Wyoming Search and Rescue

Missoulian: Wyoming bill would help counties with claims forsearch and rescue costs 

HB 35, Search and rescue operations.

“(d) Any county sheriff's office in this state may

3 file a claim in a court of competent jurisdiction against a

4 person who is the subject of a search and rescue operation

5 for reimbursement of costs directly incurred in the

6 performance of search and rescue activities. To the extent

7 a county sheriff’s office obtains judgment and collects

8 reimbursement from the person, the office shall return to

9 the office of homeland security any payments authorized

10 from the search and rescue account for that operation.”