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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 3 - Name, Formation, Articles of Formation, Other Filings and Organizational Documents › Section 17-30-306 - Correcting Filed Record.

17-30-306. Correcting filed record.
(a) A statutory foundation or foreign foundation may deliver to the secretary of state for filing a statement of correction to correct a record if the record contained inaccurate information or a defective signature.
(b) A statement of correction shall:
(i) Describe the record to be corrected, including its filing date, or attach a copy of the record as filed;
(ii) Specify the inaccurate information and the reason the information is inaccurate or the manner in which the signature was defective; and
(iii) Correct the inaccurate information or defective signature.
(c) When filed by the secretary of state, a statement of correction is effective retroactively as of the effective date of the record the statement corrects, except that the statement shall be effective when filed in the context of persons that previously relied on the uncorrected record and would be adversely impacted by retroactive effect.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 3 - Name, Formation, Articles of Formation, Other Filings and Organizational Documents › Section 17-30-307 - Liability for Inaccurate Information in Filed Record.

17-30-307. Liability for inaccurate information in filed record.
(a) If a record delivered to and filed by the secretary of state under this act contains inaccurate information, a person that suffers a loss by relying in good faith on the record may recover damages relating to the loss from the statutory foundation or foreign foundation if:
(i) The record was delivered for filing on behalf of the statutory foundation or foreign foundation; and
(ii) The statutory foundation or foreign foundation had notice of the inaccuracy for a reasonably sufficient time and was able to correct the record in the period of time before the record was relied upon.
(b) An individual who signs a record authorized or required to be filed with the secretary of state under this act shall affirm, under penalty of perjury, that the information stated in the record is accurate.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 3 - Name, Formation, Articles of Formation, Other Filings and Organizational Documents › Section 17-30-308 - Certificate of Existence.

17-30-308. Certificate of existence.
(a) The secretary of state, upon request and payment of the requisite fee, shall furnish to any person a certificate of existence for a statutory foundation or a foreign foundation.
(b) A certificate of existence shall state:
(i) The name of the statutory or foreign foundation used in this state;
(ii) That the statutory foundation was duly formed under the laws of this state and the date of formation, or that the foreign foundation is registered in this state;
(iii) Whether all fees, taxes and penalties due under this act or under other provisions of law have been paid;
(iv) Whether the most recent annual report required pursuant to W.S. 17-30-703 has been filed by the secretary of state;
(v) Whether the secretary of state has classified the statutory foundation or foreign foundation as delinquent;
(vi) Whether articles of termination were delivered to the secretary of state for filing; and
(vii) Other facts of record maintained by the secretary of state which are specified by the person requesting the certificate of existence.
(c) Subject to any qualification stated in a certificate of existence, a certificate of existence issued by the secretary of state shall be conclusive evidence that the statutory foundation or foreign foundation is in existence.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 3 - Name, Formation, Articles of Formation, Other Filings and Organizational Documents › Section 17-30-309 - Operating Agreement; Scope, Function and Limitations.

17-30-309. Operating agreement; scope, function and limitations.
(a) The founders or board of directors of a statutory foundation shall adopt an operating agreement for the foundation as soon as possible after filing articles of formation with the secretary of state.
(b) An operating agreement may contain any provision for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the statutory foundation that is not inconsistent with this act, other provisions of law or the articles of formation of the foundation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 4 - Founders › Section 17-30-401 - Reservation to Founder of Power to Amend, Revoke, Restate or Terminate.

17-30-401. Reservation to founder of power to amend, revoke, restate or terminate.
(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a founder may reserve the following powers to himself, or a specific number of founders if applicable:
(i) Pursuant to W.S. 17-30-201, the power to amend or restate the articles of formation of a statutory foundation;
(ii) Pursuant to W.S. 17-30-201, the power to amend the purposes of the statutory foundation;
(iii) The power to amend, revoke or restate the terms of the operating agreement of the statutory foundation;
(iv) The power to terminate the statutory foundation.
(b) A founder must expressly reserve those powers specified in paragraphs (a)(i) and (ii) of this section in the articles of formation of the statutory foundation. The founder may expressly reserve those powers specified by paragraphs (a)(iii) and (iv) of this section in the articles of formation.
(c) Unless the articles of formation or operating agreement of a statutory foundation provide otherwise, any powers reserved to a founder in subsection (a) of this section shall lapse on the death, dissolution or termination of the founder.
(d) A founder shall expressly reserve those powers specified in paragraphs (a)(iii) and (iv) of this section in the operating agreement of the statutory foundation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 4 - Founders › Section 17-30-402 - Protection From Founder's Successors.

