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Wyo. Stat. § 33-4-117 — 33-4-117.

(c) Upon receipt from the department of family services of a certified copy of an order from a court to withhold, suspend or otherwise restrict a license issued by the board, the board shall notify the party named in the court order of the withholding, suspension or restriction of the license in accordance with the terms of the court order. No appeal under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act shall be allowed for a license withheld, suspended or restricted under this subsection.

33-4-116. Documents, plans and designs; seal required.

An architect or landscape architect shall affix his seal to all documents, plans or designs he provides.

33-4-117. Exemptions.

(a) Nothing in this act prohibits any person from preparing plans and specifications, designing, planning or administering the construction contracts for the construction, alteration, remodeling or repair of any of the following:

(i) Private residences;

(ii) Garages, commercial or industrial buildings, office buildings, preengineered metal buildings and buildings for the marketing, storage or processing of farm products and warehouses, which do not exceed two (2) stories in height, exclusive of a one (1) story basement, and which under applicable building code or codes, are not designed for occupancy by more than ten (10) persons;

(iii) Farm buildings;

License on the basis of comity

33-29-406. License on the basis of comity.

(a) An applicant who holds a license issued by another jurisdiction to practice professional engineering or professional land surveying may be issued a professional license provided:

(i) The applicant has submitted evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has a background that does not evidence conduct adverse to the practice of engineering or land surveying or to the ability to practice engineering or land surveying;

(ii) The applicant has passed any examinations required by rule of the board to establish competence at a professional level in Wyoming licensing laws and professional ethics; and

(iii) The applicant:

(A) Meets the education, experience and examination requirements equivalent to the requirements in effect in Wyoming at the time the applicant's license was issued by the other jurisdiction; or

(B) Meets requirements established by the national council of examiners for engineering and surveying or its successor organization that the board has determined are equivalent to the requirements for a pro

Wyo. Stat. § 16-6-701 — 16-6-701(a)(v):

(vi) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to:

(A) Require an accepting jurisdiction to grant privileges to a contractor for a license that is not of a similar type or class to the license granted by the issuing jurisdiction;

(B) Prohibit an accepting jurisdiction from requiring a contractor to complete application requirements and procedures, satisfactorily complete any testing requirements or pay fees if the contractor seeks to perform work in an accepting jurisdiction that is not covered under the license issued by the issuing jurisdiction or seeks to perform work that is not at an equivalent level of required competency in the accepting jurisdiction.

(c) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit any county, city, town or other government entity that issues licenses to contractors from entering into agreements for the recognition of licenses obtained in other jurisdictions in Wyoming.

CHAPTER 7 - RELOCATION ASSISTANCE

16-7-101. Short title.

This act is known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Relocation Assistance Act of 1973".

16-7-102. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act:

Wyo. Stat. § 15-6-448 — 15-6-448.

(f) If, after investigation, the department believes that a certificate of residency should be denied or revoked, it shall provide notice to the applicant or certificate holder of its intent to deny or revoke the certificate and of the applicant or certificate holder's opportunity for a hearing if requested. Any hearing conducted under this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.  (g) Whenever an emergency arises requiring a contract for a public work, a public entity may waive any applicable requirement of this section if the requirement endangers the health, welfare or safety of the public.

16-6-103. Limitation on subcontracting by resident contractors.

A successful resident bidder shall not subcontract more than thirty percent (30%) of the work covered by his contract to nonresident contractors.

16-6-104. Preference for Wyoming materials required in contracts.

Wyoming made materials and products, and Wyoming suppliers of products and materials of equal quality and desirability shall have preference over materials or products produced or supplied outside the state and any contract let shall so provide. The preference created by this section shall be applied in a manner identical to the preference for residence contractors in W.S.

Exemptions and limitations

33-29-604. Exemptions and limitations.

(a) The provisions of this act shall not apply to:

(i) An officer or employee of the United States practicing within the scope of his authority and employment;

(ii) An officer or employee of the state of Wyoming performing regulatory reviews within the scope of his authority and employment provided the officer or employee shall not represent himself to be a licensed professional engineer or licensed professional surveyor unless he is so licensed and except when filing water right petitions with the state of Wyoming as provided in title 41 of the Wyoming statutes;

(iii) An individual working for a business entity or licensee provided a licensee exercises responsible charge over all final designs, drawings, maps, plats and plans filed under W.S. 33-29-801;

(iv) A utility company or telecommunications company regulated by the Wyoming public service commission or the company's employees practicing within the scope of their employment and authority;

(v) An individual who performs actions described in W.S. 33-29-201(a)(viii)(A) up

Wyo. Stat. § 16-6-701 — 16-6-701(a)(v):

ARTICLE 11 - CONTRACTOR LICENSES – RECIPROCITY

16-6-1101. Contractor licenses; reciprocity; requirements.

