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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 3 - Organization of New Counties › Section 18-1-306 - Commissioners to Appoint Clerk; Oath of Clerk; Calling Election.

18-1-306. Commissioners to appoint clerk; oath of clerk; calling election.
(a) The appointed commissioners shall:
(i) Appoint a clerk who shall take an oath that he will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of his office as prescribed by law and shall also take the oath required of a county clerk;
(ii) Designate a place for the transaction of their official duties;
(iii) Call for an election for the purpose of having the qualified electors of the proposed new county decide:
(A) If the proposed new county should be organized; and
(B) The location of the county seat of the proposed new county.
(b) The election may be held on an election date authorized under W.S. 22-21-103 or another date specified by the appointed commissioners.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 3 - Organization of New Counties › Section 18-1-307 - Expenses of Special Election Borne by New County; Salary of Clerk and Commissioners.

18-1-307. Expenses of special election borne by new county; salary of clerk and commissioners.
The expenses for the special election provided by W.S. 18-1-306(a)(iii) shall be borne by the proposed new county and the county commissioners of the county or counties from which the new county is to be formed may impose a special levy upon the taxable property within the boundaries of the proposed new county to pay for the expenses of the election and to pay the salaries of the appointed commissioners and clerk. The appointed commissioners and clerk in the proposed new county shall each receive a salary of fifty dollars ($50.00).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 3 - Organization of New Counties › Section 18-1-308 - Election of Officers.

18-1-308. Election of officers.
If a majority of the qualified electors residing in the proposed new county vote for the organization, the new county is organized. At the next general election, or if the special election is held in conjunction with a general election, the qualified electors residing in the proposed new county shall vote for county and precinct officers as provided by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 3 - Organization of New Counties › Section 18-1-309 - Duties of Commissioners and Clerk.

18-1-309. Duties of commissioners and clerk.
The appointed commissioners and clerk shall perform the duties incident to such election as are imposed by law upon county commissioners and county clerks in organized counties except that the returns shall be canvassed and the result declared by the appointed commissioners.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 3 - Organization of New Counties › Section 18-1-310 - When Officers to Qualify; When County Organized.

18-1-310. When officers to qualify; when county organized.
On the first Monday of January following the election or as soon thereafter as possible, the county and precinct officers elected in the new county shall qualify and enter upon their respective duties. When at least two (2) county commissioners elected have qualified and entered upon their duties the county is organized and is vested with all the powers of an organized county.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 3 - Organization of New Counties › Section 18-1-312 - Payment of Expenses in Organization of New County.

18-1-312. Payment of expenses in organization of new county.
Expenses incurred in the organization of the new county and expenses incurred on behalf of the new county before the elected county commissioners assume office shall be audited and paid by the board of commissioners of the new county in the same manner as expenses incurred after organization.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 3 - Organization of New Counties › Section 18-1-313 - Assessment of Property in New Counties.

18-1-313. Assessment of property in new counties.
If a new county is organized after the first Monday in January and before the following fourth Monday in May, the deputy county assessors appointed in the original county or counties for districts included in the new county shall be ex officio deputy assessors for the new county and, with the county assessor of the new county, shall assess and return the value of the taxable property to the new county. The department of revenue shall assess all property within the new county authorized by law to be assessed by the department, and shall return and certify the same to the new county.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 3 - Organization of New Counties › Section 18-1-314 - Taxes for New Counties.

18-1-314. Taxes for new counties.
If a new county is organized after the fourth Monday in May and before the following first Monday in January the taxes levied and collected from property within the new county for that year shall be paid by the county treasurer of the original county to the county treasurer of the new county.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 3 - Organization of New Counties › Section 18-1-315 - Indebtedness to Be Apportioned Upon Division of County.

18-1-315. Indebtedness to be apportioned upon division of county.
Any newly organized county is liable for the payment of an equitable proportion of the indebtedness existing at the time of organization of any counties from which the newly organized county is formed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 3 - Organization of New Counties › Section 18-1-316 - Method of Ascertaining Indebtedness; Rule of Apportionment.

18-1-316. Method of ascertaining indebtedness; rule of apportionment.
(a) When any new county is organized the county commissioners of the counties from which the new county is formed shall:
(i) Determine the amount of county indebtedness existing at the time of the division;
(ii) Determine the total assessed value of the property of both the original and newly organized counties.
(b) The proportion of indebtedness for which the new county is liable shall be determined by dividing the assessed value of the new county by the assessed value of the original county before the division. The assessed value figures will be taken from the assessment made before the division.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 3 - Organization of New Counties › Section 18-1-317 - Commissioners to Report Indebtedness to District Court.

