§ 8-6-101 — English as official language of Wyoming

Wyoming § 8-6-101

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 08: General Provisions
• Ch. 6: OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

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(a) English shall be designated as the official language
of Wyoming. Except as otherwise provided by law, no state
agency or political subdivision of the state shall be required
to provide any documents, information, literature or other
written materials in any language other than English.
(b) A state agency or political subdivision or its
officers or employees may act in a language other than the
English language for any of the following purposes:
(i) To provide information orally to individuals in
the course of delivering services to the general public;
(ii) To comply with federal law;
(iii) To protect the public health or safety;
(iv) To protect the rights of parties and witnesses
in a civil or criminal action in a court or in an administrative
proceeding;
(v) To provide instruction in foreign and Native
American language courses;
(vi) To provide instruction designed to aid students
with limited English proficiency so they can make a timely
transition to use of the English language in the public schools;
(vii) To promote international commerce, trade or
tourism;
(viii) To use terms of art or phrases from languages
other than the English language in documents.