Title 40, Title 40 — Trade And Commerce

Orders to cease and desist. (a) If the commissioner determines that a violation of this act or of a rule adopted or an order issued under this act by a licensee is likely to cause immediate and irreparable harm to the licensee, its customers or the public as a result of the viola…

Consent orders. The commissioner may enter into a consent order at any time with a person to resolve a matter arising under this act. A consent order shall be signed by the person to whom it is issued or by the person's authorized representative and shall indicate agreement with …

Civil penalties. The commissioner may impose a civil penalty upon a person who violates this act or a rule adopted or an order issued under this act in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) per day for each day the violation is outstanding, plus the state's costs…

Criminal penalties. (a) A person who intentionally makes a false statement, misrepresentation or false certification in a record filed or required to be maintained under this act or who intentionally makes a false entry or omits a material entry in the record is guilty of a felon…

Hearings. Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 40-23-103(a)(vii), 40-23-108(c) and 40-23-109, the commissioner shall not suspend or revoke a license, issue an order to cease and desist or assess a civil penalty without notice and an opportunity to be heard.

Loan originator licensing; registration; rulemaking. (a) An individual, unless specifically exempted under subsection (c) of this section, shall not engage in the business of a mortgage loan originator for any dwelling located in Wyoming without first obtaining and maintaining an…

Loan originator application; processing. (a) Applicants for a mortgage loan originator license shall apply in a form prescribed by the commissioner. Each application form shall contain content as set forth by rule of the commissioner and may be changed or updated as necessary by …

Issuance of loan originator license. (a) The commissioner shall not issue a mortgage loan originator license unless the commissioner makes at a minimum the following findings: (i) The applicant has never had a mortgage loan originator license revoked in any governmental jurisdict…

Prelicensing and relicensing education of loan originators. (a) In order to meet the prelicensing education requirement referred to in W.S. 40-23-126(a)(iv), a person shall complete at least twenty (20) hours of education approved in accordance with subsection (b) of this section…

Testing of mortgage loan originators. (a) In order to meet the written test requirement under W.S. 40-23-126(a)(v), an individual shall pass, in accordance with the standards established under this section, a qualified written test developed by the registry and administered by a …

Standards for loan originator license renewal; rulemaking. (a) The minimum standards for license renewal for mortgage loan originators shall include the following: (i) The mortgage loan originator continues to meet the minimum standards for license issuance under W.S. 40-23-126(a…

Continuing education for mortgage loan originators; rulemaking. (a) In order to meet the annual continuing education requirements referred to in W.S. 40-23-129(a)(ii), a licensed mortgage loan originator shall complete at least eight (8) hours of education approved in accordance …

Mortgage call reports. Each licensee shall submit to the registry reports of condition, which shall be in such form and shall contain all information as required by the registry.

Report to the registry. The commissioner shall regularly report violations of this act, as well as enforcement actions and other relevant information, to the registry subject to the provisions contained in W.S.

Unique identifier; rulemaking. The unique identifier of any person originating a residential mortgage loan shall be clearly shown on all residential mortgage loan applications forms, solicitations or advertisements, including business cards or websites and any other documents as …

Definitions. (a) As used in this act, unless the context requires otherwise: (i) "Improper means" includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of duty to maintain secrecy or espionage through electronic or other means; (ii) "Misappropriation" means…

Injunctive relief. (a) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined. Upon application to the court an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, but the injunction may be continued for an additional reasonable period of time in order to eli…

Damages. (a) Except to the extent that a material and prejudicial change of position prior to acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation renders a monetary recovery inequitable, a complainant is entitled to recover damages for misappropriation. Damages can include …

Attorney's fees. (a) A court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party if: (i) A claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith; (ii) A motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith; or (iii) Willful and malicious misappropriation exists.

Preservation of secrecy. In any action under this act, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means, which may include granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in-camera hearings, sealing the records of the …

Statute of limitations. An action for misappropriation must be brought within four (4) years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered. For the purposes of this section, a continuing misappropriation constitute…

Effect on other law. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary and other law of this state providing civil remedies for misappropriation of a trade secret. (b) This act does not affect: (i) Contractual remedies, …

Uniformity of application and construction. This act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this act among states enacting it.

