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WY Stat § 17-21-1106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 21 - Uniform Partnership Act|Article 11 - Registered Limited Liability Partnerships|Section 17-21-1106 - Statement of Continuance.

17-21-1106. Statement of continuance.| (a) Any foreign registered limited liability partnership, except partnerships acting as an insurer as defined in W.S. 26-1-102(a)(xvi) or acting as a financial institution as defined in W.S. 13-1-101(a)(ix), may register with the secretary of state to continue as a registered limited liability partnership in this state.  (b) To become a registered limited liability partnership, the foreign registered limited liability partnership shall file with the office of the secretary of state a statement of continuance that meets the following requirements:  (i) Complies with the provisions of W.S. 17-21-1101, including payment of the registration fee;  (ii) Contains written confirmation from the state in which the partnership was formed that the partnership's registered domicile in that state is terminated or will be terminated upon continuance in this state;  (iii) Includes a certified copy of the partnership's original statement of registration as a registered limited liability partnership;  (iv) Contains a statement of duration of the partnership from the date of formation to present;  (v) Contains a statement that the partnership will abide by the constitution and laws of this state;  (vi) Contains any additional information necessary to enable the secretary of state to determine whether the foreign registered limited liability partnership is entitled to continue in this state as a registered limited liability partnership.  (c) The secretary of state shall register as a registered limited liability partnership any partnership that submits the required fee and a statement of continuance that substantially complies with this section.  (d) Registration is effective immediately upon the filing of the statement of continuance or at any later date or time specified in the statement. Upon the effective date, the laws of Wyoming shall apply to the partnership as a registered limited liability partnership.  (e) Except for the purpose of W.S. 16-6-101 through 16-6-121, the existence of any registered limited liability partnership registered upon a statement of continuance shall be deemed to have commenced on the date the partnership was originally registered under the laws of another state.  (f) The continuance shall not affect the ownership of partnership property, liability for any existing obligation, cause of action, claim, pending or threatened prosecution, civil or administrative action, conviction, ruling, order or judgment. The continuance does not deprive a partner of any right or privilege, nor relieve a partner of any liability.
WY Stat § 17-21-1107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 21 - Uniform Partnership Act|Article 11 - Registered Limited Liability Partnerships|Section 17-21-1107 - Reinstatement Following Lapse of Registration.

17-21-1107. Reinstatement following lapse of registration.| (a) A domestic registered limited liability partnership whose registration has lapsed for failure to pay fees as provided in W.S. 17-21-1101(f)(ii) may apply to the secretary of state for reinstatement within two (2) years after the effective date of lapse. The application shall recite the name of the domestic registered limited liability partnership and the effective date of its lapse of registration.  (b) A domestic registered limited liability partnership applying for reinstatement pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall include payment of fees and taxes then delinquent and a reinstatement certificate fee prescribed by the secretary of state by rule.  (c) If the secretary of state determines that the application contains the information required by subsection (a) of this section, that the information is correct and the application contains the fees and taxes required by subsection (b) of this section, he shall prepare a certificate of reinstatement that recites his determination and the effective date of reinstatement, file the original of the certificate and return a copy to the domestic registered limited liability partnership.  (d) When the reinstatement is effective, it relates back and takes effect as of the effective date of the lapse of registration pursuant to W.S. 17-21-1101(f)(ii) and the domestic registered limited liability partnership resumes carrying on its business as if the lapse of registration had never occurred.  (e) The domestic registered limited liability partnership shall retain its registered name during the two (2) year reinstatement period.
WY Stat § 17-23-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 23 - Wyoming Statutory Trust Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-23-101 - Short Title.

17-23-101. Short title.| This chapter shall be known as the "Wyoming Statutory Trust Act."
WY Stat § 17-23-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 23 - Wyoming Statutory Trust Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-23-103 - Purpose.

17-23-103. Purpose.| Statutory trusts may be organized under this chapter for any lawful purpose, except acting as an insurer as defined in W.S. 26-1-102(a)(xvi), or acting as a financial institution as defined by W.S. 13-1-101(a)(ix) or its successor statute, whether or not conducted for profit, or for any of the purposes referred to in W.S. 17-23-102(a)(v)(A) including, without limitation, for the purpose of holding or otherwise taking title to property, whether in an active or custodial capacity.
WY Stat § 17-23-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 23 - Wyoming Statutory Trust Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-23-104 - Contributions by Beneficial Owners.