17-30-402. Protection from founder's successors.
(a) The heirs, spouse or creditors of a founder shall not:
(i) Amend or restate the articles of formation of a statutory foundation;
(ii) Amend the purpose of a statutory foundation, if any;
(iii) Terminate the statutory foundation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 5 - Directors and Protectors › Section 17-30-501 - Board of Directors.

17-30-501. Board of directors.
(a) A statutory foundation shall maintain a board of directors.
(b) Unless the articles of formation or operating agreement of a statutory foundation provide otherwise:
(i) The board of directors of the foundation shall have the authority to exercise all powers of the foundation and to manage foundation affairs;
(ii) The board of directors shall consist of one (1) or more persons;
(iii) One (1) or more founders may be appointed as a director; and
(iv) No director shall simultaneously serve as a director and a protector for the same statutory foundation.
(c) A board of directors shall conduct the affairs of the statutory foundation in accordance with the articles of formation and operating agreement of the statutory foundation, as well as this act and any other applicable provision of law.
(d) Each director shall act:
(i) In good faith; and
(ii) In a manner not opposed to the best interests of the statutory foundation.
(e) An act of a director shall be retroactively valid despite any defect that may be found in:
(i) The appointment of the director; or
(ii) The qualifications of the director.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 5 - Directors and Protectors › Section 17-30-502 - Liability of Directors.

17-30-502. Liability of directors.
A director is not personally liable for the acts, omissions, obligations, debts or other liabilities of a statutory foundation, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 5 - Directors and Protectors › Section 17-30-503 - Protector.

17-30-503. Protector.
(a) If a statutory foundation has a charitable purpose, the foundation shall maintain a protector in relation to that purpose.
(b) If a statutory foundation has any purpose permitted under this act other than a charitable purpose, then the foundation may have a protector in relation to that purpose.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by law and by W.S. 17-30-501, a founder or other person may be appointed as the protector of a statutory foundation.
(d) The operating agreement of a statutory foundation may authorize a protector to approve or disapprove any specified action of the board of directors of the statutory foundation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 5 - Directors and Protectors › Section 17-30-504 - Protector as a Fiduciary.

17-30-504. Protector as a fiduciary.
A protector shall serve as a fiduciary to the extent of authority and duties granted under the terms of the operating agreement.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 5 - Directors and Protectors › Section 17-30-505 - Liability of Protector.

17-30-505. Liability of protector.
(a) A protector shall not be personally liable for the acts, omissions, debts, obligations or other liabilities of a statutory foundation, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise.
(i) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 98, 2.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 98, 2.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 98, 2.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 98, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 5 - Directors and Protectors › Section 17-30-506 - Conflict of Interest Transactions.

17-30-506. Conflict of interest transactions.
(a) A sale, encumbrance or other transaction involving the investment or management of the property of the statutory foundation which is entered into by a director or protector for the personal account of the director or protector or which is otherwise affected by a conflict between the fiduciary or personal interests of the director or protector is voidable by a beneficiary affected by the transaction unless:
(i) The transaction was authorized by the terms of the operating agreement;
(ii) The transaction was approved by a court;
(iii) The beneficiary did not commence a judicial proceeding within the time specified by W.S. 4-10-1005;
(iv) The beneficiary consented to the transaction, ratified the transaction or released the director or protector pursuant to W.S. 4-10-1009; or
(v) The transaction involves a contract entered into, or claim acquired by the director or protector, before the person became or contemplated becoming a director or protector.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 6 - Beneficiaries › Section 17-30-601 - Beneficiaries.

17-30-601. Beneficiaries.
(a) The articles of formation or operating agreement of a statutory foundation may provide for the distribution of property of the foundation to one (1) or more beneficiaries.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a beneficiary of a statutory foundation shall not have the right to, or interest in, property of the statutory foundation unless such right or interest arises by express terms stated in the operating agreement of the statutory foundation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 6 - Beneficiaries › Section 17-30-602 - Interests; Units and Shares.

