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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 9 - Podiatrists › Section 33-9-107 - Licensing Matters.

33-9-107. Licensing matters.
A license issued under W.S. 33-9-101 through 33-9-114 shall be designated a "registered podiatrist's license" and may not contain any abbreviations thereof nor any other designation or title except that a statement of limitation shall be contained in the license referring to the licensee as a "registered podiatrist - practice limited to the foot and ankle", so as not to mislead the public with respect to their right to treat other portions of the body. A renewal license fee in an amount established by the board pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201 shall be due to the board annually on July 1 each year, and if not paid within three (3) months the license shall be revoked and may be reissued only upon an additional application and payment of a fee in an amount established by the board pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201. Application for renewal shall be accompanied by evidence satisfactory to the board of compliance with participation in continuing education activities as established by rules and regulations of the board. The board shall require three (3) hours of continuing education related to the responsible prescribing of controlled substances every two (2) years. The board may waive the continuing education requirement for the first renewal of a license. Licenses shall be conspicuously displayed by podiatrists at their offices or other places of practice.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 9 - Podiatrists › Section 33-9-108 - Disposition of Fees.

33-9-108. Disposition of fees.
All fees and money shall be received and collected as provided by law. The board shall remit all fees and money received to the state treasurer. The state treasurer place the money in a separate account which shall be subject at all times to warrant of the state auditor drawn upon vouchers issued and signed by the president and the secretary-treasurer of the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 9 - Podiatrists › Section 33-9-109 - Exemptions.

33-9-109. Exemptions.
(a) This act does not apply to the commissioned podiatrists of the United States armed services in the actual performance of their official duties, to physicians or surgeons, to osteopathic physicians and surgeons regularly licensed under the laws of Wyoming, nor to any visiting podiatrist called into consultation in this state from another state where he is duly qualified under the laws of that state to practice podiatry.
(b) This act shall not prohibit the fitting, recommending, advertising, adjusting or sale of corrective shoes, arch supports or similar mechanical appliances or foot remedies by retail dealers or manufacturers.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 9 - Podiatrists › Section 33-9-110 - Revocation of License.

33-9-110. Revocation of license.
(a) After notice and opportunity for hearing under the terms of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, the board may revoke or refuse to renew a license granted under this act to any person otherwise qualified who is guilty of any of the following violations:
(i) Obtaining a license by fraudulent representation;
(ii) Incompetency in practice;
(iii) Use of untruthful or improbable statements to patients or in his advertisements;
(iv) Alcoholism or habitual use of controlled substance;
(v) Unprofessional conduct;
(vi) Selling or giving away alcohol or controlled substances for illegal purposes, but the board may reissue a license after six (6) months if in its judgment the act, acts or conditions of disqualification have been remedied; or
(vii) Failure to furnish evidence showing the satisfaction of the requirements of continuing education required by the board.
(b) Upon receipt from the department of family services of a certified copy of an order from a court to withhold, suspend or otherwise restrict a license issued by the board, the board shall notify the party named in the court order of the withholding, suspension or restriction of the license in accordance with the terms of the court order. No appeal under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act shall be allowed for a license withheld, suspended or restricted under this subsection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 9 - Podiatrists › Section 33-9-111 - Reciprocal Licenses.

33-9-111. Reciprocal licenses.
The applicant may be registered and given a certificate or registration and license if he presents satisfactory proof of the endorsement from his state board of having practiced podiatry, and the possession of a certificate of podiatry qualification or license issued to the applicant at least one (1) year prior to filing of application for reciprocal privileges. The certificate upon which reciprocity is requested shall have been issued in the United States or within any foreign country where the requirements for the certificate of qualification or license of the applicant at the date of application are deemed by the board to be equivalent to those of this act, and the state or country from which the applicant has received a license has like reciprocal privileges with the state of Wyoming, and the applicant has passed that state or country's examination in clinical podiatry. The fee for registration of applicants for reciprocity and for the endorsement of reciprocity to another state shall be in amounts established by the board pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 9 - Podiatrists › Section 33-9-112 - Compensation of Board.

