Wyoming Attorney General Opinions
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If a sheriff was elected after his son was already working as a deputy in the office, and three layers of supervision separate them, does Wyoming's anti-nepotism statute force the sheriff to fire his son?
No. Attorney General Gregory Phillips concluded that Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 9-13-104 reads on its plain language: it bars an official from causing or advocating a family member's hiring, supervising or man…
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.