18-1-317. Commissioners to report indebtedness to district court.
(a) The county commissioners shall immediately report to the district court within which the new county is located:
(i) The amount, type, interest rate and date payable of the indebtedness of each county from which the new county is formed;
(ii) The assessed value of the property of both the new and original counties;
(iii) The kind, value and location of all public property of the original county;
(iv) All monies and credits of the original county.
(b) The report shall be verified by the affidavit of the chairman of the respective boards of county commissioners, and shall be accompanied with proof of the organization and description of the new county's boundaries.
(c) If the new county has no district court, the report specified in subsection (a) of this section shall be filed in a district court adjoining the new county.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 3 - Organization of New Counties › Section 18-1-318 - Notice of Hearing on Report.

18-1-318. Notice of hearing on report.
(a) The court to which the report is made shall immediately notify the chairman of the board of county commissioners of the new county of the time and place when the report will be heard and considered by the court.
(b) All counties interested in the report shall have an opportunity to be heard and the hearing may be adjourned from time to time at the discretion of the court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 3 - Organization of New Counties › Section 18-1-319 - Apportionment by Court; Order for Payment by New County; Lien Upon Property of New County.

18-1-319. Apportionment by court; order for payment by new county; lien upon property of new county.
The court to which the report is made shall determine the proportion of the existing indebtedness which the new county shall bear under the provisions of W.S. 18-1-316 after deducting the new county's proportionate share of the value of the public property, money and credits of the original county. The court, if any of the public property is located within the limits of the new county, may apportion its value to the new county, and shall order the board of county commissioners of the new county to issue warrants in the amount of their proportionate share payable to the original county when the new county's proportionate share of the indebtedness and interest is due. The proportion of indebtedness of the new county is a lien upon the taxable property of the new county.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 3 - Organization of New Counties › Section 18-1-320 - New County to Issue Warrants in Payment; Tax Levy.

18-1-320. New county to issue warrants in payment; tax levy.
(a) Upon receiving the order of the court pursuant to W.S. 18-1-319 the board of county commissioners of the new county shall issue and deliver warrants to the commissioners of the original county or counties.
(b) Each year the board of county commissioners of the new county shall levy a sufficient tax upon all the taxable property in the county to pay its proportionate share of the indebtedness.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 4 - Proceedings in Boundary Disputes › Section 18-1-401 - Commissioners to Order Surveyor of Their Respective Counties to Make Survey.

18-1-401. Commissioners to order surveyor of their respective counties to make survey.
Whenever a dispute arises between two (2) adjoining counties as to the location of the boundary line between them each board of county commissioners shall order their county surveyor to survey the disputed boundary line with the county surveyor of the other county at a time agreed upon by each board of county commissioners.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 4 - Proceedings in Boundary Disputes › Section 18-1-402 - Duty of Surveyors in Making Survey; Joint Report; Findings Conclusive if in Agreement.

18-1-402. Duty of surveyors in making survey; joint report; findings conclusive if in agreement.
(a) The county surveyors shall:
(i) Mark the boundary line as located by them by placing or erecting at the end of each mile an easily discernible and durable monument upon which will be designated the point which it represents or locates;
(ii) Make a joint report of the boundary line agreed upon, attaching maps which show the location of the boundary line and all monuments placed or erected on the line.
(b) The report shall be signed and sworn to by each surveyor and one (1) copy shall be filed with the county clerk of each county. The line agreed on by the county surveyors is located and binding upon both counties.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 4 - Proceedings in Boundary Disputes › Section 18-1-403 - Reports of County Surveyors to Be Separate When They Disagree.

18-1-403. Reports of county surveyors to be separate when they disagree.
If the county surveyors do not agree in the location of the boundary line after making the survey provided by W.S. 18-1-402 they shall each make separate reports on the portion of the line upon which they do not agree, attaching maps showing the location of all monuments placed or erected on the line. One (1) report shall be filed with each county clerk.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 4 - Proceedings in Boundary Disputes › Section 18-1-404 - Application to Court for Settlement When Surveyors Disagree; Filing and Notice of Filing; Court Jurisdiction.