17-23-104. Contributions by beneficial owners.| (a) A contribution of a beneficial owner to the statutory trust may be in cash, property or services rendered, or a promissory note or other obligation to contribute cash or property or to perform services. A person may become a beneficial owner of a statutory trust and may receive a beneficial interest in a statutory trust without making a contribution or being obligated to make a contribution to the statutory trust.  (b) Except as provided in the governing instrument, a beneficial owner is obligated to the statutory trust to perform any promise to contribute cash, property or to perform services, even if the beneficial owner is unable to perform because of death, disability or any other reason. If a beneficial owner does not make the required contribution of property or services, the beneficial owner is obligated at the option of the statutory trust to contribute cash equal to that portion of the agreed value, as stated in the records of the statutory trust, of the contribution that has not been made. The cash contribution shall be in addition to any other rights, including the right to specific performance, that the statutory trust may have against the beneficial owner under the governing instrument or applicable law.  (c) A governing instrument may provide that the interest of any beneficial owner who fails to make any contribution that he is obligated to make shall be subject to specific penalties or consequences for the failure. The penalty or consequence may take the form of:  (i) Reducing or eliminating the defaulting beneficial owner's proportionate interest in the statutory trust;  (ii) Subordinating his beneficial interest to that of nondefaulting beneficial owners;  (iii) A forced sale of his beneficial interest;  (iv) Forfeiture of his beneficial interest;  (v) The lending by other beneficial owners of the amount necessary to meet his commitment;  (vi) Fixing of the value of his beneficial interest by appraisal or by formula and redemption or sale of his beneficial interest at that value; or  (vii) Any other penalty or consequence.
WY Stat § 17-23-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 23 - Wyoming Statutory Trust Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-23-105 - Liability of Beneficial Owners and Trustees.

17-23-105. Liability of beneficial owners and trustees.| (a) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument, the beneficial owner shall be entitled to any limitations of personal liability extended to shareholders of private corporations for profit organized under the Wyoming Business Corporation Act or extended to members of limited liability companies organized under the Wyoming Limited Liability Company Act.  (b) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument, a trustee, when acting in that capacity, shall not be personally liable to any persons other than the statutory trust or a beneficial owner for any act, omission or obligation of the statutory trust or any trustee. Notwithstanding the provisions of W.S. 17-23-113, trustees of a statutory trust shall not be held to a more rigorous standard of care than that imposed upon directors of a business corporation under the Wyoming Business Corporation Act.
WY Stat § 17-23-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 23 - Wyoming Statutory Trust Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-23-107 - Rights of Beneficial Owners in Trust Property.

17-23-107. Rights of beneficial owners in trust property.| (a) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument, a beneficial owner shall have an undivided beneficial interest in the property of the statutory trust and shall share in the profits or losses of the statutory trust in the proportion of the entire undivided beneficial interest in the statutory trust he owns. The governing instrument of a statutory trust may provide that the statutory trust or the trustees, acting for and on behalf of the statutory trust, shall be deemed to hold beneficial ownership of any income earned on securities of the statutory trust issued by any business entities formed, organized or existing under the laws of any jurisdiction, including the laws of any foreign country.  (b) No creditor of the beneficial owner shall have any right to obtain possession of, or otherwise exercise legal or equitable remedies with respect to, the property of the statutory trust.  (c) A beneficial owner's beneficial interest in the statutory trust is personal property notwithstanding the nature of the property of the trust. Except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument, a beneficial owner has no interest in specific statutory trust property.  (d) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument, the transferee of a beneficial owner's beneficial interest in the statutory trust shall only be entitled to receive the share of profits and the return of contributions to which the beneficial owner otherwise would be entitled. In the absence of the unanimous written consent of the owners of all other beneficial interests and of all trustees of the statutory trust, and except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument, a transferee of a beneficial owner's beneficial interest shall have no right to participate in, be kept apprised of the affairs of the statutory trust or to become a beneficial owner of a beneficial interest in the statutory trust.  (e) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument, at the time a beneficial owner becomes entitled to receive a distribution, he has the status of, and is entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the statutory trust with respect to the distribution. A governing instrument may provide for the establishment of record dates with respect to allocations and distributions by a statutory trust.
WY Stat § 17-23-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 23 - Wyoming Statutory Trust Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-23-109 - Registered Office and Registered Agent to Be Maintained.

