Section 4-4 - Definitions (a) For purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions apply: - (i) "Adjustment order" means an order issued pursuant to W.S. 40-14-616.
- (ii) "Appeal period" means the period of twenty (20) days after the notice date.
- (iii) "Cease and desist order" means an order that instructs the ordered person to cease and desist from proscribed activity.
- (iv) "Contested case" means any formal or investigative hearing before the Administrator.
- (v) "Hearing" means a public hearing before the Administrator on an application as provided in W.S. W.S. W.S. 40-14-634, W.S. W.S. W.S. 40-19-114, or W.S. W.S. W.S. 40-14-643(c), or an appeal from the Administrators notice of intent.
- (vi) "Hearing date" means the date set by the hearing officer for the hearing. The hearing date shall be no less than ten (10) days and no more than ninety (90) days from the date the appeal is filed with the Administrator. Upon agreement of the parties and the hearing officer, the hearing date may be extended past ninety (90) days from the date the appeal is filed.
- (vii) "Hearing notice" means the notice of the hearing given by the hearing officer to the respondent.
- (viii) "Hearing officer" means the any person appointed by the Administrator to preside over a contested case.
- (ix) "Notice date" means the date on which the ordered person is served with a notice of intent, which shall conclusively be the date shown on the return receipt or other reliable report of service.
- (x) "Notice of intent" means the notice given by the Administrator that he intends to issue a final order.
- (xi) "Order" means a cease and desist order, penalty order, order to show cause, adjustment order, or any other order issued by the Administrator.
- (xii) "Ordered person" means a person who or which is the subject of an order and upon whom or which the order is to operate directly.
- (xiii) "Order to show cause" means an order issued pursuant to W.S. W.S. W.S. 40-14-635 or W.S. W.S. W.S. 40-19-115.
- (xiv) "Penalty order" means an order, or such portion of an order, that imposes a civil monetary penalty.
- (xv) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, association, or other entity.
- (xvi) "Proscribed activity" means, as determined by the Administrator, any action or inaction that violates the Wyoming Uniform Consumer Credit Code or the Wyoming Rental-Purchase Agreement Act.
- (xvii) "Respondent" means the person whose legal rights, duties, privileges, or conduct are the subject of a formal or investigative hearing before the Administrator.