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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions › Section 18-5-308 - Approval by the Board.

18-5-308. Approval by the board.
(a) The board shall approve or disapprove the subdivision application and issue a subdivision permit or ruling:
(i) Within forty-five (45) days after receiving a report from the planning commission; or
(ii) If no planning and zoning commission has been appointed, within sixty (60) days after the department of environmental quality submits its recommendation to the board or from the date when the recommendation is due if no recommendation is made, whichever is earlier.
(b) If any part of the subdivision lies within one (1) mile of the boundaries of an incorporated city or town the approval of the governing body of the city or town must also be obtained in accordance with W.S. 34-12-103.
(c) If a subdivision application is approved by the board notwithstanding an adverse recommendation by the department of environmental quality, the subdivider shall furnish to all potential purchasers a copy of the department's recommendation prior to sale. The subdivider need not furnish the potential buyer with a copy of the department's recommendation if the board in approving the subdivision enters a written finding that the subdivider has corrected the inadequacy set forth in the department's recommendation. Any person violating this subsection is subject to the penalty provided by W.S. 18-5-314.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions › Section 18-5-309 - Permit Fee.

18-5-309. Permit fee.
Each application for a subdivision permit shall be accompanied by a reasonable fee not to exceed the cost of processing the application as determined by the board. All fees collected shall be credited to the county general fund.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions › Section 18-5-311 - Investigatory Powers.

18-5-311. Investigatory powers.
(a) If the board has reason to believe that a person has engaged in activity which violates any provision of this article it shall make an investigation and may administer oaths or affirmations and upon its own motion or upon request of any party may subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, adduce evidence and require the production of any matter which is relevant to the investigation, including the existence, description, nature, custody, condition and location of any books, documents or other tangible things and the identity and location of persons having knowledge of relevant facts or any other matter reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.
(b) If any person subject to the provisions of this article has records required in W.S. 18-5-311(a) located outside this state, the person shall either make them available directly to the board or pay the reasonable and necessary expenses for the board or its representative to examine them at the place where they are maintained. The board may designate representatives, including comparable officials of the state in which the records are located, to inspect them on the board's behalf.
(c) Upon failure without lawful excuse to obey a subpoena or to give testimony and upon reasonable notice to all persons affected thereby, the board may apply to any district court for an order compelling compliance.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions › Section 18-5-312 - Enforcement.

18-5-312. Enforcement.
The provisions of this article are enforceable by all appropriate legal remedies including but not limited to injunctive relief or a writ of mandamus. Upon failure or refusal of any county attorney to act upon a violation of the provisions of this article, the attorney general at the request of the board shall initiate civil or criminal proceedings to enforce the provisions of this article.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions › Section 18-5-313 - False Statement or Misrepresentation; Penalty.

18-5-313. False statement or misrepresentation; penalty.
Any person who knowingly authorizes, directs or aids in the publication, advertisement, distribution or circulation of any false statement or misrepresentation concerning any subdivision for sale in this or any other state, and every person with knowledge that any such advertisement, prospectus, pamphlet or letter concerning land or any subdivision thereof contains any written statement that is false or fraudulent in any material part or who issues, circulates, publishes or distributes the same or causes the same to be circulated, published or distributed shall upon conviction be imprisoned for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days or be fined not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day of violation constitutes a new offense.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions › Section 18-5-314 - Penalties.

18-5-314. Penalties.
Any person who willfully violates any provision of this article or any rule or order issued under this article shall upon conviction be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned in a county jail for not more than thirty (30) days or both. Each day of violation constitutes a new offense.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions › Section 18-5-315 - Provisions Minimum.

18-5-315. Provisions minimum.
If any board has or enacts resolutions or regulations which impose requirements on subdividers or subdivisions which are more restrictive than the provisions of this article, the authority to enact such local resolutions or regulations being hereby granted, the local provisions are not superseded by the provisions of this article. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to allow any board to impose requirements that contravene the exemptions from this article as provided in W.S. 18-5-303.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions › Section 18-5-317 - Subsequent Sale of Subdivided Lots.

18-5-317. Subsequent sale of subdivided lots.
If any lot, unit, tract or parcel is created pursuant to a subdivision and the lot, unit, tract or parcel is sold pursuant to a contract for deed, notice of the contract for deed shall be recorded with the county clerk within ten (10) days after the contract was executed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions › Section 18-5-318 - Large Parcels Used for Agricultural Purposes.

