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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 2 - Governor › Section 9-1-209 - Coordinator of State-Federal Relations; Appointment; Removal; Employment of Personnel; Duties; Information to Be Supplied by Agencies.

9-1-209. Coordinator of state-federal relations; appointment; removal; employment of personnel; duties; information to be supplied by agencies.
(a) The governor may appoint a special assistant to be known as "the coordinator of state-federal relations", hereinafter called "coordinator". The coordinator may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. The coordinator may employ personnel as the governor may approve.
(b) The coordinator shall:
(i) Review all federal legislative and administrative acts which pertain to state-federal relations;
(ii) Aid, assist and advise the governor on all federal aid and private endowment programs;
(iii) Coordinate assistance programs between the federal government and state and local government, and coordinate private and nonprofit organizations', agencies' or foundations' assistance to state and local government;
(iv) Collect data and information on federal aid and private endowment programs and maintain a central depository for the data and information relating to all programs, including the cost of the state or local participation. This information shall be available to all state agencies and units of local government;
(v) Carry out all duties which the governor assigns, pertaining to federal funds.
(c) All state departments, boards and commissions shall provide to the coordinator information and data requested by the coordinator, including cost of programs, of all federal aid or private endowment programs in which they participate. This information and data shall be supplied the coordinator within forty-five (45) days from the date of request unless more time is granted by the coordinator.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 2 - Governor › Section 9-1-211 - Vacancy in Office of Governor; Successor Designated; Order of Succession; Proclamation on Succession.

9-1-211. Vacancy in office of governor; successor designated; order of succession; proclamation on succession.
(a) If the governor is removed, dies, resigns or is unable to act, the state officer appearing highest on the following list who satisfies all constitutional qualifications for governor and is not under impeachment by the house of representatives shall act as governor until the disability of the governor is removed or a new governor is elected and qualified:
(i) Secretary of state;
(ii) President of the senate;
(iii) Speaker of the house of representatives;
(iv) State auditor;
(v) State treasurer;
(vi) State superintendent of public instruction;
(vii) Vice-president of the senate;
(viii) Speaker pro tem of the house of representatives.
(b) If the powers and duties of the office of governor devolve upon any person named in subsection (a) of this section, that person shall issue a proclamation that the incumbent governor has ceased to act as governor, giving the reason, and stating that the person issuing the proclamation has assumed the duties and powers of the governor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 2 - Governor › Section 9-1-212 - Vacancy in Office of Governor; Term of Successor; When Election Held to Fill Unexpired Term; Requirements of Elections; Term of Person Elected.

9-1-212. Vacancy in office of governor; term of successor; when election held to fill unexpired term; requirements of elections; term of person elected.
Whenever the powers and duties of the office of the governor of the state of Wyoming devolve upon any other person as provided in W.S. 9-1-211(a), the person acting as governor shall continue to act as governor until the end of the term of the governor if the office is assumed less than sixty (60) days before the next general election. If the office is assumed more than sixty (60) days before a general election the person acting as governor shall issue an additional proclamation calling for the election of a governor to fill the unexpired term, which election shall take place at the same time as the general election, and the election, together with the returns and canvass thereof, shall be conducted in all respects as though it was an original election for governor. When the state canvassing board canvasses the vote of the election and declares a person at the election to be elected as governor, the person shall, within thirty (30) days after the canvass, or as soon thereafter as possible, qualify and assume the duties and powers of governor, and shall be the governor of the state of Wyoming for the remainder of the unexpired term of the governor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 2 - Governor › Section 9-1-214 - Impeachment of Governor; Suspension From Office; Performance of Duties.

9-1-214. Impeachment of governor; suspension from office; performance of duties.
When the house of representatives impeaches the governor, he is automatically suspended from performing the function of his office pending the trial and other proceedings in the impeachment. During the suspension the duties of the governor shall be performed as provided in W.S. 9-1-212.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 2 - Governor › Section 9-1-215 - Right of Governor to Attend Meetings; Effect on Quorum; Designation of Special Meetings.

9-1-215. Right of governor to attend meetings; effect on quorum; designation of special meetings.
The governor may attend, participate in and vote at all meetings, both general and special, of all nonconstitutionally created boards and commissions of the state of Wyoming which are not exclusively licensing in nature. The governor's presence or absence shall not affect the quorum. The governor may call and designate the time and place of special meetings.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 2 - Governor › Section 9-1-216 - Designation of Agency or Department to Administer Federally Supported Cooperative Program.