(a) As used in this section:

(i) "Accepting jurisdiction" means a county, city, town or other government entity that is required to recognize and accept a license issued by an issuing jurisdiction;

(ii) "Contractor" means a person employed by and contracting with an owner to improve an owner's property;

(iii) "Issuing jurisdiction" means the county, city, town or other government entity that issued a license to a contractor;  (iv) "License" means any license or certification necessary for a contractor to perform work in a jurisdiction.

(b) Each county, city, town and other government entity that issues licenses to contractors shall recognize a license issued to a contractor by another county, city, town or other government entity in Wyoming, in accordance with the following:

(i) Before the accepting jurisdiction shall recognize the license under this section:

(A) The contractor's license shall be active; and

(B) The contractor shall be in good standing with the issuing jurisdiction and shall provide to the accepting jurisdiction any proof of financial assurance required by the accepting jurisdiction.

Wyo. Stat. § 15-6-448 — 15-6-448.

(II) Has continuously employed not less than fifteen (15) full-time Wyoming resident employees within the state for one (1) year or more prior to bidding upon the contract or responding to a request for proposal; and

(III) Has paid worker's compensation and unemployment taxes in Wyoming for at least one (1) year and is in good standing with the department of workforce services at the time the bid or request for proposal is submitted.

(K) A business entity which qualifies as a resident pursuant to this paragraph shall not lose that residency solely due to a conversion under the provisions of W.S. 17-26-101 or other reorganization as a different business entity;

(M) No preference under this article shall be awarded to any contractor who is not a certified resident contractor at the time bids are submitted for a public capital construction project, and no contractor shall receive a contingent or retroactive resident certification.

(ii) "Principal office and place of business" means a headquarters or administrative center where:

(A) The high level officers or management direct, control and coordinate the business activities; and

(B) The key business functions are conducted, including, but not limited to project bidding.

(iii) "Chief executive officer" means:

(A) For a corporation, the president of the corporation;

Wyo. Stat. § 18-5-202 — 18-5-202(b) may participate in efforts to coordinate the plan

No person shall sell land subject to subdivision regulation under this article, record a plat or commence construction of a subdivision without first obtaining a subdivision permit pursuant to W.S. 18-5-306 or, if applicable, W.S. 18-5-316 from the board of the county in which the land is located.

18-5-305. Enforcement; rules and regulations.

Each board shall enforce this article and in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act shall adopt such rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of and to insure compliance with the intent and purposes of this article.

18-5-306. Minimum requirements for subdivision permits.

(a) The board shall require, and with respect to paragraph (xii) of this subsection may require, the following information to be submitted with each application for a subdivision permit, provided the board may by rule exempt from any of the following requirements of this subsection or subsection (c) of this section, including paragraph (xii) of this subsection, the subdivision of one (1) or more units of land into not more than a total of five (5) units of land:  (i) Evidence satisfactory to the board that the proposed subdivision complies with any applicable zoning or land use regulations;

(ii) A survey plat submitted by the subdivider containing the following:

(A) Date of preparation, scale and north arrow;

35-9-126(d).

35-9-126(d).

35-9-125. Electrical contractor's, low voltage electrical contractor's and limited electrical contractor's licenses.

(a) On or before July 1 of each year, an electrical contractor shall file with the chief electrical inspector a license application in writing for each of his firms. The applicant shall be or actively employ in a full-time capacity a licensed master electrician of record who assumes responsibility to ensure that the National Electrical Code, W.S. 35-9-120 through 35-9-130 and applicable rules of the department are adhered to on all electrical work undertaken by the electrical contractor in the state of Wyoming, and who is not the master electrician of record for, or employed by, any other electrical contractor. The electrical contractor shall pay the fee required by W.S. 35-9-129 for each firm operated by him. If the applicant qualifies, he shall receive a license which bears the date of issue and expires on July 1 next following the date of issue.

