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WY Stat § 40-25-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 25 - Computer Trespass|Section 40-25-101 - Computer Trespass.

40-25-101. Computer trespass.| (a) A person commits a civil trespass if he, with intent to damage or cause the malfunction of the operation of a computer, computer system or computer network, transfers or sends electronically into a computer, computer system or computer network of another or causes to be transferred or sent electronically into a computer, computer system or computer network of another any data, program or other information which alters, damages or causes the malfunction of the operation of the computer, computer system or computer network and the act was done without authority of the owner or lawful possessor of the computer, computer system or computer network.  (b) A person who suffers damage or loss by reason of a trespass under this section shall have a cause of action against the trespasser for all damages incurred, including any damages to the person's computer, computer system or computer network and any costs incurred by the person for services that could not be utilized as a result of the trespass. In a civil action brought under this section, in addition to damages, the injured claimant may be awarded the costs of litigation together with the reasonably necessary cost of identifying the trespasser, of obtaining effective service of process on the trespasser and of successfully effecting collection of the award from the person who perpetrated the trespass and from the person who caused the trespass.  (c) The definitions provided in W.S. 6-3-501 shall be applicable to this section.  (d) Common carriers, internet service providers or other persons who supply the internet services over which the content is delivered shall not be liable for damages or losses under this section resulting from the acts of another.
WY Stat § 40-26-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-101 - Short Title.

40-26-101. Short title.| This act may be cited as the "Wyoming Fair Housing Act."
WY Stat § 40-26-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-102 - Definitions.

40-26-102. Definitions.| (a) As used in this act:  (i) "Aggrieved person" includes any person who claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice or believes that the person will be injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur;  (ii) "Complainant" means a person, including the enforcing authority that files a complaint under W.S. 40-26-118;  (iii) "Conciliation" means the informal negotiations among an aggrieved person, the respondent, and the enforcing authority to resolve issues raised by a complaint or by the investigation of the complaint;  (iv) "Conciliation agreement" means a written agreement resolving the issues in conciliation;  (v) "Disability" means a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits at least one (1) major life activity, a record of this impairment, or being regarded as having this impairment. The term does not include current illegal use or addiction to any drug or illegal or federally controlled substance and does not apply to an individual because of an individual's sexual orientation or because that individual is a transvestite;  (vi) "Discriminatory housing practice" means an act prohibited by W.S. 40-26-103 through 40-26-109 or conduct that is an offense under W.S. 40-26-145;  (vii) "Dwelling" means any structure or part of a structure that is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one (1) or more families or vacant land that is offered for sale or lease for the construction or location of a structure or part of a structure as previously described. "Dwelling" includes a lot leased for the purpose of placing on the lot a transportable home as defined in W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xxiv);  (viii) "Enforcing authority" means a Wyoming state agency or nonprofit incorporated in Wyoming that has been accepted as an enforcing authority for Wyoming by the department of housing and urban development;  (ix) "Familial status" means one (1) or more minors being domiciled with a parent or another person having legal custody of the minor or minors, or the designee of the parent or other person having such custody with the written permission of the parent or other person. The protections afforded against discrimination on the basis of familial status apply to any person who is pregnant or is in the process of securing legal custody of any minor;  (x) "Family" includes a single individual;  (xi) "Respondent" means a person accused of a violation of this chapter in a complaint of discriminatory housing practice or a person identified as an additional or substitute respondent under W.S. 40-26-121 or an agent of an additional or substitute respondent;  (xii) "To rent" includes to lease, sublease, or let, or to grant in any other manner, for a consideration, the right to occupy premises not owned by the occupant.
WY Stat § 40-26-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-103 - Sale or Rental.

40-26-103. Sale or rental.| (a) A person may not refuse to sell or rent, after the making of a bona fide offer, refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or in any other manner make unavailable or deny a dwelling to an individual because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.  (b) A person may not discriminate against an individual in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling or in providing services or facilities in connection with a sale or rental of a dwelling because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin.  (c) This section does not prohibit discrimination against an individual because the individual has been convicted under federal law or the law of any state of the illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance.
WY Stat § 40-26-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-104 - Publication.

