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WY Stat § 18-1-315 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 1 - Generally|Article 3 - Organization of New Counties|Section 18-1-315 - Indebtedness to Be Apportioned Upon Division of County.

18-1-315. Indebtedness to be apportioned upon division of county.| Any newly organized county is liable for the payment of an equitable proportion of the indebtedness existing at the time of organization of any counties from which the newly organized county is formed.
WY Stat § 18-1-316 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 1 - Generally|Article 3 - Organization of New Counties|Section 18-1-316 - Method of Ascertaining Indebtedness; Rule of Apportionment.

18-1-316. Method of ascertaining indebtedness; rule of apportionment.| (a) When any new county is organized the county commissioners of the counties from which the new county is formed shall:  (i) Determine the amount of county indebtedness existing at the time of the division;  (ii) Determine the total assessed value of the property of both the original and newly organized counties.  (b) The proportion of indebtedness for which the new county is liable shall be determined by dividing the assessed value of the new county by the assessed value of the original county before the division. The assessed value figures will be taken from the assessment made before the division.
WY Stat § 18-1-317 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 1 - Generally|Article 3 - Organization of New Counties|Section 18-1-317 - Commissioners to Report Indebtedness to District Court.

18-1-317. Commissioners to report indebtedness to district court.| (a) The county commissioners shall immediately report to the district court within which the new county is located:  (i) The amount, type, interest rate and date payable of the indebtedness of each county from which the new county is formed;  (ii) The assessed value of the property of both the new and original counties;  (iii) The kind, value and location of all public property of the original county;  (iv) All monies and credits of the original county.  (b) The report shall be verified by the affidavit of the chairman of the respective boards of county commissioners, and shall be accompanied with proof of the organization and description of the new county's boundaries.  (c) If the new county has no district court, the report specified in subsection (a) of this section shall be filed in a district court adjoining the new county.
WY Stat § 18-1-318 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 1 - Generally|Article 3 - Organization of New Counties|Section 18-1-318 - Notice of Hearing on Report.

18-1-318. Notice of hearing on report.| (a) The court to which the report is made shall immediately notify the chairman of the board of county commissioners of the new county of the time and place when the report will be heard and considered by the court.  (b) All counties interested in the report shall have an opportunity to be heard and the hearing may be adjourned from time to time at the discretion of the court.
WY Stat § 18-1-319 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 1 - Generally|Article 3 - Organization of New Counties|Section 18-1-319 - Apportionment by Court; Order for Payment by New County; Lien Upon Property of New County.

18-1-319. Apportionment by court; order for payment by new county; lien upon property of new county.| The court to which the report is made shall determine the proportion of the existing indebtedness which the new county shall bear under the provisions of W.S. 18-1-316 after deducting the new county's proportionate share of the value of the public property, money and credits of the original county. The court, if any of the public property is located within the limits of the new county, may apportion its value to the new county, and shall order the board of county commissioners of the new county to issue warrants in the amount of their proportionate share payable to the original county when the new county's proportionate share of the indebtedness and interest is due. The proportion of indebtedness of the new county is a lien upon the taxable property of the new county.
WY Stat § 18-1-320 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 1 - Generally|Article 3 - Organization of New Counties|Section 18-1-320 - New County to Issue Warrants in Payment; Tax Levy.

18-1-320. New county to issue warrants in payment; tax levy.| (a) Upon receiving the order of the court pursuant to W.S. 18-1-319 the board of county commissioners of the new county shall issue and deliver warrants to the commissioners of the original county or counties.  (b) Each year the board of county commissioners of the new county shall levy a sufficient tax upon all the taxable property in the county to pay its proportionate share of the indebtedness.
WY Stat § 18-1-401 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 1 - Generally|Article 4 - Proceedings in Boundary Disputes|Section 18-1-401 - Commissioners to Order Surveyor of Their Respective Counties to Make Survey.

18-1-401. Commissioners to order surveyor of their respective counties to make survey.| Whenever a dispute arises between two (2) adjoining counties as to the location of the boundary line between them each board of county commissioners shall order their county surveyor to survey the disputed boundary line with the county surveyor of the other county at a time agreed upon by each board of county commissioners.
WY Stat § 18-1-402 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 1 - Generally|Article 4 - Proceedings in Boundary Disputes|Section 18-1-402 - Duty of Surveyors in Making Survey; Joint Report; Findings Conclusive if in Agreement.

