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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 9-1-618

Agents to be safeguarded as peace officers; general assistance to state, county or local authorities; investigative duties

(a) With approval of the attorney general, the division may:

(i) Assist a state, county or local law enforcement authority which requests assistance in investigating and detecting crime and in enforcing the criminal laws of the state;

(ii) Assist in the preparation and prosecution of any criminal case when assistance is requested by a county or district attorney.

(b) The division shall investigate:

(i) Suspected criminal activity when directed by the governor to do so;

(ii) Suspected violations of the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971 and shall perform all the duties of a law enforcement officer under that act;

(iii) Organized crime which crosses jurisdictional boundaries of local law enforcement agencies;

(iv) Suspected violations of computer crimes as specified in W.S. 6-3-501 through 6-3-507;

(v) Suspected violations involving the sexual exploitation of children as specified in W.S. 6-4-303;

(vi) Conveyances, as defined by 19-13-501(a)(i), within or near designated critical infrastructure zones. The division may investigate whether any conveyance reported by county clerks in accordance with W.S. 19-13-501 and 19-13-502 may result in a threat to national or state security or whether the conveyance involves a designated country or person as defined by W.S. 19-13-501(a)(iv). The attorney general or, with the attorney general's approval, the division may subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance and require the production of records and other evidence to determine:

(A) Whether a conveyance located up to five (5) miles from a designated critical infrastructure zone threatens national or state security;

(B) Whether a conveyance involves a designated country or person as defined by W.S. 19-13-501(a)(iv);

(C) The actual identity of a party to a conveyance located up to five (5) miles from a designated critical infrastructure zone.

(vii) Incidents involving domestic terrorism or disasters related to homeland security as specified in W.S. 19- 13-102(a)(ii).

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