17-23-109. Registered office and registered agent to be maintained.| (a) Each statutory trust shall have and continuously maintain in this state:  (i) A registered office as provided in W.S. 17-28-101 through 17-28-111; and  (ii) A registered agent as provided in W.S. 17-28-101 through 17-28-111.  (b) The provisions of W.S. 17-28-101 through 17-28-111 shall apply to all statutory trusts.
WY Stat § 17-23-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 23 - Wyoming Statutory Trust Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-23-111 - Failure to Maintain Registered Agent or Registered Office or Pay Annual Fee.

17-23-111. Failure to maintain registered agent or registered office or pay annual fee.| If any statutory trust has failed to comply with the provisions of W.S. 17-28-101 through 17-28-111 or has failed to pay the fee required by W.S. 17-23-117, it is transacting business within this state without authority and shall forfeit any franchises, rights or privileges acquired under the laws of this state. The forfeiture shall be made effective in the following manner. The secretary of state shall provide by first class mail or by electronic means a notice of its failure to comply. Unless compliance is made within sixty (60) days of mailing or electronic submission of the notice, the statutory trust shall be deemed defunct and to have forfeited its certificate of organization acquired under the laws of this state. Any defunct statutory trust may at any time within two (2) years after the forfeiture of its certificate, be revived and reinstated, by filing the necessary statement under this chapter and paying the prescribed fee, together with a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00). The statutory trust shall retain its registered name during the two (2) year reinstatement period.
WY Stat § 17-23-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 23 - Wyoming Statutory Trust Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-23-112 - Existence of Statutory Trust.

17-23-112. Existence of statutory trust.| (a) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument, the statutory trust shall have perpetual existence.  (b) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument, the death, incapacity, dissolution, termination or bankruptcy of a beneficial owner shall not result in the termination or dissolution of a statutory trust.
WY Stat § 17-23-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 23 - Wyoming Statutory Trust Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-23-113 - Applicability of Trust Law.

17-23-113. Applicability of trust law.| Except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument or in this chapter, the laws of this state pertaining to trusts are hereby made applicable to statutory trusts. A statutory trust complying with the provisions of this chapter shall not be considered a financial institution as defined in W.S. 13-1-101(a)(ix).
WY Stat § 17-23-114 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 23 - Wyoming Statutory Trust Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-23-114 - Certificate of Trust; Amendment; Cancellation.

17-23-114. Certificate of trust; amendment; cancellation.| (a) Every statutory trust shall file a certificate of trust in the office of the secretary of state. The certificate of trust shall set forth:  (i) The name of the statutory trust, which shall not be the same as, or deceptively similar to any trademark or service mark registered in this state and shall be distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state from other business names as required by W.S. 17-16-401;  (ii) The name and the business address of at least one (1) of the trustees authorized to manage the statutory trust;  (iii) The future effective date or time of the certificate if it is not to be effective upon the filing of the certificate; and  (iv) Any other information the trustee determines to include.  (b) A certificate of trust may be amended by filing a certificate of amendment in the office of the secretary of state. The certificate of amendment shall set forth:  (i) The name of the statutory trust;  (ii) The amendment to the certificate; and  (iii) The future effective date or time of the certificate if it is not to be effective upon the filing of the certificate.  (c) A certificate of trust may be amended at any time for any purpose as the trustees may determine. A trustee who becomes aware that any statement in a certificate of trust was false when made or that any matter described has changed making the certificate false in any material respect, shall promptly file a certificate of amendment.  (d) A certificate of trust shall be canceled upon the completion of winding up of the statutory trust and its termination. A certificate of cancellation shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state and set forth:  (i) The name of the statutory trust;  (ii) The date of filing of its certificate of trust;  (iii) The future effective date or time of cancellation if it is not to be effective upon the filing of the certificate; and  (iv) Any other information the trustee determines to include.
WY Stat § 17-23-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 23 - Wyoming Statutory Trust Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-23-115 - Execution of Certificate.