9-1-216. Designation of agency or department to administer federally supported cooperative program.
The governor shall designate and authorize a state agency or department to administer any federally supported cooperative program in this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 2 - Governor › Section 9-1-217 - Appointments to Federally-Required Committees; Removal; Functions, Powers and Duties of Committees.

9-1-217. Appointments to federally-required committees; removal; functions, powers and duties of committees.
The governor may appoint electors of the state to any advisory, planning or action committee which is required by the state's participation in federally supported programs. The functions, powers and duties of the committees shall not be inconsistent with the constitution or laws of this state. The governor may remove any appointee under this section as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 2 - Governor › Section 9-1-218 - Appointment to Boards, Commissions, or Other Bodies; Appointment Districts; Requirement; Conditions for Appointments Based on Political Party Affiliation.

9-1-218. Appointment to boards, commissions, or other bodies; appointment districts; requirement; conditions for appointments based on political party affiliation.
(a) When required by law, members of boards, commissions, councils and other governmental bodies shall be appointed from the appointment districts set out in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The appointment districts are as follows:
(i) Laramie, Goshen and Platte county comprise district 1;
(ii) Albany, Carbon and Sweetwater counties comprise district 2;
(iii) Lincoln, Sublette and Teton and Uinta counties comprise district 3;
(iv) Campbell, Johnson and Sheridan counties comprise district 4;
(v) Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park and Washakie counties comprise district 5;
(vi) Crook, Niobrara and Weston counties comprise district 6;
(vii) Natrona, Fremont and Converse county comprise district 7.
(c) Whenever a vacancy occurs, an appointment shall first be made from an appointment district which was not represented on the governmental body before the vacancy. If all districts were represented, the appointment shall be made so as to best equalize representation among the districts.
(d) Unless otherwise provided by law, appointments shall rotate consecutively among all the counties of the appointment districts.
(e) Any appointment made on or after July 1, 1996 by the governor to a state board, commission, council or committee created by law, for which senate confirmation is required by law or constitution and for which political party affiliation is specified by law, shall be conditioned upon membership in the same political party for not less than six (6) months prior to the date of appointment for temporary appointments made under W.S. 28-12-101(b) and not less than six (6) months prior to the date of nomination for appointment under W.S. 28-12-101(a). Prior to senate confirmation, the person appointed shall file in the office of the governor an affidavit acknowledged and sworn to under oath stating his party affiliation for the six (6) month period preceding the date of appointment. Filing a false statement may be cause for removal.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 2 - Governor › Section 9-1-219 - Bond Limit Allocation Authority.

9-1-219. Bond limit allocation authority.
(a) The governor shall establish rules and regulations to provide for the allocation of the private activity bond limit or the unified volume limitation, whichever is established by the United States Internal Revenue Code, among the governmental units in the state having authority to issue private activity bonds or nonessential governmental function bonds. The objective of the rules shall be to establish an accessible, equitable and efficient allocation process which advances the state and local benefits of tax-exempt financing. To the extent permitted by federal law, the rules may depart from federal allocation requirements, including requirements for housing bonds, redevelopment bonds and bonds issued by state and local bond issuing authorities.
(b) Rulemaking under this section shall be subject to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1986, ch. 59, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 2 - Governor › Section 9-1-221 - Tribal Liaison Program; Qualifications of Liaisons; Removal; Duties.

9-1-221. Tribal liaison program; qualifications of liaisons; removal; duties.
(a) There is created a tribal liaison program. The purpose of the program shall be to encourage mutual respect, understanding and leadership between the state and the Northern Arapaho tribe and the Eastern Shoshone tribe.
(b) The governor shall select and employ two (2) persons to serve as tribal liaisons and to administer the tribal liaison program as provided in this section. Before making a selection, the governor shall solicit a list of nominations from the Eastern Shoshone business council and the Northern Arapaho business council. The selection of the liaisons shall be with the advice and consent of the senate in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103. If the legislature has adjourned, the governor may make temporary selections in the manner provided for in W.S. 28-12-101(b). Each liaison shall be a qualified elector of the state and may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. The liaisons shall:
(i) Aid, assist and advise the governor on state-tribal relations including the coordination of programs and other activities between the state and tribal governments. The tribal liaisons may maintain offices within the state as directed by the governor;
(ii) Facilitate communication between the tribes and the office of the governor, executive branch agencies, the select committee on tribal relations and the legislature;
(iii) Stand for reappointment one (1) time every two (2) years unless sooner removed by the governor pursuant to W.S. 9-1-202 after consultation with the tribes.
(c) The governor's office, in conjunction with the tribal liaisons, shall report to the select committee on tribal relations on the successes, opportunities and future issues of the tribal liaison program on or before December 1 of each year.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 2 - Governor › Section 9-1-223 - Serve Wyoming; Composition; Powers and Duties; Definitions.

