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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 5 - Director of the State Department of Audit › Section 9-1-512 - Reports Required by Law Not Open for Public Examination; Exceptions; Forms for Reports.

9-1-512. Reports required by law not open for public examination; exceptions; forms for reports.
The director of the state department of audit shall receive and place on file in his office all reports required by law. None of the reports, except as provided by W.S. 9-1-507(k) and the published statement of banks and public offices, are public records or open for public inspection. The state banking commissioner may furnish to the federal reserve bank and its examiners copies of all reports and information pertaining to the condition of the state bank members of the federal reserve system. He may furnish to the federal deposit insurance corporation copies of all reports and information pertaining to the condition of state banks in which the corporation is interested. The state banking commissioner may share examination and other reports with other bank supervisory agencies as authorized by W.S. 13-2-807 and 13-9-316. The director of the state department of audit shall prescribe and distribute the forms for all reports his office is required by law to make.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-601 - Appointment; Term; Removal; Special Assistant for Legislative Affairs; Qualifications.

9-1-601. Appointment; term; removal; special assistant for legislative affairs; qualifications.
(a) The attorney general of the state of Wyoming shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103 and may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
(b) If a newly elected governor appoints an attorney general to take office prior to or during the legislative session next following the governor's election, the newly appointed attorney general designee shall become a member of the attorney general's staff to serve as a special assistant to the governor for legislative affairs. When the legislative session adjourns the attorney general's term of office shall terminate.
(c) Prior to his appointment, the attorney general shall have been a practicing attorney for at least four (4) years. At the date of appointment, he shall be in good standing in the courts of record of this state and shall be a resident and elector of the state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-602 - Vacancy in Office.

9-1-602. Vacancy in office.
In case of a vacancy in the office of attorney general the governor shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy in accordance with the provisions of W.S. 28-12-101(b).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-604 - Office in State Capital; Private Practice Prohibited; Exception.

9-1-604. Office in state capital; private practice prohibited; exception.
The attorney general shall keep an office in the state capital, shall not open an office elsewhere and shall not engage in any private practice except to consummate business pending at the time of his appointment if not in conflict with the duties of his office.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-605 - Approval of Public Securities and Official Bonds; Water Rights Proceedings; Investigation of Misconduct of County Official; Report to Governor; Commencement of Action.

9-1-605. Approval of public securities and official bonds; water rights proceedings; investigation of misconduct of county official; report to governor; commencement of action.
(a) The attorney general shall examine, pass upon and approve:
(i) Public securities before permanent funds of the state are invested in them;
(ii) Official bonds executed by state officers.
(b) Under the direction of the governor the attorney general shall institute and pursue proceedings to maintain the state's and its citizens' rights in the waters of interstate streams.
(c) Upon representation to the governor of misconduct or malfeasance in office or the commission of a crime by any county officer in the state and if the governor believes the ends of justice demand or the matter will not be properly investigated and prosecuted by the sheriff and by the district attorney of the county, the governor may direct the attorney general to investigate the case.
(d) Upon completion of the investigation, the attorney general shall report the results of the investigation and his recommendations to the governor. If the governor and the attorney general determine that the attorney general should institute a criminal or civil action, the attorney general shall commence the action. The attorney general shall have the authority and duty vested in district attorneys in this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-606 - "State Official"; Defense Thereof in Civil Suit; Reimbursement of State.

9-1-606. "State official"; defense thereof in civil suit; reimbursement of state.
(a) For the purposes of this section, "state official" means the head of any state agency or an elected state executive official.
(b) When any state official is sued for an official act in a civil lawsuit not involving a tort action governed by W.S. 1-39-104, the attorney general shall provide defense counsel from the attorney general's office or by contracting with private counsel at state expense.
(c) If the judgment in the lawsuit finds the state official was acting outside the scope of his employment, the state official shall reimburse the state for all expenditures made in his defense.
(d) This section shall not be construed to limit the right or obligation of the state to defend any state employee.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-607 - Deputy Attorneys General; Appointment; Qualifications; Term; Duties; Certificate of Appointment and Oath of Office.

