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WY Stat § 9-17-120 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery|Section 9-17-120 - Confidentiality of Information; Investigations; Supervision and Inspections; Reports of Suspected Violations; Assistance in Investigation of Violations.

9-17-120. Confidentiality of information; investigations; supervision and inspections; reports of suspected violations; assistance in investigation of violations.| (a) Except as authorized in this chapter, the corporation is subject to the provisions of W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205 and 16-4-401 through 16-4-408. Confidential information is exempt from the provisions of W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205 and may be discussed during executive session pursuant to W.S. 16-4-405(a). Meetings or portions of meetings devoted to discussing information deemed confidential pursuant to this subsection are exempt from W.S. 16-4-401 through 16-4-408.  (b) The corporation shall perform full criminal background investigations on all potential vendors prior to the execution of any vendor contract. The corporation shall be authorized to pay for the actual cost of the investigations and may contract with the division of criminal investigation for the performance of the investigations.  (c) The corporation or its authorized agent shall:  (i) Conduct criminal background investigations and credit investigations on all potential retailers. The corporation shall be authorized to pay for the actual cost of the investigations and may contract with the division of criminal investigation for the performance of the investigations;  (ii) Supervise ticket or share validation and lottery drawings;  (iii) Inspect at times, determined solely by the corporation, the facilities of any vendor or lottery retailer in order to determine the integrity of the vendor's product or the operations of the retailer in order to determine whether the vendor or the retailer is in compliance with its contract;  (iv) Report any suspected violations of this chapter to the appropriate district attorney or the attorney general and to any law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over the violation; and  (v) Upon request, provide assistance to any district attorney, the attorney general or a law enforcement agency investigating a violation of this chapter.
WY Stat § 9-17-121 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery|Section 9-17-121 - Sales to Minors; Penalty; Affirmative Defense.

9-17-121. Sales to minors; penalty; affirmative defense.| Any person who knowingly sells a lottery ticket or share to a person under eighteen (18) years of age or permits a person under eighteen (18) years of age to play any lottery game shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the first offense and for each subsequent offense not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of a violation under this section that the retailer reasonably and in good faith relied upon representation of proof of age in making the sale.
WY Stat § 9-17-122 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery|Section 9-17-122 - Penalty for Falsely Making, Altering, Forging, Uttering, Passing or Counterfeiting Ticket; Penalty for Attempting to Influence Winning of Prize.

9-17-122. Penalty for falsely making, altering, forging, uttering, passing or counterfeiting ticket; penalty for attempting to influence winning of prize.| (a) Any person who, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges, utters, passes or counterfeits a state lottery ticket is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.  (b) Any person who influences or attempts to influence the winning of a prize through the use of coercion, fraud, deception or tampering with lottery equipment or materials is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.
WY Stat § 9-17-123 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery|Section 9-17-123 - Penalty for Making False Statements or False Entries in Books or Records.

9-17-123. Penalty for making false statements or false entries in books or records.| No person shall knowingly or intentionally make a material false statement in any application for a license or proposal to conduct lottery activities or make a material false entry in any book or record which is compiled or maintained or submitted to the board pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or the dollar amount of the false entry or statement, whichever is greater, by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, or both.
WY Stat § 9-17-124 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery|Section 9-17-124 - Agreements With Agencies of Other Jurisdictions; Restriction on Release of Records, Documents and Information.

9-17-124. Agreements with agencies of other jurisdictions; restriction on release of records, documents and information.| (a) The corporation may enter into intelligence sharing, reciprocal use or restricted use agreements with the federal government, law enforcement agencies, lottery regulation agencies and gaming enforcement agencies of other jurisdictions which provide for and regulate the use of information provided and received pursuant to the agreement.  (b) Records, documents and information in the possession of the corporation received pursuant to an intelligence sharing, reciprocal use or restricted use agreement entered into by the corporation with a federal department or agency, any law enforcement agency or the lottery regulation or gaming enforcement agency of any jurisdiction shall be considered investigative records of a law enforcement agency and are not subject to W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205 and shall not be released under any condition without the permission of the person or agency providing the record or information.
WY Stat § 9-17-125 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery|Section 9-17-125 - Bidding Requirements and Procedures for Contracts.

