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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 8 - State Militia › Article 1 - Generally › Section 19-8-104 - Other Organizations Parading With Arms Prohibited; Penalty.

19-8-104. Other organizations parading with arms prohibited; penalty.
(a) No group or assembly of persons other than the regularly organized national guard or the troops of the United States shall associate themselves together as a military company or organization, or parade in public with arms without license of the governor. No city or town shall raise or appropriate monies for arming, equipping, uniforming or in any way supporting, sustaining or providing drill rooms or armories for such group or assembly of persons.
(b) Any person violating subsection (a) of this section or who belongs to or parades with any unauthorized group or assembly of persons with arms shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one (1) year, or both, for each offense.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 8 - State Militia › Article 1 - Generally › Section 19-8-105 - Penalty for Refusing to Deliver Military Properties.

19-8-105. Penalty for refusing to deliver military properties.
Any person who purchases, retains or possesses without right, any military properties belonging to the state or United States government and refuses to deliver the property to any officer entitled to take possession thereof is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisoned in the county jail not more than six (6) months, or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 19-9-101 - Creation and Composition of Military Department; Laws Governing National Guard.

19-9-101. Creation and composition of military department; laws governing national guard.
(a) The Wyoming national guard is governed by the laws of the state, orders of the governor, orders and regulations prescribed or promulgated by the adjutant general and by the applicable laws, regulations and customs covering the United States army and air force.
(b) The governor is commander in chief of all the military forces of the state except when the forces are called into the service of the United States.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 19-9-102 - Organization of National Guard; Duty of Governor.

19-9-102. Organization of national guard; duty of governor.
(a) The Wyoming national guard consists of the following officers and staff in addition to or in combination with such elements of the army and air forces of the national guard of the United States as are allocated to the state by the president, the secretary of defense or the secretary of army or air, and accepted by the state:
(i) An adjutant general;
(ii) Those assistant adjutants general and general officers appointed pursuant to W.S. 19-7-104(a);
(iii) One (1) staff officer, subordinate to the adjutant general, designated as the staff judge advocate whose powers and duties shall be provided by the laws of this state and as prescribed by the laws and regulations of the United States pertaining to similar staff positions in United States army and air commands;
(iv) Such other officers and enlisted members as may be designated by the governor in an honorary status or in a state status without regard to their allocation or qualification by the department of defense of the United States.
(b) The national guard shall be organized into separate divisions for army and air with an officer not over the grade of brigadier general at the head of each division who is subordinate to the adjutant general. Each division head shall be an assistant adjutant general who shall serve as the acting adjutant general, in order of rank, upon absence, incapacity or death of the adjutant general. The governor, by and with the advice of the adjutant general, shall make and publish such orders as necessary to conform the national guard of Wyoming in organization, armament and discipline to that prescribed for the regular army or air force of the United States, subject to general exceptions authorized by this act and by the laws of the United States. For this purpose, the governor may increase or decrease the number of officers, noncommissioned officers and personnel of any grade to the extent made necessary by changes authorized by department of defense orders or national guard regulations.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 19-9-103 - Manner of Calling for Duty.

19-9-103. Manner of calling for duty.
(a) Officers and enlisted personnel may be called for duty by any of the following means:
(i) By stating the substance of the order or by reading it to him in person or over the phone;
(ii) By radio or television communication;
(iii) By leaving a copy of the order with a person over the age of fourteen (14) years at his last known place of residence or business; or
(iv) By sending a copy of the order or the substance of the order by electronic means to him at his last known place of residence or business or by United States mail to his last known address.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 2 - Duties and Powers › Section 19-9-201 - Organization Drill or Training Assemblies; Pay and Allowances Generally.

19-9-201. Organization drill or training assemblies; pay and allowances generally.
There shall be organization drill or training assemblies when ordered by the adjutant general. While on duty under the authority of the United States department of defense, and in going to and returning therefrom, or for attendance at armory drill, members of the Wyoming national guard shall receive pay and allowances as allowed by the department of defense.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 2 - Duties and Powers › Section 19-9-202 - Annual Field Training Generally.

19-9-202. Annual field training generally.
The commander in chief shall order an encampment of the national guard for annual field training as provided in department of defense orders or national guard regulations. At least one (1) month notice of the encampment shall be given each organization commander by his commanding officer.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 2 - Duties and Powers › Section 19-9-203 - Establishing Bounds for Annual Field Training and Other Missions; Entry Without Leave; Disorderly Conduct; Interrupting, Molesting, Insulting or Obstructing Officer or Soldier; Penalties.

