Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 27-3-601 (2026)

Unemployment insurance commission created;

✓ current as of May 2026

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composition; terms; vacancies; salary; chairman; quorum;
removal; office; seal.

     (a) The unemployment insurance commission of Wyoming is
created within the department of workforce services and shall
consist of three (3) members serving a term of six (6) years
each. Appointments, vacancies and expiration of terms shall be
in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103. A member
shall not hold any state office or serve as an officer or on a
committee of any political organization during the term of
membership. No more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the
members shall be of the same political party.

     (b) Every two (2) years one (1) member shall be elected by
the membership to serve as chairman. Two (2) members is a
quorum. A vacancy does not prevent the remaining members from
exercising powers of the commission. One (1) member shall not
exercise powers if two (2) vacancies occur at the same time.

     (c) Commission members shall receive a salary equal to the
per diem paid to members of the Wyoming legislature under W.S.
28-5-101 for each day of actual service and when engaged in
necessary travel plus necessary expenses.
     (d) The governor may remove a commissioner as provided in
W.S. 9-1-202.

     (e) The office of the commission shall be located in
Casper, Wyoming and the commission shall have an official seal
which shall be judicially noticed.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1984–1991 · leading case: Scott v. Fagan, 684 P.2d 805 (Wyo. 1984).

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Scott v. Fagan, 684 P.2d 805 (Wyo. 1984). · cites it 4× “1977, which duty includes determining an applicant's eligibility for unemployment benefits. [3] Fagan testified that loans were to be deducted from future wages.”

Cnty. Court Judges Ass'n v. Sidi, 752 P.2d 960 (Wyo. 1988). · cites it 2× “1977), attorney general (§§ 9-1-601 and 9-1-202, W.”

Wyoming Dep't of Emp., Div. of Unemployment Ins. v. Patrick, 818 P.2d 54 (Wyo. 1991). · cites it 2× “The issue is identified in the majority opinion as whether it is “reasonable to interpret the statutes to say that a game warden [by search warrant] cannot obtain records [of an employer] * * *.”

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