18-1-404. Application to court for settlement when surveyors disagree; filing and notice of filing; court jurisdiction.
(a) After the reports provided by W.S. 18-1-403 have been filed the county commissioners of either county may apply to the district court within their county for a hearing, describing the previous proceedings and attaching a certified copy of all records and reports which have been filed with the county clerk.
(b) The application for a hearing shall be entitled "in the matter of disputed boundary line between .... and .... counties." Upon receiving the application the clerk of court shall file and docket it and immediately notify the county clerk of the other county by registered mail of the filing and docketing and shall include a copy of the application. This notice is sufficient to establish the pendency of the matter.
(c) When the requirements of this section have been met the district court has acquired jurisdiction and shall exclude the jurisdiction of any other court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 4 - Proceedings in Boundary Disputes › Section 18-1-405 - Court to Appoint Surveyor; Filing of Surveyor's Report; Action Upon Report; Appeal.

18-1-405. Court to appoint surveyor; filing of surveyor's report; action upon report; appeal.
(a) Upon hearing the matter as provided by W.S. 18-1-404 and if the court is satisfied that all proceedings have been made pursuant to the provisions of W.S. 18-1-401 through 18-1-404 the court shall appoint a licensed surveyor who is not a resident of either interested county to survey the disputed boundary line. The court shall specify the time in which the survey is to be made.
(b) The surveyor shall take and subscribe an oath to faithfully and impartially make a survey, and after making the survey shall make a report in triplicate, one (1) copy to be filed with the court and the others to be filed with the county clerks of each county. The report will be signed and sworn to by the surveyor and will contain maps showing the location of the boundary line in the same manner as provided by W.S. 18-1-402.
(c) When the report has been filed with the court, the boundary line is fixed and designated as shown in the report, unless the court sets aside the survey and report for being insufficient or indefinite upon the application of either county if made within sixty (60) days after the report has been filed in the court.
(d) Any order of the court concerning the boundary line may be appealed to the supreme court, but the boundary line is conclusive until set aside. In the event the order is set aside, another surveyor may be appointed as provided by this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 4 - Proceedings in Boundary Disputes › Section 18-1-406 - Application to Court Upon Refusal to Survey; Action Taken by Court.

18-1-406. Application to court upon refusal to survey; action taken by court.
(a) If a county involved in a boundary dispute fails to act as provided by W.S. 18-1-401 or if the boards of county commissioners cannot agree on a time for making a survey, the commissioners of the county wanting the dispute settled may apply to the district court in their county as provided by W.S. 18-1-404, stating the circumstances of the dispute and the reasons why the dispute has not been settled.
(b) The district court shall decide the dispute as provided by W.S. 18-1-404 and 18-1-405.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 4 - Proceedings in Boundary Disputes › Section 18-1-407 - Expenses and Costs to Be Paid Jointly.

18-1-407. Expenses and costs to be paid jointly.
The expenses of the costs of the surveys and court proceedings provided by W.S. 18-1-401 through 18-1-406 shall be paid equally by the counties involved in the dispute.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 2 - Corporate Powers and Duties › Section 18-2-101 - General Powers.

18-2-101. General powers.
(a) Each organized county in the state is a body corporate and politic. The powers of the county shall be exercised by a board of county commissioners which may:
(i) Sue and be sued;
(ii) Purchase property for the use of the county and acquire real property at tax sales, as provided by law;
(iii) Sell or convey property owned by the county, when it is in the best interests of the county;
(iv) Make contracts and perform other acts relating to the property and concerns of the county in the exercise of its corporate or administrative powers;
(v) Exercise other powers as provided by law;
(vi) Establish a surface water drainage system, utilities and drainage management; and
(vii) Repealed By Laws 1999, ch. 22, 2.
(viii) Declare and abate nuisances which the commission determines to be a threat to health or safety as provided in W.S. 18-2-115. No person shall create, continue or permit nuisances to exist in violation of a final order issued pursuant to W.S. 18-2-115. Any resolution passed by a board of county commissioners pursuant to this paragraph is enforceable, in addition to other remedies provided by law, by injunction, mandamus or abatement. Whoever fails to comply with a final order shall be assessed a civil penalty of up to one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day for each day the violation continues. No resolution issued pursuant to this paragraph shall regulate any permitted industrial facility or oil and gas or mining operations necessary to the extraction, production or exploration of the mineral resources. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to impair or modify any rights afforded to farm or ranch operations pursuant to the Wyoming Right to Farm and Ranch Act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 2 - Corporate Powers and Duties › Section 18-2-103 - Buildings Generally; Infrastructure for Court Information Technology.

