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26LSO-0304
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0304
Numbered
2.0
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0060
Attorney general-elected.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Heiner, Brady, Brown, G, Hoeft, Lucas and Webb and Senator(s) Biteman, Boner, Laursen, D, Pearson and Salazar
A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to the administration of government; providing for the election of the attorney general; designating the attorney general as a state elected official; setting the attorney general's term of office; setting the attorney general's salary; providing for filling a vacancy in the position; repealing and modifying provisions for interim appointment; providing for the application of the Ethics and Disclosure Act and other laws to the office of the attorney general and attorney general as a state elected official; amending certain provisions regarding actions the attorney general takes requiring approval of or pursuant to the direction of the governor; prescribing additional duties of the attorney general; making conforming amendments; repealing an obsolete provision; and providing for effective dates.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1.
W.S. 9
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601(a) and (c), 9
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5
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101(a), 22
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2
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105(a)(ii)(intro) and 22
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117(a)(iv) are amended to read:
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601.
Appointment; term; removal; special assistant for legislative affairs; qualifications.
(a)
Until the term of office of the attorney general commences following the 2026 general election, t
he attorney general of the state of Wyoming shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate in accordance with W.S. 28
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101 through 28
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103 and may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9
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202.
Beginning with the 2026 general election and thereafter, the attorney general shall be elected in a statewide election for a term of four (4) years.
(c)
Prior to his
To be eligible for
appointment
or election
, the attorney general shall have been a practicing attorney for at least four (4) years
,
. At the date of appointment, he
shall be in good standing in the courts of record of this state and shall be a resident and elector of the state.
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101.
State building commission; composition; general powers and duties; conflicts of interest.
(a)
The
five (5) elected state officers
governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer and state superintendent of public instruction shall
constitute the state building commission. The governor shall be chairman of the commission, but in
his
the governor's
absence from any meeting, one (1) of the members may act as chairman, and shall preside at the meeting. All votes taken to decide the commission's final action on any matter shall be recorded.
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105.
Terms of office and offices voted on at general elections.
(a)
The terms of office and offices voted on at general elections are as follows:
(ii)
Four Year Term.
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At the general election in 1974 and in every fourth
(4th)
year thereafter, there shall be elected the following officers: one (1) governor, one (1) secretary of state, one (1) state treasurer, one (1) state auditor, one (1) superintendent of public instruction, county clerks, county treasurers, county assessors, county coroners, county and prosecuting attorneys, district attorneys, sheriffs, clerks of the district court. At every general election there shall be elected the necessary member or members of the Wyoming senate and county commissioners.
At the general election in 2026 and at the general election every fourth year thereafter, there shall be elected an attorney general.
The question of retention of a circuit court judge or a magistrate of the circuit court shall be submitted:
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117.
Order of listing offices in partisan elections.
(a)
The major party primary and general partisan election ballots shall contain the offices to be voted on in the following order:
(iv)
Candidates for governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer,
and
superintendent of public instruction
and, beginning with the 2026 primary and general election, the attorney general
;
Section 2.
W.S. 1
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509(k), 1
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31
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103, 1
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103(a), 1
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104, 7
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3
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102, 7
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22
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101(a)(vi), 7
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22
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102(a), (b), (c)(intro) and (d), 7
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108(a), 8
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102(a)(xii), 8
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2
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101(a)(vi), 9
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101(b), 9
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211(a) by creating a new paragraph (vi) and by renumbering (vi) through (viii) as (vii) through (ix), 9
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602, 9
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603(b) and (c), 9
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604, 9
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605(b) through (d), 9
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608(a) and (b), 9
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611(c), 9
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618(b)(i), 9
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633(a) and (b)(intro), 9
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636(b) and (c)(intro), 9
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3204(h)(i), 9
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101(a) by creating a new paragraph (viii), 9
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218(a)(iii), 9
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102(a)(xii)(A) and (xvi), 9
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108(a)(intro), 9
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101, 9
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102(c), 18
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902(a), 22
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111(a)(intro) and (i), 28
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115(g)(ii), 28
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102(c) and by creating a new subsection (d), 35
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1004, 35
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1507(a) and 35
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110(a) are amended to read:
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509.