33-9-112. Compensation of board.
Each member of the board shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 33-1-302(a)(vii). Any incidental expenses necessarily incurred by the board or any member, if approved by the board, shall be paid from the state treasury, but only from the fees received under the provisions of this act that are paid into the state treasury by the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 9 - Podiatrists › Section 33-9-113 - Penalties.

33-9-113. Penalties.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both, for each offense.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 9 - Podiatrists › Section 33-9-114 - Education and Training Standards for Unlicensed Podiatric Personnel Exposing Ionizing Radiation; Mandatory Machine Inspections; Exemptions.

33-9-114. Education and training standards for unlicensed podiatric personnel exposing ionizing radiation; mandatory machine inspections; exemptions.
(a) Any person employed by or assisting a podiatrist licensed under this chapter shall in addition to any other requirements imposed by rule and regulation of the board of registration in podiatry, successfully complete minimum safety education and training requirements specified under this section prior to operating any machine source of ionizing radiation or administering radiation to any patient.
(b) Education and training required under subsection (a) of this section shall consist of not less than twenty (20) hours of educational instruction or supervised training in the following areas:
(i) Podiatric nomenclature;
(ii) Machine operation exposure factor;
(iii) Operator and patient safety;
(iv) Practical or clinical experience in the following:
(A) Foot and ankle techniques for exposing radiographs;
(B) Film handling and storage;
(C) Processing procedures; and
(D) Patient record documentation for radiographs.
(c) Education and training required under this section shall be obtained from board approved programs only. Written verification of required educational curricula and training protocol shall be in a form prescribed by rule and regulation of the board. Nothing in this subsection prohibits on the job training by a licensed podiatrist.
(d) Any licensed podiatrist using an x-ray machine shall have that machine inspected by a qualified radiation expert periodically as determined by the board.
(e) The board shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations necessary to implement and administer this section.
(f) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any person licensed as a radiologic technologist or radiologic technician under W.S. 33-37-101 through 33-37-113.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 10 - Chiropractors › Section 33-10-101 - Chiropractic Defined.

33-10-101. Chiropractic defined.
Chiropractic is the system of specific adjustment or manipulation of the joints and tissues of the body and the treatment of the human body by the application of manipulative, manual, mechanical, physiotherapeutic or clinical nutritional methods for which those persons licensed under this chapter are trained and may include venipuncture, acupuncture and the use of diagnostic x-rays with rights for referral for advanced diagnostic imaging. A chiropractor may examine, diagnose and treat patients provided, however, chiropractors shall not perform surgery, direct the use of or administer drugs required by law to be dispensed on prescription only, practice obstetrics or prescribe or administer x-ray therapy. For purposes of this act, "venipuncture" means the puncture of the vein for the withdrawal of blood.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 10 - Chiropractors › Section 33-10-102 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners; Established; Composition; Qualifications of Members.

33-10-102. Board of chiropractic examiners; established; composition; qualifications of members.
There is hereby created and established a board to be known as the state board of chiropractic examiners, which shall be composed of one (1) member of the public at large and four (4) practicing chiropractors of integrity and ability, who shall be residents of the state of Wyoming, who shall have practiced chiropractic continuously in the state of Wyoming for a period of at least three (3) years and who shall have a diploma from an accredited chiropractic school or college.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 10 - Chiropractors › Section 33-10-103 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners; Appointment; Term; Qualifications; Vacancies; Removal.

33-10-103. Board of chiropractic examiners; appointment; term; qualifications; vacancies; removal.
The governor shall appoint four (4) practicing chiropractors, who shall possess the qualifications specified in W.S. 33-10-102, and one (1) citizen from the public at large to constitute the membership of the board. Members shall be appointed to a term of four (4) years, except that initial terms of chiropractor members shall be staggered so that annually thereafter the governor shall appoint one (1) chiropractor member. The governor shall fill all vacancies occurring in the board. The governor may remove any board member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 10 - Chiropractors › Section 33-10-104 - Board of Chiropractic Examiners; Meetings; Procedure; Records; Members to Be Licensed.