9-1-223. Serve Wyoming; composition; powers and duties; definitions.
(a) Serve Wyoming is transferred from the office of the governor to the department of workforce services and shall operate as a private not-for-profit corporation, as specified in this section.
(b) The membership of Serve Wyoming shall be as provided in 42 U.S.C. 12638.
(c) In addition to voting members appointed under subsection (b) of this section, there shall be at least one (1) ex officio nonvoting member of the corporation serving on Serve Wyoming. Other nonvoting members may be appointed as provided in 42 U.S.C. 12638.
(d) Appointed members of Serve Wyoming shall serve terms of three (3) years and may be reappointed to serve additional terms. Voting members of Serve Wyoming shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman from among the voting members.
(e) The purpose of Serve Wyoming shall be to:
(i) Receive federal, state and private funds or donations;
(ii) Administer funds received under this subsection to foster community services, volunteerism, mentoring and literacy;
(iii) Develop and implement a comprehensive, statewide plan for promoting volunteer involvement and citizen participation in Wyoming;
(iv) Communicate and cooperate with national and state organizations that support the mission of Serve Wyoming;
(v) Fulfill federal program administration requirements, including working with the corporation on national and community service to assist in the provision of health care and childcare for service program participants;
(vi) Submit annual state applications for federal funding for selected Americorps programs;
(vii) Monitor the performance and progress of programs receiving funds from Serve Wyoming;
(viii) Provide technical assistance to local not-for-profit organizations and other entities in planning programs, applying for funds and in implementing and operating high quality programs;
(ix) Develop mechanisms for recruitment and placement of people interested in participating in service programs;
(x) Delegate nonpolicy making duties to a public or private not-for-profit organization, subject to requirements that the corporation on national and community service may prescribe.
(f) As used in this section:
(i) "Corporation" means the corporation on national and community service created by the National and Community Service Act of 1990;
(ii) "Serve Wyoming" means the not-for-profit corporation within the department of workforce services to implement the purposes of the National and Community Service Act of 1990.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 3 - Secretary of State › Section 9-1-302 - Powers and Duties; Custodian of Public Records; Preservation of Proclamations of Governor; Removal of Public Documents Prohibited; Exceptions.

9-1-302. Powers and duties; custodian of public records; preservation of proclamations of governor; removal of public documents prohibited; exceptions.
(a) The secretary of state is the custodian of, and shall preserve:
(i) All the public records, documents, acts and resolutions of the legislatures of the territory and state of Wyoming;
(ii) All proclamations of the governor proclaiming the effectiveness of constitutional amendments, corporate revocations and any other proclamation designated as a permanent record by the governor. The secretary of state shall preserve all other proclamations of the governor for one (1) year and then deliver them to the department of state parks and cultural resources for destruction or preservation as it deems desirable;
(iii) Property of the state when no other provision is made by law;
(iv) Copies of all clemency documents signed by the governor, including pardons, commutations of sentence, reprieves, remissions of fine or forfeiture, and restorations of civil rights;
(v) Copies of all restorations of rights filed pursuant to W.S. 7-13-105(a) and (f).
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the secretary of state shall not permit any original paper or public document, filed in the office, to be taken out of it unless called for by a resolution of either house of the legislature or for the examination of the governor. The secretary of state may store any original paper or public document, filed in the office, in any other state building within the capital city if the storage will protect the papers or documents from destruction and unauthorized access to the same or greater extent than storage in the office of the secretary of state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 3 - Secretary of State › Section 9-1-303 - Powers and Duties; Affixing Seal to and Countersigning Commissions and Documents; Certified Copies of Acts; File of Commissions and Appointments; Publication of Documents.