9-17-125. Bidding requirements and procedures for contracts.| (a) The corporation shall enter into its contracts for procurements after competitive bidding. The requirement for competitive bidding does not apply in the case of a single vendor having exclusive rights to offer a particular service or product. Procedures adopted by the board shall be designed to allow the selection of proposals that provide the greatest long-term benefit to the state, the greatest integrity for the corporation and the best service and products for the public.  (b) In any bidding process, the corporation may administer its own bidding and procurement or may utilize the services of the department of administration and information or other state agency or subdivision thereof.
WY Stat § 9-17-126 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery|Section 9-17-126 - Appeals From Actions of Board.

9-17-126. Appeals from actions of board.| (a) Any retailer, vendor or applicant for a retailer or vendor contract aggrieved by an action of the board may appeal that decision to the first judicial district court.  (b) The first judicial district court shall hear appeals from decisions of the board and based upon the record of the proceedings before the board may reverse the decision of the board only if the appellant proves the decision to be:  (i) Clearly erroneous;  (ii) Arbitrary and capricious;  (iii) Procured by fraud;  (iv) A result of substantial misconduct by the board; or  (v) Contrary to the United States constitution or the constitution of Wyoming or the provisions of this chapter.  (c) The district court may remand an appeal to the board to conduct further hearings.  (d) Any person who appeals the award of a major procurement contract for the supply of a lottery ticket system, share system or an on-line or other mechanical or electronic system shall be liable for all costs of appeal and defense in the event the appeal is denied or the contract award upheld.
WY Stat § 9-17-127 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery|Section 9-17-127 - Corporation Authorized to Borrow Money; Validation of Debt; Restriction on Use of Money in State General Fund and Other State Funds; Purchase or Release of Goods and Services.

9-17-127. Corporation authorized to borrow money; validation of debt; restriction on use of money in state general fund and other state funds; purchase or release of goods and services.| (a) The corporation may borrow, or accept and expend, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, monies as may be received from any source, including income from the corporation's operations, for effectuating its corporate purposes, including the payment of the initial expenses of initiation, administration and operation of the corporation and the lottery.  (b) The corporation shall be self sustaining and self funded. Monies in the state general fund or any other state funds or monies in any form shall not be used or obligated to pay the expenses of the corporation or prizes of the lottery and no claim for the payment of an expense of the lottery or prizes of the lottery may be made against any monies other than monies credited to the corporation operating account.  (c) The corporation may purchase, lease or lease purchase goods or services as necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. The corporation may make procurements which integrate functions including lottery game design, lottery ticket distribution to retailers, supply of goods and services and advertising. In all procurement decisions, the corporation shall take into account the particularly sensitive nature of the state lottery and shall act to promote and ensure security, honesty, fairness and integrity in the operation and administration of the lottery and the objectives of raising net proceeds.
WY Stat § 9-17-128 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 17 - Wyoming Lottery|Section 9-17-128 - Reports by Corporation; Audits; Budget; Fiscal Year.

9-17-128. Reports by corporation; audits; budget; fiscal year.| (a) To ensure the financial integrity of the lottery, the corporation through its board of directors shall:  (i) Submit quarterly and annual reports to the governor, department of audit and the joint revenue interim committee disclosing the total lottery revenues, prize disbursements and expenses of the corporation during the reporting period. The annual report shall additionally describe the organizational structure of the corporation and summarize the functions performed by each organizational division within the corporation;  (ii) Adopt a system of internal audits;  (iii) Maintain weekly or more frequent records of lottery transactions, including the distribution of tickets or shares to retailers, revenues received, claims for prizes, prizes paid, prizes forfeited and other financial transactions of the corporation;  (iv) Contract with a certified public accountant or firm for an annual financial audit of the corporation. The certified public accountant or firm shall have no financial interest in any vendor with whom the corporation is under contract. The certified public accountant or firm shall present an audit report not later than four (4) months after the end of the fiscal year. The certified public accountant or firm shall evaluate the internal controls in effect during the audit period. The cost of this annual financial audit shall be an operating expense of the corporation. The department of audit may at any time conduct an audit of any phase of the operations of the Wyoming lottery corporation at the expense of the state and shall receive a copy of the annual independent financial audit. A copy of any audit performed by the certified public accountant or firm or the department of audit shall be transmitted to the governor, the department of audit, the state auditor and the joint revenue interim committee;  (v) Submit to the governor, the department of audit and the joint revenue interim committee by June 30 of each year a copy of the annual operating budget for the corporation for the next fiscal year. This annual operating budget shall be approved by the board and be on forms as prescribed by the state budget department;  (vi) For informational purposes only, submit to the governor on September 1 of each year a proposed operating budget for the corporation for the succeeding fiscal year. This budget proposal shall also be accompanied by an estimate of the net proceeds to be deposited into the lottery account during the succeeding fiscal year; and  (vii) Adopt the same fiscal year as that used by state government.
WY Stat § 9-18-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 18 - Natural Gas Motor Vehicles|Section 9-18-102 - Sunset.