33-10-104. Board of chiropractic examiners; meetings; procedure; records; members to be licensed.
(a) The board of examiners shall convene within thirty (30) days after the appointment of its members and shall elect from its membership a president, vice-president, a treasurer and a secretary and the board may appoint a person who is not a member of the board to fulfill the functions of treasurer or secretary. The board shall hold a regular meeting once each year at the capitol of the state, the date to be set by the board at its first meeting. The board shall hold special meetings at such times and places as a majority of the members thereof may designate. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum. The board shall have authority to administer oaths, take affidavits, summon witnesses and take testimony as to matters coming within the scope of its duties. It shall adopt a seal, which shall be affixed to all licenses issued by it and shall from time to time adopt rules and regulations as are proper and necessary for the performance of its duties. It shall adopt a schedule of minimum educational requirements not inconsistent with the provisions of this law, which shall be without prejudice, partiality or discrimination as to the standard schools of chiropractic. The secretary of said board shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board, which shall at all times be open to public inspection. The board shall also have on file with the secretary of state for public inspection a copy of its rules and regulations.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 185, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 10 - Chiropractors › Section 33-10-105 - License Required.

33-10-105. License required.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to practice chiropractic in this state without first obtaining a license, as provided for in this act.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the activities and services of a person pursuing a course of study leading to a degree in chiropractic at an accredited college or university, if the activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study and the person is a designated chiropractic intern or preceptor appropriate to his level of training and as authorized by rules and regulations of the board.
(c) The board pursuant to its rules and regulations may issue a temporary license to an applicant who is licensed or certified by a board of chiropractic of another United States state or territory, or of a foreign country or province whose standards are equal to or exceed the requirements for licensure as a chiropractor in this state.
(d) No business entity organized under title 17 of the Wyoming statutes shall employ or contract with a chiropractor to provide chiropractic services unless fifty-one percent (51%) of the equity in the entity is owned by persons, and the spouses of persons, licensed pursuant to title 33, chapter 9, 10 or 26 of the Wyoming statutes. This subsection shall not apply to:
(i) A health care facility as defined in W.S. 35-2-901(a)(x);
(ii) Clinical facilities affiliated with a college of chiropractic which provides training for chiropractic students and which is accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation organization;
(iii) A public or private university or college;
(iv) Any agency of federal, state or local government;
(v) Any partnership or other business entity authorized to be formed under title 17 of the Wyoming statutes and which is owned with other health care providers.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 10 - Chiropractors › Section 33-10-106 - Application for License; Educational Requirements; Fees.

33-10-106. Application for license; educational requirements; fees.
Any person wishing to practice chiropractic in this state shall make application to the board of chiropractic examiners, upon such form and in such manner as may be prescribed and directed by the board. Each applicant shall be a graduate of a recognized school of chiropractic having an accredited program which is professional in content and which meets the academic and training standards established by the board. There shall be paid by each applicant a license fee in an amount established by the board pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201 which fee shall accompany the application.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 10 - Chiropractors › Section 33-10-107 - Time, Place and Subjects for Examinations; Reexamination.

33-10-107. Time, place and subjects for examinations; reexamination.
(a) Examinations for license to practice chiropractic shall be given by the board at such times and places as it shall determine.
(b) All examinations shall be made in writing and shall include those subjects identified by the board in its rules and regulations.
(c) A license shall be granted to all applicants who achieve an overall passing grade and a passing grade in each subject area as determined by the board in its rules and regulations. An applicant who fails to pass the examination may take a second examination at any time within one (1) year from and after his first failure without the payment of any additional fees.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 10 - Chiropractors › Section 33-10-108 - Duties and Authority of Practitioners.

33-10-108. Duties and authority of practitioners.
Chiropractic practitioners shall observe and be subject to all state and municipal regulations relating to the control of contagious and infectious diseases and shall, as to any and all matters pertaining to public health, report to the proper health officers the same as other practitioners.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 10 - Chiropractors › Section 33-10-109 - Title of Practitioners.

33-10-109. Title of practitioners.
Chiropractors licensed under this act shall have the right to practice chiropractic in accordance with the method taught in the chiropractic schools and colleges recognized by the chiropractic board of examiners of this state. If a chiropractor chooses to use the prefix "Dr." or "doctor" on any display sign before the name of the practitioner, the display shall also include the title "doctor of chiropractic," "chiropractor," "D.C." or the equivalent.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 10 - Chiropractors › Section 33-10-110 - Prohibited Acts; Refusal, Revocation or Suspension of License; Appeals.