19-9-203. Establishing bounds for annual field training and other missions; entry without leave; disorderly conduct; interrupting, molesting, insulting or obstructing officer or soldier; penalties.
(a) During an encampment for annual field training or when one (1) or more units of the national guard are engaged in a mission under lawful orders in an active state status, the commanding officer may fix certain bounds not including any public road within which no spectator may enter without leave. Whoever intrudes within such limits when forbidden to do so, or after entering with permission conducts himself in a disorderly manner, or resists a sentry or guard acting under orders to prevent the entry or to prevent disorderly conduct, may be arrested by the commanding officer or by his order and taken before a circuit court of the county. Upon conviction a person violating this subsection shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), confined in the county jail for up to six (6) months, or both.
(b) Any person who interrupts, molests, insults by abusive words or behavior, or obstructs any member of the national guard while on duty on active state service or for drills, parades or other military duty, is guilty of a misdemeanor and in addition to prosecution for the offense may be immediately put under guard by the officer in command until the duty is concluded. Any civilian so placed under guard will be placed into the custody of the local county sheriff without delay. Upon conviction the person so offending shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), confined in the county jail for up to six (6) months, or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 2 - Duties and Powers › Section 19-9-204 - Command of Military Force Called Into Service.

19-9-204. Command of military force called into service.
(a) The command of any military force called into service shall devolve upon the senior officer of such force unless otherwise specifically ordered by the commander in chief.
(b) The national guard of the state may be ordered into the service of the United States by the president of the United States for any purpose for which he is authorized to use militia of the states by the constitution of the United States.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 2 - Duties and Powers › Section 19-9-205 - Status of National Guard Members Upon Discharge From Federal Service.

19-9-205. Status of national guard members upon discharge from federal service.
Members of the national guard of Wyoming ordered or called into federal service by the federal government, upon being discharged therefrom shall automatically resume their status in the national guard of Wyoming and continue to serve therein until the dates upon which their enlistments entered into prior to entry into federal service would have expired if uninterrupted.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 2 - Duties and Powers › Section 19-9-206 - Suppression of Riots, Invasions, Insurrection.

19-9-206. Suppression of riots, invasions, insurrection.
The governor may order any commanding officer of any portion of the national guard within the limits of his jurisdiction to order his command to appear at a time and place designated to aid the civil authority to suppress violence and to support the law. The order of the governor shall designate the specific civil authority to whom the national guard units ordered to duty shall report, or in lieu of such designation, shall provide that the national guard units ordered to duty shall operate under the jurisdiction and control of the governor and adjutant general only. Orders from civil officers to any military commander shall specify only the work to be done or result to be attained, and shall not include the method to be employed. The military commander shall exercise his discretion and be the sole judge as to what means are necessary.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 2 - Duties and Powers › Section 19-9-207 - Suppressing Tumult; Preserving Order, Insuring Public Safety; Expenses; Creation of Additional Units; Draft.

19-9-207. Suppressing tumult; preserving order, insuring public safety; expenses; creation of additional units; draft.
(a) The governor may order any designated person or commanding officer of any military unit to appear with or without his command at a time and place specified to:
(i) Aid in suppressing any tumult, riot, mob or invasion;
(ii) Assist in preserving order and insure the public safety in time of emergency when other civil agencies are unable to perform the function;
(iii) Insure public safety and assist in the protection of property or persons in times of fire, flood or other domestic catastrophe;
(iv) Perform such other duties as the commander in chief may require and which the militia or national guard may lawfully perform.
(b) Any expense incurred under this or any other provision of law shall be borne by the state from the general funds until other provisions are made. Upon the declaration of war, the breaking out of insurrection, or the imminence of either, the governor may activate the Wyoming state guard by creating such additional units as he deems necessary. He may proceed in such manner as regulations prescribe for the drafting into the organized militia of all such portions of the militia of the state as he deems necessary in any such emergency.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 2 - Duties and Powers › Section 19-9-208 - Right-of-Way for Troops.

