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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 9 - Telephone Service › Article 1 - Emergency Telephone Service › Section 16-9-105 - Agreements or Contract for 911 Emergency Reporting Systems; Use of Funds Collected.

16-9-105. Agreements or contract for 911 emergency reporting systems; use of funds collected.
(a) Any governing body imposing the tax authorized by this act may enter into an agreement directly with any service supplier to the 911 system or may contract and cooperate with any public agency or any other state for the administration of a 911 system in accordance with law.
(b) Funds collected from the 911 emergency tax imposed pursuant to this act shall be spent solely to pay for public safety answering point and service suppliers' equipment and service costs, installation costs, maintenance costs, monthly recurring charges and other costs directly related to the continued operation of a 911 system including enhanced wireless 911 service and next generation 911 emergency communications systems. Funds may also be expended for personnel expenses necessarily incurred by a public safety answering point. "Personnel expenses necessarily incurred" means expenses incurred for persons employed to:
(i) Take emergency telephone calls and dispatch them appropriately;
(ii) Maintain the computer database of the public safety answering point; or
(iii) Integrate legacy communications infrastructure for 911 systems into interoperable next generation 911 emergency communications systems.
(c) Funds collected from the charge pursuant to this act shall be credited to a cash account separate from the general fund of the public agency, for payments for public safety answering points and service supplier costs pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Any monies remaining in the cash account at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the account for payments during any succeeding year. If any 911 system is discontinued, monies remaining in the account shall, after all payments to the service supplier pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, be transferred to the general fund of the public agency or proportionately to the general fund of each participating public agency.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 9 - Telephone Service › Article 1 - Emergency Telephone Service › Section 16-9-106 - Private Listing and Wireless Subscribers, 911 Service.

16-9-106. Private listing and wireless subscribers, 911 service.
Private listing and wireless subscribers in 911 service areas waive privacy afforded by nonlisted or nonpublished numbers to the extent that the name and address associated with the telephone number may be furnished to the 911 system, for call routing, for automatic retrieval of location information and for associated emergency services.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 9 - Telephone Service › Article 1 - Emergency Telephone Service › Section 16-9-107 - Confidentiality of Information.

16-9-107. Confidentiality of information.
The information obtained through a 911 system shall be considered a public record under W.S. 16-4-201(a)(v) and access to the information may be denied according to law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 9 - Telephone Service › Article 1 - Emergency Telephone Service › Section 16-9-108 - Immunity for Providers.

16-9-108. Immunity for providers.
No basic emergency service provider or service supplier and no employee or agent thereof shall be liable to any person or entity for infringement or invasion of the right of privacy of any person caused or claimed to have been caused, directly or indirectly, by any act or omission in connection with the installation, operation, maintenance, removal, presence, condition, occasion or use of emergency service features, automatic number identification, automatic location identification services or provision in an emergency of call location information and the equipment associated therewith, including the identification of the telephone number, address or name associated with the telephone used by the person accessing 911 service, wireless automatic number identification, wireless automatic location identification service or text to 911 service. A governmental entity, public safety agency, local exchange access company, telephone exchange access company or wireless carrier that provides access to an emergency system or any officers, agents or employees thereof is not liable as a result of any act or omission except willful and wanton misconduct or gross negligence in connection with developing, adopting, operating or implementing emergency telephone service, enhanced wireless 911 service, text to 911 service or any 911 system. No public service answering point, wireless carrier, service supplier or any other person shall be civilly or criminally liable for providing call location information pursuant to W.S. 16-9-111.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 9 - Telephone Service › Article 1 - Emergency Telephone Service › Section 16-9-110 - Statewide 911 Coordinator.

16-9-110. Statewide 911 coordinator.
The governor shall designate an individual within the department of transportation as the statewide 911 coordinator, who shall be a qualified elector of the state and whose duties may be removed by the governor. The coordinator shall be responsible for coordinating with 911 local and state stakeholders to develop a statewide 911 plan and ensuring compliance with federal grant regulations.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 9 - Telephone Service › Article 2 - Telecommunications for the Communications Impaired › Section 16-9-201 - Definitions.