17-30-602. Interests; units and shares.
(a) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 98, 2.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 98, 2.
(c) No creditor of a beneficiary shall have any right to obtain possession of, or otherwise exercise legal or equitable remedies with respect to, the property of the statutory foundation.
(d) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 98, 2.
(e) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the operating agreement, the transferee of the beneficial interest of a beneficiary in the statutory foundation shall have all the rights and duties of a beneficiary of the statutory foundation, except those provided in subsection (f) of this section.
(f) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the operating agreement, if a beneficiary of a statutory foundation becomes entitled to receive a distribution, the beneficiary has the status of, and is entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the statutory foundation with respect to the distribution. The operating agreement may provide for the establishment of record dates with respect to distributions by a statutory foundation.
(g) The operating agreement may authorize the statutory foundation to issue units or shares having the same or separate rights, powers or duties with respect to specified property, payments or other interests of the statutory foundation. The operating agreement may provide the terms or conditions of units or shares issued by the statutory foundation.
(h) A person may receive units or shares issued pursuant to subsection (g) of this section without:
(i) Being or becoming a beneficiary or contributor of the statutory foundation;
(ii) Acquiring any rights or duties of a beneficiary of the statutory foundation; or
(iii) Making or being obligated to make a contribution to the statutory foundation.
(j) No creditor of a holder of units or shares issued by a statutory foundation shall have any right to obtain possession of, or otherwise exercise legal or equitable remedies with respect to, the property of the statutory foundation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 7 - Records and Reports › Section 17-30-701 - Right to Information.

17-30-701. Right to information.
(a) Unless the operating agreement of a statutory foundation provides otherwise, upon written request by a beneficiary, the foundation shall provide, within a reasonable time, a copy of the operating agreement of the foundation to the beneficiary. Information regarding beneficiaries other than the beneficiary making a request under this section may be redacted.
(b) Upon written request by a protector, a statutory foundation shall provide all information requested by the protector within a reasonable time. After the death of the last founder of a statutory foundation and if there is no protector, the foundation shall provide all information requested by a beneficiary within a reasonable time, upon written request by a beneficiary.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no beneficiary shall have the right to receive information related to the administration, operation or affairs of a statutory foundation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 7 - Records and Reports › Section 17-30-702 - Recordkeeping and Identification of Statutory Foundation Property.

17-30-702. Recordkeeping and identification of statutory foundation property.
(a) The board of directors of a statutory foundation shall keep and maintain adequate records regarding the administration of the foundation.
(b) The board of directors of a statutory foundation may invest property of two (2) or more statutory foundations as a whole as long as the board maintains clear records indicating the respective interests of each foundation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 7 - Records and Reports › Section 17-30-703 - Annual Report for Secretary of State.

17-30-703. Annual report for secretary of state.
(a) Every statutory foundation formed under the laws of this state and every foreign foundation that obtains a certificate of registration shall file an annual report, under penalty of perjury, with the secretary of state on or before the first day of the month of formation. The annual report shall contain the address of the principal office of the statutory foundation or the foreign foundation.
(b) If an annual report does not contain the information required by this section, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting statutory foundation or foreign foundation in writing and return the annual report for correction.
(c) Every statutory foundation formed under the laws of this state and every foreign foundation registered in this state shall preserve annual reports at its principal office for three (3) years after submission to the secretary of state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 7 - Records and Reports › Section 17-30-704 - Fees; Annual Fee.

17-30-704. Fees; annual fee.
(a) The secretary of state shall collect the following fees from statutory foundations and foreign statutory foundations:
(i) Filing the original articles of formation or issuing a certificate of authority for a foreign statutory foundation, a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00);
(ii) Filing amended articles of formation, a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00);
(iii) Filing the annual report required under W.S. 17-30-703, due and payable on or before the date of the annual filing, a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00);
(iv) A fee for other services provided by the secretary of state which is not established by this section, including other filings, service of process and copying, provided the fee shall not exceed the actual cost of the service.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 8 - Rights and Limitations of Creditors › Section 17-30-801 - Creditor Claim Against Founder.

17-30-801. Creditor claim against founder.
The property of a statutory foundation contributed by a founder or a contributor, and all income, appreciation and proceeds thereof, shall not be subject to the claims of a founder's or a contributor's creditor, including any claims for forced heirship or legitime right.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 9 - Termination › Section 17-30-901 - Termination.