9-1-607. Deputy attorneys general; appointment; qualifications; term; duties; certificate of appointment and oath of office.
(a) The attorney general may appoint two (2) deputies, one (1) for civil affairs and one (1) for criminal affairs. Each deputy shall be a member of the Wyoming bar in good standing and shall serve at the pleasure of the attorney general. Each deputy shall have the qualifications and perform the duties required by the attorney general.
(b) When a deputy is appointed the attorney general shall file in the office of the secretary of state a certificate of appointment and the official oath of office of the deputy. The deputy shall not perform any official act until the certificate has been filed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-608 - Assistant Attorneys General.

9-1-608. Assistant attorneys general.
(a) With the approval of the governor, the attorney general may appoint assistant attorneys general necessary for the efficient operation of his office. Each assistant attorney general shall be a member in good standing of the Wyoming bar and shall serve at the pleasure of the attorney general. The assistants shall act under the direction of the attorney general and his deputies. The attorney general, his deputies or his assistants may appear in any courts of the state or the United States and prosecute or defend on behalf of the state. An appearance by the attorney general or his staff does not waive the sovereign immunity of the state.
(b) With the approval of the governor the attorney general may appoint special assistant attorneys general for any purposes. A person shall not be employed as an attorney or legal counsel by any department, board, agency, commission or institution of the state, or represent the state in that capacity, except by the written appointment of the attorney general. Written appointment of the attorney general shall not be required for the employment of legal counsel by elected state officials.
(c) At the request of any state department, board, agency, commission or institution, the attorney general may assign special assistant attorneys general to the department, board, agency, commission or institution.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-611 - Division of Criminal Investigation; Created; Definitions; Director; Appointment; Qualifications.

9-1-611. Division of criminal investigation; created; definitions; director; appointment; qualifications.
(a) The Wyoming division of criminal investigation is created within the office of the attorney general.
(b) As used in this act:
(i) "Agent" means an agent of the division;
(ii) "Director" means the director of the division;
(iii) "Division" means the Wyoming division of criminal investigation;
(iv) "This act" means W.S. 9-1-611 through 9-1-627.
(c) With the approval of the governor, the attorney general shall appoint a director who is the chief administrative officer and chief agent of the division.
(d) The director shall be a professional law enforcement officer, experienced in modern methods for the detection of crime and the apprehension of criminals. He shall possess the qualifications of an agent under W.S. 9-1-613 and shall have a thorough working knowledge of criminal law and the law of criminal procedure, including the law of arrest, search and seizure and interrogation of criminal suspects. The director shall possess other qualifications required by the attorney general.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-612 - Duties of Director; Deputy Directors; Appointment; Duties; Capitol Security; Security Personnel Requirements and Powers.

9-1-612. Duties of director; deputy directors; appointment; duties; capitol security; security personnel requirements and powers.
(a) The director shall supervise and direct all activities of the division. Subject to the written approval of the attorney general, the director shall prescribe rules and regulations not inconsistent with law to implement this act. The director is responsible to the attorney general for the operation of the division.
(b) With the approval of the attorney general the director may appoint one (1) or more deputy directors who shall perform duties as assigned by the director.
(c) Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 45, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-613 - Division Agents; Appointment; Qualifications; Continuing Education; Appointment of Persons With Specific Skills.

9-1-613. Division agents; appointment; qualifications; continuing education; appointment of persons with specific skills.
(a) The director shall appoint agents who are professional law enforcement officers of honesty, integrity and outstanding ability. Agents shall be adults and shall have at least five (5) years experience in law enforcement including the detection and investigation of criminal activities or shall possess the educational qualifications required by the director after consultation with and approval by the attorney general and the personnel division.
(b) The director shall establish a system of continuing education and training to ensure that agents of the division are informed of developments in criminal investigative techniques, criminal law and the law of criminal procedure.
(c) The director may employ persons possessing specific skills in the areas of forensic science, criminal identification and the gathering, processing, analysis and security of criminal intelligence.
(d) The director may appoint as agents persons possessing specific skills in the area of criminal investigation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-616 - Cooperation With Other Law Enforcement Agencies; Concurrent Jurisdiction.

