31 chapters · 1,181 sections in this title.
W.S. § 9-3-613 Payment on death; duty related
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Payment on death; duty related. (a) If a member of the retirement program dies as a result of any activity related to official duties as an employee prior to retirement under this article, a monthly death benefit equal to the greater of sixty-two and one-half percent (62.5%) of t…
W.S. § 9-3-614 Payment on death; not duty-related death of retired member
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Payment on death; not duty-related death of retired member. (a) If a member dies prior to retirement and the member's death is not related to the member's official duties as an employee, a monthly nonduty death benefit shall be paid to the surviving spouse, equal to fifty percent…
W.S. § 9-3-615 Election of coverage under Wyoming Retirement (a) Subject to uniform rules and regulations the retirement board prescribes, instead of the service allowance provided in this article and instead of the
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Election of coverage under Wyoming Retirement (a) Subject to uniform rules and regulations the retirement board prescribes, instead of the service allowance provided in this article and instead of the benefit specified in W.S. 9-3-614(c), a member of the retirement program may el…
W.S. § 9-3-616 (a) Applicability of portions of Wyoming Retirement Requirements for eligibility for: (i) Disability retirement under this article, either related or not related to official duties as an employee, sha
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(a) Applicability of portions of Wyoming Retirement Requirements for eligibility for: (i) Disability retirement under this article, either related or not related to official duties as an employee, shall be in accordance with the disability provisions outlined in the Wyoming Retir…
W.S. § 9-3-617 Refund of contributions upon termination of employment; redeposit of withdrawn contributions; purchase of service credits
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Refund of contributions upon termination of employment; redeposit of withdrawn contributions; purchase of service credits. (a) Except as provided in this subsection and subsection (c) of this section, any employee covered by this article who terminates his employment and elects n…
W.S. § 9-3-618 monies
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monies. Disposition of funds; designated custodian of Funds accruing to the retirement program under this article shall be commingled with all money on deposit with the state treasurer in the Wyoming retirement account. The board may designate the state treasurer or a custodial b…
W.S. § 9-3-619 Payment of employers' contribution from highway fund, game and fish fund and attorney general budget
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Payment of employers' contribution from highway fund, game and fish fund and attorney general budget. Provision for the payment of the employers' contribution under this article shall be made in the budget of the Wyoming highway patrol division as approved by the department of tr…
W.S. § 9-3-620 Exemption of benefits from state and local taxes, execution and attachment; benefits paid under qualified domestic relations order
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Exemption of benefits from state and local taxes, execution and attachment; benefits paid under qualified domestic relations order. (a) Benefits and allowances set forth under this article are exempt from any state, county or municipal tax and are not subject to execution or atta…
W.S. § 9-3-701 Short title
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Short title. This act is known and may be cited as "The Wyoming Judicial Retirement Act".
W.S. § 9-3-702 (a) Definitions
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(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) "Account" means an account established for the purpose of accounting for funds used to provide benefits to employees covered under this act; (ii) "Board" or "retirement board" means the retirement board of the Wyoming retirement system es…
W.S. § 9-3-703 "This act" means W.S
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"This act" means W.S. 9-3-701 through 9-3-713. Administration. (a) There is created the retirement program which is for the benefit of the employees defined in W.S. 9-3-702(a)(v). (b) The administration and responsibility for the operation of the retirement program is under the d…
W.S. § 9-3-704 Employee contributions
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Employee contributions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, every employee covered by this article shall pay into the account nine and twenty-two one-hundredths percent (9.22%) of his salary through June 30, 2024 and thereafter shall pay into the account eleven and …
W.S. § 9-3-705 Employer contributions
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Employer contributions. Each employer subject to this act shall pay into the account a contribution equal to fourteen and five-tenths percent (14.5%) of the salary paid to each employee covered by this act. These contributions, together with the employees' contributions shall be …
W.S. § 9-3-706 Age of retirement
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Age of retirement. (a) An employee is eligible for retirement under this act when he has served as a judge of the supreme court, a district court, a chancery court judge, a circuit court or service in any combination of those positions after July 1, 1998, if: (i) He is at least s…
W.S. § 9-3-707 Amount of benefit; adjustments
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Amount of benefit; adjustments. (a) Any employee who has left service covered under this act, and who has not withdrawn his accumulated contributions, is eligible to receive a retirement allowance computed according to the terms of this act at the age specified in W.S. 9-3-706. T…
