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WY Stat § 17-16-125 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-16-125 - Filing Duty of Secretary of State.

17-16-125. Filing duty of secretary of state.| (a) If a document delivered to the office of the secretary of state for filing satisfies the requirements of W.S. 17-16-120, the secretary of state shall file the document.  (b) The secretary of state files a document by stamping or otherwise endorsing "Filed," together with his official title and the date and time of filing, on both the original and the document copy and on the receipt for the filing fee. The secretary of state may prescribe rules for filing of electronic transmissions. After filing a document, except as provided in W.S. 17-28-103, the secretary of state shall deliver the document copy, with the filing fee receipt (or acknowledgement of receipt if no fee is required) attached, to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative. The secretary of state, in his discretion, may issue a certificate evidencing the filing of a document upon the payment of the requisite fee.  (c) If the secretary of state refuses to file a document, he shall return it to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative within fifteen (15) days after the document was delivered, together with a brief, written explanation of the reason for his refusal.  (d) The secretary of state's duty to file documents under this section is ministerial. His filing or refusing to file a document does not:  (i) Affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or part;  (ii) Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or  (iii) Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.
WY Stat § 17-16-126 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-16-126 - Appeal From Secretary of State's Refusal to File Document.

17-16-126. Appeal from secretary of state's refusal to file document.| (a) If the secretary of state refuses to file a document delivered to his office for filing, the domestic or foreign corporation may, within thirty (30) days after the return of the document, appeal the refusal to the district court of the county where the corporation's principal office is located in the state or, if the corporation does not have a principal office in the state, the district court of the county where its registered office is or will be located, or the district court of the county of residence of an incorporator for a domestic corporation, or in the district court of Laramie county. The appeal is commenced by petitioning the court to compel filing the document and by attaching to the petition the document and the secretary of state's explanation of his refusal to file.  (b) The court may summarily order the secretary of state to file the document or take other action the court considers appropriate.  (c) The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.
WY Stat § 17-16-127 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-16-127 - Evidentiary Effect of Copy of Filed Document.

17-16-127. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.| A certificate from the secretary of state delivered with a copy of a document filed by the secretary of state is conclusive evidence that the original document is on file with the secretary of state.
WY Stat § 17-16-128 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-16-128 - Certificate of Existence.

17-16-128. Certificate of existence.| (a) Anyone may apply to the secretary of state to furnish a certificate of existence for a domestic corporation or a certificate of authorization for a foreign corporation.  (b) A certificate of existence or authorization sets forth:  (i) The domestic corporation's corporate name or the foreign corporation's corporate name used in this state;  (ii) That:  (A) The domestic corporation is duly incorporated under the law of this state, the date of its incorporation, and the period of its duration if less than perpetual; or  (B) The foreign corporation is authorized to transact business in this state.  (iii) That all fees, taxes, and penalties owed to this state have been paid, if:  (A) Payment is reflected in the records of the secretary of state; and  (B) Nonpayment affects the existence or authorization of the domestic or foreign corporation.  (iv) That its most recent annual report required by W.S. 17-16-1630 has been filed by the secretary of state;  (v) That articles of dissolution have not been filed; and  (vi) Other facts of record in the office of the secretary of state that may be requested by the applicant.  (c) Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence or authorization issued by the secretary of state may be relied upon as conclusive evidence that the domestic or foreign corporation is in existence or is authorized to transact business in this state.
WY Stat § 17-16-130 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-16-130 - Powers.

17-16-130. Powers.| The secretary of state has the power reasonably necessary to perform the duties required of him by this act. The secretary of state shall promulgate reasonable forms, rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.
WY Stat § 17-16-141 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-16-141 - Notice.