18-5-318. Large parcels used for agricultural purposes.
If any lot, unit, tract or parcel thirty-five (35) acres or more in size is used for agricultural purposes within a platted subdivision and otherwise qualifies as agricultural land for purposes of W.S. 39-13-103(b)(x), the parcel shall be deemed not to be part of a platted subdivision for purposes of W.S. 39-13-103(b)(x)(B)(II).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 3 - Real Estate Subdivisions › Section 18-5-319 - Fencing Requirements for Subdivision Permits.

18-5-319. Fencing requirements for subdivision permits.
(a) Each subdivider seeking to create or divide a subdivision that is adjacent to lands upon which livestock can be legally run at large shall comply with all of the following:
(i) The subdivider shall be responsible for the construction of a perimeter fence on any part of the subdivision that is adjacent to lands upon which livestock can be legally run at large unless a legal perimeter fence already exists at that location or all adjacent landowners' consent that a perimeter fence is not necessary;
(ii) The perimeter fence required under this subsection shall be a lawful fence as prescribed by W.S. 11-28-102;
(iii) The subdivider shall be responsible for all costs of the original construction for the perimeter fence.
(b) Upon completion of the construction of a perimeter fence required under this section, the subsequent landowner or, if the subdivided parcel has not been sold, the subdivider shall:
(i) Be responsible for the costs of maintaining the perimeter fence provided that the adjoining landowner shall be responsible for half of the costs of maintaining the perimeter fence, not to exceed the reasonable costs to maintain the fence if the fence was a fence under W.S. 11-28-102(a)(i);
(ii) Not be liable for any damage caused by or arising from livestock pastured on adjoining land that may breach the perimeter fence and wander on the subdivided land, provided that the perimeter fence is maintained in accordance with this section.
(c) The adjoining landowner shall not be liable for any damages caused by, or arising from, livestock pastured on the adjoining land that may wander onto the subdivided land except as provided in W.S. 11-28-108.
(d) Before receiving a subdivision permit under this article, a subdivider shall provide information and evidence of the construction or plans to construct any perimeter fence required by this section in accordance with W.S. 18-5-306(a)(xiii).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 4 - Conservation Design Process › Section 18-5-402 - Definitions.

18-5-402. Definitions.
(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Conservation design process" means a planning process adopted by a county to offer a land use option for residential purposes that differs from traditional thirty-five (35) acre divisions of land described in W.S. 18-5-303(b) using cluster development and density bonuses to preserve open space through:
(A) Protection of wildlife habitat and critical areas; or
(B) Enhancement and maintenance of the rural character of lands with contiguity to agricultural lands suitable for long range farming and ranching operations.
(ii) "Cluster development" means any division of land that creates parcels containing less than thirty-five (35) acres each, for residential purposes, provided:
(A) One (1) or more parcels are being divided pursuant to a county conservation design process;
(B) An area within the county equal to not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the total area of the parcel, as defined in W.S 18-5-302(a)(x), being divided is reserved at the time of the development for the preservation of open space in furtherance of one (1) or more of the objectives described in paragraph (i) of this subsection;
(C) Unless otherwise provided through a density bonus, the gross overall density shall not exceed one (1) residential unit for each seventeen and one-half (17 1/2) acres; and
(D) Land set aside to preserve open space or to protect wildlife habitat or critical areas shall not be developed in any way that changes its open space designation for at least sixty-five (65) years from the date the cluster development is approved and shall be governed by the provisions of W.S. 18-5-403(b)(ii).
(iii) "Density bonus" means a land use design incentive that encourages optimized preservation of open space by allowing a gross overall density of two (2) or more residential units for each thirty-five (35) acres;
(iv) "Open space" means an area of land or water that is substantially free of structures, impervious surfaces, roads and other land-altering activities and does not include lands used for private recreation such as golf courses and residential yards, areas devoted to parking, vehicular traffic, nonagricultural private use or any other use which does not significantly lend itself to the furtherance of one (1) or more of the objectives described in paragraph (i) of this subsection. "Open space" includes lands used for agricultural activities;
(v) "Private recreation" shall not include nature trails or hiking trails;
(vi) "Residential unit" means a structure or part of a structure containing dwelling units, including single family or two-family houses, multiple dwellings or apartments. Residential units do not include transient accommodations such as transient hotels, motels, tourist cabins, boarding or rooming houses or dormitories.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 4 - Conservation Design Process › Section 18-5-403 - Cluster Development Permits.