18-1-402. Duty of surveyors in making survey; joint report; findings conclusive if in agreement.| (a) The county surveyors shall:  (i) Mark the boundary line as located by them by placing or erecting at the end of each mile an easily discernible and durable monument upon which will be designated the point which it represents or locates;  (ii) Make a joint report of the boundary line agreed upon, attaching maps which show the location of the boundary line and all monuments placed or erected on the line.  (b) The report shall be signed and sworn to by each surveyor and one (1) copy shall be filed with the county clerk of each county. The line agreed on by the county surveyors is located and binding upon both counties.
WY Stat § 18-1-403 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 1 - Generally|Article 4 - Proceedings in Boundary Disputes|Section 18-1-403 - Reports of County Surveyors to Be Separate When They Disagree.

18-1-403. Reports of county surveyors to be separate when they disagree.| If the county surveyors do not agree in the location of the boundary line after making the survey provided by W.S. 18-1-402 they shall each make separate reports on the portion of the line upon which they do not agree, attaching maps showing the location of all monuments placed or erected on the line. One (1) report shall be filed with each county clerk.
WY Stat § 18-1-404 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 1 - Generally|Article 4 - Proceedings in Boundary Disputes|Section 18-1-404 - Application to Court for Settlement When Surveyors Disagree; Filing and Notice of Filing; Court Jurisdiction.

18-1-404. Application to court for settlement when surveyors disagree; filing and notice of filing; court jurisdiction.| (a) After the reports provided by W.S. 18-1-403 have been filed the county commissioners of either county may apply to the district court within their county for a hearing, describing the previous proceedings and attaching a certified copy of all records and reports which have been filed with the county clerk.  (b) The application for a hearing shall be entitled "in the matter of disputed boundary line between .... and .... counties." Upon receiving the application the clerk of court shall file and docket it and immediately notify the county clerk of the other county by registered mail of the filing and docketing and shall include a copy of the application. This notice is sufficient to establish the pendency of the matter.  (c) When the requirements of this section have been met the district court has acquired jurisdiction and shall exclude the jurisdiction of any other court.
WY Stat § 18-1-405 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 1 - Generally|Article 4 - Proceedings in Boundary Disputes|Section 18-1-405 - Court to Appoint Surveyor; Filing of Surveyor's Report; Action Upon Report; Appeal.

18-1-405. Court to appoint surveyor; filing of surveyor's report; action upon report; appeal.| (a) Upon hearing the matter as provided by W.S. 18-1-404 and if the court is satisfied that all proceedings have been made pursuant to the provisions of W.S. 18-1-401 through 18-1-404 the court shall appoint a licensed surveyor who is not a resident of either interested county to survey the disputed boundary line. The court shall specify the time in which the survey is to be made.  (b) The surveyor shall take and subscribe an oath to faithfully and impartially make a survey, and after making the survey shall make a report in triplicate, one (1) copy to be filed with the court and the others to be filed with the county clerks of each county. The report will be signed and sworn to by the surveyor and will contain maps showing the location of the boundary line in the same manner as provided by W.S. 18-1-402.  (c) When the report has been filed with the court, the boundary line is fixed and designated as shown in the report, unless the court sets aside the survey and report for being insufficient or indefinite upon the application of either county if made within sixty (60) days after the report has been filed in the court.  (d) Any order of the court concerning the boundary line may be appealed to the supreme court, but the boundary line is conclusive until set aside. In the event the order is set aside, another surveyor may be appointed as provided by this section.
WY Stat § 18-1-406 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 1 - Generally|Article 4 - Proceedings in Boundary Disputes|Section 18-1-406 - Application to Court Upon Refusal to Survey; Action Taken by Court.

18-1-406. Application to court upon refusal to survey; action taken by court.| (a) If a county involved in a boundary dispute fails to act as provided by W.S. 18-1-401 or if the boards of county commissioners cannot agree on a time for making a survey, the commissioners of the county wanting the dispute settled may apply to the district court in their county as provided by W.S. 18-1-404, stating the circumstances of the dispute and the reasons why the dispute has not been settled.  (b) The district court shall decide the dispute as provided by W.S. 18-1-404 and 18-1-405.
WY Stat § 18-1-407 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 1 - Generally|Article 4 - Proceedings in Boundary Disputes|Section 18-1-407 - Expenses and Costs to Be Paid Jointly.

18-1-407. Expenses and costs to be paid jointly.| The expenses of the costs of the surveys and court proceedings provided by W.S. 18-1-401 through 18-1-406 shall be paid equally by the counties involved in the dispute.
WY Stat § 18-3-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 3 - County Officers|Article 1 - Generally|Section 18-3-101 - Time of Qualifying.