17-30-901. Termination.
(a) A statutory foundation may be terminated, and its activities wound up, upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(i) An event or circumstance provided in the operating agreement or articles of formation of the foundation that results in or authorizes termination;
(ii) Upon consent of all adult beneficiaries, the founder and the protector, if any, agree to terminate the statutory foundation, provided that this consent is only valid to the extent that termination is not inconsistent with a material purpose of the statutory foundation;
(iii) Upon a finding of a court that the purpose of the statutory foundation can no longer be achieved.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 9 - Termination › Section 17-30-902 - Cancellation of Articles of Formation.

17-30-902. Cancellation of articles of formation.
(a) The articles of formation of the statutory foundation shall be cancelled upon the completion of termination and winding up of the foundation. A certificate of cancellation shall be filed with the secretary of state and shall set forth:
(i) The name of the statutory foundation;
(ii) The date of filing of its articles of formation; and
(iii) Any other information the board of directors determines is necessary or advisable for inclusion.
(b) The certificate of cancellation shall be effective as of the filing date.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 9 - Termination › Section 17-30-903 - Claims Against Terminated Statutory Foundation.

17-30-903. Claims against terminated statutory foundation.
(a) A terminated statutory foundation may publish notice of termination and, in the notice, request persons with claims against the foundation to present them in accordance with the notice.
(b) The notice authorized by subsection (a) of this section shall:
(i) Be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county of this state in which the principal office of the terminated statutory foundation was located or, if the foundation does not have a principal office in this state, in the county in which the designated office of the foundation is or was last located;
(ii) Describe the information required to be contained in a claim and provide a mailing address to which a claim may be sent; and
(iii) State that a claim against the foundation is barred one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of first publication of the notice.
(c) A creditor may file a claim against the assets of a terminated statutory foundation within the earlier of:
(i) One hundred twenty (120) days after the termination of the statutory foundation;
(ii) If the terminated statutory foundation publishes a notice under subsection (a) of this section, one hundred twenty (120) days after the first publication of a notice complying with subsection (b) of this section; or
(iii) One hundred twenty (120) days after a known creditor has been mailed notice, by certified mail return receipt requested. As part of notice under this paragraph, notice shall inform a known creditor:
(A) Of the information required to be included in a claim;
(B) Of the name of the terminated statutory foundation and the mailing address to which a claim may be sent; and
(C) Of the deadline for the known creditor to make a claim, one hundred twenty (120) days after a notice is mailed by certified mail return receipt requested.
(d) A creditor failing to file a claim within the times set forth in this section is prohibited from making a claim against the assets of a terminated statutory foundation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 9 - Termination › Section 17-30-905 - Appeal From Rejection of Reinstatement.

17-30-905. Appeal from rejection of reinstatement.
Appeals from decisions of the secretary of state made under this act shall occur as provided in W.S. 17-16-1423.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 9 - Termination › Section 17-30-906 - Distribution Upon Termination.

17-30-906. Distribution upon termination.
Upon the occurrence of an event terminating a statutory foundation, including forfeiture under this section, the board of directors shall proceed expeditiously to distribute the property of the foundation as provided in the articles of formation or the operating agreement of the foundation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 10 - Judicial Proceedings › Section 17-30-1001 - Role of Court in Administration.

17-30-1001. Role of court in administration.
(a) The court may intervene in the administration of a statutory foundation only to the extent its jurisdiction is invoked as provided in this act or as otherwise provided by law.
(b) A statutory foundation is not subject to continuing judicial supervision unless ordered by a court.
(c) A civil proceeding to approve or disapprove a proposed decision or transaction of a statutory foundation may be commenced by the board of directors of the foundation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 10 - Judicial Proceedings › Section 17-30-1002 - Power of Court to Give Directions.

