescue Pension Account|Section 35-9-623 - Board; Established; Nomination; Appointment; Terms and Qualification of Members; First Members.

35-9-623. Board; established; nomination; appointment; terms and qualification of members; first members.| (a) The volunteer firefighter, EMT and search and rescue pension board is created. The board shall control the account.  (b) The board shall consist of eight (8) members who shall be appointed by the governor to staggered terms of three (3) years. The governor may remove any board member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. Of these board members:  (i) Six (6) members shall be volunteer firefighters who have a minimum of five (5) years service as a volunteer firefighter in the state. Appointments under this paragraph shall be made from nominees recommended to the governor by the Wyoming state firemen's association;  (ii) One (1) member shall be a volunteer EMT who has a minimum of five (5) years service as a volunteer EMT in the state. Appointments under this paragraph shall be made by the governor; and  (iii) One (1) member shall be a volunteer search and rescue person who has a minimum of five (5) years service as a volunteer search and rescue person in the state. Appointments under this paragraph shall be made by the governor.  (c) The members of the initial board shall be comprised of the volunteer firemen members of the volunteer firemen's pension board created pursuant to W.S. 35-9-610 serving on June 30, 2015 and one (1) member of the volunteer emergency medical technician pension board created pursuant to W.S. 35-29-108 serving on June 30, 2015, as selected by the governor. The volunteer firefighter members and volunteer EMT member of the initial board shall serve for the same term to which they were appointed to the volunteer firemen's pension board or volunteer emergency medical technician pension board, respectively.
WY Stat § 35-9-624 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Fire Protection|Article 6 - Volunteer Firefighter, EMT and Search and Rescue Pension Account|Section 35-9-624 - Board; Chairman; Compensation of Members; Powers and Duties.

35-9-624. Board; chairman; compensation of members; powers and duties.| (a) Members of the board shall serve without compensation, but actual and reasonable expenses incurred by members for attending meetings and representing the board shall be reimbursed from the account.  (b) The board may:  (i) Adjust claims made by participating members under this article and may waive or alter specific requirements relating to benefits under this article, but shall not have authority to make a general increase in benefits;  (ii) Promulgate rules and regulations governing its operation;  (iii) Investigate claim applications, conduct hearings, receive evidence and otherwise act in a quasi-judicial capacity in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act;  (iv) Permit the suspension of payments in certain cases deemed appropriate by the board, with a commensurate reduction in benefits paid under this article.
WY Stat § 35-9-625 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Fire Protection|Article 6 - Volunteer Firefighter, EMT and Search and Rescue Pension Account|Section 35-9-625 - Board; Hearings; Appeals.

35-9-625. Board; hearings; appeals.| (a) The board shall provide an opportunity for hearing to any person petitioning the board for a hearing with or without counsel or witnesses. The board shall provide petitioners the power to subpoena witnesses to testify in their behalf. The taking of evidence shall be summary, giving a full opportunity to all parties to develop the facts. The board shall provide a written transcript of all testimony received at any hearing conducted by the board to any requesting party.  (b) The decision of the board upon hearing is a final administrative decision and is subject to judicial review in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
WY Stat § 35-9-626 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Fire Protection|Article 6 - Volunteer Firefighter, EMT and Search and Rescue Pension Account|Section 35-9-626 - Adjustment of Benefits in Case of Impairment of Funds.

35-9-626. Adjustment of benefits in case of impairment of funds.| If at any time the net assets of the account become actuarially impaired, the board may adjust the benefits provided, pro rata, until the impairment is removed.
WY Stat § 35-9-627 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Fire Protection|Article 6 - Volunteer Firefighter, EMT and Search and Rescue Pension Account|Section 35-9-627 - Purchase of Service Credit.

