Wyoming § 9-1-804 Duties and powers generally; employment of deputy
and assistant district attorneys and other necessary personnel

Wyoming Statutes

§ 9-1-804 — Duties and powers generally; employment of deputy and assistant district attorneys and other necessary personnel

Wyoming § 9-1-804

Title 09Administration of the Government

Ch. 1STATE OFFICERS

Art. 8DISTRICT ATTORNEYS

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 9-1-804 (2026).

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(a)In addition to other duties prescribed by law, each district attorney has exclusive jurisdiction to:

(i)Act as prosecutor for the state in all felony, misdemeanor and juvenile court proceedings arising in the counties in his district, and prosecute such cases in the district courts and courts of limited jurisdiction or in other counties upon a change of venue;

(ii)Defend against all petitions for writs of habeas corpus filed in his district by any person charged with or convicted of any public offense in his district. This duty does not extend to petitions filed by inmates of state penal institutions;

(iii)Render assistance as required by the attorney general in the preparation and argument of criminal appeals arising in his district and in the defense of petitions for habeas corpus

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(a) In addition to other duties prescribed by law, each
district attorney has exclusive jurisdiction to:
(i) Act as prosecutor for the state in all felony,
misdemeanor and juvenile court proceedings arising in the
counties in his district, and prosecute such cases in the
district courts and courts of limited jurisdiction or in other
counties upon a change of venue;
(ii) Defend against all petitions for writs of habeas
corpus filed in his district by any person charged with or
convicted of any public offense in his district. This duty does
not extend to petitions filed by inmates of state penal
institutions;
(iii) Render assistance as required by the attorney
general in the preparation and argument of criminal appeals
arising in his district and in the defense of petitions for
habeas corpus filed by inmates in state institutions arising
from alleged deprivation of rights at the time of or prior to
conviction;
(iv) Appear before any judge in the preliminary
examination of persons charged with any offense in his district;
(v) Appear at all inquests held by any coroner in his
district;
(vi) Appear at all sessions of any grand jury
convened in any county within his district.
(b) Each district attorney shall employ and assign to each
county in the judicial district at least one (1) of the
following to serve at his pleasure: a deputy district attorney,
an assistant district attorney or a part-time assistant district
attorney. The deputy, assistant or part-time assistant district
attorney assigned to a county shall reside in the county and be
a resident of Wyoming and his primary responsibility shall be to
matters arising in the county.
(c) Subject to the rules of the Wyoming personnel division
as to compensation, and as is authorized by the approved budget,
each district attorney may employ administrative and clerical
personnel necessary for the proper and efficient operation of
his office. Such personnel shall serve at the pleasure of the
district attorney.