9-1-616. Cooperation with other law enforcement agencies; concurrent jurisdiction.
(a) The division shall cooperate with federal, state, tribal and local law enforcement agencies and officers for the efficient investigation of criminal activity and swift apprehension of persons suspected of violating the criminal laws of this state.
(b) The division shall have concurrent jurisdiction and powers with, and shall not usurp or supersede the jurisdiction and powers of any other law enforcement agencies and officers in this state. However this limitation shall not apply to functions of the division described in W.S. 9-1-618(b).
(c) The division, in accordance with the Wyoming Criminal History Record Act, W.S. 7-19-101 through 7-19-109, shall cooperate with similar agencies of other states and the federal government for the purpose of developing and carrying on a complete interstate, national and international system of criminal identification.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-617 - Agents to Be Safeguarded as Peace Officers.

9-1-617. Agents to be safeguarded as peace officers.
Any agent required to perform any official function under this act is entitled to the protections, defenses or immunities provided by law to safeguard a peace officer in the performance of official acts.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-618 - Agents to Be Safeguarded as Peace Officers; General Assistance to State, County or Local Authorities; Investigative Duties.

9-1-618. Agents to be safeguarded as peace officers; general assistance to state, county or local authorities; investigative duties.
(a) With approval of the attorney general, the division may:
(i) Assist a state, county or local law enforcement authority which requests assistance in investigating and detecting crime and in enforcing the criminal laws of the state;
(ii) Assist in the preparation and prosecution of any criminal case when assistance is requested by a county or district attorney.
(b) The division shall investigate:
(i) Suspected criminal activity when directed by the governor to do so;
(ii) Suspected violations of the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971 and shall perform all the duties of a law enforcement officer under that act;
(iii) Organized crime which crosses jurisdictional boundaries of local law enforcement agencies;
(iv) Suspected violations of computer crimes as specified in W.S. 6-3-501 through 6-3-507;
(v) Suspected violations involving the sexual exploitation of children as specified in W.S. 6-4-303.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-619 - Agents to Be Safeguarded as Peace Officers; Duty of Sheriffs and Police to Receive and Detain Prisoners.

9-1-619. Agents to be safeguarded as peace officers; duty of sheriffs and police to receive and detain prisoners.
Any sheriff, chief of police or other person having charge of a jail or other place of detention shall receive any prisoner arrested by agents of the division within the jurisdiction served by the jail or place of detention and shall detain the person in custody in the same manner as if he were arrested by a peace officer within the jurisdiction.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-620 - Agents to Be Safeguarded as Peace Officers; Agents' Credentials; Accepting Rewards Prohibited; Oath; Political Participation Prohibited.

9-1-620. Agents to be safeguarded as peace officers; agents' credentials; accepting rewards prohibited; oath; political participation prohibited.
(a) The attorney general shall issue proper credentials to each agent of the division.
(b) An agent or employee of the division shall not accept a reward offered for the apprehension or conviction of any person or for the recovery of any property.
(c) Each agent of the division shall subscribe to the oath or affirmation required of other public officials.
(d) An agent or employee of the division shall not participate in partisan, state or local politics.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-623 - Division of Criminal Investigation; Identification Systems; Information Recorded; Persons Included; Systematic Maintenance and Indexing.

9-1-623. Division of criminal investigation; identification systems; information recorded; persons included; systematic maintenance and indexing.
(a) The division shall establish and maintain complete systems for the identification of criminals which comply with modern and accepted methods in the field of criminal identification. The division, in accordance with the Wyoming Criminal History Record Act, W.S. 7-19-101 through 7-19-109, shall obtain, file and preserve for record plates, photographs, outline pictures, fingerprints, measurements, descriptions, modus operandi statements and other information relating to persons who have been:
(i) Convicted of or arrested for any felony;
(ii) Convicted of or arrested for a high misdemeanor or other misdemeanor determined by the division;
(iii) Convicted of violating any of the military, naval or criminal laws of the United States; or
(iv) Convicted of a crime in any other state, country, district or province which, if committed within this state, would be a felony.
(b) All information kept by the division shall be maintained, recorded and indexed in a systematic manner for the purpose of providing a convenient and expeditious method of consultation and comparison.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-624 - Division of Criminal Investigation; Uniform Procedures and Forms for Collecting and Disseminating Identification Data; Missing Persons Repository; Annual Crime Statistics Report; Agencies to Cooperate.

