Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-511 (2026)

Recovery of benefits paid by mistake or fraud.

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The attorney general may bring a civil action to recover the
value of any benefits or other monies paid under this act due to
mistake, misrepresentation or fraud. The attorney general shall
be entitled to recover the costs of suit and reasonable attorney
fees in cases of misrepresentation or fraud. Nothing in this
section shall prohibit a criminal prosecution where appropriate.
Any civil action for recovery of overpayment resulting from a
mistake by the division shall be commenced within one (1) year
after the alleged overpayment and shall be limited to recovery
of those mistaken payments made within twelve (12) months before
the commencement of the action.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2015–2015 · leading case: Debyah v. State ex rel. Dep't of workforce Servs., 353 P.3d 711 (Wyo. 2015).

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Debyah v. State ex rel. Dep't of workforce Servs., 353 P.3d 711 (Wyo. 2015). · cites it 2× “Deb-yah] has asked the Division to agree to a no-prosecution letter limiting the State to potential civil remedies under W.S. § 27-14-511 in order to facilitate full and complete answers to the pending discovery.”

In the Matter of the Worker's Comp. Claim of: Blaine Lee Debyah v. State of Wyoming, ex rel., Dep't of Workforce Servs., Workers' Comp. Div., 2015 WY 94 (Wyo. 2015). · cites it 2× “Debyah] has asked the Division to agree to a no-prosecution letter limiting the State to potential civil remedies under W.S. § 27-14-511 in order to facilitate full and complete answers to the pending discovery.”

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