Section 18-3-101 – Time of Qualifying.
18-3-101. Time of qualifying. All county officers elected at a general election shall qualify and assume their offices on the first Monday in January next following their election.
Section 18-3-102 – County Officers Required to Execute Bonds; Amount; Sureties; Penalty.
18-3-102. County officers required to execute bonds; amount; sureties; penalty. (a) All county officers, except county attorneys, before assuming the duties of their office and within twenty (20) days after the commencement of the term for which they were elected or appointed, shall take, subscribe and file the oath of office, and execute and file […]
Section 18-3-103 – Offices and Records to Be Kept Within County; Exceptions; Records Open to Public Inspection; Removal for Purposes of Copying; Penalty.
18-3-103. Offices and records to be kept within county; exceptions; records open to public inspection; removal for purposes of copying; penalty. (a) Each county officer except the county attorney, the county coroner and the county sheriff if the county jail is not located in the county seat, shall keep his office at the county seat […]
Section 18-3-104 – Copies of Instruments and Transcripts of Records as Evidence.
18-3-104. Copies of instruments and transcripts of records as evidence. Copies of all documents, writs, proceedings, instruments, papers and writings filed or deposited in the office of any district judge, county clerk or county treasurer and transcripts from books of record or proceedings kept by any such officers, with the seal of his office affixed, […]
Section 18-3-105 – Powers and Compensation in Special Cases.
18-3-105. Powers and compensation in special cases. Whenever any county officer is required to perform the official duties of any other officer of this state he shall have for that time the same powers given by law to the officer whose duties he performs and shall receive the same compensation for his services.
Section 18-3-106 – Full-Time Officers Enumerated.
18-3-106. Full-time officers enumerated. Each county clerk, county treasurer, clerk of the district court, county assessor and county sheriff shall devote full time to the duties of their respective offices during the term for which they were elected or appointed. In counties which are not served by a district attorney and in which the population […]
Section 18-3-107 – Annual Salaries of Certain Officers; Additional Compensation Prohibited; Exception as to Traveling and Other Expenses; Compensation of County Commissioner; Appointment and Salaries of Deputies, Clerks, Stenographers and Other Assistants.
18-3-107. Annual salaries of certain officers; additional compensation prohibited; exception as to traveling and other expenses; compensation of county commissioner; appointment and salaries of deputies, clerks, stenographers and other assistants. (a) County officers shall be paid as follows: (i) The county assessor, part-time county and prosecuting attorneys, part-time county attorneys, county clerk, clerk of district […]
Section 18-3-108 – Salaries Paid in Monthly Installments; Allowance by Commissioners.
18-3-108. Salaries paid in monthly installments; allowance by commissioners. The salaries of county officers shall be paid in equal monthly installments by the county in which they serve and shall be allowed at the first regular monthly meeting of the board of county commissioners occurring after the rendition of service.
Section 18-3-110 – Reimbursement for Traveling Expenses; Receipt Required.
18-3-110. Reimbursement for traveling expenses; receipt required. Any county officer whose official duties require him to travel away from the county seat shall be reimbursed by the county for his actual and necessary traveling expenses and mileage as provided by W.S. 9-3-103. The county sheriff may also be reimbursed for travel away from the county […]
Section 18-3-111 – Responsibility of Officers.
18-3-111. Responsibility of officers. All county officers are responsible for the acts of their deputies and assistants, and as such are liable on their official bonds.
Section 18-3-112 – Powers; Bonds.
18-3-112. Powers; bonds. All deputy county officers have the same power and authority as their principal, and all official acts performed by them have the same force and effect as if done by their principal. All officers appointing deputies and assistants may require from them bond for their own protection, in such sum as they […]