9-1-303. Powers and duties; affixing seal to and countersigning commissions and documents; certified copies of acts; file of commissions and appointments; publication of documents.
(a) The secretary of state shall affix the great seal of the state to, and countersign:
(i) Commissions;
(ii) Official acts which the governor is required by law to perform except his approval or disapproval of legislative acts; and
(iii) Other instruments when required or authorized by the governor.
(b) The secretary of state shall deliver to every person upon request, copies of any act, resolution, order of the legislature, commission or other official act of the governor, roll, record, document, paper, bond or recognizance, deposited in the office by law, and certify the copies under his hand, and affix thereto the seal of the office upon tender of fees prescribed by law.
(c) The secretary of state shall keep a file of all commissions issued and appointments made by the governor. The file shall specify:
(i) The name of the person;
(ii) The office conferred or commission issued;
(iii) The district or county for which the appointment is made; and
(iv) The term of office.
(d) The secretary of state shall make the following documents available to the public by publishing the documents on the secretary of state's official website:
(i) The constitution of the state of Wyoming;
(ii) A directory of state departments and selected employees.
(e) The secretary of state may affix the great seal of the state to certificates or apostilles issued pursuant to W.S. 32-3-110.
(f) The secretary of state shall print and make available the constitution of the state of Wyoming upon payment of a fee established by rule and in an amount to recover the costs of printing the document.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 3 - Secretary of State › Section 9-1-304 - Removal From State or Impeachment; Acting Secretary of State; Appointment; Duties.

9-1-304. Removal from state or impeachment; acting secretary of state; appointment; duties.
In case of removal from the state, or impeachment of the secretary of state, the governor shall appoint an acting secretary of state, who shall take the oath herein prescribed and perform the duties of the office during absence occasioned by the removal or pendency of impeachment.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 3 - Secretary of State › Section 9-1-305 - Fees; Amounts; Collection; Exceptions.

9-1-305. Fees; amounts; collection; exceptions.
(a) The secretary of state shall collect the following fees in advance for:
(i) Except as provided in W.S. 32-3-110(c), certificate and seal, ten dollars ($10.00);
(ii) Filing any document, a minimum of three dollars ($3.00);
(iii) Issuing a notary public commission, sixty dollars ($60.00);
(iv) Recording each instrument of writing, three dollars ($3.00) for the first page;
(v) Each subsequent page, one dollar ($1.00);
(vi) Copies of laws or documents recorded or filed in the office of the secretary of state, fifty cents ($.50) per page for the first ten (10) pages and fifteen cents ($.15) for each additional page. When the secretary of state furnishes a copy of any law already printed, he shall receive three dollars ($3.00) for each copy and three dollars ($3.00) for certifying and sealing the copies;
(vii) Issuing any other paper not herein enumerated, three dollars ($3.00).
(b) The secretary of state shall receive no fee for the following services:
(i) Issuing commissions to state, district and county officers;
(ii) Filing pardons, requisitions and appointments of agents;
(iii) Filing oaths of office.
(c) When any document is delivered to the office of the secretary of state for filing, the secretary of state may refuse the document for filing if:
(i) The correct filing fee, any franchise tax, license fee, penalty or past due fees, taxes or penalties required to be paid have not been paid; and
(ii) Provision for payment of those items set forth in paragraph (i) of this section has not been established in a manner approved by the secretary of state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 3 - Secretary of State › Section 9-1-307 - Secretary of State; Employment of Legal Counsel.

9-1-307. Secretary of state; employment of legal counsel.
The secretary of state may employ legal counsel to review contracts entered into by the secretary of state in his official capacity and to perform other duties assigned by the secretary of state. Nothing in this section prohibits the secretary of state from using the services of the attorney general's office.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 3 - Secretary of State › Section 9-1-308 - Powers and Duties; Refusal to File Documents; Cease and Desist Orders.

9-1-308. Powers and duties; refusal to file documents; cease and desist orders.
(a) The secretary of state may refuse to accept documents for filing pursuant to title 17 or title 34 of Wyoming statutes for up to five (5) years from any person or any entity if that person or entity:
(i) Has filed any document with the secretary of state pursuant to title 17 or title 34 of Wyoming statutes that contained any statement which was fraudulent with respect to any material fact;
(ii) Makes or uses any false writing or document knowing it to contain any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry; or
(iii) Is the subject of, an agent of or acting on behalf of the subject of any order of the secretary of state or any similar order issued in another jurisdiction.
(b) The secretary of state may issue a cease and desist order to any person or entity engaging in any practice described in paragraphs (a)(i) and (ii) of this section or any person or entity qualifying under paragraph (a)(iii) of this section.
(c) Upon issuance of a cease and desist order under subsection (b) of this section, the secretary of state shall serve upon the person affected by the order, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person's last known address, an order specifically stating the acts complained of and requiring the person to immediately cease and desist from the act, methods or practices stated.
(d) Any refusal to accept documents under subsection (a) of this section and any cease and desist order issued under subsection (b) of this section shall be in writing provided to the person affected by the refusal or order. The writing shall include a statement of the basis for the refusal or order and shall constitute a final order of the secretary of state.
(e) Any refusal to accept documents under subsection (a) of this section and any order issued under subsection (b) of this section is subject to the notice and appeal provisions of W.S. 17-4-609.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 4 - Auditor and Treasurer › Section 9-1-401 - Seals of Office; Access to Records; Power to Administer Oaths; Accounting Records.