9-1-624. Division of criminal investigation; uniform procedures and forms for collecting and disseminating identification data; missing persons repository; annual crime statistics report; agencies to cooperate.
(a) The division shall:
(i) Establish uniform procedures and forms for collecting and disseminating criminal identification data;
(ii) Assist law enforcement agencies in establishing and implementing uniform procedures;
(iii) Cooperate with the law enforcement academy to provide to law enforcement agencies and their personnel training, assistance and instruction in the gathering and dissemination of criminal identification data;
(iv) Provide a system for communicating criminal identification data among law enforcement agencies in and outside the state;
(v) Act as a central repository of information and operate a clearinghouse database on missing persons from Wyoming. As a function of the central repository:
(A) The division shall prepare and make publicly available an annual report on information compiled from the missing person clearinghouse. The report shall include biographical information collected on missing persons and include information submitted by federal, state, tribal and local law enforcement agencies located in Wyoming;
(B) The division may make publicly available information about ongoing missing person investigations to aid the efficient investigation and swift recovery of missing persons or when otherwise in the public interest.
(vi) At least annually, compile a report on Wyoming crime statistics and make the report publicly available. The report shall include crime statistics submitted by federal, state, tribal and local law enforcement agencies in addition to the information received pursuant to W.S. 7-19-407 and 7-20-107.
(b) All law enforcement agencies within the state shall cooperate with the division in establishing and maintaining an efficient and coordinated system of identification and in reporting missing persons information to the division.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-625 - Division of Criminal Investigation; Adult Arrestees to Be Processed Accordingly; Data on Persons in State Custodial Institutions; Minors.

9-1-625. Division of criminal investigation; adult arrestees to be processed accordingly; data on persons in state custodial institutions; minors.
(a) When an adult is arrested for a felony, high misdemeanor or other misdemeanor determined by the division, the law enforcement agency responsible for the arrest shall process the person in accordance with the uniform procedures prescribed by the division. The law enforcement agency shall send to the division any information required under the Wyoming Criminal History Record Act, W.S. 7-19-101 through 7-19-109, and any additional information requested by the division. An agency making arrests covered by this section may enter into arrangements with other agencies for the purpose of furnishing required information to the division on its behalf.
(b) The administrators of state penal institutions and the superintendents of the Wyoming boys' school and the Wyoming girls' school shall furnish to the division, in the manner and according to the methods prescribed by the division, photographs, fingerprints, modus operandi statements and other required identification of all persons confined in the respective institutions together with any information required under the Wyoming Criminal History Record Act, W.S. 7-19-101 through 7-19-109.
(c) No minor shall be photographed or fingerprinted except in accordance with the Juvenile Justice Act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-632 - Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy; Created; Location.

9-1-632. Wyoming law enforcement academy; created; location.
(a) The Wyoming law enforcement academy is created under the office of the attorney general.
(b) The academy shall be located in Douglas, Wyoming.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-634 - Academy to Provide Coroner Training; Certification of Completion.

9-1-634. Academy to provide coroner training; certification of completion.
(a) The director of the Wyoming law enforcement academy shall provide at the academy or other location within the state a basic coroner's course of at least forty (40) hours. The course shall comply with standards promulgated by the peace officers standards and training commission and the board of coroner standards.
(b) The executive director of the peace officers standards and training commission shall issue an appropriate certificate of completion to any coroner or deputy coroner who completes a coroner training course offered by the academy or which the board of coroner standards has certified as meeting board standards.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-635 - Dispatcher Training Course; Certificate Upon Completion; Fees.

9-1-635. Dispatcher training course; certificate upon completion; fees.
(a) The director of the Wyoming law enforcement academy or other training agency may provide at the academy or other location within the state a basic dispatcher course. The course shall comply with standards promulgated by the peace officers standards and training commission.
(b) The director of the Wyoming law enforcement academy or other training agency shall issue an appropriate certificate of course completion to any dispatcher who completes the required training.
(c) Fees charged for dispatcher courses held at the Wyoming law enforcement academy shall be the same as those charged for peace officer courses.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-636 - Division of Victim Services; Created; Appointment of Director and Deputy Director; Administrative and Clerical Employees; Definitions.