17-16-141. Notice.| (a) Notice under this act shall be in writing unless oral notice is reasonable under the circumstances. Notice by electronic transmission is written notice.  (b) Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, telegraph, teletype, or other form of wire or wireless communication; or by mail or private carrier. If these forms of personal notice are impracticable, notice may be communicated by a newspaper of general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, television, or other form of public broadcast communication.  (c) Written notice by a domestic or foreign corporation to its shareholder, if in a comprehensible form, is effective:  (i) Upon deposit in the United States mail, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder's address shown in the corporation's current record of shareholders;  (ii) When an electronic transmission has been made to a data address provided by the shareholder; or  (iii) When electronically transmitted to the shareholder in a manner otherwise authorized by the shareholder.  (d) Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state may be addressed to its registered agent at its registered office or to the corporation or its secretary at its principal office shown in its most recent annual report or, in the case of a foreign corporation that has not yet delivered an annual report, in its application for a certificate of authority.  (e) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is effective at the earliest of the following:  (i) When received;  (ii) Five (5) days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed; or  (iii) On the date shown on the return receipt, if sent by registered or certified mail, or comparable private carrier, return receipt requested, and the receipt is signed, either manually or in facsimile, by or on behalf of the addressee.  (f) Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible manner.  (g) If this act prescribes notice requirements for particular circumstances, those requirements govern. If articles of incorporation or bylaws prescribe notice requirements, not inconsistent with this section or other provisions of this act, those requirements govern.
WY Stat § 17-16-142 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-16-142 - Number of Shareholders.

17-16-142. Number of shareholders.| (a) For purposes of this act, the following identified as a shareholder in a corporation's current record of shareholders constitutes one (1) shareholder:  (i) Three (3) or fewer coowners;  (ii) A corporation, partnership, trust, estate, or other entity;  (iii) The trustees, guardians, custodians, or other fiduciaries of a single trust, estate, or account; or  (iv) One (1) data address.  (b) For purposes of this act, shareholdings registered in substantially similar names constitute one (1) shareholder if it is reasonable to believe that the names represent the same person.
WY Stat § 17-16-143 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-16-143 - Qualified Director.

17-16-143. Qualified director.| (a) A "qualified director" is a director who, at the time action is to be taken under:  (i) W.S. 17-16-744, does not have:  (A) A material interest in the outcome of the proceeding; or  (B) A material relationship with a person who has such an interest.  (ii) W.S. 17-16-853 or 17-16-855:  (A) Is not a party to the proceeding;  (B) Is not a director as to whom a transaction is a director's conflicting interest transaction or who sought a disclaimer of the corporation's interest in a business opportunity under W.S. 17-16-870, which transaction or disclaimer is challenged in the proceeding; and  (C) Does not have a material relationship with a director described in either subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph.  (iii) W.S. 17-16-862, is not a director as to whom the transaction is a director's conflicting interest transaction, or a director who has a material relationship with another director as to whom the transaction is a director's conflicting interest transaction; or  (iv) W.S. 17-16-870, would be a qualified director under paragraph (iii) of this subsection if the business opportunity were a director's conflicting interest transaction.  (b) For purposes of this section:  (i) "Material interest" means an actual or potential benefit or detriment, other than one which would devolve on the corporation or the shareholders generally, that would reasonably be expected to impair the objectivity of the director's judgment when participating in the action to be taken;  (ii) "Material relationship" means a familial, financial, professional, employment or other relationship that would reasonably be expected to impair the objectivity of the director's judgment when participating in the action to be taken.  (c) The presence of one (1) or more of the following circumstances shall not automatically prevent a director from being a qualified director:  (i) Nomination or election of the director to the current board by any director who is not a qualified director with respect to the matter, or by any person that has a material relationship with that director, acting alone or participating with others;  (ii) Service as a director of another corporation of which a director who is not a qualified director with respect to the matter, or any individual who has a material relationship with that director, is or was also a director; or  (iii) With respect to action to be taken under W.S. 17-16-744, status as a named defendant, as a director against whom action is demanded or as a director who approved the conduct being challenged.
WY Stat § 17-16-201 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 2 - Incorporation|Section 17-16-201 - Incorporators.

17-16-201. Incorporators.| One (1) or more persons may act as the incorporator or incorporators of a corporation by delivering articles of incorporation to the secretary of state for filing.
WY Stat § 17-16-202 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 2 - Incorporation|Section 17-16-202 - Articles of Incorporation.