40-26-104. Publication.| A person may not make, print or publish or effect the making, printing or publishing of a notice, statement or advertisement that is about the sale or rental of a dwelling and that indicates any preference, limitation or discrimination or the intention to make a preference, limitation or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin.
WY Stat § 40-26-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-105 - Inspection.

40-26-105. Inspection.| A person may not represent to an individual because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin that a dwelling is not available for inspection for sale or rental when the dwelling is available for inspection.
WY Stat § 40-26-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-106 - Entry Into Neighborhood.

40-26-106. Entry into neighborhood.| A person may not, for profit, induce or attempt to induce another to sell or rent a dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into a neighborhood of an individual of a particular race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin.
WY Stat § 40-26-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-108 - Residential Real Estate Related Transaction.

40-26-108. Residential real estate related transaction.| A person whose business includes engaging in residential real estate related transactions may not discriminate against an individual in making a real estate related transaction available or in the terms or conditions of a real estate related transaction because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin. A residential real estate related transaction is the selling, brokering or appraising of residential real property or the making or purchasing of loans or the provision of other financial assistance to purchase, construct, improve, repair, maintain a dwelling, or to secure residential real estate. Nothing in this section prohibits a person engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real property to take into consideration factors other than race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin.
WY Stat § 40-26-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-109 - Brokerage Services.

40-26-109. Brokerage services.| A person may not deny an individual access to, or membership or participation in, a multiple-listing service, real estate brokers' organization, or other service, organization or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings, or discriminate against an individual in the terms or conditions of access, membership or participation in the organization, service or facility because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin.
WY Stat § 40-26-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-110 - Sales and Rentals Exempted.

40-26-110. Sales and rentals exempted.| (a) W.S. 40-26-103 through 40-26-109 do not apply to the sale or rental of a single family house sold or rented by the owner if the owner does not own more than three (3) single family houses at any one (1) time or own any interest in, nor is there owned or reserved on the person's behalf, under any express or voluntary agreement, title to or any right to any part of the proceeds from the sale or rental of more than three (3) single family houses at any one (1) time. In addition, the house must be sold or rented without the use of the sales or rental facilities or services of a licensed real estate broker, agent or of a person in the business of selling or renting dwellings, or of an employee or agent of any such broker, agent, or person; or the publication, posting or mailing of a notice, statement or advertisement prohibited by W.S. 40-26-104. The exemption provided in this subsection applies only to one (1) sale or rental in a twenty-four (24) month period, if the owner was not the most recent resident of the house at the time of the sale or rental. For the purposes of this subsection, a person is in the business of selling or renting dwellings if the person:  (i) Within the preceding twelve (12) months, has participated as principal in three (3) or more transactions involving the sale or rental of any dwelling or any interest in a dwelling; or  (ii) Within the preceding twelve (12) months, has participated as agent, other than in the sale of the person's own personal residence, in providing sales or rental facilities or sales or rental services in two (2) or more transactions involving the sale or rental of any dwelling or any interest in a dwelling; or  (iii) Is the owner of any dwelling designed or intended for occupancy by, or occupied by, five (5) or more families.  (b) W.S. 40-26-103 and 40-26-105 through 40-26-109 do not apply to the sale or rental of the rooms or units in a dwelling containing living quarters occupied by or intended to be occupied by not more than four (4) families living independently of each other, if the owner maintains and occupies one (1) of the living quarters as the owner's residence.
WY Stat § 40-26-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-111 - Religious Organization, Private Club, and Appraisal Exemption.