9-1-636. Division of victim services; created; appointment of director and deputy director; administrative and clerical employees; definitions.
(a) The division of victim services is created within the office of the attorney general.
(b) With the approval of the governor, the attorney general shall appoint a director who is the chief administrative officer of the division. The director is responsible to the attorney general for the operation of the division and shall serve at the pleasure of the attorney general.
(c) With the consent of the attorney general and the governor, and subject to legislative appropriation, the director may:
(i) Appoint a deputy director who shall serve at the pleasure of the attorney general and shall perform duties as assigned by the director;
(ii) Employ administrative and other specialized personnel necessary to carry out the functions of the division.
(d) As used in this act:
(i) "Board" means the victim services division advisory board;
(ii) "Crisis intervention services for victims of family violence and sexual assault" means emergency intervention, information, referral services and medical, legal and social services advocacy;
(iii) "Director" means the director of the division;
(iv) "Division" means the victim services division within the office of the attorney general;
(v) "Domestic abuse" means as defined by W.S. 35-21-102(a)(iii);
(vi) "Household member" means as defined by W.S. 35-21-102(a)(iv);
(A) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 173, 2.
(B) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 173, 2.
(C) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 173, 2.
(D) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 173, 2.
(E) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 173, 2.
(F) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 173, 2.
(G) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 173, 2.
(vii) "Sexual assault" means any act made criminal under W.S. 6-2-302 through 6-2-304, 6-2-314 through 6-2-317 and 6-4-402;
(viii) "Shelter services" means temporary refuge, offered on a twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) day per week basis to victims of domestic and family violence and sexual assault and their children;
(ix) "This act" means W.S. 9-1-636 through 9-1-638.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-637 - Division of Victim Services; Duties of Director.

9-1-637. Division of victim services; duties of director.
(a) The director shall:
(i) Supervise and direct all activities of the division;
(ii) Report to the attorney general regarding all functions of the division;
(iii) Serve as the state's representative on local, state and national organizations dealing with victim services;
(iv) Serve as the state's liaison with local governmental entities and community service providers to facilitate cooperative efforts to provide victim services;
(v) Consult and cooperate with other departments and agencies involved in victim services;
(vi) Provide public information and education concerning issues relating to victims;
(vii) Receive and take appropriate action to resolve complaints regarding violations of rights afforded to victims under the Victims Bill of Rights, W.S. 1-40-201 through 1-40-210.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-638 - Division of Victim Services; Duties and Responsibilities.

9-1-638. Division of victim services; duties and responsibilities.
(a) The division of victim services shall:
(i) Administer a comprehensive statewide plan that provides victim services including, but not limited to, a state program of shelter services for victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault;
(ii) Provide services for victims of crime consistent with current federal funding levels and surcharge funds;
(iii) Review and evaluate all programs receiving appropriated funds;
(iv) Coordinate and provide training, grant application assistance and other support for community based programs and services for victims;
(v) Establish minimum program standards and uniform reporting procedures for community based services and programs for victims supported by state funds and state administered federal funds, including a requirement that each provider of community based services and programs submit an annual unduplicated count of the number of victims it served in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the division;
(vi) Enter into contracts for victim services with public or private agencies. The division shall not contract with any entity that is not in substantial compliance with the standards and guidelines promulgated by the division. On all contracts that have not been entered into by competitive bidding, the director shall record on the contract why competitive bidding was not considered;
(vii) Subject to the approval of the attorney general, promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the duties and responsibilities assigned to the division;
(viii) Review division of criminal investigation reports from the missing person clearinghouse, as provided in W.S. 9-1-624(a)(v), and coordinate with members of the judiciary, prosecutors, defense counsel, law enforcement and others to provide training on crimes related to missing and murdered persons in the state of Wyoming, including Indian missing and murdered persons.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 6 - Attorney General › Section 9-1-639 - Attorney General; Funds Accounting; Reporting Requirements.

