Wyoming § 19-9-401 National Guard members and state security
officers granted certain exemptions

Wyoming Statutes

§ 19-9-401 — National Guard members and state security officers granted certain exemptions

Wyoming § 19-9-401

Title 19Defense Forces and Affairs

Ch. 9WYOMING NATIONAL GUARD

Art. 4RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 19-9-401 (2026).

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(a)Members of the Wyoming national guard are exempt from:

(i)Labor on the public highways;

(ii)Service as jurors;

(iii)Garnishment or attachment of monies accruing from performance of military duty under orders of the governor.

(b)Every commissioned officer, warrant officer and enlisted man while engaged in active state service has all powers and immunities of other peace officers.

(c)No member of the Wyoming national guard in active state service or a state security officer shall incur any personal liability, civil or criminal, by reason of acts committed in the performance of his necessary duties incident to service under orders of the governor or any lawful superior if the acts are not palpably illegal, excessively violent or malicious. If any civil action is brought against a mem

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(a) Members of the Wyoming national guard are exempt from:
(i) Labor on the public highways;
(ii) Service as jurors;
(iii) Garnishment or attachment of monies accruing
from performance of military duty under orders of the governor.
(b) Every commissioned officer, warrant officer and
enlisted man while engaged in active state service has all
powers and immunities of other peace officers.
(c) No member of the Wyoming national guard in active
state service or a state security officer shall incur any
personal liability, civil or criminal, by reason of acts
committed in the performance of his necessary duties incident to
service under orders of the governor or any lawful superior if
the acts are not palpably illegal, excessively violent or
malicious. If any civil action is brought against a member or
state security officer by reason of an act or acts committed in
the performance of his necessary duties, he is entitled to legal
counsel to assist in his defense at state expense. Legal counsel
for such purposes may be chosen by the guardsman or state
security officer subject to approval by the Wyoming attorney
general and legal fees incurred shall be approved by either:
(i) The Wyoming attorney general if the case does not
result in litigation; or
(ii) By the district judge before whom the case is
tried.
(d) Any member of the Wyoming national guard who possesses
a license or credentials to practice a trade or profession in
another jurisdiction, or who meets the requirements of the
Wyoming national guard for the practice of any professional,
mechanical, teaching, training or other skill, may perform that
practice, skill, trade or profession without first being
licensed or otherwise possessing credentials under any Wyoming
licensure laws during those times that he is serving in the
Wyoming national guard in a state active service status.