35-9-627. Purchase of service credit.| Any member who has been a participating member for at least five (5) years may elect to make a one (1) time purchase of up to five (5) years of service credit as authorized and limited by section 415(c) and 415(n) of the Internal Revenue Code and as established in rules promulgated by the board. Any member electing to purchase service credit shall pay into the account a single lump sum amount equal to the actuarial equivalent of the benefits to be derived from the service credit computed on the basis of actuarial assumptions approved by the board, the individual's attained age and the benefit structure at the time of purchase. A member may purchase service credit with personal funds or, subject to rules and regulations established by the board, through rollover contributions. Unless received by the pension account in the form of a direct rollover, rollover contributions shall be paid to the pension account on or before sixty (60) days after the date the rollover contribution was received by the member.
WY Stat § 35-9-628 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Fire Protection|Article 6 - Volunteer Firefighter, EMT and Search and Rescue Pension Account|Section 35-9-628 - Deposit of Tax on Fire Insurance Premiums Into Account.

35-9-628. Deposit of tax on fire insurance premiums into account.| (a) As provided in this subsection, the state treasurer shall deposit into the account up to one hundred percent (100%) of the gross tax levied upon fire insurance premiums paid to insurance companies for fire insurance in the state of Wyoming for the preceding calendar quarter, as computed under W.S. 26-4-102(b)(ii) and provided by W.S. 26-4-103(k). The sum specified shall be calculated by the Wyoming retirement system:  (i) Before giving effect to any premium tax credits which may otherwise be provided by law; and  (ii) To achieve one hundred seven percent (107%) funding of the account, taking into account the benefits and employee contribution specified in W.S. 35-9-621 and actuarial assumptions adopted by the Wyoming retirement board;  (iii) After the account achieves one hundred seven percent (107%) actuarial funding, the board shall recommend a funding amount of not less than sixty percent (60%) of the gross tax levied upon fire insurance premiums. A recommended funding amount under this section in an amount greater than sixty percent (60%) which results in an actuarial funding level greater than one hundred seven percent (107%) requires approval of the legislature.
WY Stat § 35-9-801 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Fire Protection|Article 8 - Reduced Cigarette Ignition|Section 35-9-801 - Short Title.

35-9-801. Short title.| This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Act".
WY Stat § 35-9-802 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 9 - Fire Protection|Article 8 - Reduced Cigarette Ignition|Section 35-9-802 - Definitions.

35-9-802. Definitions.| (a) For the purposes of this act unless the context otherwise requires:  (i) "Agent" means any person authorized by the department of revenue to purchase and affix stamps on packages of cigarettes;  (ii) "Cigarette" means:  (A) Any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or in any substance not containing tobacco. "Cigarette" includes any roll or tube of tobacco, or product derived from tobacco, that is produced by a machine on the premises of a retail dealer or a wholesale dealer; or  (B) Any roll of tobacco wrapped in any substance containing tobacco which, because of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or its packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to or purchased by consumers as a cigarette as described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.  (iii) "Manufacturer" means:  (A) Any entity that manufactures cigarettes or causes the manufacture of cigarettes that are intended for sale in this state including cigarettes intended to be sold in the United States through an importer;  (B) Any successor of any entity described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.  (iv) "Quality control" and "quality assurance program" means the laboratory procedures implemented to ensure that operator bias, systematic and nonsystematic methodological errors and equipment related problems do not affect the results of testing. A quality control program shall ensure that testing repeatability remains within the required repeatability values stated in W.S. 35-9-803(a)(vi) for all test trials used to certify cigarettes in accordance with this act;  (v) "Repeatability" means the range of values within which the repeat results of test trials from a single laboratory must fall ninety-five percent (95%) of the time;  (vi) "Retail dealer" means any person, other than a manufacturer or wholesale dealer, engaged in selling cigarettes or tobacco products;  (vii) "Sale" means any transfer of title or possession, exchange or barter in any manner, by any means, or by any agreement, including cash and credit sales, giving of cigarettes as samples, prizes or gifts, and the exchange of cigarettes for any consideration other than money;  (viii) "Sell" means to sell, or to offer or agree to do the same;  (ix) "Wholesale dealer" means any person other than a manufacturer who sells cigarettes or tobacco products to retail dealers or others for resale and any person who owns, operates or maintains one (1) or more cigarette or tobacco product vending machines upon premises owned or occupied by any other person;  (x) "This act" means W.S. 35-9-801 through 35-9-811.