Title 16 — Title 16 — City, County, State And Local Powers

[Repealed or reserved.]

Short title; definitions. (a) This act may be cited as the "Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act". (b) As used in this act: (i) "Agency" means any authority, bureau, board, commission, department, division, officer or employee of the state, a county, city or town or other politic…

General rulemaking requirements; assistance and authority of attorney general. (a) In addition to other rulemaking requirements imposed by law, each agency shall: (i) Adopt rules of practice setting forth the nature and requirements of all formal and informal procedures available…

Adoption, amendment and repeal of rules; notice; hearing; emergency rules; proceedings to contest; review and approval by governor. (a) Prior to an agency's adoption, amendment or repeal of all rules other than interpretative rules or statements of general policy, the agency shal…

Filing of copies of rules; permanent register; effective dates; manner of preparation; advice and assistance of attorney general. (a) Each agency shall file in the office of the registrar of rules a certified copy of each rule adopted by it as approved by the governor. State agen…

Compilation and indexing of administrative code; charges for copies; authentication by registrar. (a) The registrar of state agency rules shall compile, index and publish a Wyoming administrative code. The code shall: (i) Contain each rule adopted by a state agency, but shall not…

of rules. Petition for promulgation, amendment or repeal Any interested person may petition an agency requesting the promulgation, amendment or repeal of any rule and may accompany his petition with relevant data, views and arguments. Each agency may prescribe by rule the form of…

Contested cases; general procedure. (a) In any contested case, all parties shall be afforded an opportunity for hearing after reasonable notice served personally or by mail. Where the indispensable and necessary parties are composed of a large class, the notice shall be served up…

Contested cases; admissible evidence; cross-examination; judicial notice. (a) In contested cases irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence shall be excluded and no sanction shall be imposed or order issued except upon consideration of the whole record or such portion …

Contested cases; consideration of record; exceptions to decision; briefs and oral argument. The agency shall consider the whole record or any portion stipulated to by the parties. In the event a recommended decision is rendered all parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportuni…

notification. Contested cases; final decision; contents; A final decision or order adverse to a party in a contested case shall be in writing or dictated into the record. The final decision shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law separately stated. Findings of fact …

Contested cases; limitations on consultations and participations. Unless required for the disposition of ex parte matters authorized by law, members of the agency, employees presiding at a hearing in a contested case and employees assisting the foregoing persons in compiling, eva…

Contested cases; presiding officers; qualifications; powers; outside personnel; hearing officers. (a) If not otherwise authorized by law there shall preside at the taking of evidence in all contested cases the statutory agency, one (1) or more members of the body which comprises …

License hearings. (a) When the grant, denial, suspension or renewal of a license is required by law to be preceded by notice and an opportunity for hearing the provisions of this act concerning contested cases apply. (b) When a licensee has made timely and sufficient application …