17-30-1002. Power of court to give directions.
(a) Upon application to the court by a founder, protector or statutory foundation, the court may issue a declaratory judgment regarding the following:
(i) The meaning and effect of a provision in the articles of formation or operating agreement of the foundation;
(ii) The administration of the property or purpose of the foundation;
(iii) The function of the board of directors of the foundation;
(iv) Such other matters as determined by the court to be relevant to the statutory foundation and its purpose.
(b) If there is no express power to amend the purpose of a statutory foundation in the articles of formation, then a founder or the protector may apply to a court for an order to amend the purpose stated in the articles of formation in accordance with the probable intent of the founder and subject to the following:
(i) The purpose stated in the articles of formation has been fulfilled;
(ii) The purpose stated in the articles of formation cannot be carried out in accordance with the intent of the founder;
(iii) The purpose stated in the articles of formation provides a use for only part of the property of the foundation;
(iv) The purpose stated in the articles of formation cannot be completed or no longer exists.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act › Article 10 - Judicial Proceedings › Section 17-30-1003 - Sealing and Availability of Documents.

17-30-1003. Sealing and availability of documents.
Except for information that is otherwise publicly available, the privacy of persons who have organized a statutory foundation shall be protected in any judicial proceeding. A filed document or court order issued concerning a statutory foundation shall be sealed and shall not be made a part of the public record of the proceeding except as otherwise required by law. A filed document or court order issued shall be available to the court, a founder, the board of directors, a protector, the attorney of any of the persons specified in this section and any other interested person as the court may order upon a showing of need.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 31 - Decentralized Autonomous Organization Supplement › Article 1 - Provisions › Section 17-31-102 - Definitions.

17-31-102. Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter:
(i) "Blockchain" means as defined in W.S. 34-29-106(g)(i);
(ii) "Decentralized autonomous organization" means a limited liability company organized under this chapter;
(iii) "Digital asset" means as defined in W.S. 34-29-101(a)(i);
(iv) Repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 36, 2.
(v) "Majority of the members" means more than fifty percent (50%) of the membership interests eligible to participate in a vote or any membership interests required pursuant to the decentralized autonomous organization's articles of organization or operating agreement. A person dissociated as a member as set forth in W.S. 17-29-602 shall not be included for the purposes of calculating the majority of the members;
(vi) "Membership interest" means a member's ownership right in a decentralized autonomous organization, which may be determined by the organization's articles of organization or operating agreement or ascertainable from a blockchain on which the organization relies to determine a member's ownership right. A membership interest may also be characterized as either a digital security or a digital consumer asset as defined in W.S. 34-29-101, if designated as such in the organization's articles of organization or operating agreement;
(vii) "Open blockchain" means a blockchain as defined in W.S. 34-29-106(g)(i) that is publicly accessible and its ledger of transactions is transparent;
(viii) Repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 36, 2.
(ix) "Smart contract" means an automated transaction, as defined in W.S. 40-21-102(a)(ii), or any substantially similar analogue, or code, script or programming language relying on a blockchain which may include taking custody of and transferring an asset, administrating membership interest votes with respect to a decentralized autonomous organization or issuing executable instructions for these actions, based on the occurrence or nonoccurrence of specified conditions.
(x) "Publicly available identifier" means an address that is available publicly and that identifies a smart contract and may include a uniform resource locator, contract address or other similar reference.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 31 - Decentralized Autonomous Organization Supplement › Article 1 - Provisions › Section 17-31-103 - Application of Wyoming Limited Liability Company Act.

17-31-103. Application of Wyoming Limited Liability Company Act.
(a) The Wyoming Limited Liability Company Act applies to decentralized autonomous organizations to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, and the powers provided to the secretary of state by W.S. 17-29-1102 shall apply to this chapter.
(b) This chapter does not repeal or modify any statute or rule of law that applies to a limited liability company that is organized under the Wyoming Limited Liability Company Act that does not elect to become a decentralized autonomous organization.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 31 - Decentralized Autonomous Organization Supplement › Article 1 - Provisions › Section 17-31-104 - Definition and Election of Decentralized Autonomous Organization Status.

