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Wyoming · Through 2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01

Wyo. Stat. § 15-5-114: Persons not eligible for appointment; criminal history record information.

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  1. TITLE 15 - CITIES AND TOWNS
  2. CHAPTER 5 - FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS
  3. ARTICLE 1 - CIVIL SERVICE

(a) No person may be appointed or employed as a regular policeman or officer of the police department or as a fireman or officer of a fire department who:

(i) Has been convicted of, or against whom any indictment or information is pending for any offense, the punishment for which may be confinement in any penitentiary;

(ii) Is a notoriously bad character;

(iii) Is unable to read and write the English language; or

(iv) Lacks ordinary physical courage.

(b) A fire department may, as a condition for a position with the department, require applicants to submit to fingerprinting in order to obtain state and national criminal history record information.

Collected 2026-09-04T00:16:32Z. Source file · JSON

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