18-3-101. Time of qualifying.| All county officers elected at a general election shall qualify and assume their offices on the first Monday in January next following their election.
WY Stat § 18-3-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 3 - County Officers|Article 1 - Generally|Section 18-3-103 - Offices and Records to Be Kept Within County; Exceptions; Records Open to Public Inspection; Removal for Purposes of Copying; Penalty.

18-3-103. Offices and records to be kept within county; exceptions; records open to public inspection; removal for purposes of copying; penalty.| (a) Each county officer except the county attorney, the county coroner and the county sheriff if the county jail is not located in the county seat, shall keep his office at the county seat of the county in an office provided by the county. If the county does not provide an office then the office shall be maintained at a place approved by the board of county commissioners:  (i) The county clerk, county sheriff and county treasurer shall be furnished offices in the courthouse or building used as such;  (ii) The county and prosecuting attorney and the county attorney shall be furnished suitable office space at the expense of the county which shall if practicable be located at or near the courthouse;  (iii) The office of the county assessor may be with the office of another county officer as determined by the board of county commissioners;  (iv) The office of the county coroner may be located at any suitable location determined by the county coroner with the approval of the board of county commissioners.  (b) All county officers shall keep their offices open during the usual business hours of each day excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays and other days as established by the county commissioners through resolution.  (c) All books, papers and electronic records required to be in county offices are open to the examination of any person without fee. The officer in charge of any documents may temporarily remove them for lawful reproduction purposes and during the period of removal shall not be subject to any penalty. Any officer or person not complying with the provisions of this subsection shall forfeit five dollars ($5.00) for each day he fails to comply.
WY Stat § 18-3-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 3 - County Officers|Article 1 - Generally|Section 18-3-104 - Copies of Instruments and Transcripts of Records as Evidence.

18-3-104. Copies of instruments and transcripts of records as evidence.| Copies of all documents, writs, proceedings, instruments, papers and writings filed or deposited in the office of any district judge, county clerk or county treasurer and transcripts from books of record or proceedings kept by any such officers, with the seal of his office affixed, is prima facie evidence in all cases.
WY Stat § 18-3-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 3 - County Officers|Article 1 - Generally|Section 18-3-105 - Powers and Compensation in Special Cases.

18-3-105. Powers and compensation in special cases.| Whenever any county officer is required to perform the official duties of any other officer of this state he shall have for that time the same powers given by law to the officer whose duties he performs and shall receive the same compensation for his services.
WY Stat § 18-3-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 3 - County Officers|Article 1 - Generally|Section 18-3-106 - Full-Time Officers Enumerated.

18-3-106. Full-time officers enumerated.| Each county clerk, county treasurer, clerk of the district court, county assessor and county sheriff shall devote full time to the duties of their respective offices during the term for which they were elected or appointed. In counties which are not served by a district attorney and in which the population exceeds nine thousand (9,000) but is less than sixty thousand (60,000), the county and prosecuting attorney shall devote full-time to the duties of his office whenever a majority of the county commissioners in that county resolve that a full-time county and prosecuting attorney is necessary. In counties which are not served by a district attorney and in which the population does not exceed nine thousand (9,000), as well as in counties which are served by a district attorney, the county commissioners may designate the office of county attorney and the office of county and prosecuting attorney as a full-time office. The designations shall be made by resolution at the time salaries are set under W.S. 18-3-107(a).
WY Stat § 18-3-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 3 - County Officers|Article 1 - Generally|Section 18-3-108 - Salaries Paid in Monthly Installments; Allowance by Commissioners.

18-3-108. Salaries paid in monthly installments; allowance by commissioners.| The salaries of county officers shall be paid in equal monthly installments by the county in which they serve and shall be allowed at the first regular monthly meeting of the board of county commissioners occurring after the rendition of service.
WY Stat § 18-3-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 3 - County Officers|Article 1 - Generally|Section 18-3-110 - Reimbursement for Traveling Expenses; Receipt Required.

18-3-110. Reimbursement for traveling expenses; receipt required.| Any county officer whose official duties require him to travel away from the county seat shall be reimbursed by the county for his actual and necessary traveling expenses and mileage as provided by W.S. 9-3-103. The county sheriff may also be reimbursed for travel away from the county jail for official duties, if the jail is not located in the county seat. No officer requesting mileage expenses shall claim additional transportation expense. The board of county commissioners shall not allow payment for traveling expenses unless there are receipts for all monies expended.
WY Stat § 18-3-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 3 - County Officers|Article 1 - Generally|Section 18-3-111 - Responsibility of Officers.

