§ 35-1-428 — Fees for copies and searches; surcharges

Wyoming § 35-1-428

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 35: Public Health and Safety
• Ch. 1: ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 4: VITAL RECORDS

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(a) The department of health shall in accordance with
guidelines imposed upon boards and commissions under W.S.
33-1-201, prescribe reasonable fees for certified copies of
certificates or records or for a search of the files or records
when no copy is made. Fees collected shall be deposited into the
general fund.
(b) In addition to fees imposed by department rule and
regulation under subsection (a) of this section, the department
shall collect a surcharge of five dollars ($5.00) for each copy
of a certificate or record issued pursuant to this article and
five dollars ($5.00) for each five (5) year period or portion
thereof that a search of files or records is undertaken pursuant
to this article. Revenues collected from the surcharge imposed
under this subsection shall be deposited by the state treasurer
in accordance with the following:
(i) For the period from July 1, 2019 through June 30,
2024, seventy-five percent (75%) into the Wyoming children's
trust fund established under W.S. 14-8-106(a) and twenty-five
percent (25%) into the Wyoming children's income account
established under W.S. 14-8-106(b);
(ii) Beginning July 1, 2024, one hundred percent
(100%) into the Wyoming children's trust fund established under
W.S. 14-8-106(a).
(c) In addition to the fees imposed by department of
health rules under subsection (a) of this section and the
surcharges imposed under subsection (b) of this section, the
department shall collect a surcharge of five dollars ($5.00) for
each copy of a death certificate issued pursuant to this
article. Revenues collected from the surcharge imposed under
this subsection shall be deposited by the department in the
indigent persons burial account, which is hereby created. All
funds within the account shall be invested by the state
treasurer and all investment earnings from the account shall be
deposited in the account. Subject to legislative appropriation,
the department of family services shall disperse one-half (1/2)
of the funds within the account to counties that made a request
for reimbursement under W.S. 18-3-504(c) or 19-14-101(a) and the
remaining one-half (1/2) of funds shall be available to the
department of family services for expenses incurred under W.S.
42-2-103(c). If a legislative appropriation is insufficient to
reimburse all county reimbursement requests, the department of
family services shall disperse the available funds so that each
county that made a reimbursement request receives equal
percentage reimbursements.