17-16-202. Articles of incorporation.| (a) The articles of incorporation shall set forth:  (i) A corporate name for the corporation that satisfies the requirements of W.S. 17-16-401;  (ii) The number of shares the corporation is authorized to issue, which may be unlimited if so stated;  (iii) The street address of the corporation's initial registered office and the name of its initial registered agent at that office; and  (iv) The name and address of each incorporator.  (b) The articles of incorporation may set forth:  (i) The names and addresses of the individuals who are to serve as the initial directors;  (ii) Provisions not inconsistent with law including:  (A) The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized;  (B) Managing the business and regulating the affairs of the corporation;  (C) Defining, limiting, and regulating the powers of the corporation, its board of directors, and shareholders;  (D) A par value for authorized shares or classes of shares;  (E) The imposition of personal liability on shareholders for the debts of the corporation to a specified extent and upon specified conditions.  (iii) Any provision that under this act is required or permitted to be set forth in the bylaws;  (iv) A provision eliminating or limiting the liability of a director to the corporation or its shareholders for money damages for any action taken, or any failure to take any action, as a director, except liability for:  (A) The amount of financial benefit received by a director to which he is not entitled;  (B) An intentional infliction of harm on the corporation or shareholders;  (C) A violation of W.S. 17-16-833; or  (D) An intentional violation of criminal law; and  (v) A provision permitting or making obligatory indemnification of a director for liability (as defined in W.S. 17-16-850(a)(iii)) to any person for any action taken, or failure to take any action, as a director, except liability for:  (A) Receipt of a financial benefit to which he is not entitled;  (B) An intentional infliction of harm on the corporation or its shareholders;  (C) A violation of W.S. 17-16-833; or  (D) An intentional violation of criminal law.  (c) The articles of incorporation need not set forth any of the corporate powers enumerated in this act.  (d) Reserved.  (e) The articles of incorporation shall be accompanied by a written consent to appointment signed by the registered agent.
WY Stat § 17-16-203 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 2 - Incorporation|Section 17-16-203 - Incorporation.

17-16-203. Incorporation.| (a) Unless a delayed effective date is specified, the corporate existence becomes effective when the articles of incorporation are filed.  (b) The secretary of state's filing of the articles of incorporation is conclusive proof that the incorporators satisfied all conditions precedent to incorporation except in a proceeding by the state to cancel or revoke the incorporation or involuntarily dissolve the corporation.
WY Stat § 17-16-204 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 2 - Incorporation|Section 17-16-204 - Liability for Preincorporation Transactions.

17-16-204. Liability for preincorporation transactions.| All persons purporting to act as or on behalf of a corporation, knowing there was no incorporation under this act, are jointly and severally liable for all liabilities created while so acting.
WY Stat § 17-16-205 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 2 - Incorporation|Section 17-16-205 - Organization of Corporation.

17-16-205. Organization of corporation.| (a) After incorporation:  (i) If initial directors are named in the articles of incorporation, the initial directors shall hold an organizational meeting, at the call of a majority of the directors, to complete the organization of the corporation by appointing officers, adopting bylaws, and carrying on any other business brought before the meeting;  (ii) If initial directors are not named in the articles, the incorporator or incorporators shall hold an organizational meeting at the call of a majority of the incorporators to:  (A) Elect directors and complete the organization of the corporation; or  (B) Elect a board of directors who shall complete the organization of the corporation.  (b) Action required or permitted by this act to be taken by incorporators at an organizational meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action taken is evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken and signed by each incorporator.  (c) An organizational meeting may be held within or outside of this state.  (d) Within sixty (60) days after filing articles of incorporation, a corporation shall provide information to its registered agent as required by W.S. 17-28-107.
WY Stat § 17-16-206 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 2 - Incorporation|Section 17-16-206 - Bylaws.