33-10-110. Prohibited acts; refusal, revocation or suspension of license; appeals.
(a) The board may deny, refuse to renew, suspend, revoke or otherwise restrict a license under this act for any of the following acts:
(i) To knowingly submit false or misleading information to the board;
(ii) To perform or attempt to perform an unlawful abortion or assist or advise the performance of any unlawful abortion;
(iii) To commit or be convicted of a felony that relates to the practice of chiropractic or to the ability to practice chiropractic;
(iv) To become addicted to a drug or intoxicant to such a degree as to render the licensee unsafe or unfit to practice chiropractic;
(v) To practice chiropractic while having any physical or mental disability which renders the practice of chiropractic dangerous;
(vi) To be guilty of any dishonest, unethical or unprofessional conduct likely to deceive, defraud or harm the public;
(vii) To use willfully any false or fraudulent statement in any document connected with the practice of chiropractic;
(viii) To knowingly perform any act which in any way assists an unlicensed person to practice chiropractic;
(ix) To violate or attempt to violate, directly or indirectly or assist in or abet the violation or conspiring to violate any provision or terms of the Chiropractic Practice Act;
(x) To practice chiropractic while adjudged mentally incompetent or insane;
(xi) To practice chiropractic under a false or assumed name;
(xii) To advertise the practice of chiropractic in any unethical or unprofessional manner;
(xiii) To obtain a fee as personal compensation or gain to an employer or for a person on fraudulent representation that a manifestly incurable condition can be permanently cured;
(xiv) To willfully violate any privileged communication;
(xv) To aid or abet the practice of chiropractic by a person who is not licensed by the board;
(xvi) To violate any code of ethics or disciplinary rules established by the board.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 185, 2.
(c) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 185, 2.
(d) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 185, 2.
(e) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 185, 2.
(f) Upon receipt from the department of family services of a certified copy of an order from a court to withhold, suspend or otherwise restrict a license issued by the board, the board shall notify the party named in the court order of the withholding, suspension or restriction of the license in accordance with the terms of the court order. No appeal under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act shall be allowed for a license withheld, suspended or restricted under this subsection.
(g) Unless the board and the licensee have agreed to the relinquishment of or imposition of restrictions or conditions on a license, the board shall conduct a proceeding to deny, refuse to renew, suspend, revoke or otherwise restrict a license on the grounds set forth in subsection (a) of this section as a contested case under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 10 - Chiropractors › Section 33-10-113 - Prerequisite for Renewal of License; Board's Power to Make Regulations; Fees.

33-10-113. Prerequisite for renewal of license; board's power to make regulations; fees.
(a) Each chiropractor shall, as a prerequisite to annual license renewal, submit as a part of the renewal application satisfactory evidence of having completed the continuing education requirements established by the board in its rules and regulations.
(b) The board shall also adopt rules and regulations authorizing the board to grant exceptions to the educational requirements.
(c) All persons practicing chiropractic within this state shall pay on or before August 1 of each year, a renewal license fee in an amount established by the board pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201. If any practicing chiropractor fails to pay the renewal license fee imposed by W.S. 33-10-101 through 33-10-117 within thirty (30) days after the due date, the license shall lapse. A lapsed license shall only be restored within one (1) year of expiration upon written application and payment to the board of a fee of twice the amount of the renewal fee in effect at the time the restoration application is filed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 10 - Chiropractors › Section 33-10-114 - Disposition of Money Collected; Expenses of Board; Compensation of Members.

33-10-114. Disposition of money collected; expenses of board; compensation of members.
(a) All money shall be received and collected as provided by law. All money received or collected under this chapter shall be remitted to the state treasurer by the board for deposit in a separate account. The money in the account is subject at all times to the warrant of the state auditor drawn upon written requisition attested by the executive director of the board for the payment of any board expenses.
(b) The members of the board shall receive as salary the sum paid each day to legislators, or an equivalent hourly wage, together with per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 33-1-302(a)(vii).
(c) Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 185, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 10 - Chiropractors › Section 33-10-116 - Violation of w.s. 33-10-101 Through 33-10-117.