9-18-102. Sunset.| W.S. 9-18-101 is repealed effective June 30, 2017.
WY Stat § 9-20-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 20 - Wyoming Minerals to Value Added Products Program|Section 9-20-101 - Definitions.

9-20-101. Definitions.| (a) As used in this article:  (i) "Account" means the minerals to value added product program account created pursuant to W.S. 9-20-104(a);  (ii) "Minerals to value added products facility" includes a commercial scale mineral to liquid fuels or other value added products facilities but shall not include any facility which will derive fifty percent (50%) or more of its anticipated revenues from the generation of electricity;  (iii) "Program" means the minerals to value added products program created pursuant to W.S. 9-20-102(a);  (iv) "Tolling fee" means a negotiated fee for the conversion of a feedstock mineral provided by the state of Wyoming under a contract with the operator of a value added facility;  (v) "This act" means W.S. 9-20-101 through 9-20-104.
WY Stat § 9-20-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 20 - Wyoming Minerals to Value Added Products Program|Section 9-20-104 - Wyoming Mineral to Value Added Product Program Account; Purpose; Creation; Rulemaking.

9-20-104. Wyoming mineral to value added product program account; purpose; creation; rulemaking.| (a) There is created a minerals to value added products program account. Funds in the account shall be used exclusively to promote minerals to value added products facilities as provided in this act.  (b) Funds appropriated by the legislature for the program shall be deposited into the account. All funds in the account are continuously appropriated for contracts and other expenses authorized under this act. The total principal balance of outstanding contracts shall not exceed the amounts appropriated by the legislature plus revenues accrued and collected less any losses, currently available in the account.  (c) Any unexpended balance in the account shall be invested by the state treasurer and the interest earned shall be credited to the account.  (d) Revenues generated from any contract entered into under this act shall be deposited into the account and continuously appropriated to the Wyoming business council to be expended solely for the purpose of administering this act and contracts authorized hereunder, except as provided in subsection (e) of this section.  (e) The Wyoming business council shall report by November 1 of each year to the joint appropriations committee and the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee on the status and condition of the program and the account. The report required under this subsection, and all its contents, shall be a public record. In addition to factors listed in this subsection, the Wyoming business council's report shall include the account fund balance and anticipated potential expenditures, including contracts, under the program for the next three (3) fiscal years, respectively. The joint appropriations committee shall then determine whether to introduce legislation to appropriate a portion, or all, of the funds in the account for purposes other than the program. The report shall further include:  (i) A review of rules adopted by the Wyoming business council or state loan and investment board during the reporting period;  (ii) The portfolio of contracts entered into under the program;  (iii) A risk analysis of the portfolio;  (iv) Any other relevant information as determined by the state loan and investment board or the Wyoming business council.
WY Stat § 9-21-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 21 - Data Policies|Section 9-21-101 - Data Policies.