W.S. § 9-3-708 Death benefits; survivor's benefits
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Death benefits; survivor's benefits. (a) W.S. 9-3-421 applies to employees and their survivors under this act. (b) Upon the death of a former employee who is receiving a retirement allowance under this act, the employee's survivor shall receive a monthly retirement allowance duri…
W.S. § 9-3-709 Refund of contributions upon termination of employment; procedure; redeposit; limitation on refund
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Refund of contributions upon termination of employment; procedure; redeposit; limitation on refund. Any employee covered by this act who terminates his employment is entitled to a refund of his member account plus interest thereon, except that commencing July 1, 2019 for an emplo…
W.S. § 9-3-710 Disposition of funds; custodian of monies
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Disposition of funds; custodian of monies. Funds accruing to the account used to fund benefits for the program under this act shall be commingled with all money on deposit with the state treasurer in the Wyoming retirement account. The board may designate the state treasurer as t…
W.S. § 9-3-711 Payment of employers' contribution from budgets
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Payment of employers' contribution from budgets. Provision for the payment of the employers' contribution under this act shall be made in the budget of the Wyoming supreme court and the district courts. Provision for the payment of that portion of the employee's contribution auth…
W.S. § 9-3-712 Exemption of benefits from state and local taxes, execution and attachment; benefits paid under qualified domestic relations order
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Exemption of benefits from state and local taxes, execution and attachment; benefits paid under qualified domestic relations order. (a) Benefits and allowances set forth under this article are exempt from any state, county or municipal tax and are not subject to execution or atta…
W.S. § 9-3-713 Election to transfer into the system established under this act
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Election to transfer into the system established under this act. (a) Any Wyoming supreme court justice, district judge or circuit court judge appointed before July 1, 1998, may elect to be covered under the retirement system established under this act subject to the following ter…
W.S. § 16-3-115 court
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court. Judicial review of agency actions; supreme An aggrieved party may obtain a review of any final judgment of the district court under this act by appeal to the supreme court. The appeal shall be taken as in other civil cases.
W.S. § 9-4-101 Fiscal year; delivery of state property by treasurer and auditor to successors
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Fiscal year; delivery of state property by treasurer and auditor to successors. The fiscal year for all agencies, boards, commissions, departments, instrumentalities or institutions of the state government shall commence on July 1 in each year, except as otherwise specifically pr…
W.S. § 9-4-102 Creation of expense in excess of appropriation; liability of officer therefor; penalty for violation
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Creation of expense in excess of appropriation; liability of officer therefor; penalty for violation. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, no state officer is authorized to create any expense of any kind or character as a charge against the state in excess of the amount appro…
W.S. § 9-4-103 Account of expenditures; public inspection; vouchers for allowances
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Account of expenditures; public inspection; vouchers for allowances. When an appropriation is made by law for any purpose, to be expended for the state, the officer or board having charge of the appropriation shall keep an account therewith, showing when, to whom and for what pur…
W.S. § 9-4-104 Withholding salary in case of embezzlement of public funds or failure to pay over fees
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Withholding salary in case of embezzlement of public funds or failure to pay over fees. If any officer of the state, or of any county or municipal corporation therein, having the custody of public funds, embezzles the funds, or if any public officer whose duty it is to pay into t…
W.S. § 9-4-105 Cancellation of unpaid state warrants
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Cancellation of unpaid state warrants. The state auditor shall cancel all state warrants that have been issued for one (1) year and which have not been presented to the state treasurer for payment. The money shall revert to the fund and account upon which the warrant was original…
W.S. § 9-4-106 Interest on public warrants
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Interest on public warrants. (a) All state, county, school district, town, city or other public warrants issued for any salary, fee or for any public indebtedness, claim or demand which has accrued on any public contract, transaction or liability shall draw interest upon the amou…
W.S. § 9-4-107 Balancing of accounts
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Balancing of accounts. All fiscal officers of the state shall balance their respective accounts at 12:00 noon on December 31, and at 12:00 noon on June 30 in each year.
W.S. § 9-4-108 Crediting of investment returns
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Crediting of investment returns. (a) Earnings on state funds invested by the state treasurer shall be credited to accounts or funds as provided by law and as follows: (i) Interest, dividends and rents earned shall be credited not later than at the end of the second month followin…
W.S. § 9-4-201 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 2.