33-10-116. Violation of W.S. 33-10-101 through 33-10-117.
(a) Any person, corporation or association who shall practice, or attempt to practice, chiropractic, or any person who shall buy, sell, or fraudulently obtain any diplomas or licenses to practice chiropractic, or who shall use the title "doctor of chiropractic", or any word or title to influence belief that he is engaged in the practice of chiropractic, without first complying with the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by both fine and imprisonment.
(b) The attorney general, the state board of chiropractic examiners or any county attorney may obtain an injunction in the name of the state of Wyoming upon the relation of such complainant enjoining any person, corporation or association and the officer and directors and employees of such corporation or association from engaging in the practice of chiropractic without a license and certificate or violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. The district court of the district in which the offending party resides or the district court of Laramie county shall have original jurisdiction of any such injunction proceedings. Any defendant who has been so enjoined who shall violate such injunction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both. An injunction may be issued without proof of actual damage sustained and upon proof of one (1) or more acts constituting practice of chiropractic without a license or in violation of any provision of this chapter.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 10 - Chiropractors › Section 33-10-117 - Restrictions.

33-10-117. Restrictions.
Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to restrain or restrict licensed or certified members of other legally recognized professions from performing services consistent with the laws of this state, provided they do not represent themselves as practicing the profession regulated under this act and do not represent themselves to be chiropractors. Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to restrain or restrict the practice of venipuncture or acupuncture.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 11 - Collection Agencies › Section 33-11-102 - Licenses Required.

33-11-102. Licenses required.
No person shall conduct a collection agency or act as a debt collector or solicitor within this state without first having obtained a license as provided in this act, except that a debt collector or solicitor acting in the course of his employment for a collection agency licensed in Wyoming is not required to have an individual license.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 11 - Collection Agencies › Section 33-11-103 - Collection Agency Board Created; Membership; Appointment; Term; Qualifications; Chairman.

33-11-103. Collection agency board created; membership; appointment; term; qualifications; chairman.
(a) The collection agency board is created. The board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor. One (1) member shall be an attorney-at-law who is actively engaged in collection work. Two (2) members shall be officers, partners, owners or resident managers of licensed collection agencies but not from the same or affiliated collection agency, and who are not attorneys-at-law. One (1) member shall be a member of the public at large who is neither an attorney-at-law nor affiliated with a collection agency, but who is or has been a user of credit or collection services. One (1) member shall be an officer, partner or owner of a grantor of credit operating in the state that engages or has engaged the services of a Wyoming licensed collection agency. Members of the board shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years and shall serve until their successors are duly appointed and qualified.
(b) No person shall be appointed as a member of the board who has not been a bona fide resident of the state of Wyoming for at least five (5) years immediately prior to his appointment. The attorney and the officers, partners, owners or resident managers of the collection agencies shall have been engaged in the collection business within the state of Wyoming for a period of five (5) years immediately prior to appointment. The member of the public at large shall have at least five (5) years experience as a user of credit or collection services.
(c) Upon the death, resignation or removal of any member of the board, the governor shall appoint a member to serve the remaining unexpired term. Any member of the board may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
(d) Members of the board shall elect one (1) of their members chairman to serve for a term of two (2) years.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 11 - Collection Agencies › Section 33-11-104 - Collection Agency Board; Compensation.

33-11-104. Collection agency board; compensation.
All members of the collection agency board shall be paid salary in the same manner and amount as members of the Wyoming legislature when attending any regular or called meeting of the board and receive per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 33-1-302(a)(vii). Salary, per diem and travel expense for all board members shall be paid solely from the account containing the license fees established and payable under this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 11 - Collection Agencies › Section 33-11-105 - Powers and Duties of Collection Agency Board.