18-5-403. Cluster development permits.
(a) No person shall sell land subject to subdivision regulation under this article, record a plat or commence the construction of any cluster development under this article without first obtaining a permit from the board of county commissioners in which the land is located.
(b) No permit shall be approved until:
(i) A plat of the cluster development has been prepared by or under the supervision of a Wyoming professional land surveyor, approved by the board and recorded with the county clerk in the county in which the land is located which includes a statement on the plat designating the open space area and clearly noting the duration of the open space reservation;
(ii) A provision is approved by the board providing for the designation of the open space, which may be evidenced by conservation easements, restrictive covenants, dedication of open space to the public where the dedication will be accepted by the governing body or any other evidence approved by the board. The provision shall provide for a process by which the owners of the lots in the development may retain the designation of land as open space after the expiration of the initial sixty-five (65) year period;
(iii) The board finds that the development has met the conservation design process requirements adopted by the board.
(c) Each application for a cluster development permit shall be accompanied by a reasonable fee not to exceed the cost of processing the application as determined by the board of county commissioners.
(d) If the open space areas created pursuant to a permit issued under this article are used for agricultural purposes and otherwise qualify as agricultural land for purposes of W.S. 39-13-103(b)(x), the area designated as open space shall be deemed not to be part of a platted subdivision for purposes of W.S. 39-13-103(b)(x)(B)(II).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 4 - Conservation Design Process › Section 18-5-404 - Enforcement; Rules and Regulations.

18-5-404. Enforcement; rules and regulations.
If a board of county commissioners adopts the process described in this article, it shall enforce this article and, in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, shall adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of and to insure compliance with the intent and purposes of this article.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 4 - Conservation Design Process › Section 18-5-405 - Cluster Development; Notice to State Engineer.

18-5-405. Cluster development; notice to state engineer.
Within thirty (30) days after a cluster development has been approved pursuant to the conservation design process, the board of county commissioners shall notify the state engineer of the approval and shall provide the state engineer a copy of the approved cluster development plan.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 5 - Wind and Solar Energy Facilities › Section 18-5-501 - Definitions.

18-5-501. Definitions.
(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Industrial siting council" or "council" means the council created by W.S. 35-12-104;
(ii) "Wind energy facility" means any wind powered electrical generation development consisting of an individual wind turbine or multiple wind turbines rated by the manufacturer to generate more than one-half (0.5) megawatt of electricity and includes all lands where the owner or developer has rights to erect wind turbines;
(iii) "Enlarge" or "enlargement" means adding additional wind turbines or energy capacity that is not permitted as part of an original permitting process. "Enlarge" or "enlargement" shall not include an improvement made to a permitted wind turbine that maintains the same surface space occupied by the structure that was previously permitted, regardless of the cost of the improvement;
(iv) "Owner" means the surface owner of land;
(v) "Facility" includes:
(A) A wind energy facility or a solar energy facility unless the context clearly indicates otherwise;
(B) A wind energy facility or a solar energy facility planned for construction and siting or whose ownership or business structure is organized in a way to circumvent the definition of "facility" or the requirements of this article while engaging in conduct that otherwise would be subject to the requirements of this article. A facility that meets the definition of this subparagraph shall comply with all requirements of this article before locating, erecting, constructing, reconstructing or enlarging the facility.
(vi) "Solar energy facility" means a commercial facility with a rated power capacity of more than one-half (0.5) megawatt of electricity from solar power that includes all lands where the owner or developer has rights to erect solar energy facilities, including lands for battery storage.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 5 - Wind and Solar Energy Facilities › Section 18-5-502 - County Regulation of Wind or Solar Energy Projects; Exceptions.

18-5-502. County regulation of wind or solar energy projects; exceptions.
(a) It is unlawful to locate, erect, construct, reconstruct or enlarge a facility without first obtaining a permit from the board of county commissioners in the county in which the facility is located.
(b) If a facility is to be located in two (2) or more counties, a permit shall be obtained in each county in which the facility is to be located.
(c) No wind energy facility constructed or being constructed prior to July 1, 2010 shall be required to have the permit required by this section. No wind energy facility for which an application for a permit has been made to the industrial siting council, or that has received findings of fact, conclusions of law and an order from the industrial siting council, prior to July 1, 2010 shall be required to have the permit required by this section.
(d) Any wind energy facility which is not required to have a permit pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall be required to obtain a permit for any enlargement of the facility after July 1, 2010.
(e) No solar energy facility that has obtained final county approval where required or that is constructed or being constructed prior to July 1, 2020 shall be required to have the permit required by this section. Any solar energy facility that is not required to have a permit pursuant to this subsection shall be required to obtain a permit for any enlargement of the facility after July 1, 2020.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 5 - Wind and Solar Energy Facilities › Section 18-5-505 - Complete Applications; Notice.