17-31-104. Definition and election of decentralized autonomous organization status.
(a) A decentralized autonomous organization is a limited liability company whose articles of organization contain a statement that the company is a decentralized autonomous organization as described in subsection (c) of this section.
(b) A limited liability company formed under the Wyoming Limited Liability Company Act, W.S. 17-29-101 through 17-29-1102, may convert to a decentralized autonomous organization by amending its articles of organization to include the statement required by subsections (a) and (c) of this section and W.S. 17-31-106.
(c) A statement in substantially the following form shall appear conspicuously in the articles of organization or operating agreement, if applicable, in a decentralized autonomous organization:
NOTICE OF RESTRICTIONS ON DUTIES AND TRANSFERS
The rights of members in a decentralized autonomous organization may differ materially from the rights of members in other limited liability companies. The Wyoming Decentralized Autonomous Organization Supplement, underlying smart contracts, articles of organization and operating agreement, if applicable, of a decentralized autonomous organization may define, reduce or eliminate fiduciary duties and may restrict transfer of ownership interests, withdrawal or resignation from the decentralized autonomous organization, return of capital contributions and dissolution of the decentralized autonomous organization.
(d) The registered name for a decentralized autonomous organization shall include wording or abbreviation to denote its status as a decentralized autonomous organization, specifically "DAO", "LAO", or "DAO LLC."
(e) A statement in the articles of organization shall establish how the decentralized autonomous organization shall be managed by the members, including to what extent the management will be conducted algorithmically.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 31 - Decentralized Autonomous Organization Supplement › Article 1 - Provisions › Section 17-31-105 - Formation.

17-31-105. Formation.
(a) Any person may form a decentralized autonomous organization which shall have one (1) or more members by signing and delivering one (1) original and one (1) exact or conformed copy of the articles of organization to the secretary of state for filing. The person forming the decentralized autonomous organization need not be a member of the organization.
(b) Each decentralized autonomous organization shall have and continuously maintain in this state a registered agent as provided in W.S. 17-28-101 through 17-28-111.
(c) A decentralized autonomous organization may form and operate for any lawful purpose, regardless of whether for profit.
(d) Repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 36, 2.
(e) If the articles of organization filed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section does not include a publicly available identifier as required by W.S. 17-31-106(b), the person filing shall have thirty (30) days to provide the publicly available identifier to the secretary of state. If the publicly available identifier is not provided within thirty (30) days, the secretary of state shall dissolve the decentralized autonomous organization.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 31 - Decentralized Autonomous Organization Supplement › Article 1 - Provisions › Section 17-31-106 - Articles of Organization.

17-31-106. Articles of organization.
(a) The articles of organization of a decentralized autonomous organization shall include a statement that the organization is a decentralized autonomous organization, pursuant to W.S. 17-31-104, and shall set forth the matters required by W.S. 17-29-201.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section the articles of organization shall include a publicly available identifier of any smart contract directly used to manage, facilitate or operate the decentralized autonomous organization.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the articles of organization and the smart contracts for a decentralized autonomous organization shall govern all of the following:
(i) Relations among the members and between the members and the decentralized autonomous organization;
(ii) Rights and duties under this chapter of a person in their capacity as a member;
(iii) Activities of the decentralized autonomous organization and the conduct of those activities;
(iv) Means and conditions for amending the operating agreement;
(v) Rights and voting rights of members;
(vi) Transferability of membership interests;
(vii) Withdrawal of membership;
(viii) Distributions to members prior to dissolution;
(ix) Amendment of the articles of organization;
(x) Procedures for updating, modifying or otherwise revising the organization's smart contracts;
(xi) Dispute resolution;
(xii) All other aspects of the decentralized autonomous organization.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 31 - Decentralized Autonomous Organization Supplement › Article 1 - Provisions › Section 17-31-107 - Amendment or Restatement of Articles of Organization.

17-31-107. Amendment or restatement of articles of organization.
(a) Articles of organization shall be amended when:
(i) There is a change in the name of the decentralized autonomous organization;
(ii) There is a false or erroneous statement in the articles of organization;
(iii) The decentralized autonomous organization's smart contracts have been updated or changed; or
(iv) The publicly available identifier has changed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 31 - Decentralized Autonomous Organization Supplement › Article 1 - Provisions › Section 17-31-108 - Operating Agreement.

17-31-108. Operating agreement.
To the extent the articles of organization or smart contract do not otherwise provide for a matter described in W.S. 17-31-106, the obligations, rights and duties of the members and operation of a decentralized autonomous organization may be supplemented by an operating agreement. An operating agreement may be a smart contract.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 31 - Decentralized Autonomous Organization Supplement › Article 1 - Provisions › Section 17-31-109 - Management.