18-2-103. Buildings generally; infrastructure for court information technology.
(a) Each county shall provide and maintain a suitable courthouse, jail and other necessary county buildings.
(b) Each county shall provide and maintain infrastructure to ensure the proper function of court information technology equipment including, but not limited to, requisite power outlets, network drops, audio and visual drops and associated wiring for connectivity of all endpoints and peripherals associated with court information technology equipment.
(c) For purposes of this section, "court information technology equipment" means as defined in W.S. 5-2-120(d)(i).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 2 - Corporate Powers and Duties › Section 18-2-104 - Joint City and County Buildings.

18-2-104. Joint city and county buildings.
(a) Any county and its county seat, acting through the board of county commissioners and the city or town council respectively may agree for the joint purchase or construction and use of:
(i) A building to be used as a county courthouse and city hall, to be known as a city and county building;
(ii) A public auditorium, athletic fields, civic center or other community buildings, which may be designated as a memorial to the veterans of the United States of America as the board and council may determine.
(b) The county and its county seat shall each contribute to the cost of purchase or construction of any facility specified in subsection (a) of this section in such amounts as they agree.
(c) The county commissioners and the city or town council shall fix all details and control of construction, maintenance and management and the division of the expense of maintenance and management of facilities specified in subsection (a) of this section by agreement, and the agreement shall bind both parties until modified or rescinded by mutual agreement.
(d) All laws relative to raising funds and issuing bonds by counties, cities or towns for purchasing or constructing county courthouses and jails and city and town halls, respectively, are applicable for the facilities specified in subsection (a) of this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 2 - Corporate Powers and Duties › Section 18-2-105 - County, City or Local Housing Authority; Authority to Establish Senior Citizen Center; Receiving State and Federal Monies; Contracting for Services.

18-2-105. County, city or local housing authority; authority to establish senior citizen center; receiving state and federal monies; contracting for services.
A board of county commissioners, cities or local housing authorities designated by said counties or cities may establish and maintain senior citizen centers to provide transportation, information, recreation facilities and other services which will enable senior citizens to maintain their independence and to avoid institutionalization as long as possible. A board of county commissioners, cities or local housing authorities designated by said counties or cities may receive both state and federal monies for the establishment and maintenance of these facilities. A board of county commissioners, the mayor and council or the board of commissioners of a local housing authority may provide these services or contract with public or private organizations or individuals for the services.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 2 - Corporate Powers and Duties › Section 18-2-106 - Senior Citizen Advisory Commission.

18-2-106. Senior citizen advisory commission.
A board of county commissioners, the mayor and council or the board of commissioners of a local housing authority may appoint an advisory commission for senior citizens. The composition of the advisory commission, the appointment and terms of its members and provisions for its organization and procedures shall be determined by the board of county commissioners. A member may be removed for cause by the board of county commissioners or other appointing body. The board shall fill any vacancy by appointment for the unexpired term.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 2 - Corporate Powers and Duties › Section 18-2-107 - Cooperation With Other Agencies for Funding and Operation of Senior Citizen Centers.

18-2-107. Cooperation with other agencies for funding and operation of senior citizen centers.
The county, city or local housing authority may cooperate with other agencies as provided in W.S. 16-1-101, for the operation and funding of senior citizen centers.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 2 - Corporate Powers and Duties › Section 18-2-108 - Joint Establishment, Operation, Contracts and Agreements of Facilities by Local Governments; Sharing of Costs; Issuance of Bonds; Limitation on Expenditures.

18-2-108. Joint establishment, operation, contracts and agreements of facilities by local governments; sharing of costs; issuance of bonds; limitation on expenditures.
(a) Each county, municipality, school, hospital or other special district, or any two (2) or more of them may enter into contracts or agreements to jointly establish and operate recreation facilities, water, liquid or solid waste facilities, police protection agency facilities, fire protection agency facilities, transportation system facilities, public school facilities, airports, public health facilities, community college facilities, hospital and related medical facilities, courthouse, jail and administrative office facilities or any combination thereof, and public access roads to school, hospital or other special districts where not otherwise provided by law.
(b) Each county, municipality, school, hospital or other special district, or any two (2) or more of them may enter into contracts or agreements to jointly purchase, lease, construct and operate facilities and equipment used in joint operations permitted under this section and may issue their bonds for such purpose as provided by law.
(c) The costs of the joint operations and joint use of machinery and facilities specified in this section shall be shared among the contracting parties as determined by their governing boards but no cost shall be incurred nor monies expended by any contracting party which will be in excess of limits prescribed by law for expenditures by it.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 2 - Corporate Powers and Duties › Section 18-2-109 - Name in Which County Shall Sue or Be Sued.