9-1-639. Attorney general; funds accounting; reporting requirements.
(a) There is created a separate account which the attorney general shall use to account for:
(i) Monies the attorney general administers as trustee pursuant to law or agreement which restricts the use of the money to a specified purpose; and
(ii) Monies which the attorney general holds and disburses as an agent or attorney in fact, which shall include but not be limited to class action litigation recoveries that are to be distributed to any person or business organization, local government pass-through monies, and contingent fee contracts to be distributed to contract attorneys.
(b) All recoveries, including consumer protection recoveries and class action recoveries, where the attorney general is not designated as the administrator, the trustee or the agent for distribution purposes, shall be deposited into the general fund after deducting litigation costs reimbursed to the attorney general. For purposes of this subsection "litigation costs" shall include expert witness fees, filing fees, reporter costs, other witness fees and costs associated with depositions and discovery.
(c) Monies deposited to the account under subsection (a) of this section may be expended in accordance with W.S. 9-2-1005(b)(ii).
(d) Monies deposited into the account under subsection (a) of this section and not otherwise expended under subsection (c) of this section may be expended by the attorney general in accordance with the purposes for which the monies were received. Monies received by the attorney general for reimbursement of litigation expenses under subsection (b) of this section are continuously appropriated to the attorney general to be expended for the costs of providing the litigation services rendered to collect the recovered monies.
(e) Not later than November 1 of each year, the attorney general shall report to the joint appropriations interim committee on the expenditure of monies received pursuant to this section, W.S. 9-1-633, 9-1-635, 9-1-702 and 9-2-1005. The report shall include an account of the monies in the accounts created in this section for the last fiscal year.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 7 - Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission › Section 9-1-701 - Definitions.

9-1-701. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Commission" means the peace officer standards and training commission;
(ii) "County" means any county which has a law enforcement unit in its jurisdiction;
(iii) "Detention officer" means a person who is employed by a county or municipality on a full-time basis to care for, supervise and control persons detained in a jail or holding facility;
(iv) "Director" means the executive director of the commission;
(v) "Immediate family member" means a spouse, child or parent;
(vi) "Law enforcement unit" means a public agency having police power and charged with enforcing state criminal statutes or municipal ordinances;
(vii) "Municipality" means an incorporated city or town which has a law enforcement unit in its jurisdiction;
(viii) "Part-time or reserve peace officer" means any person having peace officer authority acting less than full time in the service of any county, municipality or state agency, whether compensated or not;
(ix) "Peace officer" means a person as defined by W.S. 7-2-101;
(x) "Peace officer training" means an approved school or local peace officer training program authorized by the commission to train peace officers;
(xi) "Permanent basis" means employed full time as a peace officer;
(xii) "This act" means W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-711;
(xiii) "Dispatcher" means a person who is employed by a state, county or municipal law enforcement agency, fire service or licensed ambulance service on a full or part-time basis, to answer and dispatch calls for emergency and nonemergency situations via designated law enforcement and emergency telecommunications equipment;
(xiv) "Certified correctional officer" means a person who is employed by the Wyoming department of corrections on a full-time basis to care for, supervise, control and maintain custody of persons confined in Wyoming department of corrections institutions and who has completed all requirements for certification as a correctional officer under this act;
(xv) "Correctional officer" means a person who is employed by the Wyoming department of corrections on a full-time basis to care for, supervise and maintain custody of persons confined in Wyoming department of corrections institutions;
(xvi) "Correctional officer training" means an approved Wyoming department of corrections preservice academy or other correctional officer training program authorized by the commission to train correctional officers for the state;
(xvii) "Part-time correctional officer" means a person is employed by the Wyoming department of corrections on a part-time basis to care for, supervise and maintain custody of persons confined in Wyoming department of corrections institutions.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 7 - Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission › Section 9-1-703 - Director; Appointment; Term; Powers and Duties.