Negotiations; scope of efforts to purchase.
(k)
Attorney's fees and other expenses awarded under this section from a public entity to a condemnee shall be reported by the public entity which paid the fees, to the Wyoming attorney general within sixty (60) days of the award. The Wyoming attorney general shall collect this data and report annually
not later than July 31
to the
governor
joint revenue interim committee and joint judiciary interim committee
on the amount of all taxpayer funded fee awards
.
, beginning July 31, 2014.
The report shall identify the name of each party to whom an award was made, the name of each counsel of record representing each party to whom an award was made, the public agency which paid each award and the total amount of each award.
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103.
Commencement of action.
The attorney general or a county attorney
shall
may
commence an action
when directed by the governor, supreme court or legislature, or
in accordance with this section
when upon complaint or otherwise
he
the attorney general or county attorney
has good reason to believe that such an action can be established by proof.
The attorney general may commence an action when requested by the governor, supreme court or legislature. A county attorney shall commence an action when directed by the governor, supreme court or legislature.
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103.
Violation of state contracts to be reported to attorney general; investigation; action to recover damages; employment of special assistants.
(a)
Any officer, board or commission of the state of Wyoming, or their legal counsel, responsible for the enforcement of any contract between the state of Wyoming and any person, having reason to believe that there has been a violation of the terms of the contract to the damage of the state of Wyoming, shall report the matter to the attorney general of the state of Wyoming. The attorney general shall make such investigation of the matter as is necessary. Upon completion of the investigation and finding of probable damages to the state of Wyoming, the attorney general may bring suit in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover all damages that the state of Wyoming may have incurred by reason of the breach of contract, or for any money or other property that may be due on the contract.
Subject to the governor's approval he
The attorney general
may employ specially qualified assistants or counsel to aid in any investigation of such action.
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104.
Actions under control of attorney general; settlement or compromise with approval of governor.
The attorney general shall control all investigations and actions instituted and conducted
in
on
behalf of the state as provided in W.S. 1
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103 and has full discretionary powers to prosecute all investigations and litigation and
, with the approval of the governor,
to settle, compromise or dismiss the actions.
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102.
Appointment of attorney general to represent state on joint commissions.
The
governor shall appoint the
attorney general
is hereby appointed
as the commissioner who shall represent Wyoming upon any joint commission created by Wyoming and any one (1) or more states for the purpose of negotiating and entering into agreements or compacts for cooperative effort and mutual assistance in the prevention of crime and in the enforcement of the respective criminal laws and policies of Wyoming and any other state and for the establishment of agencies deemed desirable for making effective any agreement or compact.
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101.
Definitions.
(a)
As used in this article:
(vi)
"
Five (5)
Six (6)
state elected officials" means the governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer
, attorney general
and superintendent of public instruction;
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102.
Authority to contract; general conditions.
(a)
The state or a local government may contract with private entities for the construction, lease (as lessor or lessee), acquisition, improvement, operation, maintenance, purchase or management of facilities and services as provided in this article, but only after receiving the consent of the
five (5)
six (6)
state elected officials as to site, number of beds and classifications of inmates or prisoners to be housed in the facility.
(b)
No contract shall be entered into or renewed unless the contracting governmental entity, with the concurrence of the
five (5)
six (6)
state elected officials, determines the contract offers substantial cost savings to the contracting governmental entity and at least the same quality of services provided by the state or by similar local governments.
(c)
After receiving the majority consent of the
five (5)
six (6)
state elected officials as to the site, number of beds and classifications of inmates or prisoners to be housed in the facility, the state or the local government may contract with private entities for the construction, lease (as lessor or lessee), acquisition, improvement, operation, maintenance, purchase or management of facilities, either:
(d)
The state or the local government may reject or return prisoners from outside the state. Prisoners or inmates of out
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of
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state, nonfederal jurisdictions shall not be incarcerated in any facility operated by a local government entity under this article without the consent of the majority of the
five (5)
six (6) state
elected officials
.
of this state.
