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Wyo. Stat. § 9-1-202

Removal of appointive officers and commissioners;

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reason for removal to be filed.

     (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except
as otherwise provided in this section, any person may be removed
by the governor, at the governor's pleasure, if appointed by the
governor to serve as head of a state agency, department or
division, or as a member of a state board or commission. The
governor may only remove a member of the Wyoming business
council as provided in W.S. 9-12-103.

     (b) Any person who holds a state office or commission by
appointment of the members of a state board, commission or
administrator may be removed by:

          (i) The board, commission or administrator which
appointed him where provided by law; or

           (ii)    The governor, for malfeasance or misconduct in
office.

     (c) Reason for removal of appointed officers or
commissioners shall be mailed or delivered to the person to be
removed.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1992–2008 · leading case: In Re the General Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Big Horn River System
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In Re the General Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Big Horn River System (1992) wyo · cites it 4× “Wyo.Stat. § 9-1-202 (1991). Neither the constitution nor the statutes contemplate that a district court should have the authority to remove or replace the state engineer as the administrator of Wyoming water.”
Worker's Compensation Claim of Decker v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Medical Commission (2008) wyo · cites it 2× “The director serves at the pleasure of the governor and may be removed by him as provided by W.S. 9-1-202. The director shall be a member in good standing of the Wyoming state bar.”
Antelope Valley Imp. and Service Dist. of Gillette v. State Bd. of Equalization for State of Wyo. (2000) “[ 9 ] (d) The governor may remove any member of the state board of equalization as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. (e) On or before August 1 of each year, the state auditor shall certify to the board the amount of all appropriations made by the legislature of the state of Wyoming and…”
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