40-26-111. Religious organization, private club, and appraisal exemption.| (a) This chapter does not prohibit a religious organization, association or society or a nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, association or society from limiting the sale, rental or occupancy of dwellings that it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to individuals of the same religion or giving preference to persons of the same religion, unless membership in the religion is restricted because of race, color or national origin.  (b) This chapter does not prohibit a private club that is not in fact open to the public and that, as an incident to its primary purpose, provides lodging that it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose from limiting the rental or occupancy of the lodging to its members or from giving preference to its members, unless membership in the club is restricted because of race, color or national origin.  (c) This chapter does not prohibit a person engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real property from considering in those appraisals factors other than race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin.
WY Stat § 40-26-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-112 - Housing for Elderly Exempted.

40-26-112. Housing for elderly exempted.| (a) The provisions of this chapter relating to familial status and age do not apply to housing that the secretary of housing and urban development determines is specifically designed and operated to assist elderly individuals under a federal program; the enforcing authority determines is specifically designed and operated to assist elderly individuals under a state program; is intended for, and solely occupied by, individuals sixty-two (62) years of age or older; or is intended and operated for occupancy by at least one (1) individual fifty-five (55) years of age or older for each unit as determined by enforcing authority rules. In determining whether housing qualifies as housing for elderly because it is intended and operated for occupancy by at least one (1) individual fifty-five (55) years of age or older for each unit, the enforcing authority shall adopt rules that require at least the following factors:  (i) That at least eighty percent (80%) of the units are occupied by at least one (1) individual fifty-five (55) years of age or older per unit; and  (ii) The publication of, and adherence to, policies and procedures which demonstrate an intent by the owner or manager to provide housing for individuals fifty-five (55) years of age or older.  (b) Housing may not be considered to be in violation of the requirements for housing for elderly under this section by reason of:  (i) Individuals residing in the housing as of July 1, 2015, who do not meet the age requirements of this section, provided that new occupants of the housing meet the age requirements; or  (ii) Unoccupied units, provided that the units are reserved for occupancy by individuals who meet the age requirements of this section.
WY Stat § 40-26-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-113 - Effect on Other Law.

40-26-113. Effect on other law.| (a) This chapter does not affect a reasonable local or state restriction on the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling or a restriction relating to health or safety standards.  (b) This chapter does not affect a requirement of nondiscrimination in any other state or federal law.
WY Stat § 40-26-114 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-114 - Duties and Powers of Enforcing Authority.

40-26-114. Duties and powers of enforcing authority.| The enforcing authority shall administer this chapter. The enforcing authority may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter, but substantive rules adopted by the enforcing authority shall impose obligations, rights and remedies that are the same as are provided in federal fair housing regulations. Within the limits of legislative appropriations, the enforcing authority shall foster prevention of discrimination under this chapter through education for the public, landlords, publishers, real estate licensees, lenders and sellers on the rights and responsibilities provided under this chapter and ways to respect those protected rights. The enforcing authority shall emphasize conciliation to resolve complaints.
WY Stat § 40-26-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-115 - Complaints.

40-26-115. Complaints.| As provided by W.S. 40-26-118 through 40-26-135, the enforcing authority shall receive, investigate, seek to conciliate and act on complaints alleging violations of this chapter.
WY Stat § 40-26-116 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-116 - Cooperation With Other Entities.

40-26-116. Cooperation with other entities.| The enforcing authority shall cooperate with and may provide technical and other assistance to federal, state, local and other public or private entities that are designing or operating programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices.
WY Stat § 40-26-117 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-117 - Gifts and Grants; Fair Housing Fund; Continuing Appropriation.

40-26-117. Gifts and grants; fair housing fund; continuing appropriation.| The enforcing authority may accept grants from the federal government for administering this chapter. Grants received shall be deposited with the state treasurer in an account created for the fair housing act. Monies deposited into the account are to be appropriated to the enforcing authority on a continuing basis for the purposes of administering this chapter.
WY Stat § 40-26-118 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-118 - Complaint.

