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Wyo. Stat. § 15-5-112 (2026)

Retention of positions; discharge; grounds and

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procedure; retirement of firemen.

     (a) All persons occupying positions affected by this
article may retain their positions until discharged or reduced
in grade under its provisions.

     (b) Discharge from a department, or reduction in grade or
compensation, or both, may be made for any cause, not political
or religious, which will promote the efficiency of the service,
on written notice and specifications filed with the commission
and served upon the person affected by the authority requesting
the discharge or reduction. The person whose discharge or
reduction is sought is allowed a reasonable time to answer the
charges in writing and demand a hearing. The commission, after
hearing or investigation, shall determine whether the reason for
discharge or reduction is sufficient and established. Except as
otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section no person
may be discharged or reduced in pay or rank without consent of
the commission after a hearing, unless the action is pursuant to
a classification program under W.S. 15-5-106. A copy of the
specifications, notice, answer, consent and order of discharge
or reduction are a part of the public records of the commission.

     (c)   In the case of a police department:

          (i) A chief of police or his representative, after
written notice, may suspend any regular employee without pay for
disciplinary purposes. The chief or his representative shall
file with the commission, on or before the effective date of the
suspension, a written statement of the causes for such action;

          (ii) A chief of police or his acting chief may
discharge or reduce in grade any employee if he considers that
the good of the service will be served thereby. Any employee
who is discharged or reduced in grade has the right to answer in
writing the statement of the chief as to the cause for his
discharge or reduction in grade, as the case may be, and to file
this and any other affidavits and exhibits in support of his
statement with the commission.

     (d) If any person in the fire department becomes sixty
(60) years of age, the commission shall order that person
retired from further service. However, if the person can pass
annual mental and physical qualifications tests set by a
physician chosen by the commission and governing body and given
at no cost to the employee, he may be retained until he becomes
sixty-five (65) years of age.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2022 · leading case: Jennifer P. Hanft, as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Bret Lee Vance v. City of Laramie, 2021 WY 52 (Wyo. 2021).
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Jennifer P. Hanft, as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Bret Lee Vance v. City of Laramie, 2021 WY 52 (Wyo. 2021). · cites it 12× “The district court reversed Commission Decision # 1, concluding the legal standard applied by the Commission did not comply with Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 15-5-112 (b) (LexisNexis 2015), which required the Commission to determine whether the reason for discharge was “sufficient and…”
City of Rock Springs v. Police Prot. Ass'n, 610 P.2d 975 (Wyo. 1980). · cites it 12× “) Section 15-5-112, W.S.1977 10 , provides temporary employment shall follow the *979 same procedure as that for permanent employment “except in case of emergency,” and no emergency employee can continue in service for in excess of ninety days, and no reappointment of such…”
Bret Vance v. City of Laramie, 2016 WY 106 (Wyo. 2016). · cites it 8× “Vance because it found the City’s reasons for the discharge based upon the failed breathalyzer tests were not sufficient and established under § 15-5-112(b). Mr. Vance argues that Commission Decision #2 was not subject to review under § 15-5-113 because the statute provides for…”
City of Rawlins v. Stephanie Schofield, 2022 WY 103 (Wyo. 2022). · cites it 12× “Retention and discharge provisions are found in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 15-5-112 which provides: (a) All persons occupying positions affected by this article may retain their positions until discharged or reduced in grade under its provisions.”
Mondt v. Cheyenne Police Dep't, 924 P.2d 70 (Wyo. 1996). · cites it 15× “In its entirety, Wyo. Stat. § 15-5-112 (1992) provides: § 15-5-112.”
Keslar v. Police Civil Serv. Comm'n, 665 P.2d 937 (Wyo. 1983). · cites it 10× “Second, the majority finds support for judicial review in this case from §§ 15-5-112 and 15-5-113, W.S. 1977. However, § 15-5-113 only authorizes review in district court of a police department civil service commission's decision to discharge a police officer or reduce his rank…”
City Council of Laramie v. Kreiling, 911 P.2d 1037 (Wyo. 1996). · cites it 2× “Wyo.Stat. § 15-5-112(b) (1992) provides for discharge or reduction in pay or rank only upon cause and after notice and an opportunity to respond unless the action is pursuant to a classification program under Wyo.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 15-5-112(b) — 6 cases
Bret Vance v. City of Laramie, 2016 WY 106 (Wyo. 2016). “Vance because it found the City’s reasons for the discharge based upon the failed breathalyzer tests were not sufficient and established under § 15-5-112(b). Mr. Vance argues that Commission Decision #2 was not subject to review under § 15-5-113 because the statute provides for…”
Jennifer P. Hanft, as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Bret Lee Vance v. City of Laramie, 2021 WY 52 (Wyo. 2021). “The district court reversed Commission Decision # 1, concluding the legal standard applied by the Commission did not comply with Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 15-5-112 (b) (LexisNexis 2015), which required the Commission to determine whether the reason for discharge was “sufficient and…”
Keslar v. Police Civil Serv. Comm'n, 665 P.2d 937 (Wyo. 1983). “Second, the majority finds support for judicial review in this case from §§ 15-5-112 and 15-5-113, W.S. 1977. However, § 15-5-113 only authorizes review in district court of a police department civil service commission's decision to discharge a police officer or reduce his rank…”
City of Rawlins v. Stephanie Schofield, 2022 WY 103 (Wyo. 2022). “Retention and discharge provisions are found in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 15-5-112 which provides: (a) All persons occupying positions affected by this article may retain their positions until discharged or reduced in grade under its provisions.”
Mondt v. Cheyenne Police Dep't, 924 P.2d 70 (Wyo. 1996). “In its entirety, Wyo. Stat. § 15-5-112 (1992) provides: § 15-5-112.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 15-5-112(c)(1) — 1 case
Mondt v. Cheyenne Police Dep't, 924 P.2d 70 (Wyo. 1996). “In its entirety, Wyo. Stat. § 15-5-112 (1992) provides: § 15-5-112.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 15-5-112(c)(i) — 1 case
Mondt v. Cheyenne Police Dep't, 924 P.2d 70 (Wyo. 1996). “In its entirety, Wyo. Stat. § 15-5-112 (1992) provides: § 15-5-112.”
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