9-1-401. Seals of office; access to records; power to administer oaths; accounting records.
(a) The treasurer and auditor shall each:
(i) Keep a seal of office, which shall be used to authenticate all writings, papers and documents certified by either officer;
(ii) Have free access to each other's offices and to all other offices of the state to inspect books, accounts and papers pertaining to their duties;
(iii) Have power to administer oaths and affirmations required by law in matters touching their duties;
(iv) Balance their accounting records to verify that cash and investments, adjusted for outstanding warrants, reflect the amount due to each fund and account in the Wyoming uniform accounting system.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 4 - Auditor and Treasurer › Section 9-1-402 - State Auditor; Duties Generally.

9-1-402. State auditor; duties generally.
(a) The state auditor is the comptroller, chief accountant and the official custodian of the state's accounting records, accounts, vouchers, documents and all papers relating to the accounts and contracts of the state and its revenue, debt and fiscal affairs not required by law to be kept by another office. State agencies or officers certifying payments may retain the documents required under this section, subject to any rules and regulations promulgated by the state auditor with respect to acceptable documentation, certification and retention.
(b) The state auditor shall serve as the chief fiscal control officer of the state of Wyoming, shall maintain the state's central fiscal accounts, and shall order all payments into and out of the funds held by the state treasurer.
(c) The state auditor shall be the state payroll officer, shall maintain the official payroll for all state agencies, excluding the University of Wyoming, and shall supervise the issuance of all payroll warrants. The state auditor may enter into agreement with any state agency to maintain the official payroll and supervise issuance of all payroll warrants for the state agency.
(d) The state auditor may approve an alternative to the use of warrants drawn by the state auditor for the disbursement of retirement system benefits, provided that the attorney general reviews the legality of the alternative.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 4 - Auditor and Treasurer › Section 9-1-404 - Specified Claims Against State to Be Presented Within One Year.

9-1-404. Specified claims against state to be presented within one year.
Except as provided by W.S. 1-39-101 through 1-39-120, persons having claims against the state shall document the claim and submit it to the state auditor within one (1) year after the claim accrues, to be audited, settled and acted upon.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 4 - Auditor and Treasurer › Section 9-1-405 - Setoffs in Suits by State.

9-1-405. Setoffs in suits by state.
(a) In all suits brought in behalf of the state no debt or claim shall be allowed against the state as a setoff unless:
(i) The debts or claims were exhibited to the auditor and by him allowed or disallowed; or
(ii) It is proved to the court that the defendant at the time of trial possesses vouchers which he could not produce to the auditor or that he was prevented from exhibiting the claim to the auditor by absence from the state, sickness or accidents.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 4 - Auditor and Treasurer › Section 9-1-406 - Taking Evidence Concerning Settlement of Accounts.

9-1-406. Taking evidence concerning settlement of accounts.
Except as provided by W.S. 1-39-101 through 1-39-120, the state auditor may examine the parties, witnesses or others, on oath or affirmation, relating to any matters material to the settlement of accounts, including information which is declared confidential by law, and for that purpose may issue subpoenas and compel witnesses to attend before him and give evidence in the same manner and by the same means allowed by law to courts of record. The state auditor shall take all reasonable measures necessary to protect the confidentiality of all confidential information obtained pursuant to this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 4 - Auditor and Treasurer › Section 9-1-407 - Certificate of Auditor's Decision; Claims Against State in Absence of Appropriation or Authorization.

