Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-405
This is the official text of Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-405, part of Wyoming’s Wyoming Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wyoming, organized into 40+ numbered titles by subject. This particular section falls under Title 6, “Crimes and Offenses.”
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Interference with contract submission and award by a public servant
Official statutory text
(a) A public servant who knowingly conveys, either directly or indirectly and outside of the publicly available official invitation to bid or pre-qualify to bid or solicitation for contracts, any information concerning the specifications for a contract or the identity of any specific potential prime contractors or subcontractors, when disclosure of that information is intended to influence the likelihood of acceptance of a bid or offer, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both. This subsection shall not apply to a public servant who conveys information intended to clarify plans or specifications regarding a public contract where disclosure of that information is also made available to the public upon request.
(b) A public servant who, either directly or indirectly, knowingly informs a bidder or offeror that the bid or offer will be accepted or executed only if specified persons are included as subcontractors is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.
(c) Any public servant who knowingly awards a public contract based on criteria that were not publicly disseminated via an invitation to bid that is published pursuant to law, a pre-bid or pre-qualification conference or any other lawful procedure for soliciting contracts is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both. This subsection shall not apply to any public servant who provides a person a copy of the transcript or other summary of any pre-bid or pre-qualification conference where the transcript or summary would otherwise be made available to the public upon request.
(d) This section shall apply only to public contracts for which sealed bids are submitted.
(b) A public servant who, either directly or indirectly, knowingly informs a bidder or offeror that the bid or offer will be accepted or executed only if specified persons are included as subcontractors is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.
(c) Any public servant who knowingly awards a public contract based on criteria that were not publicly disseminated via an invitation to bid that is published pursuant to law, a pre-bid or pre-qualification conference or any other lawful procedure for soliciting contracts is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both. This subsection shall not apply to any public servant who provides a person a copy of the transcript or other summary of any pre-bid or pre-qualification conference where the transcript or summary would otherwise be made available to the public upon request.
(d) This section shall apply only to public contracts for which sealed bids are submitted.
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