(b) On or before July 1 of each year, a low voltage electrical contractor shall file with the chief electrical inspector a license application in writing for each of his firms. The applicant

Electrical contractor's, low voltage electrical contractor's and limited electrical contractor's licenses

35-9-125. Electrical contractor's, low voltage electrical contractor's and limited electrical contractor's licenses.

(a) On or before July 1 of each year, an electrical contractor shall file with the chief electrical inspector a license application in writing for each of his firms. The applicant shall be or actively employ in a full-time capacity a licensed master electrician of record who assumes responsibility to ensure that the National Electrical Code, W.S. 35-9-120 through 35-9-130 and applicable rules of the department are adhered to on all electrical work undertaken by the electrical contractor in the state of Wyoming, and who is not the master electrician of record for, or employed by, any other electrical contractor. The electrical contractor shall pay the fee required by W.S. 35-9-129 for each firm operated by him. If the applicant qualifies, he shall receive a license which bears the date of issue and expires on July 1 next following the date of issue.

(b) On or before July 1 of each year, a low voltage electrical contractor shall file with the chief electrical inspector a license application in writing for each of his firms. The

Wyo. Stat. § 16-6-701 — 16-6-701(a)(v):

(I) The work to be performed is specialized or of such a scale that it can be more suitably performed by out-of-state contractors;  (II) The bid amounts submitted by responsible Wyoming subcontractors exceed one hundred five percent (105%) of the costs of out-of-state providers for equivalent quality of work or services;

(III) The enforcement of the requirement would unreasonably delay completion of construction; or

(IV) There were insufficient responsible Wyoming contractors submitting bids to make the seventy percent (70%) requirement.

(V) Repealed by Laws 2012, Ch. 106, § 2.

(D) Any waiver shall be approved in writing by the following persons:

(I) For projects to be completed by the state of Wyoming, by the director of the state construction department;

(II) For projects to be completed by the University of Wyoming, by the president of the university and the chairman of the board of trustees;

(III) For projects subject to review by the state construction department under title 21 of Wyoming statutes, by the director of the state construction department and the chairman of the board of the school facilities commission;

(IV) For projects completed by a community college, by the community college president and its chairman of the board of trustees;

Wyo. Stat. § 16-6-701 — 16-6-701(a)(v):

(V) For all other projects, by the respective governing body.

(E) Any approved waiver shall be documented in writing and provided to the governor. Notice of all approved waivers shall also be published on a website maintained by the state construction department, including a statement of the grounds for the waiver.

(ii) Unless exempted pursuant to subparagraph (D) of this paragraph, this paragraph shall apply to all construction delivery methods:  (A) The procurement of furniture and movable equipment shall be done by competitive bid based upon:

(I) Specifications written for products that are available from Wyoming resident suppliers; or

(II) If specified products are not available from any Wyoming resident supplier, specifications addressing performance standards and functional requirements determined by the public entity. The public entity may specify suggested individual brands or manufacturers, provided that similar products that meet or exceed specifications shall be accepted as substitute products. Specified products that are not available to any responsible Wyoming resident suppliers shall not be used in any group or package within the bid documents which would exclude responsible Wyoming resident suppliers from submitting a bid on the final bid package.

Wyo. Stat. § 21-2-801 — 21-2-801.

(D) In addition to any exam required under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph the Wyoming licensing board may require an examination relating to the specifics of Wyoming law and regulations regardless of the length of time the individual has been licensed.

(ii) Demonstrates competency in the occupation or profession for which the applicant seeks licensure. Competency shall be determined pursuant to rules that shall be adopted for that purpose and may include consideration of continuing education credits, recent work experience, prior licensing examinations, disciplinary actions taken against the applicant in other states and other appropriate factors;

(iii) Has not engaged in any act that would constitute grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation of the occupational or professional license sought in this state; and

(iv) Has completed all required application procedures and paid any required fee.

(c) All relevant work experience of an applicant, including full-time or part-time experience, regardless of whether in a paid or volunteer capacity, may be credited in any work experience requirement adopted by an occupational or professional licensing board.

(d) This section shall apply to all applications for licensure under W.S. 21-2-802 or under title 33 of the Wyoming statutes except for the following:  (i) An application to be an attorney at law under chapter 5 of title 33;

Wyo. Stat. § 9-4-1203 — 9-4-1203. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the remedies or

(ii) "Commission" means the state building commission.  9-5-102. State building commission; authority to buy and lease property; acceptance of donations, grants and devises.