40-26-118. Complaint.| (a) The enforcing authority shall investigate complaints of alleged discriminatory housing practices. An aggrieved person may file a complaint with the enforcing authority alleging the discriminatory housing practice. The enforcing authority may file a complaint. A complaint shall be in writing and shall contain such information and be in such form as prescribed by the enforcing authority. A complaint shall be filed on or before the first anniversary of the date the alleged discriminatory housing practice occurs or terminates, whichever is later. A complaint may be amended at any time.  (b) On the filing of a complaint, the enforcing authority shall give the aggrieved person notice that the complaint has been received, advise the aggrieved person of the time limits and choice of forums under this chapter, and not later than the tenth day after the date of the filing of the complaint or the identification of an additional or substitute respondent under W.S. 40-26-121, serve on each respondent a notice identifying the alleged discriminatory housing practice and advising the respondent of the procedural rights and obligations of a respondent under this chapter and a copy of the original complaint.
WY Stat § 40-26-119 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-119 - Answer.

40-26-119. Answer.| (a) Not later than the tenth day after the date of receipt of the notice and copy of the complaint under W.S. 40-26-118(b), a respondent may file an answer to the complaint. An answer shall be in writing, under oath, and in the form prescribed by the enforcing authority.  (b) An answer may be amended at any time. An answer does not inhibit the investigation of a complaint.
WY Stat § 40-26-120 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-120 - Investigation.

40-26-120. Investigation.| (a) If the federal government has referred a complaint to the enforcing authority or has deferred jurisdiction over the subject matter of the complaint to the enforcing authority, the enforcing authority shall investigate the allegations set forth in the complaint.  (b) The enforcing authority shall investigate all complaints and, except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, shall complete an investigation not later than the hundredth day after the date the complaint is filed or, if it is impracticable to complete the investigation within the one hundred (100) day period, shall dispose of all administrative proceedings related to the investigation not later than the first anniversary after the date the complaint is filed.  (c) If the enforcing authority is unable to complete an investigation within the time periods prescribed by subsection (b) of this section, the enforcing authority shall notify the complainant and the respondent in writing of the reasons for the delay.
WY Stat § 40-26-121 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-121 - Additional or Substitute Respondent.

40-26-121. Additional or substitute respondent.| The enforcing authority may join a person not named in the complaint as an additional or substitute respondent if during the investigation the enforcing authority determines that the person is alleged to be engaged, to have engaged, or to be about to engage in the discriminatory housing practice upon which the complaint is based. In addition to the information required in the notice under W.S. 40-26-118(b), the enforcing authority shall include in a notice to a respondent joined under this section the reasons for the determination that the person is properly joined as a respondent.
WY Stat § 40-26-122 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-122 - Conciliation.

40-26-122. Conciliation.| The enforcing authority shall, during the period beginning with the filing of a complaint and ending with the filing of a charge or a dismissal by the enforcing authority, to the extent feasible, engage in conciliation with respect to the complaint. A conciliation agreement between a respondent and the complainant is subject to enforcing authority approval. A conciliation agreement may provide for binding arbitration or another method of dispute resolution. Dispute resolution that results from a conciliation agreement may authorize appropriate relief, including monetary relief.
WY Stat § 40-26-123 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-123 - Temporary or Preliminary Relief.

40-26-123. Temporary or preliminary relief.| The enforcing authority may authorize a claim for relief for temporary or preliminary relief pending the final disposition of a complaint, if the enforcing authority concludes after the filing of the complaint that prompt judicial action is necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. A temporary restraining order or other order granting preliminary or temporary relief under this section is governed by the applicable statutes and the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure. The filing of a claim for relief under this section does not affect the initiation or continuation of administrative proceedings under W.S. 40-26-131.
WY Stat § 40-26-124 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 40 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 26 - Fair Housing Act|Section 40-26-124 - Investigative Report.

40-26-124. Investigative report.| The enforcing authority shall prepare a final investigative report, including the names of and dates of contacts with witnesses, a summary of correspondence and other contacts with the aggrieved person and the respondent showing the dates of the correspondence and contacts, a summary description of other pertinent records, a summary of witness statements, and answers to interrogatories. A final report under this section may be amended if additional evidence is discovered.