33-11-105. Powers and duties of collection agency board.
(a) The board shall have charge of the administration of this act. All applications for licenses under this act shall be referred to the board for consideration. The board shall investigate the qualifications of the applicant. If the board finds the applicant fails to meet the required qualifications, the board shall reject the application; otherwise the application shall be approved and a license granted on payment of license fees and filing of a bond as required by this act.
(b) The board shall refuse to issue or renew a license:
(i) If an individual applicant or licensee is not an adult;
(ii) If an applicant or licensee is not authorized to do business in this state;
(iii) If the licensee does not have an established office in Wyoming with a bona fide resident of Wyoming as a resident manager, or in the case of an applicant, the application does not disclose the proposed office location in Wyoming and the name of the proposed resident manager;
(iv) If an applicant, or an owner, officer, director, partner or resident manager of an applicant or licensee:
(A) Knowingly made a false statement of a material fact in any application for a collection agency license or renewal thereof, or in any documentation provided to support the application or renewal;
(B) Has had a license to conduct a collection agency denied, not renewed, suspended or revoked by this state or any other state for any reason other than the nonpayment of licensing fees or failure to meet bonding requirements;
(C) Has been convicted in any court of a felony involving forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, larceny, theft, extortion, fraud or conspiracy to commit fraud;
(D) Has had a judgment entered against him in any civil action involving forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, larceny, theft, extortion, fraud or conspiracy to commit fraud;
(E) Has failed to pay or satisfy any judgment debt or penalty imposed by any court; or
(F) Has knowingly failed to comply with or violated any provision of this act or the rules and regulations of the board adopted pursuant to this act.
(c) In addition to other powers granted by this act, the board may:
(i) Require a licensee or an applicant for a license to submit to a background investigation including fingerprint checks for state, national and international criminal history record checks. In exercising its authority under this paragraph, the board may utilize background checks completed by the division of criminal investigation, other government agencies in this state or in other states, the federal bureau of investigation, the registry or another entity designated by the registry;
(ii) Determine the content of application forms and the means by which an applicant applies for, renews or amends a license under this act.
(d) The board may require applicants to utilize the registry or an entity designated by the registry for the processing of applications and fees.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 11 - Collection Agencies › Section 33-11-106 - Authority to Make Rules and Regulations; Violations; Penalties.

33-11-106. Authority to make rules and regulations; violations; penalties.
The board shall make reasonable rules and regulations for the administration of this act, and for prescribing acceptable professional standards of conduct of licensees. Any violation of the rules and regulations of the board shall be grounds for the imposition of a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or suspension, revocation or refusal to renew any license issued under this act, or any combination thereof.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 11 - Collection Agencies › Section 33-11-108 - Bond Required for License; Terms, Conditions and Execution; Amount; Notice to Surety; New Bond.

33-11-108. Bond required for license; terms, conditions and execution; amount; notice to surety; new bond.
(a) The applicant shall be notified when the application is approved. Within twenty (20) days after notification, the applicant shall file and thereafter maintain a deposit with the state treasurer or a bond as required by this act. The license shall be issued upon approval of the bond by the board and the attorney general. The bond shall be issued by a surety company licensed and authorized to do business in Wyoming, in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) and shall run to the state of Wyoming and to any party who may be a claimant. The bond shall be executed and acknowledged by the applicant as principal. The applicant may satisfy the bond requirement of this section by depositing with the state treasurer ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) cash.
(b) The bond shall be conditioned that the principal, as a licensee under this act, shall pay and turn over to or for the use of any claimant from whom any debt is taken or received for collection, the proceeds of such collection less the charges for collection in accordance with the terms of the agreement made between the principal and the claimant.
(c) The bond shall cover all debts placed with the licensee for collection. Any claim under the bond shall be presented to the board. The board shall promptly notify the surety. If the surety fails to pay or settle the claim within thirty (30) days after notice from the board, the claimant may bring suit on the bond in the claimant's own name. The aggregate liability of the surety for any and all claims which may arise under the bond shall in no event exceed the amount of the penalty of the bond.
(d) A licensee may file a new bond with the board at any time. A surety company may file with the board notice of its withdrawal as surety of any licensee. Upon the filing of a new bond or a notice of withdrawal, the liability of the former surety for all future acts of the licensee shall terminate except as provided in W.S. 33-11-109.
(e) Upon filing notice with the board by any surety company of its withdrawal as the surety of any licensee, or upon the revocation by the insurance commissioner of the authority of any surety company to transact business in this state, the board shall immediately give notice to the licensee of the withdrawal or revocation. Within thirty (30) days from the date of notification the licensee shall file a new bond with the board. If a licensee fails to file a new bond satisfactory to the board within the time allowed, the right of the licensee to conduct a collection agency shall terminate.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 11 - Collection Agencies › Section 33-11-109 - Bond of Agency; Limitation of Actions.

