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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 8 - Duties and Powers of Trustee › Section 4-10-813 - Duty to Inform and Report.

4-10-813. Duty to inform and report.
(a) A trustee shall keep the qualified beneficiaries of the trust reasonably informed about the administration of the trust and of the material facts necessary for them to protect their interests. Unless unreasonable under the circumstances, a trustee shall promptly respond to a qualified beneficiary's request for information related to the administration of the trust.
(b) A trustee shall comply with the following provisions unless the trust instrument specifically directs, limits or waives this requirement of a trustee:
(i) Upon request of any qualified beneficiary, the trustee shall promptly furnish to the beneficiary a copy of the trust instrument;
(ii) Within sixty (60) days after accepting a trusteeship, the trustee shall notify the qualified beneficiaries of the acceptance and of the trustee's name, address and telephone number;
(iii) Within sixty (60) days after the date the trustee acquires knowledge of the creation of an irrevocable trust, or the date the trustee acquires knowledge that a formerly revocable trust has become irrevocable, whether by the death of the settlor or otherwise, the trustee shall notify the qualified beneficiaries of the trust's existence, of the identity of the settlor or settlors, of the right to request a copy of the trust instrument and of the right to a trustee's report as provided in subsection (c) of this section; and
(iv) The trustee shall notify the qualified beneficiaries in advance of any change in the method or rate of the trustee's compensation.
(c) A trustee shall send to qualified beneficiaries, at least annually and at the termination of the trust, a report of the trust property, liabilities, receipts and disbursements, including the amount of the trustee's compensation, except to the extent compensation has been disclosed consistent with the requirements of W.S. 4-10-802, the allocation of receipts, disbursements, trustee compensation and expenses of administration between income and principal, a listing of the trust assets and, if feasible, their respective market values. Upon a vacancy in a trusteeship, unless a cotrustee remains in office, a report shall be sent to the qualified beneficiaries by the former trustee. A personal representative, conservator or guardian of a deceased or incapacitated trustee may send the qualified beneficiaries a report on the trustee's behalf.
(d) A beneficiary may waive the right to a trustee's report or other information otherwise required to be furnished under this section. A beneficiary, with respect to future reports and other information, may withdraw a waiver previously given.
(e) The trustee of an irrevocable trust that was created before July 1, 2003 or which became irrevocable before July 1, 2003 may elect not to comply with subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 8 - Duties and Powers of Trustee › Section 4-10-814 - Discretionary Powers; Tax Savings; Distribution Limitations.

4-10-814. Discretionary powers; tax savings; distribution limitations.
(a) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 155, 5.
(b) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, and unless the terms of the trust expressly indicate that a rule in this subsection does not apply:
(i) A person other than a settlor who is a beneficiary and trustee of a trust that confers on the trustee a power to make discretionary distributions to or for the trustee's personal benefit may exercise the power only in accordance with an ascertainable standard; and
(ii) A trustee may not exercise a power to make discretionary distributions to satisfy a legal obligation of support that the trustee personally owes another person.
(c) A power, the exercise of which is limited or prohibited by subsection (b) of this section may be exercised by a majority of the remaining trustees whose exercise of the power is not so limited or prohibited. If the power of all trustees is so limited or prohibited, the trustee may appoint a special fiduciary with authority to exercise the power.
(d) Subsection (b) of this section does not apply to:
(i) A power held by the settlor's spouse who is the trustee of a trust for which a marital deduction, as defined in Section 2056(b)(5) or 2523(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect on July 1, 2003, was previously allowed;
(ii) Any trust during any period that the trust may be revoked or amended by its settlor; or
(iii) Contributions to a trust that qualify for the annual exclusion under Section 2503(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect on July 1, 2003, or which are subject to an annual withdrawal right.
(e) A court may review a trustee's exercise of discretion concerning a discretionary distribution only if the trustee acts dishonestly, with improper motive or fails to use judgment.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in the terms of a trust, the trustee shall not consider the assets or resources of a beneficiary in determining whether to make a distribution of trust income or principal.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 8 - Duties and Powers of Trustee › Section 4-10-815 - General Powers of Trustee.

4-10-815. General powers of trustee.
(a) A trustee, without authorization by the court, may exercise:
(i) Powers conferred by the terms of the trust; and
(ii) Except as limited by the terms of the trust:
(A) All powers over the trust property which an unmarried competent owner has over individually owned property;
(B) Any other powers appropriate to achieve the proper investment, management and distribution of the trust property; and
(C) Any other powers conferred by this act.
(b) The exercise of a power under this act is subject to the fiduciary duties prescribed by this article.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 8 - Duties and Powers of Trustee › Section 4-10-817 - Distribution Upon Termination.

