Section 9-1-618 - [Effective 7/1/2024] Agents to be safeguarded as peace officers; general assistance to state, county or local authorities; investigative duties(a) With approval of the attorney general, the division may: (i) Assist a state, county or local law enforcement authority which requests assistance in investigating and detecting crime and in enforcing the criminal laws of the state;(ii) Assist in the preparation and prosecution of any criminal case when assistance is requested by a county or district attorney.(b) The division shall investigate: (i) Suspected criminal activity when directed by the governor to do so;(ii) Suspected violations of the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971 and shall perform all the duties of a law enforcement officer under that act;(iii) Organized crime which crosses jurisdictional boundaries of local law enforcement agencies;(iv) Suspected violations of computer crimes as specified in W.S. 6-3-501 through 6-3-507;(v) Suspected violations involving the sexual exploitation of children as specified in W.S. 6-4-303.(vi) Conveyances, leases and leasehold interests within or near designated critical infrastructure zones as reported by county clerks in accordance with W.S. 19-13-501 and 19-13-502. The division may investigate whether the conveyance, lease and leasehold interest may result in a threat to national or state security or whether the conveyance, lease and leasehold interest involves a designated country or person as defined by W.S. 19-13-501(a)(iv). The attorney general or, with the attorney general's approval, the division may subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance and require the production of records and other evidence to determine: (A) Whether a conveyance, lease and leasehold interest within five (5) miles of a designated critical infrastructure zone threatens national or state security;(B) Whether a conveyance, lease and leasehold interest involves a designated country or person as defined by W.S. 19-13-501(a)(iv);(C) The actual identity of a party to a conveyance, lease and leasehold interest within five (5) miles of a designated critical infrastructure zone.(vii) Incidents involving domestic terrorism or disasters related to homeland security as specified in W.S. 19-13-102(a)(ii).Amended by Laws 2024, ch. 72,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by Laws 2017 , ch. 22, § 2, eff. 7/1/2017.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.