At no time shall the number of prisoners from out
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of
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state, nonfederal jurisdictions incarcerated in a facility operated by a local government entity under this article exceed thirty percent (30%) of the capacity of that facility. Any out
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of
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state, nonfederal prisoner shall be returned to the jurisdiction of origin to be released from custody by them, outside the state of Wyoming at the appropriate time.
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108.
Monitoring; right of access.
(a)
The contracting governmental entity at the contractor's expense, shall employ an individual to be responsible for monitoring all aspects of the private contractor's performance under a contract for the operation of a facility pursuant to W.S. 7
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102. The individual employed as contract monitor shall be qualified to perform this function by reason of education, training and experience as determined by the
five (5)
six (6)
state elected officials. At a minimum, the contract monitor shall have completed at least the same training required by this article for detention officers and shall have served a minimum of three (3) years as a detention officer. The monitor, with the approval of the contracting governmental entity, shall appoint staff as necessary to assist in monitoring at the facility, which staff shall be at the contractor's expense and will be solely responsible to the contract monitor. The monitor or his designee shall be provided an on
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site work area by the contractor, shall be on
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site on a daily basis, and shall have access to all areas of the facility and to inmates and staff at all times. The contractor shall provide any and all data, reports and other materials that the monitor determines are necessary to carry out monitoring responsibilities under this section.
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102.
Definitions.
(a)
As used in the statutes unless the legislature clearly specifies a different meaning or interpretation or the context clearly requires a different meaning:
(xii)
"Elected state official" means the governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer
, attorney general
and superintendent of public instruction;
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101.
Distribution of statutes, supplements and session laws.
(a)
Statutes, supplements and session laws shall be distributed as provided by contract with the publisher or as directed by the management council, to the following, without charge:
(vi)
One (1) copy to each of the
five (5)
six (6)
elected state
officers
officials
;
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101.
Location of seat of government; residence of state officials; deputies authorized; state superintendent of public instruction physical office designation.
(b)
The governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor
, attorney general
and state superintendent of public instruction shall reside and maintain their offices at the seat of government.
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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:
(vi)
Attorney general;
(vi)
(vii)
State superintendent of public instruction;
(vii)
(viii)
Vice
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president of the senate;
(viii)
(ix)
Speaker pro tem of the house of representatives.
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602.
Vacancy in office.
In case of
A
vacancy in the office of attorney general
the governor
shall
appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy in accordance with the provisions of
be filled as provided by
W.S.
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101(b)
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111, except the vacancy shall also be subject to senate confirmation as provided in W.S. 28
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101 and 28
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102
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603.
Duties generally; retention of qualified practicing attorneys; matters in which county or state is party or has interest; assistance to county and district attorneys in felony trials; coordination of county and school safety activities.
(b)
With the approval of the governor
T
he attorney general may retain qualified practicing attorneys to prosecute fee
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generating suits for the state if expertise in a particular field is desirable.
(c)
Upon the failure or refusal of any district or county attorney to act in any criminal or civil case or matter in which the county, state or any agency thereof is a party, or has an interest, the attorney general may, at the request of the board of county commissioners of the county involved or of the district judge of the judicial district involved, act on behalf of the county, state or any agency thereof, if after a thorough investigation the action is deemed advisable by the attorney general. The cost of investigation and the cost of any prosecution arising therefrom shall be paid out of the general fund of the county where the investigation and prosecution take place. The attorney general
shall
may
also
, upon direction of the governor,
investigate any matter in any county of the state in which the county, state or any agency thereof may be interested. After investigation, the attorney general shall submit a report of the investigation to
the governor and to
the district or county attorney of each county involved and may take such other action as
he
the attorney general
deems appropriate.
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604.
Office in state capital; private practice prohibited; exception.
The attorney general shall keep an office in the state capital, shall not open an office elsewhere and shall not engage in any private practice except to consummate business pending at the time of
his
election or
appointment if not in conflict with the duties of
his
the
office.
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605.
Approval of public securities and official bonds; water rights proceedings; investigation of misconduct of county official; commencement of action.