17-23-115. Execution of certificate.| (a) Each certificate required by this chapter to be filed with the secretary of state shall be executed in the following manner:  (i) A certificate of trust shall be signed by at least one (1) of the trustees;  (ii) A certificate of amendment shall be signed by at least one (1) of the trustees;  (iii) A certificate of cancellation shall be signed by all of the trustees or as otherwise provided in the governing instrument;  (iv) If a statutory trust is filing a certificate of merger or consolidation, the certificate of merger or consolidation shall be signed by all of the trustees or as otherwise provided in the governing instrument. If the certificate of merger or consolidation is being filed by another business entity, the certificate of merger or consolidation shall be signed by a person authorized to execute the instrument on behalf of the other business entity; and  (v) The certificate of trust shall be accompanied by a written consent to appointment manually signed by the registered agent.  (b) The execution of a certificate by a trustee constitutes an oath or affirmation, under the penalties of false swearing of W.S. 6-5-303, that, to the best of the trustee's knowledge and belief, the facts stated are true.
WY Stat § 17-23-116 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 23 - Wyoming Statutory Trust Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-23-116 - Filing of Certificate; Effective Date; Fee; Organization.

17-23-116. Filing of certificate; effective date; fee; organization.| (a) The original signed copy together with a duplicate copy, which may be either a signed or conformed copy, of the certificate of trust and any certificates of amendment or cancellation or any certificate of merger or consolidation shall be delivered to the secretary of state. Unless the secretary of state finds that any certificate does not conform to law, upon receipt of all filing fees required he shall:  (i) Certify that the certificate of trust, the certificate of amendment, the certificate of cancellation or the certificate of merger or consolidation has been filed in his office by endorsing upon the original and duplicate copy of the certificate the word "Filed," and the date and hour of the filing. This endorsement is conclusive of the date and time of its filing in the absence of actual fraud;  (ii) File and index the original endorsed certificate; and  (iii) Issue a certificate of organization to which he shall affix the duplicate copy of the certificate of trust. In the case of the filing of any certificate other than a certificate of trust, the secretary of state shall return the duplicate copy, similarly endorsed, to the person who filed it or his representative.  (b) A certificate of trust, certificate of amendment, certificate of cancellation or certificate of merger or consolidation which acts as a certificate of cancellation shall be effective as provided in W.S. 17-23-118.  (c) A fee as set forth in W.S. 17-23-117 shall be paid at the time of the filing of a certificate of trust, a certificate of amendment, a certificate of cancellation or a certificate of merger or consolidation.  (d) Upon the issuance of the certificate of organization, the statutory trust shall be considered organized. The certificate of organization shall be conclusive evidence that all conditions precedent required to be performed by the trustee and beneficial owners have been complied with and that the statutory trust has been legally organized under this chapter, except as against this state in a proceeding to cancel or revoke the certificate of organization or for involuntary dissolution of the statutory trust.  (e) A statutory trust shall not transact business or incur indebtedness, except that which is incidental to its organization or until the secretary of state has issued a certificate of organization.  (f) If the secretary of state refuses to file a certificate of trust, certificate of amendment, certificate of cancellation or certificate of merger or consolidation under subsection (a) of this section, the secretary of state shall return it to the filing party or its representative within fifteen (15) days after the certificate was delivered, together with a brief, written explanation of the reason for the refusal.
WY Stat § 17-23-117 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 23 - Wyoming Statutory Trust Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-23-117 - Administration; Filing, Service and Copying Fees; Annual Fee.

17-23-117. Administration; filing, service and copying fees; annual fee.| (a) The secretary of state has the power reasonably necessary to perform the duties required by this chapter. The secretary of state shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.  (b) The secretary of state shall set and collect filing, service and copying fees to recover costs to administer this chapter. Fees shall not exceed the costs of providing these services.  (c) The secretary of state shall collect an annual tax of one hundred dollars ($100.00), due and payable January 2 of each year. This tax is delinquent if not paid by February 1 and an addition to the tax shall then be due of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
WY Stat § 17-23-118 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 23 - Wyoming Statutory Trust Act|Article 1 - General Provisions|Section 17-23-118 - Effective Time and Date of Document.

17-23-118. Effective time and date of document.| (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a document accepted for filing is effective:  (i) At the time of filing on the date it is filed, as evidenced by the secretary of state's date and time endorsement on the original document; or  (ii) At the time specified in the document as its effective time on the date it is filed.  (b) A document may specify a delayed effective time and date, which shall be a date and time certain, and if it does so the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but no time is specified, the document is effective at the close of business on that date. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than ninety (90) days after the date it is filed.