Title 6 Crimes and Offenses

6-5-401. Definitions.

(a) As used in this article: (i) "Governmental entity" means any unit of state or local government or any branch, subdivision or agency thereof or any school district or special district; (ii) "Kickback" means any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value or compensation of any kind that is provided, directly or indirectly, to any public official, public servant, prime contractor, prime contractor employee, subcontractor or subcontractor employee for the purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding favorable treatment in connection with a prime contract or in connection with a subcontract relating to a prime contract; (iii) "Prime contractor" means any person who has entered into a public contract; (iv) "Prime contractor employee" means any officer, partner, employee or agent of a prime contractor; (v) "Public contract" means any contract for goods, services or construction awarded to any person with or without bid by any governmental entity, regardless of any procedures for the bid or contract process that are required by law; (vi) "Public officer" means as defined by W.S. 6-5-101(a)(v); (vii) "Public servant" means as defined by W.S. 6-5-101(a)(vi); (viii) "Subcontract" means a contract or contractual action entered into by a prime contractor or subcontractor for the purpose of obtaining goods, services or construction of any kind under a public contract; (ix) "Subcontractor" means any person, except for the prime contractor, who offers to furnish or furnishes any goods, services or construction of any kind under a public contract or a subcontract entered into in connection with a public contract. "Subcontractor" shall include any person who offers to furnish or furnishes goods, services or construction to the prime contractor or a higher-tier subcontractor; (x) "Subcontractor employee" means any officer, partner, employee or agent of a subcontractor.