W.S. § 9-4-202 Legislative purpose
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Legislative purpose. This act reserves to the legislature the authority to establish funds outside of constitutional requirements. Provision is made to facilitate the handling of federal grants and other revenues which shall remain restricted according to the terms under which th…
W.S. § 9-4-203 (a) Definitions
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(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) "Activity" means a specific and distinguishable line of work performed by one (1) or more organizational components of a governmental unit or capital outlay for the purpose of accomplishing a function for which the governmental unit is re…
W.S. § 9-4-204 "This act" means W.S
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"This act" means W.S. 9-4-202 through 9-4-226. Funds established; use thereof. (a) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 2. (b) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 2. (c) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 2. (d) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 2. (e) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 231, §…
W.S. § 9-4-205 Appropriations and expenditures
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Appropriations and expenditures. (a) The revenues and other resources of the general fund, the special revenue fund insofar as it contains restricted revenue, federal funds and the permanent land fund as provided by W.S. 9-4-310 are subject to legislative review and appropriation…
W.S. § 9-4-206 Disposition of revenue; cash accounts; investment of monies held by state institutions
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Disposition of revenue; cash accounts; investment of monies held by state institutions. (a) Receipts of revenue and other resources that require allocation into more than one (1) fund or to more than one (1) governmental unit shall be deposited in an account for holding until all…
W.S. § 9-4-207 (g) No state funds shall be used for the maintaining, operating or equipping of any capital construction project in excess of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) which was not ap
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(g) No state funds shall be used for the maintaining, operating or equipping of any capital construction project in excess of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) which was not approved by the commission and authorized by the legislature. (h) The commission m…
W.S. § 9-4-208 Refunds
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Refunds. (a) Except as provided by W.S. 9-4-204(t)(iii)(D) and 9-4-206(c) and (d), money paid into the state treasury through error or under circumstances such that the state is not legally entitled to retain it, may be refunded upon the submission of a verified claim therefor. T…
W.S. § 9-4-209 Repealed by Laws 2021, ch
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Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 124, § 3.
W.S. § 9-4-210 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 2.
W.S. § 9-4-211 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 231, § 2.
W.S. § 9-4-212 Creation of new funds; references to word "fund"; discontinuance of existing funds
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Creation of new funds; references to word "fund"; discontinuance of existing funds. Direct or indirect references to the word "fund" when used to identify a separate accounting entity wherever contained in the Wyoming statutes shall be construed to mean account unless the fund is…
W.S. § 9-4-213 Earned federal money
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Earned federal money. All earned federal money received by a state department or institution shall be credited to the fund or account out of which the department, agency or institution made the expenditure resulting in the earned federal money.
W.S. § 9-4-214 Control and budgetary accounts; uniform accounting systems
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Control and budgetary accounts; uniform accounting systems. (a) The state auditor shall establish general control accounts for each fund appropriation included in legislative appropriation acts to reflect the amount of expenditure approved charging against each type of fund the e…
W.S. § 9-4-215 University's fund structure and accounting
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University's fund structure and accounting. The fund structure and accounting of the University of Wyoming are excluded from the operation of this act except insofar as specific disposition is made of funds utilized by the university.
W.S. § 9-4-216 Repealed by Laws 2021, ch
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Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 59, § 2.
W.S. § 9-4-217 Uniform state accounting system
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Uniform state accounting system. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the legislative, the judiciary and each executive branch agency as defined by W.S. 9-2-1002(a)(i), including the University of Wyoming, the game and fish department and the Wyoming department of tran…
W.S. § 9-4-218 purposes
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purposes. Federal natural resource policy account created; (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 …
W.S. § 9-4-219 Legislative stabilization reserve account created; purposes; legislative deficit control account
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Legislative stabilization reserve account created; purposes; legislative deficit control account. (a) The legislative stabilization reserve account created by 2005 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 191, Section 4, Section 301(d) is continued and codified. Funds within the account sha…
W.S. § 9-4-220 Strategic investments and projects account created; purposes
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Strategic investments and projects account created; purposes. (a) The strategic investments and projects account created by 2013 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 73, Section 4, Section 300(e) is continued and codified. Funds within the account shall only be expended by legislative a…