18-5-505. Complete applications; notice.
Upon receipt of an application, the board of county commissioners shall conduct a review of the application to determine if it contains all the information required by W.S. 18-5-503 and any applicable rules and regulations. If the board of county commissioners determines that the application is incomplete, it shall within thirty (30) days of receipt of the application notify the applicant of the specific deficiencies in the application. The applicant shall provide the additional information necessary within thirty (30) days of receipt of a request for additional information from the board. When the board of county commissioners determines that the application is complete it shall notify the applicant that the application is complete and shall provide notice of the date and time at which the hearing required by W.S. 18-5-506 will be conducted.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 5 - Wind and Solar Energy Facilities › Section 18-5-506 - Hearing and Public Comment.

18-5-506. Hearing and public comment.
Any board of county commissioners receiving an application to permit a facility shall hold a public hearing to consider public comment on the application no less than forty-five (45) days and not more than sixty (60) days after determining that the application is complete. Written comment on the application shall be accepted by the board of county commissioners for not less than forty-five (45) days after determining that the application is complete.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 5 - Wind and Solar Energy Facilities › Section 18-5-507 - Decision of the Board; Findings Necessary.

18-5-507. Decision of the board; findings necessary.
(a) Within forty-five (45) days from the date of completion of the hearing required by W.S. 18-5-506, the board shall make complete findings, issue an opinion, render a decision upon the record either granting or denying the application and state whether or not the applicant has met the standards required by this article. The decision shall be subject to the remedies provided in W.S. 18-5-508. The board shall grant a permit if it determines that the proposed facility complies with all standards properly adopted by the board of county commissioners and the standards required by this article.
(b) No permit shall be granted if the application is incomplete or if all notices required by W.S. 18-5-503 have not been timely given.
(c) A copy of the decision shall be served upon the applicant.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 5 - Wind and Solar Energy Facilities › Section 18-5-508 - Remedies.

18-5-508. Remedies.
(a) Any party aggrieved by the final decision of the board of county commissioners may have the decision reviewed by the district court pursuant to Rule 12 of the Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedure.
(b) When a decision is issued after hearing on an application for a permit under this article, the decision is final for purposes of judicial review.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 5 - Wind and Solar Energy Facilities › Section 18-5-509 - Referral.

18-5-509. Referral.
(a) Any board of county commissioners which receives an application to permit a wind energy facility or solar energy facility which does not meet the definition of an industrial facility as defined in W.S. 35-12-102(a)(vii)(E) or (G) may refer the facility to the industrial siting council for additional permitting consistent with the requirements of the Industrial Development Information and Siting Act, W.S. 35-12-101 through 35-12-119, but the provisions of W.S. 39-15-111 and 39-16-111 shall not apply. A referral shall be made only when a board of county commissioners finds there are potentially significant adverse environmental, social or economic issues which the county board of commissioners does not have the expertise to consider or authority to address.
(b) Any facility referred to the industrial siting council under this section may apply to the council for a waiver of permit application pursuant to W.S. 35-12-107.
(c) Upon receiving a referral pursuant to this section and within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the referral, the director of the department of environmental quality may reject the referral by giving written notice of the rejection to the county making the referral and the applicant. No appeal from the decision of the director under this subsection shall be allowed.
(d) A referral made pursuant to this section shall not relieve a board of county commissioners from its obligation to consider whether the proposed facility should be permitted under the standards required by this article.
(e) A referral made pursuant to this section shall be made no later than thirty (30) days after an application is deemed complete pursuant to W.S. 18-5-505.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 5 - Wind and Solar Energy Facilities › Section 18-5-510 - Binding Effect.

18-5-510. Binding effect.
Upon referral of a facility to the industrial siting council pursuant to W.S. 18-5-509, the facility shall not be withdrawn from the council's consideration without consent of the council. Any decision by the council shall be final except as provided in this article or pursuant to the remedies provided to other facilities permitted by the council.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 5 - Wind and Solar Energy Facilities › Section 18-5-511 - Revocation or Suspension of Permit.