(b)
Under the direction of the governor
T
he attorney general shall institute and pursue proceedings to maintain the state's and its citizens' rights in the waters of interstate streams.
(c)
Upon representation to the
governor
attorney general
of misconduct or malfeasance in office or the commission of a crime by any county officer in the state and if the
governor
attorney general
believes the ends of justice demand or the matter will not be properly investigated and prosecuted by the sheriff and by the district attorney of the county,
the governor may direct
the attorney general
to
may
investigate the case.
(d)
Upon completion of the investigation, the attorney general
shall report the results of the investigation and his recommendations to the governor. If the governor and the attorney general determine that the attorney general should
may
institute a criminal or civil action
,
as
the attorney general
shall commence the action
deems appropriate
. The attorney general shall have the authority and duty vested in district attorneys in this state.
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608.
Assistant attorneys general.
(a)
With the approval of the governor,
T
he attorney general may appoint assistant attorneys general necessary for the efficient operation of his office. Each assistant attorney general shall be a member in good standing of the Wyoming bar and shall serve at the pleasure of the attorney general. The assistants shall act under the direction of the attorney general and his deputies. The attorney general, his deputies or his assistants may appear in any courts of the state or the United States and prosecute or defend on behalf of the state. An appearance by the attorney general or his staff does not waive the sovereign immunity of the state.
(b)
With the approval of the governor
T
he attorney general may appoint special assistant attorneys general for any purposes. A person shall not be employed as an attorney or legal counsel by any department, board, agency, commission or institution of the state, or represent the state in that capacity, except by the written appointment of the attorney general. Written appointment of the attorney general shall not be required for the employment of legal counsel by elected state officials.
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611.
Division of criminal investigation; created; definitions; director; appointment; qualifications.
(c)
With the approval of the governor,
T
he attorney general shall appoint a director who is the chief administrative officer and chief agent of the division.
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618.
Agents to be safeguarded as peace officers; general assistance to state, county or local authorities; investigative duties.
(b)
The division shall investigate:
(i)
Suspected criminal activity when directed by the
governor
attorney general
to do so;
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633.
Wyoming law enforcement academy; director; appointment; term; qualifications; employees; salaries; curriculum and training programs; fees; disposition.
(a)
A director of the Wyoming law enforcement academy shall be appointed by the attorney general
.
with the consent of the governor.
The director shall serve at the pleasure of the attorney general.
He
The director
shall have administrative and operational experience in criminal justice and such other qualifications as are satisfactory to the attorney general.
(b)
The director may employ assistants, instructors and other personnel as approved by the attorney general
.
with the consent of the governor.
The attorney general may appoint the director as a peace officer, if qualified pursuant to W.S. 9
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701 through 9
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707. The director may appoint full
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time staff instructors who qualify pursuant to W.S. 9
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701 through 9
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707 to perform as peace officers. Persons appointed as peace officers pursuant to this subsection shall be considered peace officers only:
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636.
Division of victim services; created; appointment of director and deputy director; administrative and clerical employees; definitions.
(b)
With the approval of the governor,
T
he attorney general shall appoint a director who is the chief administrative officer of the division. The director is responsible to the attorney general for the operation of the division and shall serve at the pleasure of the attorney general.
(c)
With the consent of the attorney general
and the governor,
and subject to legislative appropriation, the director may:
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3204.
General services division.
(h)
The general services division shall:
(i)
Manage and control all state motor vehicles and equipment including their identification, purchase, lease, replacement, repair and permanent assignment, except for state owned or leased vehicles personally used by or assigned to the governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer
, attorney general
or superintendent of public instruction;
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101.
Salaries; amount; date of payment.
(a)
Salaries for clerk of the supreme court and district court reporters shall be determined by the supreme court as authorized by legislative appropriations. Subject to constitutional limitations the following state officers and members of the judiciary shall receive the salaries indicated by the figures following their respective titles:
(viii)
Attorney General
$175,000.00.
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218.
Federal natural resource policy account created; purposes.