18-2-109. Name in which county shall sue or be sued.
In all suits or proceedings the county shall sue or be sued as the "board of county commissioners of the county of . . . . . . . . . . ," but this shall not prevent county officers when authorized by law from suing in their name of office for the benefit of the county.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 2 - Corporate Powers and Duties › Section 18-2-110 - Commissioners to Receive Service of Process and Employ Attorney in Behalf of Counties.

18-2-110. Commissioners to receive service of process and employ attorney in behalf of counties.
In all legal proceedings against the county process shall be served on the board of county commissioners or any member thereof and they may in the absence of the county attorney employ an attorney to defend them, for which they may make an appropriation from the general county fund.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 2 - Corporate Powers and Duties › Section 18-2-111 - Judgment Against County to Be Paid by Tax Levy; When Execution to Issue.

18-2-111. Judgment against county to be paid by tax levy; when execution to issue.
Except as provided in W.S. 1-39-101 through 1-39-120 when a judgment is rendered against the board of county commissioners or any county officer the judgment shall be paid by a tax levied for that purpose and when collected shall be paid by the county treasurer to the judgment creditor upon the delivery of a proper voucher. Execution may issue on the judgment if payment is not made within sixty (60) days after the time required for the payment of county taxes to the county treasurer.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 2 - Corporate Powers and Duties › Section 18-2-113 - Prohibition of Towing by a County.

18-2-113. Prohibition of towing by a county.
(a) As used in this section, "towing service" means the transportation or recovery of privately owned vehicles or the disposal of abandoned, privately owned vehicles by use of a motor vehicle altered, designed or equipped to tow or render assistance for vehicles by means of a crane, hoist, tow bar, tow line or dolly.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a county shall not purchase or use equipment purchased by the county to engage in a towing service.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, a county may purchase or use equipment to engage in a towing service if there is no privately owned commercial towing service operating in the county that is able and willing to perform a towing service at a reasonable cost.
(d) Nothing in this section prohibits the use of a county vehicle which is otherwise engaged in authorized activities, from providing assistance to stranded motorists.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 2 - Corporate Powers and Duties › Section 18-2-114 - Prohibitions; Amateur Radio Antenna Regulation.

18-2-114. Prohibitions; amateur radio antenna regulation.
No county shall enact or enforce an ordinance or regulation that fails to conform to the limited preemption entitled "Amateur Radio Preemption, 101 FCC 2d 952 (1985)" issued by the federal communications commission. An ordinance or regulation adopted by a county with respect to amateur radio antennas shall conform to the limited federal preemption which states local regulations that involve placement, screening or height of antennas based on health, safety or aesthetic considerations shall be crafted to reasonably accommodate amateur communications. No ordinance or regulation adopted by a county under this section shall establish a maximum height for an amateur radio antenna of less than seventy (70) feet above ground.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 2 - Corporate Powers and Duties › Section 18-2-115 - Nuisance Abatement; Procedures.

18-2-115. Nuisance abatement; procedures.
(a) A board of county commissioners shall, by resolution, establish standards for determining when a site may be declared a nuisance under W.S. 18-2-101(a)(viii).
(b) A board of county commissioners may issue an order declaring a property to be a nuisance under W.S. 18-2-101(a)(viii) and shall provide written notice to the owner or occupant of the property describing with specificity the nature of the nuisance and the steps required for abatement. The order shall be in writing, shall state the grounds for the order and shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of the county in which the property is situated. A copy of the order shall be served in accordance with the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure upon the owner or occupant with a written notice that the order has been filed and shall remain in force, unless the owner or occupant files his objections or answer with the clerk of the district court within twenty (20) days. A copy of the order shall be posted in a conspicuous place upon the property.
(c) Within twenty (20) days of service of an order issued under subsection (b) of this section, the owner or occupant may file with the clerk of the district court and serve upon the board of county commissioners issuing the order, an answer denying the existence of any of the allegations in the order. If no answer is filed and served, the order shall become a final order declaring the site a nuisance and fix a time when the order shall be enforced. If an answer is filed and served, the court shall hear and determine the issues raised as set forth in subsection (d) of this section.
(d) The court shall hold a hearing within twenty (20) days from the date of the filing of the answer. If the court sustains all or any part of the order, the court shall issue a final order and fix a time within which all or any part of the final order shall be enforced.
(e) An appeal from the judgment or final order of the district court may be taken by any party to the proceeding in accordance with the Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedure.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 2 - Corporate Powers and Duties › Section 18-2-116 - County Prohibitions on Utility Connections.

