Where can I get fingerprinted?

Sometimes your job or participation in a group or activity requires that you be fingerprinted. Contact the Big Horn County Sheriff's Officer Community Services Officer for fingerprints at 568-2324 prior to coming down. He will set up a time when you can get your prints done on weekdays between 8:00 -12:00 A.M. And 1:00- 4:00 P.M.

1. Bring a Photo ID
2. Bring $5.00 cash
3. Bring your fingerprint cards

Come into the main entrance of the Sheriff's Office and check in with the Dispatch Center

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES: Tickets, Reports and Permits

How do I obtain a copy of an arrest record, a background check, an event report or a call for service report?
• Contact the Big Horn County Sheriff Administrative Assistant for more information. Some information requests cannot be honored due to state statute.

• How do I get a protection order?

• Protection orders are issued by a judge and are intended to protect those who fear for their own safety. Essentially, a protection order prohibits an individual from an action that is likely to cause harm; usually, a protection order prevents any contact or communication between two or more people.

What do I do if I get a ticket?

All Citations issued by the Big Horn County Sheriff's Office are payable at Circuit Court either in Basin or the Lovell Circuit court at the Annex in Lovell.

Citations issued by Greybull PD, pay them at Greybull town hall, 307-765-9431

Citations issued by Basin PD pay them at Basin town hall, 307-568-3331

Citations issued by WHP, BLM, G&F, call CCS, 307-568-2367

Warrants

I have a bondable warrant, how can I pay it?

Call Circuit Court South at 307-568-2367

Nuisance Dogs: Wyoming State Statute

Stray Dogs

I picked a stray dog up in the county, can a deputy please come and get it?

No

So what do I do with it?

Options include: Nearest humane shelters are Cody, Powell, and Worland. Release the dog back where you found it. Or adopt the animal, and we'll call if someone calls in looking for it.

How long can I legally drive a vehicle, after purchasing it, before I have to register it?

-Within 45 days if transferred from and temporary license permits issued by a licensed dealer

-Within 45 days if transferred by an out-of-state dealer

-Within 45 days if transferred and the bank is holding the title, and you can drive on a notarized Bill of Sale making sure it states the financial institution that holds that title.

-Within 30 days for private party/individual transfers when accompanied by a properly executed title for the vehicle transferring interest in the vehicle to the new owner.

VIN Checks

INFORMATION SHEET

PROCEDURES REQUIRED TO OBTAIN ABANDONED VEHICLE TITLE IN BIG HORN COUNTY EFFECTIVE 12/12/2011

1. This process applies to abandoned vehicles – those left unattended on private property without the express consent of the property owner or lessee for at least 30 days.   

→ “Vehicles” include cars, trailers, house trailers, and mobile homes not installed on permanent foundation.

→ Storage fees are computed at $5.00 per day.

→ Additional information is required from wrecking yards, salvage yards and towing companies.

PLEASE NOTE:  Applicant will be responsible for outstanding taxes for the current year on mobile homes or house trailers.

2. The property owner (Applicant) MUST provide the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office with a WRITTEN, SIGNED, AND DATED STATEMENTdescribing the vehicle, its owners, and the circumstances as to how the vehicle came to be abandoned, including the last date on which their consent to “house” the vehicle ended.  The Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office reserves the right to review all applications and may require Applicants for abandoned title to file an action in the County Court to obtain title, pursuant to W.S. 31-13-112(e).

3. ALL OF THESE STEPS MUST BE DOCUMENTED.

4. The Applicant MUST obtain a VIN AFFIDAVIT for the vehicle from a law enforcement officer.  The officer provides his own form.  An ODOMETER DISCLOSURE STATEMENT must also be completed.

5. An ABANDONED VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION REQUEST MUST be sent to the Motor Vehicle Licensing and Titling Office in Cheyenne (cost is $5.00), together with the original VIN AFFIDAVIT.  If the vehicle is valued under $600, another form is used and remains within the Sheriff’s Department.

6. After the identification request is returned, the Applicant MUST provide the above five documents for review by the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office, C/O Gwen Nelson, P.O. Box 69, Basin WY, 82410.

7. The Applicant may then proceed with the process to sell the vehicle at public auction.

8. The sale MUST be coordinated through the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Department, which will conduct the actual sale.  The Applicant MUST arrange the required publication of NOTICE OF SALE (form attached) for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general publication, Basin Republican Rustler, not less than ten (10) days before the date of sale. (Approximate cost is $22.00 to $25.00 – cash only.)

9. A copy of the NOTICE OF SALE must be sent by CERTIFIED MAIL to the last known owner(s) of the vehicle at the address listed on the title, the identification request form or another source, to any lien holder of record, and to any person with interest in the vehicle.  Notice MUST be mailed out at least ten (10) days prior to the sale date.  The Postal Service return receipt or returned letter MUST be submitted to the Sheriff’s Office.