17-31-109. Management.
Management of a decentralized autonomous organization shall be vested in its members or the members and any applicable smart contracts. All smart contracts utilized by a decentralized autonomous organization shall be capable of being updated, modified or otherwise upgraded.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 31 - Decentralized Autonomous Organization Supplement › Article 1 - Provisions › Section 17-31-110 - Standards of Conduct for Members.

17-31-110. Standards of conduct for members.
Unless otherwise provided for in the articles of organization or operating agreement, no member of a decentralized autonomous organization shall have any fiduciary duty to the organization or any member except that the members shall be subject to the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 31 - Decentralized Autonomous Organization Supplement › Article 1 - Provisions › Section 17-31-111 - Membership Interests for Decentralized Autonomous Organizations; Voting.

17-31-111. Membership interests for decentralized autonomous organizations; voting.
(a) For purposes of W.S. 17-31-113 and 17-31-114 and unless otherwise provided for in the articles of organization, smart contract or operating agreement:
(i) Membership interests in a decentralized autonomous organization shall be calculated by dividing a member's contribution of digital assets to the organization by the total amount of digital assets contributed to the organization at the time of a vote; or
(ii) If all members have not contributed digital assets to an organization as a prerequisite to becoming a member, each member shall possess one (1) membership interest and be entitled to one (1) vote;
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2022, ch. 36, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 31 - Decentralized Autonomous Organization Supplement › Article 1 - Provisions › Section 17-31-112 - Right of Members and Dissociated Members to Information.

17-31-112. Right of members and dissociated members to information.
To the extent the information is available on an open blockchain, members and dissociated members shall have no right under W.S. 17-29-410 to separately inspect or copy records of a decentralized autonomous organization and the organization shall have no obligation to furnish any information to members or dissociated members concerning the organization's activities, financial condition or other circumstances.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 31 - Decentralized Autonomous Organization Supplement › Article 1 - Provisions › Section 17-31-113 - Membership and Withdrawal of Members.

17-31-113. Membership and withdrawal of members.
(a) Except as specified in subsection (d) of this section, a member may only withdraw from a decentralized autonomous organization in accordance with the terms set forth in the articles of organization, the smart contracts or the operating agreement.
(b) A member of a decentralized autonomous organization may not have the organization dissolved for a failure to return the members' contribution to capital.
(c) Unless the organization's articles of organization, smart contracts or operating agreement provide otherwise, a withdrawn member forfeits all membership interests in the decentralized autonomous organization, including any governance or economic rights.
(d) Where the articles of organization, operating agreement and smart contracts for a decentralized autonomous organization do not specify the manner by which a person:
(i) Becomes a member of a decentralized autonomous organization, a person shall be considered a member if the person purchases or otherwise assumes a right of ownership of a membership interest or other property that confers upon the person a voting or economic right within the decentralized autonomous organization;
(ii) Withdraws membership from a decentralized autonomous organization, the person shall cease to be a member if the person transfers, sells or alienates all membership interests or other property that confers upon the person a voting or economic right within the decentralized autonomous organization and retains no further right of ownership therein.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 31 - Decentralized Autonomous Organization Supplement › Article 1 - Provisions › Section 17-31-114 - Dissolution.

17-31-114. Dissolution.
(a) A decentralized autonomous organization organized under this chapter shall be dissolved upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) The period fixed for the duration of the organization expires;
(ii) By vote of the majority of the members of a decentralized autonomous organization;
(iii) At the time or upon the occurrence of events specified in the underlying smart contracts or as specified in the articles of organization or operating agreement;
(iv) The decentralized autonomous organization has failed to approve any proposals or take any actions for a period of one (1) year;
(v) The decentralized autonomous organization no longer performs a lawful purpose or is no longer under the control of at least one (1) natural person;
(vi) Where all members of the decentralized autonomous organization have withdrawn in accordance with W.S. 17-31-113.
(b) As soon as possible following the occurrence of any of the events specified in subsection (a) of this section causing the dissolution of a decentralized autonomous organization, the organization shall execute a statement of intent to dissolve in the form prescribed by the secretary of state.
(c) Any interested party may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for dissolution of a decentralized autonomous organization upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in subsection (a) of this section and upon finding the occurrence of one (1) or more of the events specified in subsection (a) of this section the court shall enter an order dissolving the decentralized autonomous organization.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 31 - Decentralized Autonomous Organization Supplement › Article 1 - Provisions › Section 17-31-115 - Miscellaneous.