16-9-201. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(i) "Access line" means the facility that allows the customer of a local exchange company or radio communications service provider to access the local or toll network with the exception of dedicated facilities such as a private line;
(ii) "Committee" means the committee on telecommunications services for the communications impaired established by W.S. 16-9-202;
(iii) "Communications impaired" means hearing impaired or speech impaired individuals as defined by the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, Title IV, Section 401;
(iv) "Division" means the division of vocational rehabilitation within the department of workforce services;
(v) "Local exchange company" means a telecommunications company that provides telephone access lines to members of the general public who are its customers;
(vi) "Message relay system" means a statewide service through which a communications impaired person, using specialized telecommunications equipment, may send and receive messages to and from a noncommunications impaired person whose telephone is not equipped with specialized telecommunications equipment and through which a noncommunications impaired person may, by using voice communication, send and receive messages to and from a communications impaired person;
(vii) "Program" means the program established by W.S. 16-9-205;
(viii) "Radio communications service provider" means a telecommunications company that provides radio communication service, radio paging or cellular service to members of the general public who are its customers;
(ix) "Specialized telecommunications equipment" means a device that, when connected to a telephone, enables or assists a person who is communications impaired to communicate with another person utilizing the telephone network. The term most commonly refers, but is not limited to, telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDDs);
(x) "This act" means W.S. 16-9-201 through 16-9-210.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 9 - Telephone Service › Article 2 - Telecommunications for the Communications Impaired › Section 16-9-202 - Committee on Telecommunications Services for the Communications Impaired; Composition; Allocation.

16-9-202. Committee on telecommunications services for the communications impaired; composition; allocation.
(a) There is created a committee on telecommunications services for the communications impaired.
(b) The committee shall consist of seven (7) members. The membership shall be appointed by the governor and shall consist of one (1) member from each appointment district as provided by W.S. 9-1-218.
(c) The committee is allocated to the division for administrative purposes.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 9 - Telephone Service › Article 2 - Telecommunications for the Communications Impaired › Section 16-9-203 - Term of Office; Vacancies; Officers; Bylaws; Compensation; Conflict of Interest.

16-9-203. Term of office; vacancies; officers; bylaws; compensation; conflict of interest.
(a) Each member of the committee shall serve a term of three (3) years, except that the governor shall appoint two (2) of the initial members to serve terms of one (1) year and two (2) of the initial members to serve terms of two (2) years.
(b) A vacancy on the committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
(c) The committee shall choose a chairperson from among its members.
(d) The committee shall establish its own operating procedures.
(e) Members of the committee shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed under W.S. 9-3-102 and 9-3-103 for travel and per diem expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(f) In order to avoid a potential conflict of interest, members of the committee representing a potential provider of the message relay system or specialized telecommunications equipment shall abstain from any vote or decision of the committee regarding the award of contracts for those services or equipment by the division.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 9 - Telephone Service › Article 2 - Telecommunications for the Communications Impaired › Section 16-9-204 - Power and Duties of the Committee.

16-9-204. Power and duties of the committee.
(a) The committee shall advise the division as to the administration of the program provided for in W.S. 16-9-205. In fulfilling this duty, the committee shall:
(i) Review and recommend policies and procedures governing administration of the program and ensure the program is in compliance with any applicable state and federal laws or regulations;
(ii) Assist the state in obtaining certification from the federal communications commission that the program is in compliance with such rules and regulations;
(iii) Review the division's budget request for administration of services under the program;
(iv) Monitor the expenditures of funds for the program;
(v) Monitor the quality of the program and the satisfaction of the users;
(vi) Perform any other duties necessary to properly advise the division as to the administration of the program.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 9 - Telephone Service › Article 2 - Telecommunications for the Communications Impaired › Section 16-9-205 - Program Established; Purpose; Responsibilities of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.

16-9-205. Program established; purpose; responsibilities of the division of vocational rehabilitation.
(a) The division in consultation with the committee, shall establish and administer a program to provide specialized telecommunications equipment and message relay services to persons who are communications impaired. The purpose of the program shall be to:
(i) Furnish specialized telecommunications equipment to meet the needs of persons who are communications impaired and who might be otherwise disadvantaged in their ability to obtain such equipment; and
(ii) Provide a message relay system to allow persons who are communications impaired to communicate via the telecommunications network with noncommunications impaired persons.
(b) In carrying out its responsibilities, the division shall:
(i) Develop rules, policies and procedures, as may be necessary, to govern administration of the program and ensure the program is in compliance with any applicable state and federal laws or regulations;
(ii) As part of its request for proposals, include provision for an equipment distribution program and utilize a preexisting state agency means test, if available, to determine eligibility for participation in the specialized telecommunications equipment program;
(iii) Implement the message relay system as described in subsection (a)(ii) of this section within one (1) year following the effective date of this act and, to the extent funds generated by the special fee specified in W.S. 16-9-209 are available, implement the specialized telecommunications equipment distribution program described in subsection (a)(i) of this section within two (2) years following the effective date of this act;
(iv) Perform any other duties necessary to properly oversee administration of the program.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 9 - Telephone Service › Article 2 - Telecommunications for the Communications Impaired › Section 16-9-206 - Message Relay System; Requirements.

