GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 1
Section 1. Authority. These rules are promulgated by authority of Wyoming Statute §§ 16-3-102 and 9-2-2203.
Section 2. Construction. These rules are to be liberally construed to assure the unbiased, fair, expeditious, and impartial conduct of contested case proceedings before the Office of Administrative Hearings or any Board, Agency, or Commission that uses these Rules. Any procedural rule may be relaxed or modified by the presiding hearing examiner only in the interest of fairness or justice. In the absence of rule, the presiding hearing examiner may proceed in any manner consistent with the intent of these rules.
Section 3. Severability. If any portion of these rules is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder shall remain in effect.