Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 18-2-101 (2026)

General powers.

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(a) Each organized county in the state is a body corporate
and politic. The powers of the county shall be exercised by a
board of county commissioners which may:

         (i)    Sue and be sued;

          (ii) Purchase property for the use of the county and
acquire real property at tax sales, as provided by law;

          (iii) Sell or convey property owned by the county,
when it is in the best interests of the county;

          (iv) Make contracts and perform other acts relating
to the property and concerns of the county in the exercise of
its corporate or administrative powers;

         (v)    Exercise other powers as provided by law;

          (vi) Establish a surface water drainage system,
utilities and drainage management; and
         (vii)   Repealed By Laws 1999, ch. 22, § 2.

          (viii) Declare and abate nuisances which the
commission determines to be a threat to health or safety as
provided in W.S. 18-2-115. No person shall create, continue or
permit nuisances to exist in violation of a final order issued
pursuant to W.S. 18-2-115. Any resolution passed by a board of
county commissioners pursuant to this paragraph is enforceable,
in addition to other remedies provided by law, by injunction,
mandamus or abatement. Whoever fails to comply with a final
order shall be assessed a civil penalty of up to one hundred
dollars ($100.00) per day for each day the violation continues.
No resolution issued pursuant to this paragraph shall regulate
any permitted industrial facility or oil and gas or mining
operations necessary to the extraction, production or
exploration of the mineral resources. Nothing in this paragraph
shall be construed to impair or modify any rights afforded to
farm or ranch operations pursuant to the Wyoming Right to Farm
and Ranch Act.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1984–2015 · leading case: Gueke v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 728 P.2d 167 (Wyo. 1986).

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Gueke v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 728 P.2d 167 (Wyo. 1986). · cites it 6× “There are further statutes covering fire protection for unincorporated cities and towns under §§ 35-9-405 and 35-9-406, W.”

Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners v. Geringer, 297 F.3d 1108 (10th Cir. 2002). “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 18-2-101 . County commissioners are elected by the voters of each county, id.”

Martens v. Johnson Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 954 P.2d 375 (Wyo. 1998). · cites it 2× “§ 24-9-101 does not expressly state that the county’s powers are limited to property in that county, in Wyo. Stat. § 18-2-101(a)(iv) (1997), the legislature has acted to limit the Board’s authority to property of the county.”

Haddenham v. Bd. of Cty. Com'rs of Carbon Cy., 679 P.2d 429 (Wyo. 1984). · cites it 2× “In 1973, the legislature established the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety and gave it the power to, among other things, adopt rules and regulations to provide standards for fire prevention.”

Bd. of Cty. Com'rs of Laramie v. Cheyenne, 2004 WY 16 (Wyo. 2004). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 18-2-101 (a)(i) (LexisNexis 2003); see Timothy M.”

W. Wyoming Constr. Co. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 351 P.3d 250 (Wyo. 2015). · cites it 6× “Section 18-2-101(a)(iv) reads: (a) Each organized county in the state is a body corporate and politic. The powers of the county shall be exercised by a board of county commissioners which may: [[Image here]] (iv) Make contracts and perform other acts relating to the property and…”

— Wyo. Stat. § 18-2-101(a)(iv) — 2 cases

Martens v. Johnson Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 954 P.2d 375 (Wyo. 1998). “§ 24-9-101 does not expressly state that the county’s powers are limited to property in that county, in Wyo. Stat. § 18-2-101(a)(iv) (1997), the legislature has acted to limit the Board’s authority to property of the county.”

W. Wyoming Constr. Co. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 351 P.3d 250 (Wyo. 2015). “Section 18-2-101(a)(iv) reads: (a) Each organized county in the state is a body corporate and politic. The powers of the county shall be exercised by a board of county commissioners which may: [[Image here]] (iv) Make contracts and perform other acts relating to the property and…”

— Wyo. Stat. § 18-2-101(a)(v) — 2 cases

Gueke v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 728 P.2d 167 (Wyo. 1986). “There are further statutes covering fire protection for unincorporated cities and towns under §§ 35-9-405 and 35-9-406, W.”

Haddenham v. Bd. of Cty. Com'rs of Carbon Cy., 679 P.2d 429 (Wyo. 1984). “In 1973, the legislature established the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety and gave it the power to, among other things, adopt rules and regulations to provide standards for fire prevention.”

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