18-5-511. Revocation or suspension of permit.
(a) A permit may be revoked or suspended for:
(i) Any material false statement in the application or in accompanying statements or studies required of the applicant, if a true statement would have warranted the refusal to grant a permit;
(ii) Failure to comply with the terms or conditions of the permit after notice of the failure and reasonable opportunity to correct the failure;
(iii) Violation of this article, the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this article or valid orders of the board of county commissioners or the industrial siting council;
(iv) Failure of the proposed facility to receive a required permit from the industrial siting council pursuant to the Industrial Development Information and Siting Act, W.S. 35-12-101 through 35-12-119;
(v) Failure of the permitted wind energy facility to:
(A) Transmit electricity created by wind energy for a period of two (2) consecutive years or more;
(B) Maintain land rights necessary to operate the wind energy facility.
(vi) Failure of the permitted solar energy facility to maintain land rights necessary to operate the solar energy facility.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 5 - Wind and Solar Energy Facilities › Section 18-5-512 - Penalties for Violations.

18-5-512. Penalties for violations.
(a) No person shall:
(i) Commence to construct a wind energy facility on or after July 1, 2010 or a solar energy facility on or after July 1, 2020 without first obtaining a permit required by this article;
(ii) Construct, reconstruct, operate, locate, erect, maintain, enlarge, change or use a facility, after having first obtained a permit, other than in specific compliance with the permit; or
(iii) Cause any of the acts specified in this subsection to occur.
(b) Any person violating subsection (a) of this section is liable for a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for each violation. Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate offense.
(c) Any wind turbine tower, wind generator or portion thereof or any solar energy panel or facility or portion thereof erected in violation of this article shall subject the owner of the tower, generator or solar energy panel or facility to a penalty of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) per day for every tower, generator or solar energy panel or facility so erected.
(d) Any penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be paid and credited as provided by W.S. 8-1-109.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 5 - Planning and Zoning › Article 5 - Wind and Solar Energy Facilities › Section 18-5-513 - Fees.

18-5-513. Fees.
(a) A board of county commissioners which receives an application under this article for the permitting of a facility may charge the applicant a reasonable fee which shall not exceed the reasonably anticipated costs of processing and considering the application and conducting public hearings.
(b) The board of county commissioners also may collect a reasonable building permit fee prior to commencement of construction which shall not exceed the reasonably anticipated administrative costs of issuing the building permit and overseeing compliance with permit conditions and requirements.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 6 - Courthouses and Jails › Article 1 - Generally › Section 18-6-101 - Authority to Acquire and Dispose of Sites Generally.

18-6-101. Authority to acquire and dispose of sites generally.
(a) Each board of county commissioners may purchase or receive by donation or otherwise a site for a county courthouse, jail or both at the county seat of the county or a site for a county jail at any location within the county, and may erect thereon a suitable courthouse, jail or both if in the county seat, or a suitable jail if not located in the county seat. If such a building is to replace one presently in use the board may sell the building to be replaced.
(b) If a courthouse or jail to be replaced is sold it shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash or on terms of payment as determined by the board and in case of deferred payments, security is required satisfactory to the board. No sale shall occur until public notice has been given by posting on the county's official website in the manner provided in W.S. 18-3-516(f) and by publishing in the county's designated official newspaper once a week for two (2) weeks. The notice shall specify the time, place and terms of sale. All proceeds of the sale shall be paid into the county treasury and only expended for a site or toward the erection of a new building to replace the one sold.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 6 - Courthouses and Jails › Article 2 - Construction of Jails › Section 18-6-201 - Construction of Jails; Authority of County Commissioners; Plans and Specifications; Maximum Cost Permitted; Call for Bids; Limitations Applicable Only When Costs Paid From General Fund.

18-6-201. Construction of jails; authority of county commissioners; plans and specifications; maximum cost permitted; call for bids; limitations applicable only when costs paid from general fund.
(a) Whenever the board of county commissioners deems it in the best interest of the county to have a jail constructed they shall cause plans and specifications for a jail to be prepared by a competent architect. After the plans and specifications are prepared, reviewed and critiqued by the sheriff and adopted by the board of county commissioners they shall deposit them in the office of the county clerk for the county where they shall be available for the inspection of all persons. The board of county commissioners shall give notice that they will receive sealed proposals for the building of the jail according to the plans and specifications by posting on the county's official website in the manner provided in W.S. 18-3-516(f) and by publication in the county's designated official newspaper once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks. The notices shall state that the commissioners will until a specified day not less than thirty (30) days from publication of the last notice receive sealed proposals for the building of all or part of the jail. Proposals shall be delivered to the county clerk.
(b) This section applies only if the cost of the construction of the jail is to be paid from the general fund of the county. If bonds are to be issued pursuant to W.S. 18-4-302 then the above limitations shall not apply.
(c) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to any jail construction project using an alternate design and construction delivery method as defined in W.S. 16-6-701.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 6 - Courthouses and Jails › Article 2 - Construction of Jails › Section 18-6-202 - Construction of Jails; Opening of Bids or Proposals; Awarding of Contract; Security for Completion; Payment; Exemption for Alternate Delivery Methods.

