Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 044 - Insurance Dept
Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules
Chapter 32 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR CONTESTED CASES
Section 32-3 - Definitions

(a) "Attorney" means an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Wyoming, or an attorney who is licensed to practice law in another state and who is associated with an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Wyoming.

(b) "Contested case" means a proceeding in which legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party are required by law to be determined by an agency after an opportunity for hearing.

(c) "Department" or "agency" means the Wyoming Department of Insurance.

(d) "Hearing" means any proceeding in which the Petitioner and Respondent have the opportunity to present arguments to a Hearing Officer regarding a contested case brought pursuant to W.S. §§ 26-2-108 to 26-2-111, or W.S. §§ 16-3-107 to 16-3-113. The term "hearing" does not apply to informal appearances before the commissioner or his designee, including those matters arising under W.S. §§ 16-3-102 to 16-3-106.

(e) "Hearing officer" means a hearing examiner from the Office, an attorney who has been retained by the agency to preside over a contested case, an officer of the Department who has been designated to preside over a contested case, or any other person who is statutorily authorized to preside over a contested case.

(f) "Office" means the Office of Administrative Hearings.

(g) "Petitioner" means the person or entity seeking relief through the contested case proceeding.

(h) "Representative" means an individual other than an attorney who is authorized to function in a representative capacity on behalf of a party to a contested case.

(i) "Respondent" means the person or entity against whom relief is being sought through the contested case proceeding.

(j) "Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act" means Wyoming Statute §§ 16-3-101 through -115.