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Title 35 Public Health and Safety

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35-1-428. Fees for copies and searches; surcharges.

(a) The department of health shall in accordance with guidelines imposed upon boards and commissions under W.S. 33-1-201, prescribe reasonable fees for certified copies of certificates or records or for a search of the files or records when no copy is made. Fees collected shall be deposited into the general fund. (b) In addition to fees imposed by department rule and regulation under subsection (a) of this section, the department shall collect a surcharge of five dollars ($5.00) for each copy of a certificate or record issued pursuant to this article and five dollars ($5.00) for each five (5) year period or portion thereof that a search of files or records is undertaken pursuant to this article. Revenues collected from the surcharge imposed under this subsection shall be deposited by the state treasurer in accordance with the following: (i) For the period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2024, seventy-five percent (75%) into the Wyoming children's trust fund established under W.S. 14-8-106(a) and twenty-five percent (25%) into the Wyoming children's income account established under W.S. 14-8-106(b); (ii) Beginning July 1, 2024, one hundred percent (100%) into the Wyoming children's trust fund established under W.S. 14-8-106(a). (c) In addition to the fees imposed by department of health rules under subsection (a) of this section and the surcharges imposed under subsection (b) of this section, the department shall collect a surcharge of five dollars ($5.00) for each copy of a death certificate issued pursuant to this article. Revenues collected from the surcharge imposed under this subsection shall be deposited by the department in the indigent persons burial account, which is hereby created. All funds within the account shall be invested by the state treasurer and all investment earnings from the account shall be deposited in the account. Subject to legislative appropriation, the department of family services shall disperse one-half (1/2) of the funds within the account to counties that made a request for reimbursement under W.S. 18-3-504(c) or 19-14-101(a) and the remaining one-half (1/2) of funds shall be available to the department of family services for expenses incurred under W.S. 42-2-103(c). If a legislative appropriation is insufficient to reimburse all county reimbursement requests, the department of family services shall disperse the available funds so that each county that made a reimbursement request receives equal percentage reimbursements.

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35-1-428. Fees for copies and searches; surcharges.

(a) The department of health shall in accordance with guidelines imposed upon boards and commissions under W.S. 33-1-201, prescribe reasonable fees for certified copies of certificates or records or for a search of the files or records when no copy is made. Fees collected shall be deposited into the general fund. (b) In addition to fees imposed by department rule and regulation under subsection (a) of this section, the department shall collect a surcharge of five dollars ($5.00) for each copy of a certificate or record issued pursuant to this article and five dollars ($5.00) for each five (5) year period or portion thereof that a search of files or records is undertaken pursuant to this article. Revenues collected from the surcharge imposed under this subsection shall be deposited by the state treasurer in accordance with the following: (i) For the period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2024, seventy-five percent (75%) into the Wyoming children's trust fund established under W.S. 14-8-106(a) and twenty-five percent (25%) into the Wyoming children's income account established under W.S. 14-8-106(b); (ii) Beginning July 1, 2024, one hundred percent (100%) into the Wyoming children's trust fund established under W.S. 14-8-106(a). (c) In addition to the fees imposed by department of health rules under subsection (a) of this section and the surcharges imposed under subsection (b) of this section, the department shall collect a surcharge of five dollars ($5.00) for each copy of a death certificate issued pursuant to this article. Revenues collected from the surcharge imposed under this subsection shall be deposited by the department in the indigent persons burial account, which is hereby created. All funds within the account shall be invested by the state treasurer and all investment earnings from the account shall be deposited in the account. Subject to legislative appropriation, the department of family services shall disperse one-half (1/2) of the funds within the account to counties that made a request for reimbursement under W.S. 18-3-504(c) or 19-14-101(a) and the remaining one-half (1/2) of funds shall be available to the department of family services for expenses incurred under W.S. 42-2-103(c). If a legislative appropriation is insufficient to reimburse all county reimbursement requests, the department of family services shall disperse the available funds so that each county that made a reimbursement request receives equal percentage reimbursements.

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