§ 28-8-113 — Duty of agency officers and employees; legislative service office access to records; failure to provide access; penalty

(a) Any officer or employee of a state agency subject to
audit or other review by the legislature shall fully assist the
legislative service office during the course of the audit or
review. The legislative service office shall have access to and
authority to examine all books, records, accounts, files,
correspondence and all other documents, confidential or
otherwise, maintained by the agency or its employees during the
course of agency business. The provisions of W.S. 16-4-201
through 16-4-205 do not apply to audits or investigations of
state agencies performed by or on behalf of the legislature or
legislative committees. Any member of the legislative service
office who discloses confidential information obtained while
conducting an audit, to any person or in any manner not
authorized by law, is subject to disciplinary action as provided
by W.S. 28-8-108(b).
(b) Any officer or employee of an agency who knowingly
fails or refuses to permit such access and examination is guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less
than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and not more than one
thousand dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment in the county jail
for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or both.