4-10-817. Distribution upon termination.
(a) Upon termination or partial termination of a trust, the trustee may send to the beneficiaries a proposal for distribution. The right of any beneficiary to object to the proposed distribution terminates if the beneficiary does not notify the trustee of an objection within thirty (30) days after the proposal was sent but only if the proposal informed the beneficiary of the right to object and of the time allowed for objection.
(b) Upon the occurrence of an event terminating or partially terminating a trust, the trustee shall proceed expeditiously to distribute the trust property to the persons entitled to it, subject to the right of the trustee to retain a reasonable reserve for the payment of debts, expenses and taxes.
(c) A release by a beneficiary of a trustee from liability for breach of trust is invalid to the extent:
(i) It was induced by improper conduct of the trustee; or
(ii) The beneficiary, at the time of the release, did not know of the beneficiary's rights or of the material facts relating to the breach.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 9 - Uniform Prudent Investor Act › Section 4-10-901 - Prudent Investor Rule; Definitions.

4-10-901. Prudent investor rule; definitions.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a trustee who invests and manages trust assets owes a duty to the beneficiaries of the trust to comply with the prudent investor rule set forth in this article.
(b) The prudent investor rule, a default rule, may be expanded, restricted, eliminated or otherwise altered by the provisions of a trust. A trustee is not liable to a beneficiary to the extent that the trustee acted in reasonable reliance on the provisions of the trust.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 9 - Uniform Prudent Investor Act › Section 4-10-903 - Diversification.

4-10-903. Diversification.
A trustee shall diversify the investments of the trust unless the trustee reasonably determines that, because of special circumstances, the purposes of the trust are better served without diversifying.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 9 - Uniform Prudent Investor Act › Section 4-10-904 - Duties at Inception of Trusteeship.

4-10-904. Duties at inception of trusteeship.
Within a reasonable time after accepting a trusteeship or receiving trust assets, a trustee shall review the trust assets and make and implement decisions concerning the retention and disposition of assets, in order to bring the trust portfolio into compliance with the purposes, terms, distribution requirements and other circumstances of the trust, and with the requirements of this article.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 9 - Uniform Prudent Investor Act › Section 4-10-906 - Impartiality.

4-10-906. Impartiality.
If a trust has two (2) or more beneficiaries, the trustee shall act impartially in investing and managing the trust assets, taking into account any differing interests of the beneficiaries.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 9 - Uniform Prudent Investor Act › Section 4-10-907 - Investment Costs.

4-10-907. Investment costs.
In investing and managing trust assets, a trustee may only incur costs that are appropriate and reasonable in relation to the assets, the purposes of the trust, and the skills of the trustee.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 9 - Uniform Prudent Investor Act › Section 4-10-908 - Reviewing Compliance.

4-10-908. Reviewing compliance.
Compliance with the prudent investor rule under this article is determined in light of the facts and circumstances existing at the time of a trustee's decision or action and not by hindsight.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 9 - Uniform Prudent Investor Act › Section 4-10-909 - Delegation of Investment and Management Functions.

4-10-909. Delegation of investment and management functions.
(a) A trustee may delegate investment and management functions that a prudent trustee of comparable skills could properly delegate under the circumstances. The trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill and caution in:
(i) Selecting an agent;
(ii) Establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes and terms of the trust; and
(iii) Periodically reviewing the agent's actions in order to monitor the agent's performance and compliance with the terms of the delegation.
(b) In performing a delegated function, an agent owes a duty to the trust to exercise reasonable care to comply with the terms of the delegation.
(c) A trustee who complies with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section is not liable to the beneficiaries or to the trust for the decisions or actions of the agent to whom the function was delegated.
(d) By accepting the delegation of a trust function from the trustee of a trust that is subject to the law of this state, an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of the state of Wyoming even if investment advisory agreements or other related agreements provide otherwise, and the agent may be made a party to any action or proceeding if issues relate to a decision, action or inaction of the agent.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 9 - Uniform Prudent Investor Act › Section 4-10-910 - Language Invoking Standard of This Article.