19-9-208. Right-of-way for troops.
Troops or forces of the United States or the national guard of Wyoming parading or performing any duty according to law, have the right-of-way in any street or highway through which they may pass but carriage of the United States mails, legitimate functions of the police and operations of fire departments shall not be unnecessarily interfered with.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 2 - Duties and Powers › Section 19-9-209 - Service in State; Active Duty Status Outside of State; Costs to State.

19-9-209. Service in state; active duty status outside of state; costs to state.
(a) The governor, upon the written request of the governor of any other state, may order any member or unit of the national guard into state active duty for the benefit of another state, for periods of time not to exceed ninety (90) days.
(b) Members ordered into state active duty pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall:
(i) Receive the same pay and allowances as though their service is within this state; and
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2006, Chapter 59, 2.
(iii) Remain subject to recall by the governor of this state.
(c) All privileges and immunities from liability, exemptions from law, ordinances and rules and all pension, disability relief and workers compensation benefits that apply when performing functions within the territorial limits of the state apply to the same extent while engaged in the performance of any functions and duties extraterritorially.
(d) Except for assistance provided in accordance with the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, the service of members to the requesting state shall be at no cost to the state of Wyoming and all expenses incurred by the state of Wyoming shall be the responsibility of the requesting state. For assistance provided in accordance with the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, the allocation of expenses incurred by the state shall be determined by the governor of this state and the legal representatives of other party states as provided in W.S. 19-13-410 of that compact.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 2 - Duties and Powers › Section 19-9-210 - State Active Duty Without Pay.

19-9-210. State active duty without pay.
(a) Members of the Wyoming national guard may voluntarily request to be placed upon orders for state active duty, without pay, when assistance has been requested from an agency or political subdivision of this state or the federal government and such assistance has been approved by the adjutant general. Members shall receive from the requesting agency pay and allowances equal to the greater of their military pay or that of civilians employed by the requesting agency in the same or similar positions and reimbursement of uncompensated medical expenses as provided in W.S. 19-9-403(a).
(b) When serving on state active duty, without pay, members shall be deemed state employees for the purpose of being covered under the Wyoming Worker's Compensation Act and their state active duty shall be considered an extrahazardous occupation under W.S. 27-14-108.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 2 - Duties and Powers › Section 19-9-212 - Governor's Authority to Order Service Under Title 32 of the United States Code.

19-9-212. Governor's authority to order service under Title 32 of the United States Code.
The governor may order any member of the national guard of Wyoming to duty under Title 32 of the United States Code, to respond to either natural or man made emergencies within Wyoming, to support national wildland fire response or to respond to requests originated in accordance with W.S. 9-9-209. This section is meant to clarify the governor's authority under Title 32 and is not intended to limit the governor's inherent authority as the commander in chief of the national guard.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 3 - Officers and Enlisted Personnel; Generally › Section 19-9-302 - Enlistments; Oath; Term; Reenlistments and Extensions; Discharge.

19-9-302. Enlistments; oath; term; reenlistments and extensions; discharge.
(a) After the forming of an organization, recruits may be enlisted into the organization. They shall sign their names to an enlistment contract to be furnished by the adjutant general for that purpose and signing is legal enlistment. Every commissioned officer and every noncommissioned officer at military pay grade E-9 as defined by federal rule and regulation, may administer the oath required on enlistment.
(b) Every enlisted member shall serve for a term of years prescribed by department of defense orders or national guard regulations unless he is properly discharged.
(c) All reenlistments and extensions shall be for the term prescribed by department of defense orders or national guard regulations.
(d) Upon expiration of the service of any enlisted member or upon his discharge under United States department of defense or national guard regulation, the commanding officer of his organization shall prepare a discharge certificate as provided by federal or national guard regulation.
(e) The adjutant general is the discharge authority for all enlisted members. An enlisted member may be discharged from the Wyoming national guard according to regulations adopted by the adjutant general or by federal law and regulation.
(f) An enlisted member discharged from the United States air force or army reserves shall be discharged from the Wyoming national guard effective as of the date of discharge from the reserves.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 3 - Officers and Enlisted Personnel; Generally › Section 19-9-303 - Laws Applicable to Military Procedure and Subjects.

19-9-303. Laws applicable to military procedure and subjects.
On all military procedure and subjects arising in this state and not specifically covered by Wyoming law, the laws, regulations and orders of the department of defense shall apply unless specifically prohibited by published orders of the governor of Wyoming.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 3 - Officers and Enlisted Personnel; Generally › Section 19-9-304 - Uniforms and Equipment.