9-1-703. Director; appointment; term; powers and duties.
(a) The director of the commission shall be appointed by the commission with the approval of the governor. The director shall hold office at the pleasure of the commission and with the concurrence of the governor. He shall perform the functions and duties assigned to him by the chairman of the commission.
(b) With the approval of the commission, the director may:
(i) Appoint officers, employees, agents and consultants and prescribe their duties;
(ii) Inspect and approve peace officer and correctional officer training academies, issue certificates of approval to academies and revoke approval or certificates;
(iii) Certify as qualified instructors at approved peace officer and correctional officer training academies and issue appropriate certificates to instructors;
(iv) Certify peace officers, correctional officers and dispatchers who have satisfactorily completed the basic training programs as outlined in this act and issue appropriate certificates to peace officers, correctional officers and dispatchers;
(v) Cause surveys to be made relating to the establishment and operation of peace officer and correctional officer training academies;
(vi) Consult and cooperate with peace officer and correctional officer training academies for the development of the basic and advanced training programs for peace officers;
(vii) Consult and cooperate with universities, colleges, junior colleges and other institutions for the development of specialized courses of study in the state for peace officers in the areas of police science, police administration and the social sciences and other related areas;
(viii) Consult and cooperate with other departments and agencies concerned with peace officer and correctional officer training;
(ix) Report to the commission at regular meetings of the commission and at other times as required and recommend denial, suspension or revocation of certification of a peace officer, correctional officer or dispatcher to the commission as deemed necessary;
(x) Consult and cooperate with universities, colleges, junior colleges and other institutions for the development of specialized courses of study in the state for correctional officers in the areas of inmate management, group dynamics, correctional facility operations, the social sciences and other related areas.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 7 - Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission › Section 9-1-705 - Peace Officer Attending Authorized School or Training Program Entitled to Wages and Expenses.

9-1-705. Peace officer attending authorized school or training program entitled to wages and expenses.
Any peace officer attending any school or training program authorized by the commission for the purpose of meeting the requirements of W.S. 9-1-704 shall be paid his wages as a peace officer by his employer. He shall also receive reimbursement for reasonable expenses as determined by his employer.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 7 - Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission › Section 9-1-706 - Certification Without Compliance With Requirements of w.s. 9-1-704; Applicability of Civil Service Provisions.

9-1-706. Certification without compliance with requirements of W.S. 9-1-704; applicability of civil service provisions.
(a) Any person who has been employed on a permanent basis as a peace officer for ten (10) consecutive years prior to July 1, 1973, and who is currently employed as a peace officer, shall be certified as a peace officer by the director without having complied with W.S. 9-1-704(b) and (c).
(b) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 142, 2.
(c) Nothing in this act shall be construed to except any peace officer from the provisions or requirements of civil service.
(d) An employing agency may establish qualifications and standards for hiring and training that exceed the minimum set by the commission.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 7 - Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission › Section 9-1-707 - Commission May Accept Grants.

9-1-707. Commission may accept grants.
The commission may accept grants of money or materials or property of any kind from the federal government, the state, any agency or political subdivision of the state or any person upon the terms and conditions imposed by the grantor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 7 - Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission › Section 9-1-711 - Certification and Hiring of Currently Certified Peace Officers, Detention Officers and Dispatchers.

9-1-711. Certification and hiring of currently certified peace officers, detention officers and dispatchers.
(a) A law enforcement unit may, following verification from the commission that a person is currently certified by the commission as a peace officer, detention officer or dispatcher, appoint that person to a respectively certified position without further investigation or examination.
(b) The commission shall provide in its rules for the certification to a prospective hiring law enforcement unit that a person is currently certified by the commission as a peace officer, detention officer or dispatcher.
(c) It is the sole responsibility of the prospective hiring law enforcement unit to verify that the person is employed in good standing by another law enforcement unit in this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 8 - District Attorneys › Section 9-1-801 - Office Created; Mandatory and Permissive Establishment.

9-1-801. Office created; mandatory and permissive establishment.
There shall be in each judicial district in which any one (1) county has reached a population of sixty thousand (60,000) or more the office of district attorney. In each of the remaining judicial districts there shall be the office of district attorney whenever a majority of the county commissioners in each county within the judicial district shall resolve that such an office of district attorney should be created in that judicial district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 8 - District Attorneys › Section 9-1-802 - Election; Term; Qualifications; Full-Time; Private Practice Prohibited; Exception; Salary; Vacancies.