4-10-910. Language invoking standard of this article.
(a) The following terms or comparable language in the provisions of a trust, unless otherwise limited or modified, authorizes any investment or strategy permitted under this article:
(i) "Investments permissible by law for investment of trust funds";
(ii) "Legal investments";
(iii) "Authorized investments";
(iv) "Using the judgment and care under the circumstances then prevailing that persons of prudence, discretion and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs, not in regard to speculation but in regard to the permanent disposition of their funds, considering the probable income as well as the probable safety of their capital";
(v) "Prudent man rule," "prudent trustee rule," "prudent person rule" or "prudent investor rule."
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 9 - Uniform Prudent Investor Act › Section 4-10-911 - Application to Public Funds of the State of Wyoming.

4-10-911. Application to public funds of the state of Wyoming.
This article applies to public funds of the state of Wyoming unless a different investment standard is specifically provided for the investment of specified public funds.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries › Section 4-10-1001 - Remedies for Breach of Trust.

4-10-1001. Remedies for breach of trust.
(a) A violation by a fiduciary of a duty the fiduciary owes to a beneficiary is a breach of trust.
(b) To remedy a breach of trust that has occurred or may occur, the court may:
(i) Compel the fiduciary to perform the fiduciary's duties;
(ii) Enjoin the fiduciary from committing a breach of trust;
(iii) Compel the fiduciary to redress a breach of trust by paying money, restoring property or other means;
(iv) Order a fiduciary to account;
(v) Appoint a special fiduciary to take possession of the trust property and administer the trust;
(vi) Suspend the fiduciary;
(vii) Remove the fiduciary as provided in W.S. 4-10-706;
(viii) Reduce or deny compensation to the fiduciary;
(ix) Subject to the rights of persons dealing with a fiduciary as provided in W.S. 4-10-1013, void an act of the fiduciary, impose a lien or a constructive trust on trust property or trace trust property wrongfully disposed of and recover the property or its proceeds; or
(x) Order any other appropriate relief.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries › Section 4-10-1002 - Damages for Breach of Trust.

4-10-1002. Damages for breach of trust.
(a) A fiduciary who commits a breach of trust is liable to the beneficiaries affected for the greater of:
(i) The amount required to restore the value of the trust property and trust distributions to what they would have been had the breach not occurred; or
(ii) The profit the fiduciary made by reason of the breach.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if more than one (1) fiduciary is liable to the beneficiaries for a breach of trust, a fiduciary is entitled to contribution from the other fiduciary or fiduciaries. A fiduciary is not entitled to contribution if the fiduciary was substantially more at fault than another fiduciary or if the fiduciary committed the breach of trust in bad faith or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the trust or the interests of the beneficiaries. A fiduciary who received a benefit from the breach of trust is not entitled to contribution from another fiduciary to the extent of the benefit received.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries › Section 4-10-1003 - Damages in Absence of Breach.

4-10-1003. Damages in absence of breach.
(a) A fiduciary is accountable to an affected beneficiary for any profit made by the fiduciary arising from the administration of the trust, even absent a breach of trust.
(b) Absent a breach of trust, a fiduciary is not liable to a beneficiary for a loss or depreciation in the value of trust property or for not having made a profit.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries › Section 4-10-1004 - Attorney's Fees and Costs.

4-10-1004. Attorney's fees and costs.
In a judicial proceeding involving the administration of a trust, the court, as justice and equity may require, may award costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, to any party, to be paid by another party or from the trust that is the subject of the controversy.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries › Section 4-10-1005 - Limitation of Action Against Fiduciary.

4-10-1005. Limitation of action against fiduciary.
(a) A beneficiary may not commence a proceeding against a fiduciary for breach of trust more than two (2) years after the date the beneficiary or a representative of the beneficiary received a report that adequately disclosed the existence of a potential claim for breach of trust and informed the beneficiary of the time allowed for commencing a proceeding.
(b) A report adequately discloses the existence of a potential claim for breach of trust if it provides sufficient information so that the beneficiary or representative knows of the potential claim or should have inquired into its existence.
(c) If subsection (a) of this section does not apply, a judicial proceeding by a beneficiary against a fiduciary for breach of trust shall be commenced within three (3) years after the first of the following to occur:
(i) The removal, resignation or death of the fiduciary;
(ii) The termination of the beneficiary's interest in the trust; or
(iii) The termination of the trust.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries › Section 4-10-1006 - Reliance on Trust Instrument.

