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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-3-901

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Known as the Law Enforcement Interstate Mutual Aid Act

The act spans §§ 7–7 (9 sections).

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Law Enforcement Interstate Mutual Aid Act." 7-3-902. Definitions.

(a) When used in this act, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:

(i) "Law enforcement agency" means a lawfully established federal, state or local public agency that is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of penal, traffic, regulatory or criminal laws;

(ii) "Law enforcement agency of an adjoining state" includes a law enforcement agency of an adjoining state and any political subdivision of that state;

(iii) "Law enforcement employee of an adjoining state" means an employee of a law enforcement agency trained and certified in accordance with the laws of the state or jurisdiction where regularly employed by the United States, an adjoining state or political subdivision;

(iv) "Mutual aid agreement" or "an agreement" means an agreement between two (2) or more law enforcement agencies consistent with the purposes of this act;

(v) "Party law enforcement agency" means a law enforcement agency that is a party to a mutual aid agreement as set forth in this act;

(vi) "Wyoming law enforcement agency" includes a sheriff, municipal, college or university police force, Wyoming highway patrol and the division of criminal investigation;

(vii) "Wyoming law enforcement employee" has the same meaning as "peace officer" as defined in W.S. 7-2-101 but does not include those officers specified in W.S. 7-2-101(a)(iv)(K);

(viii) "This act" means W.S. 7-3-901 through 7-3-910.

Official source: Wyoming Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wyoming statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.