19-9-304. Uniforms and equipment.
The uniform and equipment of all officers and enlisted personnel of the national guard of Wyoming shall be as prescribed for the national guard in department of defense orders or national guard regulations.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 4 - Rights and Duties of Officers and Enlisted Personnel › Section 19-9-401 - National Guard Members Granted Certain Exemptions.

19-9-401. National Guard members granted certain exemptions.
(a) Members of the Wyoming national guard are exempt from:
(i) Labor on the public highways;
(ii) Service as jurors;
(iii) Garnishment or attachment of monies accruing from performance of military duty under orders of the governor.
(b) Every commissioned officer, warrant officer and enlisted man while engaged in active state service has all powers and immunities of other peace officers.
(c) No member of the Wyoming national guard in active state service shall incur any personal liability, civil or criminal, by reason of acts committed in the performance of his necessary duties incident to service under orders of the governor or any lawful superior if the acts are not palpably illegal, excessively violent or malicious. If any civil action is brought against a member by reason of an act or acts committed in the performance of his necessary duties, he is entitled to legal counsel to assist in his defense at state expense. Legal counsel for such purposes may be chosen by the guardsman subject to approval by the Wyoming attorney general and legal fees incurred shall be approved by either:
(i) The Wyoming attorney general if the case does not result in litigation; or
(ii) By the district judge before whom the case is tried.
(d) Any member of the Wyoming national guard who possesses a license or credentials to practice a trade or profession in another jurisdiction, or who meets the requirements of the Wyoming national guard for the practice of any professional, mechanical, teaching, training or other skill, may perform that practice, skill, trade or profession without first being licensed or otherwise possessing credentials under any Wyoming licensure laws during those times that he is serving in the Wyoming national guard in a state active service status.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 4 - Rights and Duties of Officers and Enlisted Personnel › Section 19-9-402 - Malpractice Liability for Professionals Serving With the Wyoming National Guard.

19-9-402. Malpractice liability for professionals serving with the Wyoming national guard.
The state shall defend, hold harmless and indemnify any member of the Wyoming national guard who possesses a license or credentials to practice a profession and who meets the requirements of the Wyoming national guard for the practice of the profession from any financial loss arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment in any court by reason of any alleged malpractice of the professional, if the professional was acting in the discharge of the professional's military duties at the time that the alleged malpractice was committed, regardless of the actual military status of the professional when the act is alleged to have occurred.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 4 - Rights and Duties of Officers and Enlisted Personnel › Section 19-9-404 - Complaints of Wrongs; Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 138-Similar Procedure.

19-9-404. Complaints of wrongs; Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 138-similar procedure.
Any member of the Wyoming national guard who believes the member has been wronged by a commanding officer, and who, upon due application to that commanding officer, is refused redress may complain to any superior commissioned officer. The superior commissioned officer shall forward the complaint to the adjutant general. The adjutant general shall examine the complaint and take proper measures for redressing the wrong complained of and shall, as soon as possible, send to the appropriate governor a true statement of that complaint, with the measures taken to redress the complaint. The provisions of this section may be exercised in addition to or in lieu of the applicable procedures in W.S. 19-7-103(b)(xxv).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 5 - Educational Assistance › Section 19-9-501 - Educational Assistance for National Guard Members; Administration of Plan.

19-9-501. Educational assistance for national guard members; administration of plan.
The Wyoming national guard educational assistance plan is established to provide assistance for qualified members of the Wyoming national guard who enroll in institutions of higher education in this state. The plan shall be administered by the adjutant general in accordance with the provisions of this article. The adjutant general shall promulgate rules for the administration, implementation and proper utilization of the plan.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 5 - Educational Assistance › Section 19-9-502 - Definitions.