33-11-109. Bond of agency; limitation of actions.
No action shall be brought upon any bond required to be given under this act after the expiration of two (2) years from the revocation or expiration of the license issued to the licensee and principal under the bond. Except for any action commenced upon the bond prior to expiration of the two (2) year period, all liability of the surety upon the bond shall cease on the expiration date.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 11 - Collection Agencies › Section 33-11-110 - License; Renewals; Fee; License Nontransferable; Display.

33-11-110. License; renewals; fee; license nontransferable; display.
(a) Fees for the licensing of collection agencies shall be set by the board. All fees shall be established in accordance with W.S. 33-1-201. Each office or place of business shall be licensed separately.
(b) Each collection agency license shall expire on December 31 of each year. The licensee shall submit all required renewal application information not later than December 1 of each year. A collection agency license is not transferable. Each collection agency license shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in licensee's place of business.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 11 - Collection Agencies › Section 33-11-111 - Disposition of Fees.

33-11-111. Disposition of fees.
All fees and money received and collected by the board, except the amount paid for data processing by the registry or any other entity designated by the registry, shall be deposited with the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to a separate account. All monies paid into the state treasury and credited to the account are appropriated to the use of the collection agency board for the payment of all necessary expenses incurred in administering this act, including the payment of per diem, salary and mileage to members of the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 11 - Collection Agencies › Section 33-11-112 - Action Upon Complaints; Records of Proceedings.

33-11-112. Action upon complaints; records of proceedings.
(a) Any interested person may file a verified written complaint charging any collection agency licensee with the violation of this act or the rules adopted by the board, or with conduct that shows the licensee is unworthy to continue to operate a collection agency within this state. The complaint shall be filed with the board which shall investigate the complaint if necessary or refer the complaint to appropriate staff for investigation and referral back to the board for proper disposition.
(b) The board, on its own motion, may make, or cause to be made, an investigation of the conduct of any licensee. As a part of an investigation, the board may audit the books and accounts of a licensee. The audit may be conducted by an auditor from the state department of audit or by a certified public accountant contracted by the board.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 25, 2.
(d) For the purpose of an investigation or for hearing a complaint, the board may hold a hearing in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. The hearing may be conducted by a hearing examiner. The chairman may subpoena witnesses and books, records and documents relative to the inquiry. Witnesses may be required to testify under oath. If the board finds the licensee has violated the provisions of this act or the rules promulgated by the board, the licensee may be sanctioned by a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or refusal to renew, suspension or revocation of his license or any combination thereof. Any civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be paid to the state treasurer and credited as provided in W.S. 8-1-109.
(e) A copy of the complaint and a complete record of the investigation and the disposition made shall be retained by the board in the office of the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 11 - Collection Agencies › Section 33-11-113 - Records of License and Bond Actions; Confidentiality.

33-11-113. Records of license and bond actions; confidentiality.
(a) The board shall keep a record of all applications for licenses and all bonds filed. The record shall state whether or not a license has been issued under the application and bond. If a bond is withdrawn, replaced or revoked, or the license to operate a collection agency is temporarily terminated because of the failure of the surety on the bond, the facts shall be reflected in the record with the date of filing any order of suspension, revocation or reinstatement. The application form and bond, and records relating thereto shall be open for inspection as a public record in the office of the board.
(b) Financial statements, credit reports and other financial information required by the board in support of a license application or in an investigation, and unresolved complaints or complaints found to be without merit are confidential and are not subject to inspection as a public record.
(c) Except as prohibited by law, the board or board's designee may furnish information to or receive information from the registry for the purpose of regulation of the debt collection industry. Information furnished by the board to any third party which is confidential or privileged in the board's possession remains confidential or privileged in the possession of the third party. Information received by the board from any third party which is confidential or privileged in the third-party's possession remains confidential or privileged in the board's possession.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 11 - Collection Agencies › Section 33-11-114 - Furnishing or Advertising Legal Services; Scope of Authority to Solicit, Acquire or Collect Claims.

