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Section 9-1-618 - Agents to Be Safeguarded as Peace Officers; General Assistance to State, County or Local Authorities; Investigative Duties.

WY Stat § 9-1-618 (2019) (N/A)
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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.

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