19-9-502. Definitions.
(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Authorized courses" means:
(A) Credit courses which meet undergraduate or graduate degree requirements; and
(B) Credit courses which meet requirements for completion of vocational or technical training for a declared educational objective meeting requirements of rules promulgated pursuant to this article.
(ii) "Federal tuition assistance" means any payment made to or on behalf of a member by the federal government for educational assistance, excluding benefits paid pursuant to the Montgomery GI Bill;
(iii) "Member" means an active, in good standing, member of the Wyoming national guard;
(iv) "Montgomery GI Bill" means the federal Montgomery GI Bill Act of 1984, Public Law 98 525 and subsequent amendments thereto;
(v) "Plan" means the educational assistance plan established under this article;
(vi) "Wyoming institution of higher education" or "institution" means a public or private educational institution located within this state and approved for payment of Montgomery GI Bill benefits. "Institution" includes a public or private educational institution offering an accredited degree program in Wyoming through distance education under a partnership agreement with any branch of the United States armed forces;
(vii) "Wyoming public institutions of higher education" means the University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges;
(viii) "Dependent" means a person enrolled as a dependent in the defense enrollment eligibility reporting system.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 5 - Educational Assistance › Section 19-9-504 - Restrictions; Repayment of Benefits.

19-9-504. Restrictions; repayment of benefits.
(a) Plan participation and benefit payments shall be subject to the following additional restrictions and qualifications:
(i) The plan may be used to complete only one (1) degree, certificate or other educational objective, except as authorized under subsection (c) of this section;
(ii) Participation shall be limited to the earlier of:
(A) A period of ten (10) years from the date of the participant's initial enrollment in the plan; or
(B) The participant's completion of the participant's one (1) degree, certificate or other educational objective, unless authorized for additional education under subsection (c) of this section.
(iii) Any member receiving educational assistance under the plan, or whose spouse or dependent is receiving educational assistance under the plan, who fails to maintain satisfactory participation in the Wyoming national guard shall repay all educational assistance granted under the plan for that current academic term. The member, or the member's spouse or dependent if applicable, shall be ineligible for educational assistance under the plan until the adjutant general has determined that the member meets the minimum requirements for satisfactory membership in the Wyoming national guard;
(iv) Any member who has received assistance under the plan and who fails to complete the initial six (6) year commitment required by W.S. 19-9-503(a)(iii) and maintain satisfactory participation in the Wyoming national guard for the two (2) year period required by W.S. 19-9-503(a)(iv), or who fails to complete any additional commitment under subsection (c) of this section or under W.S. 19-9-503(c), shall repay all educational assistance received under the plan.
(b) The adjutant general may promulgate rules waiving repayment otherwise required under subsection (a) of this section for death, incapacity or other good cause shown. The adjutant general shall immediately transmit all repayments of benefits under the plan to the state treasurer for deposit in the state general fund.
(c) The plan may be used to complete authorized courses to complete one (1) additional degree, certificate or other educational objective beyond the one (1) degree, certificate or other educational objective authorized in paragraph (a)(i) of this section if the member agrees in writing to serve in the Wyoming national guard for not less than four (4) years in addition to the six (6) year commitment period required by W.S. 19-9-503(a)(iii) and the two (2) year commitment period required by W.S. 19-9-503(a)(iv).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 6 - Other Assistance › Section 19-9-601 - Wyoming National Guard Members Group Life Insurance Premium.

19-9-601. Wyoming national guard members group life insurance premium.
The Wyoming national guard members group life insurance premium assistance plan is established to reimburse qualified members of the Wyoming national guard for group life insurance premiums. The plan shall be administered by the adjutant general in accordance with the provisions of this article. The adjutant general shall promulgate rules for the administration, implementation and proper utilization of the plan.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 6 - Other Assistance › Section 19-9-602 - Definitions.

19-9-602. Definitions.
(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Premium" means the cost of servicemembers group life insurance determined as provided in 38 U.S.C. 1969(a)(1) or the cost of state sponsored life insurance as determined by the insurers;
(ii) "Qualified member" means an active member in good standing of the Wyoming national guard;
(iii) "Servicemembers group life insurance" means that life insurance issued to a qualified member pursuant to 38 U.S.C., Chapter 19;
(iv) "State sponsored life insurance" means the group life insurance program pursuant to 37 U.S.C. 707.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 6 - Other Assistance › Section 19-9-603 - Requirements for Premium Reimbursement.