18-6-202. Construction of jails; opening of bids or proposals; awarding of contract; security for completion; payment; exemption for alternate delivery methods.
(a) On the day appointed for opening the bids the county commissioners shall open and declare the same in public and shall award the contract or contracts to the lowest bidder.
(b) The bids shall be accompanied by a bid bond or other form of bid guarantee satisfactory to the board in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the aggregate amount of the bid. Before the contract is executed the successful bidder shall furnish to the board a performance and payment bond or other form of surety satisfactory to the board, in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. All bonds provided pursuant to this section shall be executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the state of Wyoming.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 122, 3.
(d) Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to any jail construction project using an alternate design and construction delivery method as defined in W.S. 16-6-701.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 6 - Courthouses and Jails › Article 3 - Jails Generally › Section 18-6-302 - Jail to Be Kept by Sheriff; Manner in Which Prisoners to Be Kept.

18-6-302. Jail to be kept by sheriff; manner in which prisoners to be kept.
(a) The county sheriff or his deputy shall keep and maintain the jail in a safe and secure manner and is responsible for its operation.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 122, 3.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 6 - Courthouses and Jails › Article 3 - Jails Generally › Section 18-6-303 - Care of Prisoners; Audit of Expenses.

18-6-303. Care of prisoners; audit of expenses.
(a) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 122, 3.
(b) The sheriff shall arrange for the administration of medical care reasonably required by prisoners committed to his custody.
(c) The county commissioners shall pay for reasonable and necessary medical care for:
(i) Injuries incurred by a prisoner:
(A) While in custody if the injuries are the proximate result of negligent or intentionally tortious acts committed by the sheriff or a member of his staff;
(B) During an arrest by the sheriff or a member of his staff for commission of a crime, provided the injuries were not incurred while unlawfully resisting arrest;
(C) While on work release or when performing duties assigned by the sheriff or a member of his staff.
(ii) Any infectious, contagious or communicable disease which the prisoner contracts while he is in custody; or
(iii) Medical examinations required by law or court order unless the order otherwise provides.
(d) Unless indigent, a prisoner shall pay the cost of medical treatment for:
(i) Injuries incurred by that prisoner:
(A) While in custody if the injuries are not the proximate result of negligent or intentionally tortious acts committed by the sheriff or a member of his staff;
(B) During the commission of a crime; and
(C) While unlawfully resisting arrest or attempting to avoid an arrest.
(ii) Self-inflicted injuries;
(iii) Pre-custodial injuries or illness;
(iv) Pre-custodial dental conditions; and
(v) Any other injuries not covered under subsection (c) of this section.
(e) A health care provider furnishing treatment to a prisoner for which the prisoner is liable for payment shall attempt to collect the cost of the treatment from the prisoner or his insurance carrier. If the provider is unable to collect the cost after making reasonable efforts to secure collection, and the provider certifies by affidavit to the board of county commissioners that it is unable to collect the cost of medical treatment, the board of county commissioners, following payment, may initiate proceedings to collect from the prisoner any amounts so paid.
(f) The sheriff may require a nonindigent prisoner to pay for any medical treatment under subsection (d) of this section, including any voluntary or involuntary mental health evaluation. Necessary medical treatment shall not be denied based upon a prisoner's inability to pay.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 6 - Courthouses and Jails › Article 3 - Jails Generally › Section 18-6-305 - Care of United States Prisoners; Disposition of Monies Collected.

18-6-305. Care of United States prisoners; disposition of monies collected.
Every sheriff or keeper of a jail to which any prisoner is committed by any marshal or other officer of the United States shall be responsible for the safekeeping of the prisoner according to the terms of the commitment. The money paid by the United States for the use of jails shall be credited to the general fund of the county wherein the jail is situated.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 6 - Courthouses and Jails › Article 3 - Jails Generally › Section 18-6-306 - Care of Prisoners Arrested by State Trooper and Other Special Officers.

