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Wyo. Stat. § 7-6-108 (2026)

Recovery of payment.

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(a) Within six (6) years after the date the services were
rendered, the attorney general may sue on behalf of the state to
recover payment or reimbursement from each person who has
received legal assistance or other benefits under this act or,
in the case of an unemancipated minor, from his custodial parent
or any other person who has a legal obligation of support.

     (b) Amounts recovered under this act shall be paid into
the state general fund.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1989–2018 · leading case: Heinemann v. State, 413 P.3d 644 (Wyo. 2018).
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Heinemann v. State, 413 P.3d 644 (Wyo. 2018). · cites it 12× “Is Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-6-108 a statute of repose, and the only mechanism other than Wyo.”
King v. State, 780 P.2d 943 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 4× “[10] Section 7-6-108 empowers the attorney general to sue on behalf of the State to recover payment for defense services.”
Seaton v. State, 811 P.2d 276 (Wyo. 1991). · cites it 4× “7-6-104 is a needy person shall be deferred until his first appearance in court or in a suit for payment or reimbursement under W.S. 7-6-108, whichever occurs earlier. Thereafter, the court shall determine, with respect to each proceeding, whether he is a needy person.”
Keller v. State, 771 P.2d 379 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 2× “Section 7-6-108, W.S.1977 (1987 Repl.). Those changes in the law had no applicability here and, in the absence of the authority of the court to enter such payment without first determining Keller’s ability to pay, that requirement of the sentence also must be stricken.”
Schiefer v. State, 774 P.2d 133 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 2× “170, § 1 (1977); effective July 1, 1978], which permitted the recovery of the expenditure for attorney's fees, became W.S. 7-6-108 [Wyo. Sess. Laws ch. 157, § 3 and ch.”
Wilkie v. State, 2002 WY 164 (Wyo. 2002). · cites it 2× “) [110] Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-6-108 (c)(vii) (LexisNexis 2001) requires that the state public defender "promulgate rules and regulations in cooperation with the supreme court of Wyoming establishing standards for determining who is a needy person.”
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