(a)
There is created an account known as the "federal natural resource policy account." Funds within the account may be expended by the governor on behalf of the state of Wyoming and its local governments, to take any of the actions specified in this subsection related to federal land, water, air, mineral and other natural resource policies which may affect the tax base of the state, wildlife management, state species, recreation, private property rights, water rights or leasehold rights. Funds also may be expended for preparing and participating in environmental impact statements and environmental assessments, including analysis of economic or social and natural or physical environmental effects on the human environment. Funds also may be expended for coordinating and participating in rangeland health assessments pursuant to W.S. 11
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207. The governor may expend funds from the federal natural resource policy account for:
(iii)
Investigating, initiating, intervening or otherwise participating in litigation, or taking any other legal action by the state, a state agency or the counties of the state individually or jointly, that furthers the purposes of this subsection. In carrying out this subsection, the attorney general
,
or the counties
,
with approval of the governor, may retain qualified practicing attorneys to act for the state or the counties, including providing representation in other forums with the federal government or other state or county governments that may preclude or resolve any outstanding issues or attempting to influence pertinent federal legislation;
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102.
Definitions.
(a)
As used in this article:
(xii)
"Public employee" means any of the following state employees:
(A)
The
attorney general and the
director of any department of the executive branch appointed by the governor under W.S. 9
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1706, or the director of any legislative agency;
(xvi)
"State office" means the state offices of governor, treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, auditor, secretary of state
, attorney general
and member of the state legislature;
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108.
Disclosure required.
(a)
Not later than January 31 annually, each of the state's
five (5)
six (6)
elected officials and each member of the Wyoming legislature shall file a financial disclosure form with the secretary of state. The form shall be signed by the elected official or legislator filing it and under a certification that it is accurate. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the financial disclosure form shall contain the following information current as of January 15 of that year:
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101.
Second amendment defense.
The attorney general may seek to intervene or file an amicus curiae brief in any lawsuit filed in any state or federal court in Wyoming, or filed against any Wyoming citizen or firm in any other jurisdiction for damages for injuries as a result of the use of
fire arms
firearms
that are not defective, if in his judgment, the action endangers the constitutional right of citizens of Wyoming to keep and bear arms. The attorney general is directed to advance arguments that protect the constitutional right to bear arms.
Before intervening in any lawsuit pursuant to this section, the attorney general shall obtain the approval of the governor.
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102.
Unauthorized federal agency actions.
(c)
The attorney general may seek to take action before the federal environmental protection agency, the federal occupational safety and health administration or
any other federal agency or
in any state or federal court to stop the enforcement, administration or implementation of rulemaking or other actions taken by
those agencies
any federal agency
if, in his judgment, the rulemaking or other action exceeds the authority granted by the United States congress or otherwise rests on questionable authority.
Before intervening in or initiating any lawsuit pursuant to this section, the attorney general shall obtain the approval of the governor.
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902.
Attorney general to commence action; petition served with summons; pleading; trial; judgment; change of judge.
(a)
Whenever it appears to the
governor
attorney general
on the verified complaint of qualified electors or the board of county commissioners of the county that any county officer is guilty of misconduct or malfeasance in office
,
he may direct
the attorney general
to
may
commence and prosecute an action in the district court of the county in which the officer is an official asking for the removal of the officer. The action shall be commenced by the filing of a verified petition in the name of the state of Wyoming signed by the attorney general setting forth the facts constituting the misconduct or malfeasance in office.
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111.
Vacancies in other offices; temporary appointments.
(a)
Any vacancy in any other elective office in the state except representative in congress or the board of trustees of a school or community college district, shall be filled by the governing body, or as otherwise provided in this section, by appointment of a temporary successor.
Subject to W.S. 28
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101(b) with respect to the office of attorney general, t
he person appointed shall serve until a successor for the remainder of the unexpired term is elected at the next general election and takes office on the first Monday of the following January.