19-9-603. Requirements for premium reimbursement.
(a) Subject to legislative appropriation and in accordance with the provisions of this article, the adjutant general or his designee, may authorize the reimbursement of premiums for qualified members who:
(i) Have completed basic military training or officer training unless waived by the adjutant general for good cause shown;
(ii) Meet the standards for satisfactory participation in the active Wyoming national guard at the beginning of and throughout the entire term for which premium is reimbursed;
(iii) Are committed through an enlistment contract or other written agreement to membership in the active Wyoming national guard for not less than six (6) years, including initial enlistment and any previous contract or contracts.
(b) A qualified member meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section may receive reimbursement for premiums paid by the member during the previous calendar year for servicemembers group life insurance or state sponsored life insurance, with a coverage amount of up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00). Premiums for members of the qualified member's family and premiums paid or reimbursed by the United States shall not be reimbursed.
(c) Reimbursement of eligible premium paid during a calendar year shall be made annually no later than May 1 of the following year, based upon certified payroll disbursements from the federal payment authority.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 7 - National Guard Youth Challenge Program › Section 19-9-701 - National Guard Youth Challenge Program; Administration of Program. [Repealed Effective June 30, 2025.]

19-9-701. National guard youth challenge program; administration of program. [Repealed effective June 30, 2025.]
(a) The national guard youth challenge program is created to provide resources to create opportunities and alternatives for youth at risk or who have dropped out of the public school system, ages sixteen (16) to eighteen (18) years, to attain a high school diploma or high school equivalency certification and to develop life skills.
(b) The national guard youth challenge program shall be administered by the Wyoming military department with the assistance of the department of education as necessary for the provision of educational programs addressing needs of the participating youth and for establishing necessary communications and cooperation with Wyoming school districts. Any student information obtained in accordance with W.S. 21-4-102(c) by the national guard youth challenge program shall be utilized for the sole purpose of recruitment for the national guard youth challenge program.
(c) The Wyoming military department may promulgate rules for the administration of the program.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 7 - National Guard Youth Challenge Program › Section 19-9-702 - Funding. [Repealed Effective June 30, 2025.]

19-9-702. Funding. [Repealed effective June 30, 2025.]
To the extent available, for every forty cents ($.40) of federal funds appropriated to the national guard youth challenge program, the department may expend funds appropriated by this state for this program in an amount not to exceed sixty cents ($.60), or such other minimum amount as necessary to qualify for the appropriation of federal funds. The state may appropriate funding in excess of that necessary to qualify for federal funds and the department shall be authorized to expend such state funds only when all federal funds are exhausted. All monies appropriated for purposes of this article are continuously appropriated to the department and shall not lapse until the program is terminated as provided by W.S. 19-9-704.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 9 - Wyoming National Guard › Article 7 - National Guard Youth Challenge Program › Section 19-9-703 - Reporting. [Repealed Effective June 30, 2025.]

19-9-703. Reporting. [Repealed effective June 30, 2025.]
(a) The department shall include a report within any biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9-2-1013 in which the department seeks funding for the national guard youth challenge program. The report shall include the following information for each of the immediately preceding two (2) state fiscal years:
(i) Yearly enrollment in the national guard youth challenge program;
(ii) Number of youth remaining after the first two (2) weeks of the challenge program;
(iii) Yearly number of youth successfully completing the challenge program;
(iv) A detailed listing of budget expenditures for the challenge program; and
(v) A report on the status of program graduates to the extent available.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 10 - Wyoming State Guard › Article 1 - Wyoming State Guard and Council of Defense › Section 19-10-101 - Organization by Governor; Appointment of Council; Removal; Control.

19-10-101. Organization by governor; appointment of council; removal; control.
(a) If the national guard of Wyoming is ordered into the service of the United States, the governor may organize and maintain within this state during that period, under such regulations as the secretary of defense may prescribe, such military forces as may be authorized by the secretary of defense or as the governor deems necessary for the defense of the state. The forces shall be known as the Wyoming state guard. Insofar as practicable, the existing laws, rules and regulations governing the national guard shall be applied to the control of the Wyoming state guard. The force shall be of such strength as directed by the secretary of defense, with such expansion in the future as may be authorized. The Wyoming state guard shall be armed, trained and equipped in such manner as may be prescribed by the secretary of defense or the governor of Wyoming.
(b) For the purpose of coordinating desirable national defense activities, the governor shall appoint a Wyoming state council of defense. The council, subject to the approval of the governor, may organize necessary subordinate branches and establish rules and regulations for the operation of the council and subordinate branches, and assist in all matters pertaining to the Wyoming state guard and other state or national defense activities not otherwise covered by law. Appointment to the council of defense is not limited by any requirements as to prior military or naval service. The governor may remove any member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
(c) The adjutant general of Wyoming shall be in control of the Wyoming state guard, subordinate only to the governor in matters pertaining thereto. He is further charged with the responsibility of coordinating all other defense activities as are provided by W.S. 19-8-103 and 19-10-101 through 19-10-108.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 10 - Wyoming State Guard › Article 1 - Wyoming State Guard and Council of Defense › Section 19-10-102 - Pay and Allowances.