18-3-111. Responsibility of officers.| All county officers are responsible for the acts of their deputies and assistants, and as such are liable on their official bonds.
WY Stat § 18-3-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 3 - County Officers|Article 1 - Generally|Section 18-3-112 - Powers; Bonds.

18-3-112. Powers; bonds.| All deputy county officers have the same power and authority as their principal, and all official acts performed by them have the same force and effect as if done by their principal. All officers appointing deputies and assistants may require from them bond for their own protection, in such sum as they see fit.
WY Stat § 18-3-201 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 3 - County Officers|Article 2 - Assessors|Section 18-3-201 - Qualifications; Certification and Education.

18-3-201. Qualifications; certification and education.| (a) There shall be elected in each county a county assessor as provided by the Wyoming Election Code of 1973 as amended, who shall be a qualified elector and own real property in the county in which he is elected. The county assessor shall be a resident of the county in which the county assessor serves, beginning on the first day of the term and through the last day of the term for which the county assessor serves.  (b) The department of revenue, after consultation with the president of the county assessor's association, shall:  (i) Establish, implement and maintain a mandatory system of education and training for all property tax appraisers;  (ii) Establish standards and criteria for certification;  (iii) Provide a temporary and permanent certification program based on education, relevant experience or examination; and  (iv) Report excessive absences of any county assessor from required education programs to the appropriate board of county commissioners and to the governor.  (c) As used in this section "property tax appraiser" means any employee of the state or any county, including elected county assessors, who makes valuation judgments used as a basis for ad valorem taxation.  (d) No individual shall perform the duties or exercise the authority of a property tax appraiser unless the person is certified by the department of revenue. No certificate shall be issued to any individual who has not demonstrated to the department of revenue that the individual is competent to perform the necessary work or administer the necessary operation of an assessor's office. An individual may serve as county assessor without certification for one (1) elected term and the remainder of any unexpired term to which appointed.  (e) The director of the ad valorem tax division, under the direction of the department of revenue, shall provide for examination of applicants for certificates and shall conduct or sponsor in-service or pre-entry training programs on the technical, legal and administrative aspects of the appraisal and assessment process. For this purpose, the director may cooperate with educational institutions, and regional, state or national appraisal and assessing organizations, and shall receive the advice of the president of the county assessor's association, to develop training programs.  (f) The director, upon appropriation by the legislature, shall also provide for the costs of obtaining and presenting schools including, but not limited to, normal costs of tuition, books and instructor expenses. The direct expenses related to students, such as travel, housing and meals while attending the schools, shall be the direct responsibility of each respective entity.
WY Stat § 18-3-202 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 3 - County Officers|Article 2 - Assessors|Section 18-3-202 - Oath.

18-3-202. Oath.| Before entering upon the duties of his office, the county assessor shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: "I, .... having been elected assessor of .... county, state of Wyoming, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully and impartially perform the duties of assessor of the county of ...., state of Wyoming, according to law and to the best of my ability, and that I will without fear or favor assess all taxable property within the county of ...., at its fair value. So help me God".
WY Stat § 18-3-203 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 3 - County Officers|Article 2 - Assessors|Section 18-3-203 - Supplies.

18-3-203. Supplies.| The county assessor shall be furnished with books, assessment roll, stationery and supplies as necessary for the proper discharge of his duties.
WY Stat § 18-3-205 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 3 - County Officers|Article 2 - Assessors|Section 18-3-205 - Interfering With Assessor; Failure to Return Property; Penalties.

18-3-205. Interfering with assessor; failure to return property; penalties.| (a) Any person interfering with the county assessor or deputy county assessor in the discharge of his duties, or any person refusing to allow the county assessor, deputy county assessor or representative of the department of revenue to examine any property pursuant to W.S. 39-13-103(b)(v), is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or imprisoned for not more than six (6) months in jail, or both.  (b) Any person who fails to return any taxable property owned by him or under his control is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00), imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both.  Note: Effective 1/1/2022 this section will read as:  (b) Any person who fails to report taxable property as provided in W.S. 39-13-107(a)(i) may be assessed a civil fee of five dollars ($5.00) for every day the report is not filed, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). Civil fees under this subsection shall be added to the assessment for that taxpayer.