18-6-306. Care of prisoners arrested by state trooper and other special officers.
(a) Every sheriff or keeper of any jail shall provide space if available for holding any persons arrested by a state trooper or other special officer of the state lawfully entitled to make arrests, prior to their trial and final commitment or release subject to the order of the court having jurisdiction.
(b) Every sheriff or keeper of a jail to which any persons may be committed by any state trooper or other special officer of the state shall be responsible for the safekeeping of such persons according to the terms of such commitment.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 6 - Courthouses and Jails › Article 3 - Jails Generally › Section 18-6-307 - Removal of Prisoners in Case of Fire.

18-6-307. Removal of prisoners in case of fire.
Whenever any jail is on fire or any building contiguous or near a jail is on fire and there is reason to believe that the prisoners confined in the jail may be injured or endangered, the sheriff or keeper of the jail may remove the prisoners to some safe and convenient place and confine them as long as necessary to avoid such danger, or if the jail is destroyed, until some other place is provided by the county commissioners for their safekeeping.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 6 - Courthouses and Jails › Article 3 - Jails Generally › Section 18-6-308 - Sheriff and Prisoners Not Subject to Arrest When Traveling.

18-6-308. Sheriff and prisoners not subject to arrest when traveling.
Any sheriff or other officer who has arrested any prisoner may pass through any county that is in the ordinary route of travel from the place where the prisoner was arrested to the place where he is to be delivered. The prisoner and the officers having custody are immune from the service of civil process while passing through the county.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 6 - Courthouses and Jails › Article 3 - Jails Generally › Section 18-6-311 - Custody and Safekeeping of Documents Relating to Prisoners.

18-6-311. Custody and safekeeping of documents relating to prisoners.
All instruments, writs, process of any kind, or attested copies thereof by which any prisoner is committed or released shall be endorsed and filed in some suitable place and all such documents shall be delivered to the successor of the officer having charge of the prisoner or succeeding to the office of sheriff.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 6 - Courthouses and Jails › Article 3 - Jails Generally › Section 18-6-312 - Jail Register to Be Kept; Information to Be Shown.

18-6-312. Jail register to be kept; information to be shown.
(a) The sheriff or other officer performing the duties of sheriff shall maintain adequate records relating to the safety, health and welfare of all prisoners.
(i) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 122, 2, 3.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 122, 2, 3.
(iii) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 122, 2, 3.
(iv) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 122, 2, 3.
(v) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 122, 2, 3.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 6 - Courthouses and Jails › Article 3 - Jails Generally › Section 18-6-313 - Restrictions on Jail Expenses.

18-6-313. Restrictions on jail expenses.
Nothing in W.S. 18-6-201 or 18-6-202 or 18-6-302 through 18-6-305 or 18-6-307 through 18-6-312 shall be construed as authorizing any board of county commissioners to give extra compensation to the county sheriff for performing the duties specified therein, or of incurring any expense on behalf of the county without the written authority of the board of county commissioners except as specifically provided.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 6 - Courthouses and Jails › Article 3 - Jails Generally › Section 18-6-314 - Contract Placement of Jail Prisoners.

18-6-314. Contract placement of jail prisoners.
Subject to approval by the board of county commissioners and to the availability of funds, the sheriff may contract with a community correctional facility operated under the Adult Community Corrections Act for the housing of prisoners confined in the county jail in accordance with law for conviction of a misdemeanor. The contract shall ensure that the rights and privileges of prisoners housed in a community correctional facility under this section are not more restricted than those otherwise housed in the county jail.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 6 - Courthouses and Jails › Article 3 - Jails Generally › Section 18-6-315 - Prisoners Not Deemed to Be in Solitary Confinement.

18-6-315. Prisoners not deemed to be in solitary confinement.
A prisoner shall not be considered to be held in solitary confinement solely because he is the only prisoner in the jail.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 6 - Courthouses and Jails › Article 3 - Jails Generally › Section 18-6-316 - Contract for Housing Municipal Prisoners.

18-6-316. Contract for housing municipal prisoners.
Subject to approval by the board of county commissioners, the sheriff may contract with any municipality in Wyoming for the housing of prisoners charged or sentenced for municipal ordinance violations in the county jail.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 6 - Courthouses and Jails › Article 3 - Jails Generally › Section 18-6-317 - Contract for Housing Out-of-State Prisoners; General Conditions.

