Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 18-12-103 (2026)

Districts authorized; general function.

✓ current as of May 2026
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(a) Any unincorporated territory in this state may be
formed into an improvement and service district to perform any
of the following functions:

          (i) Acquire, construct, operate and maintain
improvements of local necessity and convenience;

          (ii) Obtain improvements or services hereunder by
contracting for the same with any city, town, county or other
entity;

          (iii) Furnish or perform any special local service
which enhances the use or enjoyment of any improvement or
facility or enhances the provision of emergency medical
services.

     (b) A district is a separate entity and a political
subdivision of the state.

    (c)   Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 157, § 4.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2021 · leading case: Mountain View/Evergreen Improvement & Serv. Dist. v. Brooks Water & Sewer Dist., 896 P.2d 1355 (Wyo. 1995).
Mountain View/Evergreen Improvement & Serv. Dist. v. Brooks Water & Sewer Dist., 896 P.2d 1355 (Wyo. 1995). · cites it 2× “Improvement and service districts are described as political subdivisions of the state in Wyo. Stat. § 18-12-103(b) (1977). However, a board of directors of such a district does not function in the same manner as a board of *1362 county commissioners.”
J. William Winney, Jr. & Louise B. Winney v. The Hoback Ranches Prop. Owners Improvement & Serv. Dist. A/K/A Hoback Ranches Serv. & Improvement Dist. & Michael Troy Jerup, 2021 WY 128 (Wyo. 2021). · cites it 2× “[¶52] The district court found it material that HRISD is “a separate entity and a political subdivision of the state,” see Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 18-12-103 (b) (LexisNexis 2021), and was specifically established to maintain the subdivision’s perimeter fence.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 18-12-103(b) — 1 case
Mountain View/Evergreen Improvement & Serv. Dist. v. Brooks Water & Sewer Dist., 896 P.2d 1355 (Wyo. 1995). “Improvement and service districts are described as political subdivisions of the state in Wyo. Stat. § 18-12-103(b) (1977). However, a board of directors of such a district does not function in the same manner as a board of *1362 county commissioners.”
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