19-10-102. Pay and allowances.
Members of the Wyoming state guard, when serving under orders of the governor of Wyoming, shall receive out of the general fund of Wyoming not otherwise appropriated the same pay and allowances authorized for personnel of equal rank in the national guard.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 10 - Wyoming State Guard › Article 1 - Wyoming State Guard and Council of Defense › Section 19-10-103 - Requisition of Arms and Supplies.

19-10-103. Requisition of arms and supplies.
The governor may requisition or purchase from the department of defense or other sources such arms, equipment and supplies as are necessary to equip the Wyoming state guard and may make available to such forces the facilities and equipment of state armories and other state premises and property as are available and necessary.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 10 - Wyoming State Guard › Article 1 - Wyoming State Guard and Council of Defense › Section 19-10-104 - Guard Not Required to Serve Outside State; Exceptions.

19-10-104. Guard not required to serve outside state; exceptions.
(a) The Wyoming state guard is not required to serve outside the boundaries of this state except:
(i) Upon request of the governor of another state, the governor of this state may order any portion of the force to assist the military or police forces of the other state which are actually engaged in the defense of the other state. The forces may be recalled at the discretion of the governor of Wyoming;
(ii) As provided by W.S. 19-8-103(b); or
(iii) As ordered by the governor of this state in accordance with the provisions of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
(b) No provision relative to the Wyoming state guard shall be construed as authorizing those forces, or any part thereof, to be called, ordered or in any way drafted into the military service of the United States, but no person is exempt from military service under the laws of the United States by reason of enlistment or commission in the Wyoming state guard.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 10 - Wyoming State Guard › Article 1 - Wyoming State Guard and Council of Defense › Section 19-10-105 - Oath; Term of Enlistment; Eligibility; Appointment of Officers; Removal; Employees of State or Political Subdivisions.

19-10-105. Oath; term of enlistment; eligibility; appointment of officers; removal; employees of state or political subdivisions.
(a) The oath to be taken by members of the Wyoming state guard, shall be substantially the same as that prescribed for members of the Wyoming national guard, substituting the words "Wyoming state guard" where necessary.
(b) No person may be enlisted or reenlisted in such service for more than two (2) years.
(c) All qualified residents of Wyoming, and any nonresident who is accepted into the service, between seventeen (17) and seventy (70) years of age and of good moral character are eligible for membership in the Wyoming state guard.
(d) The officers of the Wyoming state guard shall be appointed and commissioned by the governor under such regulations as he may prescribe and may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
(e) No member of the Wyoming state guard who is an officer or employee of the state of Wyoming, or a county, city, town, school district or other political subdivision thereof shall suffer any loss of pay, vacation privilege, seniority or efficiency rating because of serving in the state guard under orders of the governor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 10 - Wyoming State Guard › Article 1 - Wyoming State Guard and Council of Defense › Section 19-10-106 - Application of Military Service Relief Act.

19-10-106. Application of Military Service Relief Act.
The Military Service Relief Act, W.S. 19-11-101 through 19-11-125, shall apply to members of the Wyoming state guard.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 10 - Wyoming State Guard › Article 1 - Wyoming State Guard and Council of Defense › Section 19-10-107 - Worker's Compensation.

19-10-107. Worker's compensation.
In the event of disability or death resulting from an injury while in state active duty under orders of the governor, members of the Wyoming state guard are entitled to the same benefits provided for employees under the provisions of the Wyoming Worker's Compensation Act. Benefits shall be paid out of the general fund of Wyoming upon certification by the state council of defense.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 10 - Wyoming State Guard › Article 1 - Wyoming State Guard and Council of Defense › Section 19-10-108 - Courts-Martial Jurisdiction; Exemption From Liability for Civil or Criminal Acts; Exception.