4-10-1006. Reliance on trust instrument.
A fiduciary who acts in reasonable reliance on the terms of the trust as expressed in the trust instrument is not liable to a beneficiary for a breach of trust to the extent the breach resulted from the reliance.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries › Section 4-10-1007 - Event Affecting Administration or Distribution.

4-10-1007. Event affecting administration or distribution.
If the happening of an event, including marriage, divorce, performance of educational requirements or death, affects the administration or distribution of a trust, a fiduciary who has exercised reasonable care to ascertain the happening of the event is not liable for a loss resulting from the fiduciary's lack of knowledge.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries › Section 4-10-1008 - Exculpation of Fiduciaries.

4-10-1008. Exculpation of fiduciaries.
(a) A term of a trust relieving a fiduciary of liability for breach of trust is unenforceable to the extent that it:
(i) Relieves the fiduciary of liability for breach of trust committed in bad faith or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the trust or the interests of the beneficiaries; or
(ii) Was inserted as the result of an abuse by the fiduciary of a fiduciary or confidential relationship to the settlor.
(b) An exculpatory term drafted or caused to be drafted by the fiduciary is invalid as an abuse of a fiduciary or confidential relationship unless the fiduciary proves that the exculpatory term is fair under the circumstances and that its existence and contents were adequately communicated to the settlor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries › Section 4-10-1009 - Beneficiary's Consent, Release or Ratification.

4-10-1009. Beneficiary's consent, release or ratification.
(a) A fiduciary is not liable to a beneficiary for breach of trust if the beneficiary consented in writing to the conduct constituting the breach, released the fiduciary from liability for the breach or ratified the transaction constituting the breach, unless:
(i) The consent, release or ratification of the beneficiary was induced by improper conduct of the fiduciary; or
(ii) At the time of the consent, release or ratification, the beneficiary did not know of the beneficiary's rights or of the material facts relating to the breach.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries › Section 4-10-1010 - Limitation on Personal Liability of Fiduciary.

4-10-1010. Limitation on personal liability of fiduciary.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in the contract, a fiduciary is not personally liable on a contract properly entered into in its capacity as a fiduciary in the course of administering the trust if the fiduciary in the contract disclosed the fiduciary capacity.
(b) A fiduciary is personally liable for torts committed in the course of administering a trust, or for obligations arising from ownership or control of trust property, including liability for violation of environmental law, only if the fiduciary is personally at fault.
(c) A claim based on a contract entered into by a fiduciary in its capacity as a fiduciary, on an obligation arising from ownership or control of trust property, or on a tort committed in the course of administering a trust, may be asserted in a judicial proceeding against the fiduciary in its capacity as a fiduciary, whether or not the fiduciary is personally liable for the claim.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries › Section 4-10-1011 - Liability of Successor Fiduciaries for Actions of Predecessor.

4-10-1011. Liability of successor fiduciaries for actions of predecessor.
Successor fiduciaries are not liable for actions, errors or omissions of any prior or predecessor fiduciaries.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries › Section 4-10-1012 - Interest of Trustee as General Partner.

4-10-1012. Interest of trustee as general partner.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section or unless personal liability is imposed in the contract, a trustee who holds an interest as a general partner in a general or limited partnership is not personally liable on a contract entered into by the partnership after the trust's acquisition of the interest if the fiduciary capacity was disclosed in the contract or in a statement previously filed pursuant to W.S. 17-14-201 through 17-14-209 or 17-21-101 through 17-21-1105.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a trustee who holds an interest as a general partner is not personally liable for torts committed by the partnership or for obligations arising from ownership or control of the interest unless the trustee is personally at fault.
(c) The immunity provided by this section does not apply if an interest in the partnership is held by the trustee in a capacity other than that of trustee or is held by the trustee's spouse or one (1) or more of the trustee's descendants, siblings, or parents or the spouse of any of them.
(d) If the trustee of a revocable trust holds an interest as a general partner, the settlor is personally liable for contracts and other obligations of the partnership as if the settlor were a general partner.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries › Section 4-10-1013 - Protection of Person Dealing With Fiduciary.

