Wyoming Attorney General Opinions
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When a Wyoming county commission and a county assessor want a private tax attorney to work on a proposed lease that the county attorney has already opined on, who can hire that attorney, who can pay, and is the resulting legal advice a public record?
Attorney General Gregory Phillips concluded that a county commission can hire private counsel to assist the county attorney in any 'civil proceeding' under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 18-3-302(c), even over the…
Could a Wyoming county commission appoint a 'special prosecutor' to assist the elected county and prosecuting attorney while keeping that attorney under the commission's supervision, and could the elected county attorney's father be hired into that position?
No on both counts. Attorney General Patrick Crank concluded that the Big Horn County Commissioners had no authority to manage or supervise an attorney prosecuting criminal or juvenile cases, that auth…
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Attorney general opinions in Wyoming are written by the Wyoming Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.