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Wyo. Stat. § 16-4-401 (2026)

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The agencies of Wyoming exist to conduct public business.
Certain deliberations and actions shall be taken openly as
provided in this act.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: Worker's Comp. Claim of Decker v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Med. Comm'n, 2008 WY 100 (Wyo. 2008).
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Worker's Comp. Claim of Decker v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Med. Comm'n, 2008 WY 100 (Wyo. 2008). · cites it 15× “Decker claims this is a violation of the Public Meetings Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 16-4-401 through 16-4-408, and, hence, the review panel's decision is void.”
Cheyenne Newspapers, Inc., d/b/a the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, a Wyoming Corp. v. City of Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2016 WY 125 (Wyo. 2016). · cites it 6× “[¶6] Before the EIS Team met, the Tribune-Eagle petitioned the district court for declaratory judgment that the EIS Team must conduct its meetings in public as required by the Wyoming Public Meetings Act (the Act), Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 16-4-401 through 16-4-408 (LexisNexis 2015),…”
Int'l Ass'n of Firefighters Local Union No. 279 v. City of Cheyenne, 2013 WY 157 (Wyo. 2013). · cites it 4× “Under § 16-4-403, "meetings of the governing body of an agency are public meetings, open to the pub-lie at all times, except as otherwise provided.”
Mayland v. Flitner, 2001 WY 69 (Wyo. 2001). · cites it 2× “He asserts such action violates the Public Meetings Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 16-4-401 to 407 (LexisNexis 2001), and denied him due process by preventing him from being present during the County Commissioners' deliberations.”
Freudenthal v. Cheyenne Newspapers, Inc., 2010 WY 80 (Wyo. 2010). · cites it 2× “§§ 9-11-101 to 9-11-107 (1977) renumbered as Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 16-4-401 through 16-4-408 (Lexis-Nexis 2009), as examples of legislative intent to maintain an open and accountable government.”
Fontaine v. Bd. of Cnty. Com'rs of Park Cnty., 4 P.3d 890 (Wyo. 2000). · cites it 2× “Whether the Park County Commissioners violate W.S. § 16-4-401 et seq. when the board has failed to provide adequate notice of meetings pertaining to scheduled discussions, deliberations and consultations related to matters of public business.”
Gronberg v. Teton Cnty. Hous. Auth., 2011 WY 13 (Wyo. 2011). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 16-4-401 (LexisNexis 2009) specifies that "[the agencies of Wyoming exist to conduct public business.”
Jerry Peterson v. Laramie City Council, 2024 WY 23 (Wyo. 2024). · cites it 2× “1 He alleged the City Council violated the Wyoming Public Meetings Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 16-4-401 through 16-4-408, by refusing to allow in-person attendance at its meetings from when the Governor lifted the restriction on gatherings of 10 or more persons in May 2020 through…”
Monty Elliott v. Natrona Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 2023 WY 61 (Wyo. 2023). · cites it 2× “He also seeks to hold the individual commissioners liable for violations of the Wyoming Public Meetings Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 16-4-401 through -408.”
Thomas Hamann v. Heart Mountain Irrigation Dist., a Wyoming Pub. Irrigation Dist., 2025 WY 75 (Wyo. 2025). · cites it 2× “” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 16-4-401 (2023). If agencies were permitted to escape inverse condemnation liability based on their failure to formally order the taking or damaging of property, they would be incentivized to take fewer actions at public meetings, which is directly contrary…”
Sheridan Newspapers, Inc. v. Bd. of Trs., 350 P.3d 266 (Wyo. 2015). · cites it 3× “In support of its petition, the Newspaper cited the WPMA, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 16-4-401 through 16-4-408 (Lexis-Nexis 20183), which provides that all meetings of a governmental body of an agency are public meetings unless they fall within one of the exceptions authorizing…”
Deering v. Bd. Dirs. Fremont Cty. Lib., 954 P.2d 1359 (Wyo. 1998). · cites it 4× “Wyo. Stat. §§ 16-4-401 through 407 (1997).”
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