9-21-101. Data policies.| (a) Every agency shall adopt, enforce and maintain a policy regarding the collection, access, security and use of data. The policy shall, at a minimum, comply with applicable federal and state law, adhere to standards set by the state chief information officer and include the following:  (i) An inventory and description of all data required of, collected or stored by an agency;  (ii) Authorization and authentication mechanisms for accessing the data;  (iii) Administrative, physical and logical security safeguards, including employee training and data encryption;  (iv) Privacy and security compliance standards;  (v) Processes for identification of and response to data security incidents, including breach notification and mitigation procedures;  (vi) In accordance with existing law, processes for the destruction and communication of data.  (b) As used in this section, "agency" means any office, department, board, commission, council, institution, separate operating agency or any other operating unit of the executive branch of state government. "Agency" shall not include the state legislature, judiciary, University of Wyoming or any community college in the state.  (c) The governor, after consultation with the chief information officer, may set a date for specific agencies to comply with subsection (a) of this section and may revise that date as necessary.
WY Stat § 9-22-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 22 - Limitations on Delegates to a Convention for Proposing Amendments|Section 9-22-101 - Definitions.

9-22-101. Definitions.| (a) As used in this chapter:  (i) "Article V application" means a joint resolution passed by the Wyoming legislature on the same subject or containing the same proposed amendment text as two-thirds (2/3) of the other states requiring the United States congress to call an article V convention;  (ii) "Article V convention" means a convention for proposing amendments as expressly provided in article V of the United States constitution;  (iii) "Delegate" or "alternate" means a legislator selected under W.S. 9-22-102(g) to represent the state of Wyoming at an article V convention;  (iv) "Legislative instructions" means instructions given by the state legislature to delegates and alternates before and during an article V convention;  (v) "Unauthorized amendment" means a proposed amendment that is outside the permitted subject matter contained in the article V application or contrary to legislative instructions.
WY Stat § 9-23-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 23 - Professional Architectural, Engineering and Land Surveying Services Procurement Act|Section 9-23-101 - Short Title.

9-23-101. Short title.| This act is known and may be cited as the "Professional Architectural, Engineering and Land Surveying Services Procurement Act".
WY Stat § 9-23-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 23 - Professional Architectural, Engineering and Land Surveying Services Procurement Act|Section 9-23-102 - Definitions.

9-23-102. Definitions.| (a) As used in this act:  (i) "Agency" means any school district, state office, department, board, council, commission, separate operating agency, institution or other instrumentality or operating unit of the state excluding the University of Wyoming, community college districts, the Wyoming business council and the Wyoming department of transportation;  (ii) "Department" means the state construction department;  (iii) "Firm" means an individual, corporation, partnership, business trust, association, firm or any other legal entity permitted by law to practice in a specified profession;  (iv) "Principal representative" means the governing board of an agency or its designated representative, or if there is no governing board, the executive head of an agency;  (v) "Professional services" means:  (A) The practice of architecture pursuant to W.S. 33-4-101 through 33-4-117;  (B) The practice of professional engineering or professional land surveying pursuant to W.S. 33-29-201 through 33-29-801.  (vi) "Resident firm" means a firm that:  (A) Possesses a physical office within the state that is staffed by individuals with professional and technical expertise who are employed in the state; and  (B) Certifies in the firm's current statement of qualifications or application that if selected for the project the percentage of professional services specified in this subparagraph shall be performed by individuals or consultants employed in the state who will perform their labor or professional services provided under the contract within the boundaries of the state. The individuals who will perform the professional services shall possess the professional and technical qualifications necessary to perform the work required by the contract. The following percentages shall apply to this subparagraph:  (I) For any projects with negotiated fees for professional services in an amount equal to one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) or less - fifty percent (50%) of the professional services provided under the firm's contract;  (II) For any projects with negotiated fees for professional services in an amount greater than one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) but less than three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) - forty percent (40%) of the professional services provided under the firm's contract;  (III) For any projects with negotiated fees for professional services in an amount equal to three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) or more - thirty percent (30%) of the professional services provided under the firm's contract.  (vii) "Negotiated fee" means the fee specified in a written contract for professional services entered into in accordance with W.S. 9-23-106;  (viii) "State procurement website" means a website that the department designates to host information and notices related to procurement under this act;  (ix) "This act" means W.S. 9-23-101 through 9-23-107.
WY Stat § 9-23-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 9 - Administration of the Government|Chapter 23 - Professional Architectural, Engineering and Land Surveying Services Procurement Act|Section 9-23-103 - General Duties.

9-23-103. General duties.| (a) The department shall:  (i) Develop and maintain approved lists of qualified architects, engineers and land surveyors for selection under this act; and  (ii) Develop and administer notification procedures for obtaining professional services under this act.