Bail Enforcement Agents (Wyoming Insurance Department)

This letter acknowledges receipt of your request to inspect public
records. We are researching your request and those files are being
retrieved, either from internal or external storage. Be aware that under
Wyoming Statutes and the Wyoming Insurance Department Rules and
Regulations, certain information is confidential and is not subject to
disclosure. It is possible that, when we review the information you
requested, some of the information may be subject to this confidentiality
provision.

You will be notified when the records are available for your review. At
that time you may set up an appointment to review the records or make
arrangements for copying the documents. The copy fees charged by this
office are $.50 per page and $6.00 per hour for labor in researching and
copying. If the copies are to be mailed to you, a postage charge may
apply. You will be notified of the expected cost and will be required to
remit the funds prior to your request being copied and sent to you.

Consistent with the Wyoming Public Records Act, W.S. 16-4-201 through
16-4-205, we will compile and review the records in a timely manner.

Thank you for submitting your request to this office. If you have any
questions or need additional information, you may contact me at (307)
777-6916.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Cheryl Fiechtner <cheryl.fiechtner@wyo.gov>
Date: Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 1:40 PM
Subject: Fwd: Public Records Act Request: Bail Enforcement Agents (Wyoming
Insurance Department)
To: "Heather M. Canarecci" <heather.canarecci1@wyo.gov>

Hi Heather,

I just received the attached FOIA request by email.

Thanks,
Cheryl
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From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 1:36 PM
Subject: Public Records Act Request: Bail Enforcement Agents (Wyoming
Insurance Department)
To: cheryl.fiechtner@wyo.gov

April 25, 2017
Wyoming Insurance Department
Wyoming Insurance Department
106 E. 6th Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Wyoming Public Records Act, I hereby request the following
records:

Records relating to bail enforcement Agents also known as BEA's, Bounty
Hunters, bail agents, bail recovery agents, bail recovery agents, skip
tracers, or fugitive recovery agents. An itemized list of the records I am
requesting about BEA's follows:

-Any training material including syllabi, power point presentations, or any
distributed reading material. Please conduct this portion of the search
from 1/1/05 to the date this request was processed on.

-Any regulations, policies, guidelines, or any other rules made to limit or
manage what a BEA can and cannot do.

-Use of force policies for BEA's.

-All complaints against any BEA licensed or permitted by this agency with
the following date range: 1/1/05 to the date this request is processed on.

-Financial documentation concerning the gross income of the Bail
Enforcement industry in the state. In addition or in the event the agency
does not keep documentation about the overall finances going to Bail
Enforcement, any documentation about billing, salary/payment range, or
potential benefits are also requested.

-Number of injuries and fatalities reported per year from the Bail
Enforcement industry from 1/1/05 to the date this request was processed.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform
me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer
the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or
CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I
would request your response within ten (10) business days.

Sincerely,

Curtis Waltman

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Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock
DEPT MR 36754
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

PLEASE NOTE: This request was filed by a MuckRock staff reporter. Also note
that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than
"MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as
undeliverable.
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E-Mail to and from me, in connection with the transaction
of public business, is subject to the Wyoming Public Records
Act and may be disclosed to third parties.
--
Heather Canarecci
Legal Assistant
Wyoming Department of Insurance
106 East 6th Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-6916

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E-Mail to and from me, in connection with the transaction
of public business, is subject to the Wyoming Public Records
Act and may be disclosed to third parties.

Our Department is in the final review of this request, but it does not
appear that we have any documents related to the request. I will confirm
this information and finalize a response.
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Heather Canarecci
Legal Assistant
Wyoming Department of Insurance
106 East 6th Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-6916

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E-Mail to and from me, in connection with the transaction
of public business, is subject to the Wyoming Public Records
Act and may be disclosed to third parties.

​In response to your April 25, 2017, request for public information,
department personnel have searched the records of this department for
documents responsive to your request and respond as follows:

Individuals and firms issuing bail bonds underwritten by an insurance
company are required to obtain an insurance producer license with a
casualty line of authority, however, the Department does not have any
communications or documents with regard to
records relating to bail enforcement agents, bounty hunters, bail agents,
bail recovery agents, skip tracers, or fugitive recovery agents that relate
to:​
​

-Any training material including syllabi, power point presentations, or any
distributed reading material. Please conduct this portion of the search
from 1/1/05 to the date this request was processed on.

-Any regulations, policies, guidelines, or any other rules made to limit or
manage what a BEA can and cannot do.

-Use of force policies for BEA's.

-All complaints against any BEA licensed or permitted by this agency with
the following date range: 1/1/05 to the date this request is processed on.

-Financial documentation concerning the gross income of the Bail
Enforcement industry in the state. In addition or in the event the agency
does not keep documentation about the overall finances going to Bail
Enforcement, any documentation about billing, salary/payment range, or
potential benefits are also requested.

-Number of injuries and fatalities reported per year from the Bail
Enforcement industry from 1/1/05 to the date this request was processed.

In summary, the Wyoming Insurance Department does not have any documents
responsive to your request.

​If you have any additional questions, please contact me.

Thank you,
--
Heather Canarecci
Legal Assistant
Wyoming Department of Insurance
106 East 6th Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-6916

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E-Mail to and from me, in connection with the transaction
of public business, is subject to the Wyoming Public Records
Act and may be disclosed to third parties.