4-10-1013. Protection of person dealing with fiduciary.
(a) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith assists a fiduciary, or who in good faith and for value deals with a fiduciary, without knowledge that the fiduciary is exceeding or improperly exercising the fiduciary's powers is protected from liability as if the fiduciary properly exercised the power.
(b) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith deals with a fiduciary is not required to inquire into the extent of the fiduciary's powers or the propriety of their exercise.
(c) A person who in good faith delivers assets to a fiduciary need not ensure their proper application.
(d) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith assists a former fiduciary, or who in good faith and for value deals with a former fiduciary, without knowledge that the appointment has terminated is protected from liability as if the former fiduciary were still a fiduciary.
(e) Comparable protective provisions of other laws relating to commercial transactions or transfer of securities by fiduciaries prevail over the protection provided by this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries › Section 4-10-1014 - Certification or Affidavit of Trust.

4-10-1014. Certification or affidavit of trust.
(a) Instead of furnishing a copy of the trust instrument to a person other than a beneficiary, the trustee may furnish to the person a certification or affidavit of trust containing the following information:
(i) That the trust exists and the date the trust instrument was executed;
(ii) The identity of the settlor;
(iii) The identity and address of the currently acting trustee;
(iv) The pertinent powers of the trustee;
(v) The revocability or irrevocability of the trust and the identity of any person holding a power to revoke the trust;
(vi) The authority of cotrustees to sign or otherwise authenticate and whether all or less than all are required in order to exercise powers of the trustee;
(vii) The trust's taxpayer identification number (optional); and
(viii) The manner of taking title to trust property.
(b) A certification or affidavit of trust shall be signed or otherwise authenticated by any trustee.
(c) A certification or affidavit of trust shall state that the trust has not been revoked, modified or amended in any manner that would cause the representations contained in the certification of trust to be incorrect.
(d) A certification or affidavit of trust need not contain the dispositive terms of a trust or the trust's taxpayer identification number.
(e) A recipient of a certification or affidavit of trust may require the trustee to furnish copies of those excerpts from the original trust instrument and later amendments which designate the trustee and confer upon the trustee the power to act in the pending transaction.
(f) A person who acts in reliance upon a certification or affidavit of trust without knowledge that the representations contained therein are incorrect is not liable to any person for so acting and may assume without inquiry the existence of the facts contained in the certification or affidavit. Knowledge of the terms of the trust may not be inferred solely from the fact that a copy of all or part of the trust instrument is held by the person relying upon the certification or affidavit.
(g) A person who in good faith enters into a transaction in reliance upon a certification or affidavit of trust may enforce the transaction against the trust property as if the representations contained in the certification or affidavit were correct.
(h) A person making a demand for the trust instrument in addition to a certification or affidavit of trust or excerpts is liable for damages if the court determines that the person did not act in good faith in demanding the trust instrument.
(j) This section does not limit the right of a person to obtain a copy of the trust instrument in a judicial proceeding concerning the trust.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 4-10-1101 - Uniformity of Application and Construction.

4-10-1101. Uniformity of application and construction.
In applying and construing this act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. With respect to article 5 of this act, a court shall not give consideration to cases from jurisdictions that have adopted some version of the Uniform Trust Code, but have not modified article 5 of the Uniform Trust Code in a manner similar to article 5 of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 4-10-1102 - Electronic Records and Signatures.

4-10-1102. Electronic records and signatures.
The provisions of this act governing the legal effect, validity or enforceability of electronic records or electronic signatures, and of contracts formed or performed with the use of such records or signatures, conform to the requirements of Section 102 of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7002) and supersede, modify, and limit the requirements of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 4 - Trusts › Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code › Article 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 4-10-1103 - Application to Existing Relationships.