Provided, if a vacancy in a four (4) year term of office occurs in the term's second or subsequent years after the first day for filing an application for nomination pursuant to W.S. 22
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209, no election to fill the vacancy shall be held and the temporary successor appointed shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
The following apply:
(i)
If a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator or in any state office other than the governor, member of the state legislature, the office of justice of the supreme court and the office of district court judge, the governor shall immediately notify in writing the chairman of the state central committee of the political party which the last incumbent represented at the time of his election under W.S. 22
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120(a)(vii), or at the time of his appointment if not elected to office. The chairman shall call a meeting of the state central committee to be held not later than fifteen (15) days after he receives notice of the vacancy.
At the meeting the state central committee shall select and transmit to the governor the names of three (3) persons qualified to hold the office. Within five (5) days after receiving these three (3) names, the governor shall fill the vacancy by temporary appointment of one (1) of the three (3) to hold the office.
If the incumbent who has vacated office did not represent a political party at the time of his election, or at the time of his appointment if not elected to office, the governor shall notify in writing the chairman of all state central committees of parties registered with the secretary of state.
The state central committees shall submit to the governor, within fifteen (15) days after notice of the vacancy, the name of one (1) person qualified to hold the office.
The governor shall also cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the state notice of the vacancy in office.
Persons qualified to hold the office who do not belong to a party may, within fifteen (15) days after publication of the vacancy in office, submit a petition signed by one hundred (100) registered voters, seeking consideration for appointment to the office.
Within five (5) days after receiving the names of persons qualified to hold the office, the governor shall fill the vacancy by temporary appointment to the office, from the names submitted or from those petitioning for appointment
or in the case of the office of the attorney general, the governor shall submit a name or fill the vacancy in accordance with W.S. 28
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101
;
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115.
Submission of state agency plans to legislature; contents; purposes.
(g)
For purposes of this section and W.S. 28
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116, "state agency" means:
(ii)
Offices of the
five (5) elected state officials and the
governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer,
attorney general
and state superintendent of public instruction
; and
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102.
Senate consideration of gubernatorial appointments; procedure; roll call vote required.
(c)
Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, i
f the senate does not consent to a nominee for a given office, the governor shall submit the name, address and biography of another person for senate consideration if the legislature is still in session. If the legislature has adjourned, the governor may make a temporary appointment as provided in W.S. 28
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101(b). No person rejected by the senate shall be appointed to or serve in, either temporarily or otherwise, the public office for which his nomination was rejected.
(d)
If the senate does not consent to a nominee to fill a vacancy in the office of attorney general submitted by the governor pursuant to W.S. 22
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111(a)(i), the governor shall submit the name of another person from those provided pursuant to W.S. 22
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111(a)(i) for senate consideration if the legislature is still in session. If there are no qualified persons remaining for consideration then the process outlined in W.S. 22
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111(a)(i) shall begin again. If the legislature has adjourned, the governor shall make a temporary appointment as provided in W.S. 28
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101(b) from persons whose names are submitted pursuant to W.S. 22
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111(a)(i), provided that no person rejected by the senate under this section in the immediately preceding legislative session shall be appointed by the governor to serve in the office of attorney general.
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1004.
Personnel to administer provisions.
The attorney general
by and with the consent of the governor
may employ such personnel as necessary to administer this act. Such personnel shall serve at the pleasure of the attorney general at such compensation as may be approved by the Wyoming personnel division. Said personnel shall be assigned such duties as may be necessary to assist the commissioner in the performance of his responsibilities under this act for the efficient operation of the work of the office.
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1507.
Injunction proceedings; penalties.
(a)
When, in the opinion of the
governor
attorney general
, a person is violating or is about to violate any provision of this article, the
governor
attorney general
shall
direct the attorney general to
apply to the appropriate court for an order enjoining the person from engaging or continuing to engage in the activity. Upon a showing that the person has engaged, or is about to engage in the activity, the court may grant a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order or other order.
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110.
Statewide protection order registry.
(a)
The Wyoming attorney general
or another agency designated by the governor
shall establish a statewide registry of protection orders related to domestic violence and shall maintain a complete and systematic record and index of all valid temporary and final civil and criminal court orders of protection.
Section 3.
W.S. 9
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601(b) is repealed.
Section 4.
(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.
(b)
Section 2 of this act is effective January 4, 2027.
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