19-10-108. Courts-martial jurisdiction; exemption from liability for civil or criminal acts; exception.
(a) Whenever the Wyoming state guard, or any part thereof, is serving under orders of the governor, the provisions of this act relating to military courts and justice shall apply and are in full force and effect with respect to the Wyoming state guard.
(b) The members of the Wyoming state guard shall be afforded the same immunities from civil liability afforded the Wyoming national guard pursuant to W.S. 19-9-401(c).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 10 - Wyoming State Guard › Article 1 - Wyoming State Guard and Council of Defense › Section 19-10-109 - Disposal of State-Owned Uniforms and Equipment; Presentation of Uniforms to Former Members.

19-10-109. Disposal of state-owned uniforms and equipment; presentation of uniforms to former members.
The adjutant general of Wyoming may present to former members of the Wyoming state guard as partial compensation for their services, to be retained by the former members as their own personal property without cost or charge, such state-owned items of uniform as designated by the adjutant general.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 10 - Wyoming State Guard › Article 1 - Wyoming State Guard and Council of Defense › Section 19-10-110 - Disposal of State-Owned Uniforms and Equipment; Public or Private Sale.

19-10-110. Disposal of state-owned uniforms and equipment; public or private sale.
The adjutant general of Wyoming may sell at public or private sale all state-owned equipment, supplies and items of uniform, or any uniforms not claimed by members of the Wyoming state guard within six (6) months or until all state guard members entitled to the uniforms have received the uniforms, as were acquired for the use and convenience of the Wyoming state guard. The equipment, supplies, and items of uniform not sold or disposed of, shall be retained for the use and convenience of the military department of Wyoming.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 10 - Wyoming State Guard › Article 1 - Wyoming State Guard and Council of Defense › Section 19-10-111 - Disposal of State-Owned Uniforms and Equipment; Disposition of Proceeds of Sale.

19-10-111. Disposal of state-owned uniforms and equipment; disposition of proceeds of sale.
All proceeds from the sale or sales of state guard equipment, supplies and items of uniform or money from any source shall be deposited with the state treasurer to be credited to the general fund.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 10 - Wyoming State Guard › Article 1 - Wyoming State Guard and Council of Defense › Section 19-10-112 - Honorary Promotion Upon Retirement.

19-10-112. Honorary promotion upon retirement.
(a) Members of the Wyoming state guard may be promoted by the governor or the adjutant general to the next higher grade on the occasion of their retirement from service under the following conditions:
(i) The member has honorably served either a total of at least twenty (20) years in the federal military or the Wyoming state guard combined, provided that no period less than ten (10) years in the Wyoming state guard shall be credited toward these requirements; and
(ii) The honorary promotion is requested by the member or the member's commander.
(b) A promotion under this section is only honorary and has no impact on the retirement pay or other monetary benefits of those promoted under this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs › Chapter 11 - Military Service Member Protections › Article 1 - Military Service Relief Act › Section 19-11-102 - Purpose.

19-11-102. Purpose.
(a) In order to provide for, strengthen and expedite the national security under conditions which threaten the peace and security of the United States and to enable those citizens of this state who perform service in the uniformed services to more successfully devote their entire energy to the needs of the nation and state, provision is hereby made to provide reemployment rights and other benefits for persons who perform service in the uniformed services. It is herein declared to be the policy of the state of Wyoming that its citizens who serve in the uniformed services and who leave their employment, homes and education shall not be penalized nor economically disadvantaged because of such service.
(b) The provisions of this article shall be liberally construed for the benefit of those called to serve in the federal service of the United States or in active state service. The purpose of this article is to prevent members from being disadvantaged and to prohibit discrimination against persons because of their uniformed service when they return to civilian life. It is the sense of the legislature that the state of Wyoming should be a model employer in carrying out the provisions of this article.
(c) The provisions of this article are intended to be supplemental to any rights that persons called to military service have under any applicable federal statutes, including the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, Public Law 108-189, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, 38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq., and under any other applicable laws of this state.
(d) Nothing in this article shall supersede, nullify or diminish any federal or state law, including any local law or ordinance, contract, agreement, policy, plan, practice or other matter that establishes a right or benefit that is more beneficial to, or is in addition to a right or benefit provided for such person in this article.
(e) This article supersedes any local law or ordinance, contract, agreement, policy, plan, practice or other matter that reduces, limits or eliminates in any manner any right or benefit provided by this article, including the establishment of additional prerequisites to the exercise of any such right or the receipt of any such benefit.