18-2-116. County prohibitions on utility connections.
No county shall enact or implement any resolution or policy that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, the connection or reconnection of an electric, natural gas, propane or other energy utility service provided by a public utility, municipality or cooperative utility.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 3 - County Officers › Article 1 - Generally › Section 18-3-103 - Offices and Records to Be Kept Within County; Exceptions; Records Open to Public Inspection; Removal for Purposes of Copying; Penalty.

18-3-103. Offices and records to be kept within county; exceptions; records open to public inspection; removal for purposes of copying; penalty.
(a) Each county officer except the county attorney, the county coroner and the county sheriff if the county jail is not located in the county seat, shall keep his office at the county seat of the county in an office provided by the county. If the county does not provide an office then the office shall be maintained at a place approved by the board of county commissioners:
(i) The county clerk, county sheriff and county treasurer shall be furnished offices in the courthouse or building used as such;
(ii) The county and prosecuting attorney and the county attorney shall be furnished suitable office space at the expense of the county which shall if practicable be located at or near the courthouse;
(iii) The office of the county assessor may be with the office of another county officer as determined by the board of county commissioners;
(iv) The office of the county coroner may be located at any suitable location determined by the county coroner with the approval of the board of county commissioners.
(b) All county officers shall keep their offices open during the usual business hours of each day excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays and other days as established by the county commissioners through resolution.
(c) All books, papers and electronic records required to be in county offices are open to the examination of any person without fee. The officer in charge of any documents may temporarily remove them for lawful reproduction purposes and during the period of removal shall not be subject to any penalty. Any officer or person not complying with the provisions of this subsection shall forfeit five dollars ($5.00) for each day he fails to comply.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 3 - County Officers › Article 1 - Generally › Section 18-3-104 - Copies of Instruments and Transcripts of Records as Evidence.

18-3-104. Copies of instruments and transcripts of records as evidence.
Copies of all documents, writs, proceedings, instruments, papers and writings filed or deposited in the office of any district judge, county clerk or county treasurer and transcripts from books of record or proceedings kept by any such officers, with the seal of his office affixed, is prima facie evidence in all cases.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 3 - County Officers › Article 1 - Generally › Section 18-3-105 - Powers and Compensation in Special Cases.

18-3-105. Powers and compensation in special cases.
Whenever any county officer is required to perform the official duties of any other officer of this state he shall have for that time the same powers given by law to the officer whose duties he performs and shall receive the same compensation for his services.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 3 - County Officers › Article 1 - Generally › Section 18-3-106 - Full-Time Officers Enumerated.

18-3-106. Full-time officers enumerated.
Each county clerk, county treasurer, clerk of the district court, county assessor and county sheriff shall devote full time to the duties of their respective offices during the term for which they were elected or appointed. In counties which are not served by a district attorney and in which the population exceeds nine thousand (9,000) but is less than sixty thousand (60,000), the county and prosecuting attorney shall devote full-time to the duties of his office whenever a majority of the county commissioners in that county resolve that a full-time county and prosecuting attorney is necessary. In counties which are not served by a district attorney and in which the population does not exceed nine thousand (9,000), as well as in counties which are served by a district attorney, the county commissioners may designate the office of county attorney and the office of county and prosecuting attorney as a full-time office. The designations shall be made by resolution at the time salaries are set under W.S. 18-3-107(a).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 3 - County Officers › Article 1 - Generally › Section 18-3-108 - Salaries Paid in Monthly Installments; Allowance by Commissioners.

18-3-108. Salaries paid in monthly installments; allowance by commissioners.
The salaries of county officers shall be paid in equal monthly installments by the county in which they serve and shall be allowed at the first regular monthly meeting of the board of county commissioners occurring after the rendition of service.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 3 - County Officers › Article 1 - Generally › Section 18-3-110 - Reimbursement for Traveling Expenses; Receipt Required.

