19-14-101. Burial of indigents. (a) The board of county commissioners of each county shall provide for the preparation of the body and transmittal to and burial in the veteran’s cemetery of any other than a dishonorably discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States who served on behalf of the United States in […]
19-14-102. Interview preference in public departments; qualifications. (a) In every public department veterans or surviving spouses shall have a preference prior to the interview process. Age or other impairment which does not in fact materially incapacitate shall not disqualify them from receiving preference if they possess the business capacity, competency, education or other qualifications for […]
19-14-103. Honorably discharged considered to be sui juris as to G.I. bill of rights. Each person eighteen (18) years of age who receives an honorable discharge from the armed service of the United States after having served at least three (3) months in the armed services, shall be considered as having attained the age of […]
19-14-104. Recordation of discharges. (a) Each Wyoming county clerk shall record in his office without charge of any fee a certificate of discharge or other separation from service documents from any person who has served in the United States armed forces at any time, and who has been honorably discharged or relieved from active service. […]
19-14-105. Use of pensions for support in state institutions prohibited; exception; penalty. No state institution shall take any part of the pension of any war veteran for his support or maintenance except, in the case of a veteran who is or who may be confined in any charitable institution of Wyoming. The pension of the […]
19-14-106. Free tuition for education of war orphans and veterans; definitions. (a) As used in this section: (i) “Eligible person” includes the surviving spouse and dependent of any person who was a resident of Wyoming at the time of entering into active state service or active service with the military forces of the United States; […]
19-14-107. Creation of veterans’ commission; composition; terms. (a) A Wyoming veterans’ commission is created within the military department consisting of twelve (12) members, not less than one (1) of whom shall reside in each judicial district identified in W.S. 5-3-101, appointed by the governor for staggered terms of three (3) years. Commencing with initial appointments […]
19-14-108. Veterans’ cemetery; acquisition and maintenance; eligibility for burial. (a) Military department, with the approval of the veterans’ commission, may acquire a site in this state to be used to establish a cemetery for the interment of veterans of the United States armed forces and for qualified family members of eligible veterans. The approval of […]
19-14-109. Veteran burial teams. (a) The veteran burial team account is created. Subject to policies and procedures adopted by the veterans’ commission, Wyoming veteran burial teams who have contracted with the commission may apply for payment for the performance of military funeral duties not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) per funeral. The commission shall […]
19-14-110. Description and declaration of Wyoming veterans’ memorial museum. The lands in Natrona county described as follows are hereby declared to be the Wyoming veterans’ memorial museum to be managed by the military department: a parcel of land situate in the NE of the SE and the SE of the NE of Section 20, Township […]
19-14-111. Employment; permissive preference in private employment. (a) A private employer may grant preference to a veteran in hiring and promotion. (b) A private employer may grant preference in hiring and promotion to a spouse of a disabled veteran and to a surviving spouse of a deceased veteran. (c) The granting of a preference based […]
19-14-112. Description and declaration of Wyoming national guard museum. The lands in Laramie county, Wyoming, described as follows are hereby declared to be the Wyoming national guard museum to be managed by the military department: All of Block 8, Replat of Airport Addition to the City of Cheyenne, Wyoming, as shown by the Replat of […]