10. ALL SALES MUST BE CONDUCTED BY THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT.  THE COST IS $10.00.  ALL SALE DATES MUST BE COORDINATED THOUGHT THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, TELEPHONE 568-2324 EXT. 136.

11. At the completion of the sale, the Sheriff’s Department will provide a BILL OF SALE (the cost for the Bill of Sale is $7.50).  A copy of the Bill of Sale and the Checklist, with attachment can be submitted to the Title Department for issuance of an abandoned vehicle title

NOTE:

→ PRIOR TO SALE: The owner of the vehicle may reclaim the vehicle upon payment of expenses arising from storage, repair, or improvements

→ AFTER THE SALE: The owner my be entitled to recover from the person selling the vehicle any proceeds of the sale in excess of the costs of sale and expenses arising from storage, towing, repairs, or improvements.  This action MUST be brought within six (6) months of the sale.

→ THE APPLICANT FOR THIS ABANDONED VEHICLE IS LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL STATEMENTS AND CLAIMS MADE DURING THIS PROCESS.

ABANDONED VEHICLES STATUTE

W.S. 31-13-109

31-13-109. Disposition of Vehicles left unattended on private property and sold by the property owner or through a court action.

(a) Any vehicle left unattended on private property without the express consent of the owner or person in lawful control of the property for at least thirty (30) consecutive days may be sold by the owner or person in lawful control of the property at public auction to the highest bidder or may be sold following an action filed pursuant to W.S. 31-13-112(e).  The thirty (30) day period begins on the first day the owner or person in lawful control of the property has knowledge the vehicle is left unattended without consent.  For purposes of a vehicle left unattended without express consent at an establishment for the service, repair or maintenance of the vehicle, the thirty (30) day period begins on the day following the period when pursuant to an agreement the vehicle was to remain at the establishment.

(b) After the time period provided in subsection (a) of this section has expired, the owner or person in lawful control of the property shall give a written report to the department on a form prescribed by the department containing the following information:

(i) A description of the make, year, model, license plate number and state indicator, and vehicle identification number of the vehicle;

(ii) The names and addresses of the vehicle owner or driver and any lien holders if known;

(iii) The name and address of the owner of the property where the vehicle was left unattended;

(iv) The date the vehicle was lift unattended without the express consent of the owner or person in lawful control of the property;

(v) If the vehicle is removed, the date, time and location of removal and the name and address of the person who removed the vehicle; and

(vi) The address of the current location of the vehicle.

(c) Upon receipt of the report provided in subsection (b) of this section, the department shall make reasonable efforts to identify the owner and any lien holders of record.  The department shall forward the information obtained to the owner or person in lawful control of the property.

(d) The owner or person in lawful control of the property shall give a written notice of sale after the thirty (30) day time period provided in subsection (a) of this section expires but not less than ten (10) days receding the date of sale to the sheriff of the county in which the vehicle is sold and by certified mail to the owner and any lien holder of record, if they are identified through reasonable efforts.  The owner or person in lawful control of the property shall publish notice of the sale once per week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the vehicle is abandoned.  The notice shall contain the following:

(i) A complete description of the make, year, model, license plate number and state indicator, and vehicle identification number of the vehicle;

(ii) The amount of money claimed for expenses incident to the removal, preservation, custody, storage and sale and if the vehicle is left unattended at an establishment for service, repair or maintenance, the cost of the services; and

(iii) The time and place of the sale.

(e) All proceeds from the sale pursuant to this section may be retained by the person selling the vehicle.  The owner or lien holder is entitle to recover from the person selling the vehicle any proceeds of the sale in excess of the costs of the sale and monies owed for expenses related to removal, preservation, custody, storage and sale and if left unattended at an establishment for service, repair or maintenance, the cost of the services provided an action is filed in the property court for recovery within one hundred twenty (120) days of the sale.

(f) Upon receipt of satisfactory evidence from the seller that he has complied with this section and sold the vehicle, the sheriff shall execute a certificate of sale in duplicate for a fee of seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) to be deposited in the county general fund. W.S. 31-13-110 and 31-13-111(a) and (f) apply to any sale under this subsection.  Satisfactory evidence of compliance requires the following:

(i) A copy of the record required to be filed with the department;

(ii) A copy of the information provided by the department pursuant to subsection (c) of this section; and

(iii) Copies of the notice of sale and proof of mailing and publication required by subsection (d) of this section.

(g ) At any time prior to a sale under this section, the owner or lien holder of record may reclaim the vehicle upon payment of expenses incident to removal, preservation,

The Big Horn County Sheriff’s Department is accepting applications for full & part time cook positions and detention deputies at Big Horn County Detention Center.

Download application below or stop by the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Department at 415 Murphy St., Basin, WY.

Print application, fill out, and return to Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office.

Employment Application

Fill out forms and return to the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office.

Forms must be signed in the Sheriff’s Office.

Voluntary Statement Form Information Background Request

Signed Stolen Form Eviction Policy Execution Policy