18-6-317. Contract for housing out-of-state prisoners; general conditions.
(a) Subject to approval by the board of county commissioners and the provisions of this section, the sheriff may contract with any other state or governmental entity within another state for the housing of prisoners in the county jail. The sheriff or keeper of a jail to which any out-of-state prisoner is housed shall be responsible for the safekeeping of the out-of-state prisoner according to the terms of the contract. Funds paid by any other state or governmental entity within another state for the use of a county jail shall be credited to the general fund of the county wherein the jail is situated.
(b) A contract to house out-of-state prisoners shall:
(i) Not impact the ability of the county to house county prisoners;
(ii) Not include housing prisoners who have been convicted of an offense which, if committed in Wyoming, could result in incarceration in a state penal institution;
(iii) Not require services be provided to prisoners under the contract which the jail does not currently provide;
(iv) Provide flexibility to the sheriff to reject or return prisoners to the state of origin if:
(A) The jail has reached or is near capacity;
(B) The sheriff determines that the prisoner is a security or safety risk to jail staff or other prisoners.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 7 - Libraries › Article 1 - In General › Section 18-7-101 - Prerequisites to Appropriate Money for Establishment and Maintenance of Library; Payment of Expenses.

18-7-101. Prerequisites to appropriate money for establishment and maintenance of library; payment of expenses.
When the board of county commissioners has received sufficient guarantees whether in the forms of conveyances or bonds of citizens, associations or corporations that a suitable place will be permanently furnished for the operation and use of a public library, it shall annually provide through property tax or otherwise for the establishment and maintenance of a public library at the county seat of the county. Whenever suitable library quarters are acquired, the county library board of directors may expend the revenue budgeted for the maintenance and operation of the county library and the county library system.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 7 - Libraries › Article 1 - In General › Section 18-7-102 - Manner of Levying and Collecting Tax; Library Fund.

18-7-102. Manner of levying and collecting tax; library fund.
The county library tax shall be levied and collected as other county taxes and the money collected shall be set apart as the county library fund. Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize any levy in excess of those authorized by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 7 - Libraries › Article 1 - In General › Section 18-7-103 - Library Fund Under Control of Board of Directors; Appointment, Powers, Duties, Terms of Directors; Manner of Filling Vacancies on Board.

18-7-103. Library fund under control of board of directors; appointment, powers, duties, terms of directors; manner of filling vacancies on board.
(a) The control, use and disposition of the county library fund is entrusted to the county library board of directors which shall budget and expend the fund for the maintenance, operation and promotion of the county library and county library system in order to carry out the informational, educational, cultural and recreational role of the county library.
(b) The county library board of directors shall be appointed by the county commissioners and shall be composed of not less than three (3) and not more than five (5) competent and responsible residents who are representative of the entire county and who shall serve without compensation. Before entering upon his duties the treasurer of the county library board shall execute and deposit with the county commissioners a good and sufficient bond for the faithful performance of his duties in an amount required by the county commissioners. The bond shall be payable to the people of the state of Wyoming and be approved by the county commissioners. One (1) director shall be appointed for one (1) year, one (1) director (or two (2) if the board consists of four (4) or five (5) members) shall be appointed for two (2) years, and one (1) director (or two (2), if the board consists of five (5) directors) shall be appointed for three (3) years, each term to commence on July 1 following the appointment. Thereafter the county commissioners shall before July 1 of each year appoint a director or directors to replace the retiring director or directors for a term of three (3) years and until a successor is appointed. A director may be appointed for two (2) consecutive terms and shall not be eligible for reappointment until two (2) years after the expiration of his second term.
(c) The county commissioners may remove any director for misconduct or neglect of duty. Vacancies on the board of directors shall be filled by the county commissioners for the balance of the unexpired term created by the vacancy.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 7 - Libraries › Article 1 - In General › Section 18-7-104 - Authority of Board to Receive and Dispose of Property; Appointment of Librarian; Library Staff.

18-7-104. Authority of board to receive and dispose of property; appointment of librarian; library staff.
The library board of directors may receive and be responsible for real estate, money or other property to aid the establishment, maintenance or operation of the county library system. If received as a donation, they shall carefully observe as the trustee the conditions accompanying every such gift. When the board of directors determines it is in the best interests of the county library and in keeping with the purpose of the donor, it may with the approval of the board of county commissioners sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of such real estate or other property. The board of directors shall appoint a competent librarian who with the approval of the board of directors shall appoint a library staff. The duties and compensation of the staff shall be determined by the board.