17-31-115. Miscellaneous.
The articles of organization and the operating agreement of a decentralized autonomous organization are effective as statements of authority. Where the underlying articles of organization and operating agreement are in conflict, the articles of organization shall preempt any conflicting provisions. Where the underlying articles of organization and smart contract are in conflict, the smart contract shall preempt any conflicting provisions of the articles of organization, except as it relates to W.S. 17-31-104 and 17-31-106(a) and (b).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 1 - County Boundaries › Section 18-1-102 - Range Line Explanation.

18-1-102. Range line explanation.
The range lines between ranges eighty-nine (89) and ninety (90), west of the sixth principal meridian referred to in W.S. 18-1-101(d), (g), (o) and (u) relate to the public surveys and embrace such offsets and correction lines east or west as such surveys have established.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 2 - County Seats › Section 18-1-201 - County Seats Enumerated.

18-1-201. County seats enumerated.
(a) The county seats in the state of Wyoming are as follows:
(i) Albany county, at Laramie;
(ii) Big Horn county, at Basin;
(iii) Campbell county, at Gillette;
(iv) Carbon county, at Rawlins;
(v) Converse county, at Douglas;
(vi) Crook county, at Sundance;
(vii) Fremont county, at Lander;
(viii) Goshen county, at Torrington;
(ix) Hot Springs county, at Thermopolis;
(x) Johnson county, at Buffalo;
(xi) Laramie county, at Cheyenne;
(xii) Lincoln county, at Kemmerer;
(xiii) Natrona county, at Casper;
(xiv) Niobrara county, at Lusk;
(xv) Park county, at Cody;
(xvi) Platte county, at Wheatland;
(xvii) Sheridan county, at Sheridan;
(xviii) Sublette county, at Pinedale;
(xix) Sweetwater county, at Green River;
(xx) Teton county, at Jackson;
(xxi) Uinta county, at Evanston;
(xxii) Washakie county, at Worland;
(xxiii) Weston county, at Newcastle.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 3 - Organization of New Counties › Section 18-1-302 - Petition for Organization.

18-1-302. Petition for organization.
Whenever at least three hundred (300) qualified electors who are property owners desire to organize a new county for the purpose of establishing a county government, they may petition the governor to appoint three (3) electors residing within the boundaries of the proposed new county to act as commissioners in organizing the new county. Attached to the petition shall be affidavits of at least two (2) qualified electors residing within the boundaries of the proposed new county stating that the petitioners are qualified electors and property owners residing within the boundaries of the proposed new county and that the requirements of W.S. 18-1-303(a) and (b) have been met.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 3 - Organization of New Counties › Section 18-1-303 - Assessed Valuation and Population Requirements of Proposed and Residual Counties.

18-1-303. Assessed valuation and population requirements of proposed and residual counties.
(a) No new county shall be organized unless it:
(i) Contains a population of at least three thousand (3,000) persons; and
(ii) Contains taxable property of at least seven million dollars ($7,000,000.00) as shown in the last assessment.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section the county or counties from which the proposed new county is to be formed shall each contain, after the new county is organized:
(i) A population of at least five thousand (5,000) persons; and
(ii) Taxable property of at least nine million dollars ($9,000,000.00) as shown in the last assessment.
(c) The governor may require further evidence of population and assessed value of the proposed new county and the county or counties from which the proposed new county is to be formed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 3 - Organization of New Counties › Section 18-1-304 - Appointment of Commissioners.

18-1-304. Appointment of commissioners.
After the governor has received the petition specified in W.S. 18-1-302 and is satisfied the requirements provided for in W.S. 18-1-303 have been met he shall appoint the persons named in the petition as commissioners to organize the county and shall notify them of their appointment. If any of the commissioners die, resign or refuse to act the governor may appoint another.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 18 - Counties › Chapter 1 - Generally › Article 3 - Organization of New Counties › Section 18-1-305 - Meeting of Commissioners; Oath.

18-1-305. Meeting of commissioners; oath.
The commissioners shall as soon as practicable after receiving notice of their appointment meet at a suitable place within the proposed new county and each commissioner shall take and subscribe before any officer authorized to administer oaths an oath that he will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of his office as prescribed by law and also the oath required of county commissioners.