9-1-407. Certificate of auditor's decision; claims against state in absence of appropriation or authorization.
(a) At the request of a person who is dissatisfied with the decision of the auditor on any claim, account or credit except as provided by W.S. 1-39-101 through 1-39-120, the auditor shall certify his findings and decision.
(b) Except as provided by W.S. 1-39-101 through 1-39-120, when the law recognizes a claim for money against this state and no appropriation or authorization is made by law to pay the claim, upon demand, the auditor shall audit and adjust the claim and give the claimant a certificate of the amount of the claim.
(c) The auditor shall report claims under this section to the speaker of the house and the president of the senate. The auditor shall pay the claim if an appropriation is made for that purpose.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 4 - Auditor and Treasurer › Section 9-1-408 - Payment by Auditor's Warrants.

9-1-408. Payment by auditor's warrants.
(a) When accounts are audited and allowed against the state, or grants, salaries, pay and expenses are allowed by law, the auditor shall draw a warrant on the treasurer for the amount due if money is legally available to pay the claim.
(b) Upon satisfactory proof being presented to the state auditor that any warrant drawn on the state treasury has been lost or destroyed before having been paid, the state auditor shall issue a duplicate warrant therefor. The state auditor may require a bond to be executed, or security approved by him, payable to the state of Wyoming, in the penalty of the amount of the warrant and conditioned to save harmless the state from any loss occasioned by the issuing of the duplicate warrant.
(c) Upon satisfactory proof being presented to the state auditor that any warrant drawn on the state treasury has been stolen, forged and then paid, the state auditor may issue a duplicate warrant to the payee, provided:
(i) The payee affirms in writing under oath that the endorsed signature on the paid warrant is not that of the payee, the payee did not aid or abet the individual who stole and endorsed the warrant, and the payee will assist the state and law enforcement officials in determining who stole and forged the paid warrant; and
(ii) The payee, if entitled to any future payments from the state, agrees that future payments will be reduced by the amount of the forged warrant, should it be discovered that the payee provided false information pursuant to this subsection.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 4 - Auditor and Treasurer › Section 9-1-410 - Receipts for Monies Paid Into Treasury.

9-1-410. Receipts for monies paid into treasury.
The treasurer shall issue receipts for all monies paid into the treasury. A copy of each receipt shall immediately be deposited by the treasurer with the auditor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 4 - Auditor and Treasurer › Section 9-1-412 - Offenses by Auditor and Treasurer; Penalties.

9-1-412. Offenses by auditor and treasurer; penalties.
(a) If the state treasurer willfully refuses to pay any warrant lawfully drawn upon the treasury, the holder of the warrant may recover four (4) times the amount of the warrant in a civil action against the state treasurer and his sureties. Upon conviction, the treasurer is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) If the state auditor knowingly issues any warrant upon the state treasury not authorized by law, he is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than four (4) times the amount of the warrant, imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1982, ch. 75, 5; 1983, ch. 171, 3.
(d) A person who violates W.S. 9-1-403(b) or W.S. 9-1-409(a) commits a felony punishable by a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) and by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 4 - Auditor and Treasurer › Section 9-1-413 - Report of Financial Commitments.

9-1-413. Report of financial commitments.
At the request of the state treasurer all state agencies and departments making financial commitments payable from the state treasury shall report to the state treasurer on forms prescribed by him the commitments made and the approximate date payable.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 4 - Auditor and Treasurer › Section 9-1-415 - Collection of Debts Due the State; Discharge of Uncollectible Debts.

9-1-415. Collection of debts due the state; discharge of uncollectible debts.
(a) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f) of this section, any office or agency of the state may use the services of a collection agency licensed in Wyoming to assist in the collection of debts due the state or any state office or agency. Any person owing a debt submitted to a collection agency under this section may be assessed a fee in an amount necessary to cover the cost of collection, not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the debt owed. The collection agency shall collect the fee with the debt that is submitted for collection.
(b) Any debt due and owing the state or any office or agency of the state, which is determined to be uncollectible, shall be certified to the state auditor by the chief administrative officer of the agency to which the debt is due. The certification shall include:
(i) The name and last known address of the debtor;
(ii) The goods or services for which the debt was incurred;
(iii) The amount of the debt and the date when the debt became due and payable;
(iv) An explanation of what actions have been taken to collect the debt and why the debt has remained unpaid; and
(v) A declaration that the debt is uncollectible.
(c) If the auditor agrees the debt is uncollectible, he shall direct that the debt be discharged and extinguished as an asset or account receivable of the state.
(d) The facts and actions which are the basis for the decision that the debt is uncollectible shall be documented in writing and shall be maintained as required under W.S. 9-2-410.
(e) Before any billing for services, collections or use of the services of a collection agency, state institutions shall first make an administrative determination that all statutory requirements relative to patient billing have been followed in each case. In the case of those state institutions defined by W.S. 25-11-101(a)(vii), the decision of whether to contract with a collection agency shall be made by the department of health or the department of family services pursuant to W.S. 25-11-106.
(f) No patient billing from the state hospital shall be collectible unless:
(i) A legally responsible person has been advised in writing before the treatment or stay at the hospital, at the time of admission or a reasonable time thereafter, of:
(A) The obligation to pay;
(B) The schedule of actual costs for treatment established by the department of health pursuant to W.S. 25-11-102(a);
(C) The sliding scale used to determine established charges pursuant to W.S. 25-11-103(a); and
(D) The right to appeal pursuant to W.S. 25-11-103.
(ii) The patient has been provided with a monthly billing statement; and
(iii) The statutory requirements for the determination of patient billing have been followed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 4 - Auditor and Treasurer › Section 9-1-416 - Local Investment Pool.