(a) In order to obtain building sites for additional office space and state uses and to insure the proper keeping of valuable state records and provide for the expansion of functions of the state, the general services division, with the approval of the state building commission, may buy, take options to buy and lease property to be used for building sites for future state office buildings. The general services division, with the approval of the commission may lease acquired property until it is needed. The general services division, with the approval of the state building commission, in cooperation with the department of workforce services, may acquire lands and buildings in the name of the state of Wyoming by purchase, lease agreement, gift or devise to provide suitable quarters for the administration of the Wyoming Employment Security Law and to develop improvements, maintain and repair the lands and buildings. The commission shall not approve the exercise of any authority under this section for any property which is or would be within the boundaries of the capitol complex which is inconsistent with the master plan for the capitol complex without providing at least sixty (60) days' notice of the proposed action to the management council of the legislature.

Wyo. Stat. § 27-3-105 — 27-3-105(a)(i);

(f) Any employing unit subject to this act shall not commence business or engage in work within this state without registering under this act and otherwise complying with this act. A prime or general contractor subcontracting any part of a contract shall require notification and compliance by any subcontractor under this subsection before awarding a contract or permitting a subcontractor to begin work. The state, a county, municipality or any other political subdivision shall require the prime or general contractor to register and comply with this act before authorizing the contractor to begin work under any public contract. The secretary of state shall report to the department the names and addresses of all business entities registering with that agency during the preceding month. The Wyoming department of transportation and the department of administration and information shall report to the department the names and addresses of business entities awarded a contract by that agency during the preceding month. Any employing unit failing to comply with this subsection or W.S.

Wyo. Stat. § 33-29-406 — License on the basis of comity

33-29-406. License on the basis of comity.

(a) An applicant who holds a license issued by another jurisdiction to practice professional engineering or professional land surveying may be issued a professional license provided:

(i) The applicant has submitted evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has a background that does not evidence conduct adverse to the practice of engineering or land surveying or to the ability to practice engineering or land surveying;

(ii) The applicant has passed any examinations required by rule of the board to establish competence at a professional level in Wyoming licensing laws and professional ethics; and

(iii) The applicant:

(A) Meets the education, experience and examination requirements equivalent to the requirements in effect in Wyoming at the time the applicant's license was issued by the other jurisdiction; or

(B) Meets requirements established by the national council of examiners for engineering and surveying or its successor organization that the board has determined are equivalent to the requirements for a professional license in Wyoming.

Wyo. Stat. § 33-29-604 — Exemptions and limitations

33-29-604. Exemptions and limitations.

(a) The provisions of this act shall not apply to:

(i) An officer or employee of the United States practicing within the scope of his authority and employment;

(ii) An officer or employee of the state of Wyoming performing regulatory reviews within the scope of his authority and employment provided the officer or employee shall not represent himself to be a licensed professional engineer or licensed professional surveyor unless he is so licensed and except when filing water right petitions with the state of Wyoming as provided in title 41 of the Wyoming statutes;

(iii) An individual working for a business entity or licensee provided a licensee exercises responsible charge over all final designs, drawings, maps, plats and plans filed under W.S. 33-29-801;

(iv) A utility company or telecommunications company regulated by the Wyoming public service commission or the company's employees practicing within the scope of their employment and authority;

(v) An individual who performs actions described in W.S. 33-29-201(a)(viii)(A) upon lands owned or leased by him or upon lands owned or leased by an entity, which is not a publicly traded corporation, of which he owns an interest; or

Wyo. Stat. § 33-29-403 — Requirements for professional license

(d) The board may by rule and regulation modify the requirements of this section as they relate to the licensure of a member of the faculty of the University of Wyoming teaching upper division engineering or land surveying courses.

Wyo. Stat. § 33-29-302 — Qualifications of board members

33-29-302. Qualifications of board members.

(a) Appointed members of the board shall have been residents of Wyoming for at least five (5) years immediately prior to appointment, shall be residents during their appointment and shall be citizens of the United States.

(b) Professional engineer members shall have engaged in the practice of engineering as licensed professional engineers for at least twelve (12) years and shall have been in responsible charge for at least five (5) years.

(c) Professional land surveyor members shall have been engaged in the practice of land surveying as licensed professional land surveyors for at least twelve (12) years and shall have been in responsible charge for at least five (5) years.