33-11-114. Furnishing or advertising legal services; scope of authority to solicit, acquire or collect claims.
No licensee, under the terms of this act, shall render legal services or advertise directly or indirectly, that it will render legal services, but any licensee can solicit claims exclusively for the purpose of collection, take assignments thereof for the purpose of collection by suit or otherwise, and for such purpose, shall be deemed to be the real party in interest in any suit brought upon such assigned claim.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 11 - Collection Agencies › Section 33-11-115 - Prohibited Acts; Penalty for Violations; Injunctive Relief.

33-11-115. Prohibited acts; penalty for violations; injunctive relief.
(a) In addition to other penalties, any person who carries on the business of a collection agency without first having obtained a license, or who carries on a collection agency business after the termination, suspension, revocation or expiration of a license, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisoned in the county jail not more than six (6) months, or both.
(b) When it appears to the board that any person is violating any of the provisions of this act, the board may, in its own name, bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction, and courts of this state may enjoin any person from violating this act regardless of whether proceedings have been or may be instituted before the board or whether proceedings have been or may be instituted under subsection (a) of this section. The proceedings shall be prosecuted by the attorney general, or if approved by the attorney general, by private counsel engaged by the board.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 12 - Cosmetology › Section 33-12-121 - Board; Membership; Appointment; Qualifications; Term of Office; Vacancies; Removal.

33-12-121. Board; membership; appointment; qualifications; term of office; vacancies; removal.
(a) The board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor. Each member shall be a cosmetologist licensed in Wyoming, and at least one (1) shall be an instructor licensed in Wyoming. Each member of the board shall be a resident of Wyoming with at least five (5) years experience as a cosmetologist in Wyoming immediately preceding the appointment. Appointments shall represent various geographical areas of Wyoming. The term of each appointee shall be three (3) years, unless sooner removed from the board, or until a successor is appointed. The terms shall be staggered so that the terms of not more than two (2) members expire each year. The members of the board holding office on the effective date of this act shall serve as members for the remainder of their respective terms.
(b) No member of the board shall be affiliated with or hold interest in any cosmetology school while serving as a member of the board.
(c) Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. The governor shall remove any board member whose cosmetology license has been suspended or revoked. The governor may remove any board member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 12 - Cosmetology › Section 33-12-123 - Duties of Board Members.

33-12-123. Duties of board members.
(a) Within the limitations and authority granted by this act, the board shall:
(i) Develop rules setting uniform and reasonable standards of competency for the practice and teaching of cosmetology, manicuring or nail technology, esthetics or hair styling, for the operation of salons and schools, and procedures for its own conduct;
(ii) Administer examinations to determine competency for licensure of cosmetologists, manicurists or nail technicians, estheticians, hair stylists and instructors;
(iii) Initiate and conduct investigations, hearings and proceedings concerning alleged violations of this act and board rules;
(iv) Determine and administer appropriate disciplinary action against all individuals found to have violated this act or rules promulgated hereunder as provided by W.S. 33-12-135;
(v) Annually inspect, or appoint persons to inspect, all salons and schools for proper licensure of the salon, school and all cosmetologists, manicurists or nail technicians, estheticians, hair stylists whether practicing as a proprietor, employee or independent contractor, or instructors practicing or teaching and for the purpose of determining compliance with the provisions of this act and board rules;
(vi) Determine fees as authorized by W.S. 33-12-139;
(vii) Employ an executive director and approve such additional staff as may be necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this act and board rules.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 12 - Cosmetology › Section 33-12-124 - Meetings.

33-12-124. Meetings.
A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for meetings and the transaction of business. The act of the majority of members of the board shall be the act of the board. The board shall meet as often as needed, but not less than four (4) times a year. The meetings shall be held in accordance with W.S. 16-4-401 through 16-4-407. The board shall keep permanent records of its meetings.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 33 - Professions and Occupations › Chapter 12 - Cosmetology › Section 33-12-125 - Assistants; Inspectors; Compensation.

33-12-125. Assistants; inspectors; compensation.
(a) The board may employ and fix the duties and remuneration of inspectors, clerical or administrative assistants as deemed necessary to implement this act or the rules of the board.
(b) Board members shall receive as salary the sum paid each day to legislators, or an equivalent hourly wage, together with per diem and mileage allowance as provided in W.S. 33-1-302(a)(vii), when actually engaged in official board duties.