Wyo. Stat. § 7-18-105

Establishment of county boards; membership;

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     (a) A county may establish, or two (2) or more counties
may agree to establish jointly, a community corrections board in
accordance with this act.

     (b) A corrections board shall consist of nine (9) members
appointed by the county commissioners. When two (2) or more
counties have agreed to establish a corrections board, the
county commissioners of each participating county shall appoint
members as provided in the agreement of the counties. The
corrections board shall be composed of:

          (i) One (1) district judge designated by the chief
justice of the Wyoming supreme court;

          (ii)    One (1) prosecuting attorney;

          (iii)    One (1) municipal law enforcement officer;

          (iv)    One (1) county law enforcement officer;

          (v)    One (1) probation and parole officer; and

          (vi) Four (4) lay citizens, no more than two (2) of
whom shall be from the same county if the corrections board is
established by two (2) or more counties. If the community
corrections board is established for a county in which a
community college is located, one (1) of the four (4) lay
citizen members shall be a representative of the community
college.

     (c) Members of community corrections boards shall serve
for rotating terms of four (4) years. Of the members first
appointed, one-third (1/3) shall be appointed for two (2) years,
one-third (1/3) for three (3) years and one-third (1/3) for four
(4) years.

     (d) Members of a corrections board shall serve without
compensation.
     (e) A majority of the corrections board constitutes a
quorum. All actions of the corrections board shall be approved
by a majority of those present at the meeting.

     (f) A corrections board shall annually elect from its
members a chairman to preside at meetings, a secretary to
maintain the records and a finance officer who shall file with
the board a bond with an approved corporate surety in the penal
sum designated by the corrections board.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2024 · leading case: Sheridan County Commission v. V.O. Gold Properties, LLC
Sheridan County Commission v. V.O. Gold Properties, LLC (2011) wyo · cites it 2× “, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-18-105 (c) (LexisNexis 2009); "[TJhe applicant shall have the right to request a contested case hearing before the board.”
William R. Durkin, Iii v. The State of Wyoming (2024) wyo · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-18-105 . To qualify as a governmental or nongovernmental ACC, the entity must meet strict standards for operation and oversight set out by the Wyoming Department of Corrections (DOC) and the governing community corrections board.”
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