9-1-416. Local investment pool.
(a) Upon request by any county, municipality, school district or any other local governmental entity, and as provided in W.S. 9-3-503(a), the state treasurer shall invest funds of one (1) or more of those entities on a pooled basis in the same manner as the state treasurer makes short term investments of state funds. The state treasurer shall adopt rules and regulations which:
(i) Provide for the transmittal of funds from the entities to the state treasurer for investment, the manner in which the funds may be withdrawn from the investment pool by entities, accounting and reporting procedures and any other provisions which will effectively carry out the purposes of this section; and
(ii) Establish fees to be charged to local governmental entities which request investment assistance under this section. The fees collected shall not exceed the direct costs incurred by the state treasurer in providing the investment assistance. Fees collected under this paragraph shall be deposited into an account to be known as the investment assistance account.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the state of Wyoming to reimburse government entities for any losses that may occur on investments under this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 4 - Auditor and Treasurer › Section 9-1-417 - Interfund Loans; Repayment; Maximum Amount; Interest.

9-1-417. Interfund loans; repayment; maximum amount; interest.
(a) The state treasurer and the state auditor may utilize interfund loans from the legislative stabilization reserve account, or the general fund if insufficient funds exist in the legislative stabilization reserve account, to any other fund or account to meet obligations which come due prior to receipt of revenues. The interfund loans shall be repaid as soon as the anticipated revenue is received. The total amount of interfund loans under this subsection outstanding at one (1) time shall not exceed sixty million dollars ($60,000,000.00). These loans shall not be used to fund shortages caused by expenditures exceeding projected revenues but are to be used only to fund temporary shortages caused by meeting obligations which come due prior to receipt of revenues. The interest charged on each interfund loan under this subsection, other than to the general fund or budget reserve account, shall be the interest rate earned on pooled fund investments in the previous fiscal year.
(b) To the extent the legislature provides for interfund loans or borrowing authority from one (1) agency, account or fund to another, the interfund loan or borrowing shall come out of the legislative stabilization reserve account to be credited to the borrowing agency, account or fund, except as authorized by W.S. 21-13-316. The interest charged on each interfund loan or borrowing from the legislative stabilization reserve account shall be the interest rate earned on pooled fund investments for the fiscal year immediately preceding the effective date of the interfund loan.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 4 - Auditor and Treasurer › Section 9-1-418 - Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account Loans; Maximum Amount; Repayment.

9-1-418. Legislative stabilization reserve account loans; maximum amount; repayment.
The state auditor is authorized to borrow from the legislative stabilization reserve account an amount not to exceed one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000.00) at any one (1) time to meet the obligations of the department of transportation which come due prior to the receipt of revenues. The amounts borrowed under this section shall be repaid as soon as the anticipated revenue is received. Interest on the unpaid balance shall be equal to the rate of return earned on the legislative stabilization reserve account in the previous fiscal year. These loans shall not be used to fund shortages caused by expenditures exceeding projected revenues but are to be used only to fund temporary shortages caused by meeting obligations which come due prior to receipt of revenues.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 5 - Director of the State Department of Audit › Section 9-1-504 - Seal of Office; Adoption; Effect of Seal.

9-1-504. Seal of office; adoption; effect of seal.
With the approval of the governor, the director of the state department of audit shall adopt a seal and shall file an impression of the seal with the secretary of state. Every certificate, assignment and conveyance executed by the director pursuant to law and sealed with the seal of his office shall be received as evidence and recorded in the proper recording offices in the same manner as a deed regularly acknowledged as required by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 5 - Director of the State Department of Audit › Section 9-1-506 - Authority to Issue Subpoenas and Administer Oaths.

