Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 053 - Workforce Services, Department of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - REGULATION GOVERNING ACCESS TO RECORDS › Section 1-6 - Requests for Information and Access to Public Records

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Information
				requests are preferred to be submitted electronically at:
https://wydws.nextrequest.com
.
				Requests may also be submitted in writing to the Office of the Director,
				Department of Workforce Services, 5221 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming,
				82002.
(b) Postage or handling may
				be added to any request for copies mailed or delivered.
(c) All requests which require payment should
				be recorded using an invoice. All payments shall be transmitted to the Fiscal
				Division for deposit with the State Treasurer. Once the work has been
				completed, a copy of the invoice and the payment shall be sent to the Office of
				the Director.
(d) Nothing herein
				shall be interpreted as requiring any fee be paid for mere examination of
				records not determined to be privileged and confidential records.
(e) Applicability. This section applies to
				requests for access to public records pursuant to W. S. §
									
										16-4-201,
et seq.
(f) Custodian. For the purpose of any public
				records request, the Administrator of Public Affairs and Communication is the
				custodian of all public records maintained or kept in the custody or control of
				the Department.
(g) Right of
				Inspection. Public records of the Department shall be available for inspection
				by any person at reasonable times, subject to reasonable restrictions imposed
				by the Director. No person shall inspect public records of the Department
				without the prior approval of the Director and all requests for access to
				public records shall be in writing.
(h) Grounds for Denial. In addition to any
				grounds for denial listed in W. S. §
									
										16-4-203, the Director shall deny the right
				to inspect any information whose disclosure is prohibited by W. S. §
									
										27-14-805. The Director may also deny the
				right to inspect records of investigations conducted by the Department,
				investigatory or security procedures of the Department, or any investigatory
				files of the Department, when disclosure would be contrary to the public
				interest.
(i) Response to Request;
				Statement of Reasons; Time Limits. The Director or designee shall issue a
				response to all written requests for access to public records within thirty
				(30) days, after the request is received by the Department. Any written request
				for access shall be deemed denied if the Director has not issued a response
				within thirty (30) days after the request was received by the Department. A
				party whose request for access is denied may request a written statement of
				reasons. Any request for a statement of reasons shall be in writing. The
				Director shall issue a written response to any such request, stating the
				reasons for denying access, including citations to legal authority, within
				thirty (30) days after the request was received by the Department. Any denial
				of access shall be final, unless the party seeking access files an application
				in district court pursuant to W. S. §
									
										16-4-203(f) within thirty
				(30) days after the Director's statement of reasons is issued. At the same time
				it is filed in the district court, any application pursuant to W. S. §
									
										16-4-203(f)  shall be served
				on the Director by certified mail.