4-10-1103. Application to existing relationships.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this act and subsections (c) through (e) of this section, on July 1, 2003:
(i) This act, applies to all trusts created on or after July 1, 2003;
(ii) This act applies to all judicial proceedings concerning trusts created on or after July 1, 2003, and to all judicial proceedings concerning trusts created before July 1, 2003 that have elected to be governed by this act as provided in subsection (c) of this section;
(iii) Any rule of administration, construction or presumption provided in this act shall not apply to trust instruments executed before July 1, 2003, unless subsection (c), (d) or (e) of this section is applicable;
(iv) An action taken before July 1, 2003, is not affected by this act and any review of actions taken before July 1, 2003 by a trustee or other person shall be reviewed under the law and standards applicable at the time the action was taken unless subsection (c), (d) or (e) of this section is applicable.
(b) If a right is acquired, extinguished or barred upon the expiration of a prescribed period that has commenced to run under any other statute before July 1, 2003, that statute continues to apply to the right even if it has been repealed or superseded.
(c) This act applies to a trust created before July 1, 2003 if the settlor, if living, and all qualified beneficiaries consent to the application. If the settlor is not living, this act may apply to a trust created before July 1, 2003 if all qualified beneficiaries and the trustee consent to the application. If all of the qualified beneficiaries do not consent to a proposed application of this act to the trust, the court may apply this act to the trust after determining that the interests of the nonconsenting qualified beneficiary will be adequately protected.
(d) The provisions of the prior Uniform Trustees Powers Act and Uniform Prudent Investor Act that have been incorporated into this act as W.S. 4-10-816 and 4-10-901 through 4-10-913, respectively, shall apply to any trust created prior to April 1, 2003, unless the trust instrument states otherwise.
(e) This act shall apply to a trust created before July 1, 2003 if the principal place of administration of the trust is changed from a jurisdiction other than Wyoming to Wyoming on or after July 1, 2003 or if on or after July 1, 2003, a person whose principal place of business is located in, or who is a resident of, Wyoming becomes a trustee of the trust or a trustee moves the trustee's principal place of business to, or becomes a resident of, Wyoming.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 1 - In General › Section 5-1-101 - Qualifications of Judges of Supreme Court and District Court.

5-1-101. Qualifications of judges of supreme court and district court.
No person shall be eligible for election or appointment to the office of justice of the supreme court, or to the office of judge of the district court, unless he shall possess the qualifications prescribed for such office by the constitution of the state of Wyoming and shall have practiced law in the state of Wyoming at least one (1) year immediately preceding his election or appointment.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 1 - In General › Section 5-1-102 - Terms of Judicial Nominating Commission Members; Expenses; Removal.

5-1-102. Terms of judicial nominating commission members; expenses; removal.
(a) The terms of the elected and appointed voting members of the judicial nominating commission created by Article 5, Section 4, Wyoming Constitution, shall be four (4) years except the initial term for one (1) attorney and one (1) elector shall be two (2) years and the initial term for one (1) attorney and one (1) elector shall be three (3) years. The members of the Wyoming state bar initially elected to the commission shall draw lots to determine the term each shall serve. The governor shall designate whether the length of the term of electors he initially appoints to the commission shall be two (2), three (3) or four (4) years. The governor may remove any member he appoints as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
(b) The members of the judicial nominating commission, including any advisors, shall not receive any fees, salary or other compensation for services rendered but are entitled to receive per diem and mileage on the same basis and at the same rate as state employees and reimbursement for any other actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of commission duties.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 1 - In General › Section 5-1-103 - Terms of Members of the Commission on Judicial Conduct and Ethics; Removal; Expenses.

5-1-103. Terms of members of the commission on judicial conduct and ethics; removal; expenses.
(a) The terms of members of the commission on judicial conduct and ethics shall be those set out in Article 5, Section 6, Wyoming Constitution, and the rules adopted by the supreme court as authorized by that constitutional provision.
(b) Members of the commission on judicial conduct and ethics may be removed in accordance with rules adopted by the supreme court in accordance with Article 5, Section 6, Wyoming Constitution. Members appointed to the commission by the governor may also be removed in accordance with W.S. 9-1-202.
(c) The members of the commission on judicial conduct and ethics shall not receive any fees, salary or other compensation for services rendered but are entitled to receive per diem and mileage on the same basis and at the same rate as state employees and reimbursement for any other actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the commission's duties, but in any event such reimbursement shall not exceed funds specifically appropriated by the legislature for the benefit of the commission.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 1 - In General › Section 5-1-105 - Salaries of Justices of Supreme Court and Judges of District Courts.

5-1-105. Salaries of justices of supreme court and judges of district courts.
Subject to the provisions of article 5, section 17 of the Wyoming constitution as amended, the justices of the supreme court and the judges of the district court shall receive annual salaries as provided by law which shall be paid in monthly installments at the end of each month, and upon request, the state auditor shall draw warrants upon the state treasurer accordingly, in favor of said justices and judges.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 1 - In General › Section 5-1-107 - Personal Jurisdiction; Service of Process Outside State.

5-1-107. Personal jurisdiction; service of process outside state.
(a) A Wyoming court may exercise jurisdiction on any basis not inconsistent with the Wyoming or United States constitution.
(b) When the exercise of personal jurisdiction is authorized by this section, service may be made outside this state and proved according to the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure or any order of the court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 1 - In General › Section 5-1-108 - Concurrent Jurisdiction of the United States Over Certain Lands in Wyoming.

