Wyo. Stat. § 7-18-106

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(a)   Subject to this act, a corrections board may:

          (i) Contract with the department to accept offenders,
parolees and inmates for placement in an adult community
correctional facility or program operating under a contract for
services with the corrections board within the county or
counties served by the corrections board;

           (ii)   Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 42, § 2.

          (iii) Accept, reject or reject after acceptance the
placement pursuant to a contract with the department, of any
offender, parolee or inmate in an adult community correctional
facility or program. If an offender, parolee or inmate is
rejected by the corrections board after initial acceptance, the
offender, parolee or inmate shall be placed in the custody of a
sheriff of a county served by the corrections board for a
reasonable period of time pending receipt of appropriate orders
for the transfer of the offender, parolee or inmate.

     (b)   A corrections board shall:

          (i) Screen all offenders, parolees and inmates
proposed to be placed in an adult community correctional
facility or program taking into account the potential risk
resulting from the placement of the offender, parolee or inmate
as well as the aptitude, attitude and social and occupational
skills of the offender, parolee or inmate;

          (ii) Review, inspect and evaluate all adult community
correctional facilities and programs operating within the county
or counties served by the corrections board; and

          (iii) If the offender is a convicted misdemeanant,
obtain funding for the placement from nonstate sources.
     (c) Notwithstanding any provision within the Wyoming
Governmental Claims Act, or any other provision of law and
except for intentional torts or illegal acts, a corrections
board and its members are immune from any liability, either as a
board or individually, for any actions or omissions by the board
or any member thereof pursuant to this act.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2008–2024 · leading case: Counts v. State
Counts v. State (2008) wyo · cites it 2× “§ 7-18-104(c) (LexisNexis 2007) (non-governmental entity operating an adult community correctional facility has authority to reject after acceptance any offender, parolee, or inmate); Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-18-106 (a)iii) (LexisNexis 2007) (community corrections board may reject…”
William R. Durkin, Iii v. The State of Wyoming (2024) wyo · cites it 4× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-18-103 (b). See also, Wyo.”
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