Wyoming § 9-1-618 Agents to be safeguarded as peace officers;
general assistance to state, county or local authorities;
investigative duties

Wyoming Statutes

§ 9-1-618 — Agents to be safeguarded as peace officers; general assistance to state, county or local authorities; investigative duties

Wyoming § 9-1-618

Title 09Administration of the Government

Ch. 1STATE OFFICERS

Art. 6ATTORNEY GENERAL

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 9-1-618 (2026).

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(a)With approval of the attorney general, the division may:

(i)Assist a state, county or local law enforcement authority which requests assistance in investigating and detecting crime and in enforcing the criminal laws of the state;

(ii)Assist in the preparation and prosecution of any criminal case when assistance is requested by a county or district attorney.

(b)The division shall investigate:

(i)Suspected criminal activity when directed by the governor to do so;

(ii)Suspected violations of the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971 and shall perform all the duties of a law enforcement officer under that act;

(iii)Organized crime which crosses jurisdictional boundaries of local law enforcement agencies;

(iv)Suspected violations of computer crimes as specified in W.S. 6-3-501 th

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(a) With approval of the attorney general, the division
may:
(i) Assist a state, county or local law enforcement
authority which requests assistance in investigating and
detecting crime and in enforcing the criminal laws of the state;
(ii) Assist in the preparation and prosecution of any
criminal case when assistance is requested by a county or
district attorney.
(b) The division shall investigate:
(i) Suspected criminal activity when directed by the
governor to do so;
(ii) Suspected violations of the Wyoming Controlled
Substances Act of 1971 and shall perform all the duties of a law
enforcement officer under that act;
(iii) Organized crime which crosses jurisdictional
boundaries of local law enforcement agencies;
(iv) Suspected violations of computer crimes as
specified in W.S. 6-3-501 through 6-3-507;
(v) Suspected violations involving the sexual
exploitation of children as specified in W.S. 6-4-303;
(vi) Conveyances, as defined by 19-13-501(a)(i),
within or near designated critical infrastructure zones. The
division may investigate whether any conveyance reported by
county clerks in accordance with W.S. 19-13-501 and 19-13-502
may result in a threat to national or state security or whether
the conveyance involves a designated country or person as
defined by W.S. 19-13-501(a)(iv). The attorney general or, with
the attorney general's approval, the division may subpoena
witnesses, compel their attendance and require the production of
records and other evidence to determine:
(A) Whether a conveyance located up to five (5)
miles from a designated critical infrastructure zone threatens
national or state security;
(B) Whether a conveyance involves a designated
country or person as defined by W.S. 19-13-501(a)(iv);
(C) The actual identity of a party to a
conveyance located up to five (5) miles from a designated
critical infrastructure zone.
(vii) Incidents involving domestic terrorism or
disasters related to homeland security as specified in W.S. 19-
13-102(a)(ii).