5-1-108. Concurrent jurisdiction of the United States over certain lands in Wyoming.
(a) Concurrent jurisdiction over crimes and offenses under the laws of the state of Wyoming is hereby ceded to the United States over and within all the territory dedicated to national park, monument, historic site or public recreational purposes included in tracts of land in Wyoming designated as:
(i) Grand Teton National Park;
(ii) John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway;
(iii) Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area;
(iv) Devils Tower National Monument;
(v) Fort Laramie National Historic Site; and
(vi) Fossil Butte National Monument.
(b) The concurrent jurisdiction ceded by subsection (a) of this section shall be vested upon acceptance by the United States by and through its appropriate officials, and shall continue so long as the lands within the designated areas are dedicated to national park, monument, historic site or public recreational purposes.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 1 - In General › Section 5-1-109 - Deaf and Mute Persons; Rights Enumerated.

5-1-109. Deaf and mute persons; rights enumerated.
(a) In all civil or criminal cases in which a deaf or mute person is a party or in a grand jury proceeding where the person is a witness, the presiding judge shall upon petition appoint a qualified interpreter to assist the court and deaf person during the proceedings. The cost for the interpreter's services may be assessed as court costs.
(b) When a person who is deaf or mute is arrested for an alleged criminal violation, he may request the appointment of an interpreter. Unless the interpreter's services are waived by the deaf or mute person, or unless the interrogation is conducted entirely in writing in the case of a deaf or mute person able to read and write, he shall not be required to submit to interrogation or make a statement unless the interpreter is present.
(c) An interpreter appointed under this section shall serve the deaf or mute person and the court and shall in no instance offer legal counsel, advice or assistance to the deaf or mute person.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 1 - In General › Section 5-1-110 - Salaries of Judges.

5-1-110. Salaries of judges.
(a) Subject to constitutional and statutory provisions concerning when salaries can become effective, judges of the supreme court, district courts, chancery courts and circuit courts shall receive the following annual salaries which shall be paid in equal monthly installments on the last working day of the month:
(i) Supreme court justices shall receive an annual salary of one hundred sixty-five thousand dollars ($165,000.00) commencing July 1, 2012 and one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000.00) commencing July 1, 2019;
(ii) District court judges shall receive an annual salary of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00) commencing July 1, 2012 and one hundred sixty thousand dollars ($160,000.00) commencing July 1, 2019;
(iii) Circuit court judges shall receive an annual salary of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000.00) commencing July 1, 2017 and one hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($145,000.00) commencing July 1, 2019;
(iv) Chancery court judges shall receive an annual salary equal to the judges of the district courts.
(b) In addition to the salaries provided in subsection (a) of this section, the legislature may provide through the budget process salary cost of living increases comparable to the increases provided to other state employees. Any such cost of living salary increases shall be specifically stated in a footnote to the budget bill by stating the total appropriation required as a result of any such increases along with the new salary amount to be provided to the supreme court, district court and circuit court. Any salary increase under this subsection shall be subject to constitutional and statutory provisions concerning when salaries can become effective.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 1 - In General › Section 5-1-111 - Full Faith and Credit for Tribal Acts and Records.

5-1-111. Full faith and credit for tribal acts and records.
(a) The judicial records, orders and judgments of the courts of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Indian Reservation shall have the same full faith and credit in the courts of this state as do the judicial records, orders and judgments of any other governmental entity, unless at least one (1) of the following conditions is shown not to be met:
(i) The tribal documents meet the authentication requirements of subsection (b) of this section;
(ii) The court is a court of record;
(iii) The court judgment is a valid judgment; and
(iv) The court certifies that it grants full faith and credit to the judicial records, orders and judgments of the courts of this state.
(b) To qualify for admission as evidence in the courts of this state:
(i) Copies of acts of a tribal legislative body shall be authenticated in accordance with the laws of the tribes and attested to by the appropriate tribal secretary;
(ii) Copies of records, orders and judgments of a tribal court shall be authenticated by the attestation of the clerk of the court. The seal, if any, of the court shall be affixed to the attestation.
(c) In determining whether a tribal court is a court of record, the Wyoming court shall determine that:
(i) The court keeps a permanent record of its proceedings;
(ii) Either a transcript or an electronic recording of the proceeding at issue in the court is available;
(iii) Final judgments of the tribal court are reviewable by a tribal appellate court; and
(iv) The court has authority to enforce its own orders through contempt proceedings.
(d) In determining whether a tribal court judgment is a valid judgment, the Wyoming court on the motion of a party may examine the tribal court record to assure that:
(i) The court had jurisdiction of the subject matter and over the person named in the judgment;
(ii) The judgment is final under the laws of the rendering court;
(iii) The judgment was procured without fraud, duress or coercion;
(iv) The judgment was procured in compliance with procedures required by the rendering court; and
(v) The proceedings of the court comply with the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 under 25 U.S.C. 1301 to 1341.
(e) No lien or attachment based on a tribal court judgment may be filed, docketed or recorded in this state against the real or personal property of any person unless the judgment has been filed following the procedures set forth in W.S. 1-17-701 et seq.
(f) This section shall not apply to the Tribal Water Code nor any official documents, public acts, records or proceedings of the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes related to water rights or the administration of water laws.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to expand or limit the jurisdiction either of the state of Wyoming or the Eastern Shoshone or Northern Arapaho Tribes.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 2 - Supreme Court › Article 1 - In General › Section 5-2-101 - Regular Terms.