18-3-110. Reimbursement for traveling expenses; receipt required.
Any county officer whose official duties require him to travel away from the county seat shall be reimbursed by the county for his actual and necessary traveling expenses and mileage as provided by W.S. 9-3-103. The county sheriff may also be reimbursed for travel away from the county jail for official duties, if the jail is not located in the county seat. No officer requesting mileage expenses shall claim additional transportation expense. The board of county commissioners shall not allow payment for traveling expenses unless there are receipts for all monies expended.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 3 - County Officers › Article 1 - Generally › Section 18-3-112 - Powers; Bonds.

18-3-112. Powers; bonds.
All deputy county officers have the same power and authority as their principal, and all official acts performed by them have the same force and effect as if done by their principal. All officers appointing deputies and assistants may require from them bond for their own protection, in such sum as they see fit.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 3 - County Officers › Article 2 - Assessors › Section 18-3-201 - Qualifications; Certification and Education.

18-3-201. Qualifications; certification and education.
(a) There shall be elected in each county a county assessor as provided by the Wyoming Election Code of 1973 as amended, who shall be a qualified elector and own real property in the county in which he is elected. The county assessor shall be a resident of the county in which the county assessor serves, beginning on the first day of the term and through the last day of the term for which the county assessor serves.
(b) The department of revenue, after consultation with the president of the county assessor's association, shall:
(i) Establish, implement and maintain a mandatory system of education and training for all property tax appraisers;
(ii) Establish standards and criteria for certification;
(iii) Provide a temporary and permanent certification program based on education, relevant experience or examination; and
(iv) Report excessive absences of any county assessor from required education programs to the appropriate board of county commissioners and to the governor.
(c) As used in this section "property tax appraiser" means any employee of the state or any county, including elected county assessors, who makes valuation judgments used as a basis for ad valorem taxation.
(d) No individual shall perform the duties or exercise the authority of a property tax appraiser unless the person is certified by the department of revenue. No certificate shall be issued to any individual who has not demonstrated to the department of revenue that the individual is competent to perform the necessary work or administer the necessary operation of an assessor's office. An individual may serve as county assessor without certification for one (1) elected term and the remainder of any unexpired term to which appointed.
(e) The director of the ad valorem tax division, under the direction of the department of revenue, shall provide for examination of applicants for certificates and shall conduct or sponsor in-service or pre-entry training programs on the technical, legal and administrative aspects of the appraisal and assessment process. For this purpose, the director may cooperate with educational institutions, and regional, state or national appraisal and assessing organizations, and shall receive the advice of the president of the county assessor's association, to develop training programs.
(f) The director, upon appropriation by the legislature, shall also provide for the costs of obtaining and presenting schools including, but not limited to, normal costs of tuition, books and instructor expenses. The direct expenses related to students, such as travel, housing and meals while attending the schools, shall be the direct responsibility of each respective entity.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 3 - County Officers › Article 2 - Assessors › Section 18-3-202 - Oath.

18-3-202. Oath.
Before entering upon the duties of his office, the county assessor shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: "I, .... having been elected assessor of .... county, state of Wyoming, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully and impartially perform the duties of assessor of the county of ...., state of Wyoming, according to law and to the best of my ability, and that I will without fear or favor assess all taxable property within the county of ...., at its fair value. So help me God".
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 3 - County Officers › Article 2 - Assessors › Section 18-3-205 - Interfering With Assessor; Failure to Return Property; Penalties.

18-3-205. Interfering with assessor; failure to return property; penalties.
(a) Any person interfering with the county assessor or deputy county assessor in the discharge of his duties, or any person refusing to allow the county assessor, deputy county assessor or representative of the department of revenue to examine any property pursuant to W.S. 39-13-103(b)(v), is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or imprisoned for not more than six (6) months in jail, or both.
(b) Any person who fails to report taxable property as provided in W.S. 39-13-107(a)(i) may be assessed a civil fee of five dollars ($5.00) for every day the report is not filed, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). Civil fees under this subsection shall be added to the assessment for that taxpayer.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 3 - County Officers › Article 2 - Assessors › Section 18-3-206 - Penalties.

