Section 33-11-103 - Collection agency board created; membership; appointment; term; qualifications; chairman(a) The collection agency board is created. The board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor. One (1) member shall be an attorney-at-law who is actively engaged in collection work. Two (2) members shall be officers, partners, owners or resident managers of licensed collection agencies but not from the same or affiliated collection agency, and who are not attorneys-at-law. One (1) member shall be a member of the public at large who is neither an attorney-at-law nor affiliated with a collection agency, but who is or has been a user of credit or collection services. One (1) member shall be an officer, partner or owner of a grantor of credit operating in the state that engages or has engaged the services of a Wyoming licensed collection agency. Members of the board shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years and shall serve until their successors are duly appointed and qualified.(b) No person shall be appointed as a member of the board who has not been a bona fide resident of the state of Wyoming for at least five (5) years immediately prior to his appointment. The attorney and the officers, partners, owners or resident managers of the collection agencies shall have been engaged in the collection business within the state of Wyoming for a period of five (5) years immediately prior to appointment. The member of the public at large shall have at least five (5) years experience as a user of credit or collection services.(c) Upon the death, resignation or removal of any member of the board, the governor shall appoint a member to serve the remaining unexpired term. Any member of the board may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.(d) Members of the board shall elect one (1) of their members chairman to serve for a term of two (2) years.Amended by Laws 2019 , ch. 145, § 1, eff. 7/1/2019.