5-2-101. Regular terms.
There shall be held at the capital of the state two (2) regular terms of the supreme court in each year, one (1) commencing on the first Monday of April, and one (1) commencing on the first Monday of October.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 2 - Supreme Court › Article 1 - In General › Section 5-2-102 - Number of Justices; Chief Justice; Head of Judicial System.

5-2-102. Number of justices; chief justice; head of judicial system.
The supreme court of Wyoming shall consist of five (5) justices. The justices shall choose one (1) of their number to serve as chief justice, who shall serve at the pleasure of a majority of the court. The supreme court is the head of the state judicial system, and the chief justice is the chief administrator of the duties prescribed by law to be performed by the court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 2 - Supreme Court › Article 1 - In General › Section 5-2-104 - One Day Notice of Special Term; Order.

5-2-104. One day notice of special term; order.
A special term of the supreme court shall be called upon not less than one (1) day's notice by an order directed to the clerk thereof, signed by the justices of the court ordering said special term, and specifying the time and place of holding the same; and upon the receipt of said order, the clerk of said court shall immediately notify the bailiff and all officials of said court, and such members of the court as shall not have signed the order, of the contents of such order, and such order shall be spread at large upon the journal of the court on the record of the proceedings of the first day of said special term.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 2 - Supreme Court › Article 1 - In General › Section 5-2-105 - Transaction of Business at Special Term; Not to Interfere With Regular Term.

5-2-105. Transaction of business at special term; not to interfere with regular term.
At any special term of the supreme court it shall be lawful to transact all business that can be transacted by the court at a regular term thereof, but no cause, action or proceeding shall be heard at such special term without the consent of the parties thereto, unless the matter presented be an ex parte application, that may be granted without notice to the adverse party. The ordering or holding of a special term of said court shall in no wise interfere with any regular term or adjourned regular term thereof.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 2 - Supreme Court › Article 1 - In General › Section 5-2-106 - Quorum.

5-2-106. Quorum.
A majority of the justices of the supreme court shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If there shall not be a quorum of the justices present on the first day of any adjourned or regular term of the supreme court, the court shall stand adjourned from day to day, until a quorum shall be present, and the said court may, there being a quorum present, adjourn from time to time to any date deemed proper.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 2 - Supreme Court › Article 1 - In General › Section 5-2-107 - Causes May Be Matured to Adjourned Terms.

5-2-107. Causes may be matured to adjourned terms.
It shall be lawful to mature causes to any adjourned term or terms of the supreme court, the same as to the beginning of any term of the supreme court, and it shall be competent for the said court to hear and determine causes at any such adjourned term or terms, the same as though heard and determined at any regular term of the said court, and as though such causes were on the calendar or docket at the commencement of any regular term thereof.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 2 - Supreme Court › Article 1 - In General › Section 5-2-108 - Process.

5-2-108. Process.
All process issued out of the supreme court, shall bear teste in the name of the chief justice and shall be signed by the clerk of said court, sealed with its seal, made returnable according to law, and the same shall be executed by the officer or person to whom the same is directed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 2 - Supreme Court › Article 1 - In General › Section 5-2-109 - Undisposed Proceedings to Stand Continued.

5-2-109. Undisposed proceedings to stand continued.
All matters, suits and proceedings undisposed of at any term of the supreme court shall stand continued to the next succeeding regular or adjourned term thereof.