9-1-802. Election; term; qualifications; full-time; private practice prohibited; exception; salary; vacancies.
(a) At the general election in 1982 and every four (4) years thereafter, a district attorney shall be elected in each judicial district in which the office of district attorney has been created six (6) months or more prior to the date of the general election. The district attorney shall serve for a term of four (4) years and until his successor is elected and qualified.
(b) Each district attorney shall have been a licensed attorney for at least four (4) years and a member in good standing of the Wyoming state bar immediately prior to his election. Each district attorney shall be a licensed attorney and a member in good standing of the Wyoming state bar throughout the term of office for which the district attorney was elected or appointed.
(c) Each district attorney shall devote full time to the performance of his duties and shall not engage in any private practice except to complete business pending at the time of his election if not in conflict with the duties of his office.
(d) From and after January 3, 2011 until January 2, 2023, each district attorney shall receive an annual salary of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00). From and after January 2, 2023, each district attorney shall receive an annual salary not greater than the salary authorized for a circuit court judge in W.S. 5-1-110 as determined by the legislature.
(e) A vacancy in the office of district attorney shall be filled by the board or boards of county commissioners under the procedure for filling vacancies in the office of a member of the state legislature or state senator established by W.S. 22-18-111. Vacancies shall be filled until the next general election and the appointee shall be qualified pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 8 - District Attorneys › Section 9-1-803 - Salaries and Expenses Paid by Legislative Appropriation.

9-1-803. Salaries and expenses paid by legislative appropriation.
The salaries of the district attorney, any deputies or assistants and clerical staff and the administrative expenses of the office of district attorney shall be paid pursuant to legislative appropriation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 8 - District Attorneys › Section 9-1-804 - Duties and Powers Generally; Employment of Deputy and Assistant District Attorneys and Other Necessary Personnel.

9-1-804. Duties and powers generally; employment of deputy and assistant district attorneys and other necessary personnel.
(a) In addition to other duties prescribed by law, each district attorney has exclusive jurisdiction to:
(i) Act as prosecutor for the state in all felony, misdemeanor and juvenile court proceedings arising in the counties in his district, and prosecute such cases in the district courts and courts of limited jurisdiction or in other counties upon a change of venue;
(ii) Defend against all petitions for writs of habeas corpus filed in his district by any person charged with or convicted of any public offense in his district. This duty does not extend to petitions filed by inmates of state penal institutions;
(iii) Render assistance as required by the attorney general in the preparation and argument of criminal appeals arising in his district and in the defense of petitions for habeas corpus filed by inmates in state institutions arising from alleged deprivation of rights at the time of or prior to conviction;
(iv) Appear before any judge in the preliminary examination of persons charged with any offense in his district;
(v) Appear at all inquests held by any coroner in his district;
(vi) Appear at all sessions of any grand jury convened in any county within his district.
(b) Each district attorney shall employ and assign to each county in the judicial district at least one (1) of the following to serve at his pleasure: a deputy district attorney, an assistant district attorney or a part-time assistant district attorney. The deputy, assistant or part-time assistant district attorney assigned to a county shall reside in the county and be a resident of Wyoming and his primary responsibility shall be to matters arising in the county.
(c) Subject to the rules of the Wyoming personnel division as to compensation, and as is authorized by the approved budget, each district attorney may employ administrative and clerical personnel necessary for the proper and efficient operation of his office. Such personnel shall serve at the pleasure of the district attorney.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 8 - District Attorneys › Section 9-1-805 - Substitute Where Conflict of Interest or Refusal to Act.

9-1-805. Substitute where conflict of interest or refusal to act.
When the district attorney is interested or refuses to act in a prosecution, the court may direct or permit any member of the bar to act in the district attorney's place.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 8 - District Attorneys › Section 9-1-806 - Deputy District Attorneys; Appointment; Term; Qualifications; Full-Time; Private Practice Prohibited; Exception; Salary.

9-1-806. Deputy district attorneys; appointment; term; qualifications; full-time; private practice prohibited; exception; salary.
(a) As is authorized by the approved budget, each district attorney may employ deputy district attorneys to serve at his pleasure as needed to properly discharge the duties of his office in addition to deputy district attorneys assigned to counties. Each deputy district attorney shall have been a licensed attorney for at least one (1) year and a member in good standing of the Wyoming state bar immediately prior to his employment as deputy district attorney.
(b) Each deputy district attorney shall devote full time to the performance of his duties and shall not engage in any private practice except to complete business pending at the time of his appointment if not in conflict with the duties of his office.
(c) Deputy district attorneys shall receive an annual salary as determined by the Wyoming personnel division.