17-16-206. Bylaws.| (a) The incorporators or board of directors of a corporation shall adopt initial bylaws for the corporation.  (b) The bylaws of a corporation may contain any provision for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the corporation that is not inconsistent with law or the articles of incorporation.  (c) If bylaws are not adopted:  (i) An annual meeting shall be held within three (3) months after the close of the corporation's fiscal year;  (ii) The required officers shall be the president, the secretary and the treasurer; and  (iii) Bylaws may be adopted at any director or shareholder meeting.
WY Stat § 17-16-207 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 2 - Incorporation|Section 17-16-207 - Emergency Bylaws.

17-16-207. Emergency bylaws.| (a) Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, the board of directors of a corporation may adopt bylaws to be effective only in an emergency defined in subsection (d) of this section. The emergency bylaws, which are subject to amendment or repeal by the shareholders, may make all provisions necessary for managing the corporation during the emergency, including:  (i) Procedures for calling a meeting of the board of directors;  (ii) Quorum requirements for the meeting; and  (iii) Designation of additional or substitute directors.  (b) All provisions of the regular bylaws consistent with the emergency bylaws remain effective during the emergency. The emergency bylaws are not effective after the emergency ends.  (c) Corporate action taken in good faith in accordance with the emergency bylaws:  (i) Binds the corporation; and  (ii) May not be used to impose liability on a corporate director, officer, employee, or agent.  (d) An emergency exists for purposes of this section if a quorum of the corporation's directors cannot readily be assembled because of some extraordinary event.
WY Stat § 17-16-301 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 3 - Purposes and Powers|Section 17-16-301 - Purposes.

17-16-301. Purposes.| (a) Every corporation incorporated under this act has the purpose of engaging in any lawful business unless a more limited purpose is set forth in the articles of incorporation.  (b) A corporation engaging in a business that is subject to regulation under another statute of this state may incorporate under this act only if permitted by, and subject to all limitations of, the other statute.
WY Stat § 17-16-302 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 3 - Purposes and Powers|Section 17-16-302 - General Powers.

17-16-302. General powers.| (a) Unless its articles of incorporation provide otherwise, every corporation has perpetual duration and succession in its corporate name and has the same powers as an individual to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out its business and affairs, including without limitation power to:  (i) Sue and be sued, complain and defend in its corporate name;  (ii) Have a corporate seal, which may be altered at will, and to use it, or a facsimile of it, by impressing or affixing it or in any other manner reproducing it;  (iii) Make and amend bylaws, not inconsistent with its articles of incorporation or with the laws of this state, for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the corporation;  (iv) Purchase, receive, lease, or otherwise acquire, and own, hold, improve, use, and otherwise deal with, real or personal property, or any legal or equitable interest in property, wherever located;  (v) Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, and otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property;  (vi) Purchase, receive, subscribe for, or otherwise acquire; own, hold, vote, use, sell, mortgage, lend, pledge, or otherwise dispose of; and deal in and with shares or other interests in, or obligations of, any other entity;  (vii) Make contracts and guarantees, incur liabilities, borrow money, issue its notes, bonds, and other obligations which may be convertible into or include the option to purchase other securities of the corporation, and secure any of its obligations by mortgage or pledge of any of its property, franchises, or income;  (viii) Lend money, invest and reinvest its funds, and receive and hold real and personal property as security for repayment;  (ix) Be a promoter, partner, member, associate, or manager of any partnership, joint venture, trust, or other entity;  (x) Conduct its business, locate offices, and exercise the powers granted by this act within or without this state;  (xi) Elect directors and appoint officers, employees, and agents of the corporation, define their duties, fix their compensation, and lend them money and credit;  (xii) Pay pensions and establish pension plans, pension trusts, profit sharing plans, share bonus plans, share option plans, and benefit or incentive plans for any or all of its current or former directors, officers, employees, and agents;  (xiii) Make donations for the public welfare or for charitable, scientific, or educational purposes;  (xiv) Transact any lawful business; and  (xv) Make payments or donations, or do any other act, not inconsistent with law, that furthers the business and affairs of the corporation.