051-24 Wyo. Code R. §§ 24-4 - Expenses Eligible for Reimbursement

(a) Investigation expenses that are eligible for reimbursement include:

(i) Expenses for laboratory testing of evidence gathered during an Investigation;

(ii) Expenses for maintaining the chain of custody for evidence gathered during an Investigation;

(iii) Travel, lodging, and per diem expenses for Investigations by county sheriff employees;

(iv) Travel, lodging, and per diem expenses for court appearances by county sheriff employees called to testify in a case arising from an Investigation;

(v) Expenses for activities relating to an Investigation specified in a mutual aid memorandum of understanding entered into between the Board and a county sheriff; and

(vi) Expenses for recovery of missing livestock.

(b) The rate for reimbursement of travel, lodging, and per diem expenses will be at the rate authorized by the Governor of the state of Wyoming as of May 1 of each fiscal year; however, the Board cannot guarantee full reimbursement at that rate for every submitted claim containing eligible expenses for travel, lodging, and per diem. If a county sheriff has entered into a mutual aid memorandum of understanding as provided in Section 5 of these rules with the Board, the rates in that memorandum will apply.

(c) The Board will consider expenses for damage to county sheriff property directly related to Investigations on a case-by-case basis.

(d) The types of Training expenses that are eligible for reimbursement are limited to expenses for travel, lodging, and per diem for attendance at a Training Program.

(e) County payment of expenses eligible for reimbursement from the Account does not guarantee reimbursement by the Board. A county sheriff must show that each expense claimed is reasonable.

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051-24 Wyo. Code R. §§ 24-4

Adopted, Eff. 2/6/2020.