9-1-506. Authority to issue subpoenas and administer oaths.
In the performance of his duties, the director of the state department of audit may issue subpoenas, administer oaths and enforce obedience of subpoenas and oaths in the same manner as courts of law in this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 5 - Director of the State Department of Audit › Section 9-1-508 - Prohibited Acts; Failure to Make Return; Refusal to Give Information; Hindering or Obstructing Examination; Penalties.

9-1-508. Prohibited acts; failure to make return; refusal to give information; hindering or obstructing examination; penalties.
(a) A person commits a felony punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), imprisonment for not less than one (1) nor more than five (5) years, or both, if he:
(i) Refuses to make a required return or exhibit to the director of the state department of audit;
(ii) Refuses to give or obstructs access to information required by the director;
(iii) Willfully hinders, obstructs or misleads the director in the execution of his duties;
(iv) In any manner hinders the thorough examination the director is required to make by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 5 - Director of the State Department of Audit › Section 9-1-509 - Duty of County and District Attorneys.

9-1-509. Duty of county and district attorneys.
When requested by the director of the state department of audit, the county and prosecuting or district attorney shall aid in any investigation or matter, give legal advice, and prosecute criminal cases.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 5 - Director of the State Department of Audit › Section 9-1-510 - Instructions to Public Officers; Failure of Public Officer to Obey.

9-1-510. Instructions to public officers; failure of public officer to obey.
(a) The director of the state department of audit shall establish minimum training requirements for public officers. The department of audit shall promulgate rules to effectuate this paragraph. The director shall instruct public officers in the proper handling of the accounts of their offices in accordance with the minimum training requirements established by the director and provide comprehensive written materials. In lieu of directly instructing public officers, the director may develop and maintain a list of approved courses that comply with the minimum training requirements. All public officers shall receive instruction in accordance with the minimum training requirements established by the director within one (1) year of assuming office or assuming responsibility for handling the accounts of their office. The director may waive or modify the requirement for public officers to receive instruction within one (1) year of assuming office or responsibility for handling the accounts of their office if no approved courses exist in either a virtual format or within the state, or if available courses are cost prohibitive. A public officer shall handle the accounts of his office strictly in conformance with the instructions of the director or any approved course and in the manner required by law. If any public officer willfully neglects or refuses to handle his accounts in the manner required or fails to comply with the minimum training requirements established by the director within one (1) year of assuming office, the director may request the governing body with oversight over the public officer or other appropriate authority to remove the public officer or provide increased oversight. For purposes of this section, a "public officer" shall be defined as:
(i) The person or persons directly responsible for handling the accounts of their public office; and
(ii) For entities managed by a governing body, members of the governing body with oversight over the person or persons directly responsible for handling the accounts of their public office.
(b) Reports of books and accounts filed in the office of the director of the state department of audit as required by W.S. 9-1-507(a)(iii) shall be filed within three (3) months after the end of the fiscal year being reported, and shall be in such form and detail as the director may require. Upon a request in writing and good cause shown, the director may allow an extension of time for filing a report or such additional information as may be required.
(c) If a report is not filed in the director's office within the time allowed, the director may proceed to have an audit, or other oversight, as required, performed and may recover the cost of the audit or other oversight in the manner provided in W.S. 16-4-121(e).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 5 - Director of the State Department of Audit › Section 9-1-511 - Reports of Examinations of Public Offices and Institutions; Reports on Complaints or Misconduct Charges.

9-1-511. Reports of examinations of public offices and institutions; reports on complaints or misconduct charges.
(a) The director of the state department of audit shall prepare a report of each examination of public offices and institutions and he shall keep a permanent file of the reports. He shall provide a copy of reports on state agencies and institutions to the governor, the joint appropriations interim committee and the department of administration and information. Reports of other examinations shall be sent to the appropriate governing body.
(b) The director shall file with the county clerk of the county a copy of every report on a county office or institution, school district or municipal office. Audit reports prepared for agencies by independent accounting firms and accepted in lieu of the director's report shall be similarly filed. The reports shall be open for public inspection.
(c) If a complaint or misconduct charge is made against any officer within the state, a copy of any report, as well as full details of the case, shall be submitted to the governor.