18-3-206. Penalties.
(a) Any county assessor who fails to perform the duties provided by W.S. 18-3-201 through 18-3-206 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(b) Any county assessor who swears falsely to any oath provided by W.S. 18-3-201 through 18-3-206 is guilty of false swearing.
(c) Any county assessor, deputy assessor or member of any county board of equalization who knowingly and willfully values or equalizes taxable property at other than its fair value is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00), imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding ninety (90) days or both, and shall forfeit his office.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 3 - County Officers › Article 3 - County and Prosecuting Attorneys › Section 18-3-301 - Office Created; Qualifications; Certificate of Election; Counties Empowered to Consolidate.

18-3-301. Office created; qualifications; certificate of election; counties empowered to consolidate.
(a) In judicial districts in which the office of district attorney has not been created there shall be elected in each county a county and prosecuting attorney who at the time of his nomination and election and during his term of office, shall be a member in good standing of the bar of this state. A copy of his certificate of election and oath shall be filed by the county and prosecuting attorney with the clerk of the district court for his county or counties. In those judicial districts in which the office of district attorney has been created the county commissioners shall appoint an attorney to the office of county attorney for a term of one (1) year, who may be reappointed on a year-to-year basis. The county commissioners may remove the county attorney for cause.
(b) The boards of county commissioners of two (2) or more contiguous counties not served by a district attorney may by resolution consolidate the offices of, and agree to be served by, a single county and prosecuting attorney who shall be elected by a vote of the electors of all the counties within the consolidated area.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 3 - County Officers › Article 3 - County and Prosecuting Attorneys › Section 18-3-302 - Duties Generally; Employment of Other Attorneys by County.

18-3-302. Duties generally; employment of other attorneys by county.
(a) Each county attorney shall:
(i) Act in all courts in the state as legal counsel for his county or counties and its officers acting in their official capacity and prosecute or defend all suits instituted by or against his county or counties or its officers;
(ii) Give his opinion in writing upon the request of any county officer of his county or counties, without fee, upon all questions of law relating to the duties of such officer and file and preserve in his office a copy of all such opinions;
(iii) Examine the bonds offered by every county officer before the bonds are approved by the board of county commissioners and report in writing to the board of county commissioners or to the judge of the district court whether the bonds are executed as required by law;
(iv) Perform other duties as prescribed by law.
(b) In any county in a judicial district in which the office of district attorney has not been created, the county and prosecuting attorney shall have the jurisdiction, responsibilities, and duties of the district attorney and of the county attorney.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the county commissioners of any county or consolidation of counties from employing one (1) or more attorneys to appear and prosecute or defend or assist the county and prosecuting attorney in behalf of the people of the state or such county or consolidation of counties in any action or proceeding, whether civil or criminal. In such case, the nature and necessity of the employment shall appear in the record of the board or boards. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the board of county commissioners of a county which has consolidated from independently employing one (1) or more attorneys to serve their respective counties.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 3 - County Officers › Article 3 - County and Prosecuting Attorneys › Section 18-3-303 - Fees or Salary; Restriction Upon Employment; Failure to Perform Official Duties.

18-3-303. Fees or salary; restriction upon employment; failure to perform official duties.
(a) Each county attorney and their deputies shall receive such fees, salary or both as allowed by the board of county commissioners. When counties have consolidated the office of county and prosecuting attorney pursuant to W.S. 18-3-301(b) the salary of county and prosecuting attorneys shall be apportioned between the counties by agreement of the boards of county commissioners, but a county which has consolidated may independently employ a deputy county and prosecuting attorney. The boards of county commissioners of each county which have consolidated shall meet once every four (4) years to set such salaries.
(b) The board of county commissioners, or boards of county commissioners when counties have consolidated pursuant to W.S. 18-3-301(b), may prohibit county and prosecuting attorneys or their deputies from engaging in the private practice of law directly or indirectly. This section shall not prohibit the county and prosecuting attorney from completing all civil cases not in conflict with the interests of the county or counties, in which he is counsel and pending in court before he takes office.
(c) The county attorney shall not receive any fee from or prosecute or defend any individual or corporation in any civil or criminal suit or proceeding at law in which this state or his county or counties may be a party.
(d) If the attorney fails, neglects or refuses to perform any official duties enjoined upon him by law he and his sureties are liable on his official bond in a sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), in the discretion of the court having jurisdiction.
(e) Repealed by Laws 1981, Sp. Sess., ch. 22, 2.
(f) Repealed by Laws 1981, Sp. Sess., ch. 21, 3.