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Wyo. Stat. § 9-1-701 (2026)

Definitions.

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(a)   As used in this act:

          (i) "Commission" means the peace officer standards
and training commission;

          (ii) "County" means any county which has a law
enforcement unit in its jurisdiction;

          (iii) "Detention officer" means a person who is
employed by a county or municipality on a full-time basis to
care for, supervise and control persons detained in a jail or
holding facility;

          (iv)     "Director" means the executive director of the
commission;

           (v)   "Immediate family member" means a spouse, child
or parent;

          (vi) "Law enforcement unit" means a public agency
having police power and charged with enforcing state criminal
statutes or municipal ordinances;

          (vii) "Municipality" means an incorporated city or
town which has a law enforcement unit in its jurisdiction;

          (viii) "Part-time or reserve peace officer" means any
person having peace officer authority acting less than full time
in the service of any county, municipality or state agency,
whether compensated or not;

          (ix)     "Peace officer" means a person as defined by
W.S. 7-2-101;

          (x) "Peace officer training" means an approved school
or local peace officer training program authorized by the
commission to train peace officers;

          (xi)     "Permanent basis" means employed full time as a
peace officer;

           (xii)    "This act" means W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-711;
          (xiii) "Dispatcher" means a person who is employed by
a state, county or municipal law enforcement agency, fire
service or licensed ambulance service on a full or part-time
basis, to answer and dispatch calls for emergency and
nonemergency situations via designated law enforcement and
emergency telecommunications equipment;

          (xiv) "Certified correctional officer" means a person
who is employed by the Wyoming department of corrections on a
full-time basis to care for, supervise, control and maintain
custody of persons confined in Wyoming department of corrections
institutions and who has completed all requirements for
certification as a correctional officer under this act;

          (xv) "Correctional officer" means a person who is
employed by the Wyoming department of corrections on a full-time
basis to care for, supervise and maintain custody of persons
confined in Wyoming department of corrections institutions;

          (xvi) "Correctional officer training" means an
approved Wyoming department of corrections preservice academy or
other correctional officer training program authorized by the
commission to train correctional officers for the state;

          (xvii) "Part-time correctional officer" means a
person is employed by the Wyoming department of corrections on a
part-time basis to care for, supervise and maintain custody of
persons confined in Wyoming department of corrections
institutions.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1985–2020 · leading case: Peterson v. Wyoming Game & Fish Comm'n, 989 P.2d 113 (Wyo. 1999).
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Peterson v. Wyoming Game & Fish Comm'n, 989 P.2d 113 (Wyo. 1999). · cites it 11× “Under the Petersons’ theory, a Game and Fish law enforcement officer who is qualified pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 9-1-701 through 9-1-707 (Michie Repl.”
Vigil v. Ruettgers, 887 P.2d 521 (Wyo. 1994). · cites it 5× “§ 7-2-101(a)(iv) was amended to include detention officers by reference to Wyo.Stat. §§ 9-1-701 through 9-1-707 (1991).”
Hurst v. State, 698 P.2d 1130 (Wyo. 1985). · cites it 2× “11-20-201 who have qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707 when enforcing W.”
Bruce Hayse, M.D. & Paul Cassidy v. Wyoming Bd. of Coroner Standards, 2020 WY 4 (Wyo. 2020). · cites it 2× “See generally Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 9-1-701 through 711 (LexisNexis 2019); see also POST Rules, ch.”
Wyoming Bd. of Outfitters & Prof'l Guides v. Clark, 2001 WY 78 (Wyo. 2001). “In enforcing this act and its rules and regulations, the board shall require investigators to receive peace officer training and qualification under W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-708. (c) The board shall license and regulate outfitters and professional guides in this state and shall:…”
W.A.R.M. v. Bonds, 866 P.2d 1291 (Wyo. 1994). “1993), which provides in part: (iv) “Peace officer” means: (A) Any duly authorized sheriff, under sheriff or deputy sheriff who has qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-l-707[.] In addition, the act provides: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this…”
Marshall v. State, Ex Rel. Dept. of Transp., 941 P.2d 42 (Wyo. 1997). “" Subsection (B) includes "[a]ny duly authorized member of a municipal police force, a college or university campus police force or the Wyoming highway patrol who has qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-1-707[.]" Our well established rules of statutory interpretation…”
Marshall v. State ex rel. Dep't of Transp., 941 P.2d 42 (Wyo. 1997). “” Subsection (B) includes “[a]ny duly authorized member of a municipal police force, a college or university campus police force or the Wyoming highway patrol who has qualified pursuant to W.S. 9-1-701 through 9-l-707[.]” Our well established rules of statutory interpretation…”
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