Short title. This act may be cited as the Uniform Trade Secrets Act.

Time of taking effect. This act does not apply to misappropriation occurring prior to July 1, 2006. With respect to a continuing misappropriation that began prior to July 1, 2006, the act does not apply to the continuing misappropriation that occurs after July 1, 2006.

Computer trespass. (a) A person commits a civil trespass if he, with intent to damage or cause the malfunction of the operation of a computer, computer system or computer network, transfers or sends electronically into a computer, computer system or computer network of another or…

Short title. This act may be cited as the "Wyoming Fair Housing Act."

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Aggrieved person" includes any person who claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice or believes that the person will be injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur; (ii) "Complainant" means …

Sale or rental. (a) A person may not refuse to sell or rent, after the making of a bona fide offer, refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or in any other manner make unavailable or deny a dwelling to an individual because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, famili…

Publication. A person may not make, print or publish or effect the making, printing or publishing of a notice, statement or advertisement that is about the sale or rental of a dwelling and that indicates any preference, limitation or discrimination or the intention to make a pref…

Inspection. A person may not represent to an individual because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin that a dwelling is not available for inspection for sale or rental when the dwelling is available for inspection.

Entry into neighborhood. A person may not, for profit, induce or attempt to induce another to sell or rent a dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into a neighborhood of an individual of a particular race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial …

Disability. (a) A person may not discriminate in the sale or rental of, or make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any buyer or renter because of a disability of: (i) The buyer or renter; (ii) An individual residing in or intending to reside in that dwelling after it is sold, ren…

Residential real estate related transaction. A person whose business includes engaging in residential real estate related transactions may not discriminate against an individual in making a real estate related transaction available or in the terms or conditions of a real estate r…

Brokerage services. A person may not deny an individual access to, or membership or participation in, a multiple-listing service, real estate brokers' organization, or other service, organization or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings, or discriminat…

Sales and rentals exempted. (a) W.S. 40-26-103 through 40-26-109 do not apply to the sale or rental of a single family house sold or rented by the owner if the owner does not own more than three (3) single family houses at any one (1) time or own any interest in, nor is there own…

Religious organization, private club, and appraisal exemption. (a) This chapter does not prohibit a religious organization, association or society or a nonprofit institution or organization operated, supervised or controlled by or in conjunction with a religious organization, ass…

Housing for elderly exempted. (a) The provisions of this chapter relating to familial status and age do not apply to housing that the secretary of housing and urban development determines is specifically designed and operated to assist elderly individuals under a federal program;…

Effect on other law. (a) This chapter does not affect a reasonable local or state restriction on the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling or a restriction relating to health or safety standards. (b) This chapter does not affect a requirement of nondiscrimina…

Duties and powers of enforcing authority. The enforcing authority shall administer this chapter. The enforcing authority may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter, but substantive rules adopted by the enforcing authority shall impose obligations, rights and remedies tha…

Complaints. As provided by W.S. 40-26-118 through 40-26-135, the enforcing authority shall receive, investigate, seek to conciliate and act on complaints alleging violations of this chapter.

Cooperation with other entities. The enforcing authority shall cooperate with and may provide technical and other assistance to federal, state, local and other public or private entities that are designing or operating programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing pract…

Gifts and grants; fair housing fund; continuing appropriation. The enforcing authority may accept grants from the federal government for administering this chapter. Grants received shall be deposited with the state treasurer in an account created for the fair housing act. Monies …

Complaint. (a) The enforcing authority shall investigate complaints of alleged discriminatory housing practices. An aggrieved person may file a complaint with the enforcing authority alleging the discriminatory housing practice. The enforcing authority may file a complaint. A com…

Answer. (a) Not later than the tenth day after the date of receipt of the notice and copy of the complaint under W.S. 40-26-118(b), a respondent may file an answer to the complaint. An answer shall be in writing, under oath, and in the form prescribed by the enforcing authority. …

Investigation. (a) If the federal government has referred a complaint to the enforcing authority or has deferred jurisdiction over the subject matter of the complaint to the enforcing authority, the enforcing authority shall investigate the allegations set forth in the complaint.…