16-9-206. Message relay system; requirements.
(a) The division, after consultation with the committee, shall contract with a qualified provider to design and implement a message relay system that fulfills the purpose described in W.S. 16-9-205. The division shall award the contract for this service to the provider based upon price, the interests of the communications impaired community in having access to a high-quality and technologically advanced telecommunications system, and all other factors listed in the committee's request for proposal including proposals for a specialized telecommunications equipment distribution program.
(b) Except in cases of willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith, neither the committee nor the provider of the message relay system, nor the employees of the provider of the message relay system, shall be liable for any claims, actions, damages or causes of action arising out of or resulting from the establishment, participation in, or operation of the message relay system.
(c) The division shall require, under the terms of the contract, that:
(i) The system be available statewide for operation seven (7) days a week, twenty-four (24) hours per day, including holidays, for both interstate and intrastate calls;
(ii) The system relay all messages promptly and accurately;
(iii) The system maintain the privacy of persons using the system;
(iv) The provider preserve the confidentiality of all telephone communications; and
(v) The system conform to any standards established by applicable state or federal laws or regulations.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 9 - Telephone Service › Article 2 - Telecommunications for the Communications Impaired › Section 16-9-207 - Gifts and Grants.

16-9-207. Gifts and grants.
The committee may accept contributions, gifts and grants, in money or otherwise, to the program established in W.S. 16-9-205. Monetary contributions, gifts and grants must be deposited in the fund created by W.S. 16-9-208.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 9 - Telephone Service › Article 2 - Telecommunications for the Communications Impaired › Section 16-9-208 - Account for Telecommunications Services for the Communications Impaired.

16-9-208. Account for telecommunications services for the communications impaired.
(a) There is created an account for telecommunications services for the communications impaired. The account shall consist of:
(i) All monetary contributions, gifts and grants received by the committee as provided in W.S. 16-9-207; and
(ii) All special fee charges billed and collected pursuant to W.S. 16-9-209.
(b) The money in the account is appropriated to the division to implement this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 9 - Telephone Service › Article 2 - Telecommunications for the Communications Impaired › Section 16-9-210 - Records; Audit.

16-9-210. Records; audit.
(a) Each local exchange company or radio communications service provider shall maintain a record of the special fees billed and collected pursuant to W.S. 16-9-209 for a period of three (3) years from the date of billing or collection, respectively.
(b) The committee may require an audit, at division expense, of the records of each local exchange company or radio communications service provider to assure proper accounting of all special fees billed and collected pursuant to W.S. 16-9-209.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 10 - Surface Water Drainage › Article 1 - Surface Water Drainage Utility Act › Section 16-10-102 - Definitions.

16-10-102. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Governing body" means the board of county commissioners of a county, the governing body of a city or town or a joint powers board;
(ii) "Surface water drainage system" means all natural and man-made elements used to convey surface water from the first point of impact with the surface of the earth to a suitable area of disposal or controlled drainage. A surface water drainage system may include, but is not limited to, all pipes, curbs, gutters, treatment facilities, channels, streams, ditches, wetlands, detention and retention basins, ponds and other surface water conveyances and facilities for surface water conveyances, management and treatment, whether public or private;
(iii) "Surface water drainage utility" means an enterprise fund function by which a governing body provides for public needs in the area of surface water drainage management and charges user fees to finance all or a portion of its operations;
(iv) "Surface water drainage management" means the planning, designing, construction, reconstruction, acquisition, operation, improvement, extension or maintenance of a surface water drainage system;
(v) "Surface water drainage area" means the land area of a city, town or county, including any federal flood plain insurance area, served by a surface water drainage system which is under surface water drainage management;
(vi) "This act" means W.S. 16-10-101 through 16-10-110.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 10 - Surface Water Drainage › Article 1 - Surface Water Drainage Utility Act › Section 16-10-103 - Powers.

16-10-103. Powers.
(a) In addition to all other powers provided by law, any governing body may establish a surface water drainage utility to design, plan, construct, reconstruct, acquire, operate, improve, extend or maintain a surface water drainage system, sometimes referred to as a storm water drainage system. To carry out this duty, any city or town may go beyond its corporate limits to hold and acquire property by agreement. To carry out this duty, a county may go beyond its boundaries to hold and acquire property by agreement.
(b) No construction relating to a surface water drainage system shall be undertaken on property within the boundaries of a governing body other than the governing body establishing the surface water drainage system unless both bodies agree to the construction.
(c) In addition to other methods provided by law or ordinance, and subject to voter approval as provided by W.S. 16-10-105(d), a governing body may issue revenue bonds and may levy and collect service charges to finance the surface water drainage utility. A surface water drainage utility may be formed by the governing body of any city or town, or by the county in the unincorporated area of the county, as provided by this act, for all or a portion of the respective municipality by its governing body, or for all or a portion of the unincorporated area of a county by its governing body.
(d) No action shall be undertaken which would interfere with historical, appropriated or beneficial use of any Wyoming water right.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 10 - Surface Water Drainage › Article 1 - Surface Water Drainage Utility Act › Section 16-10-104 - Formation of a Surface Water Drainage Utility.

16-10-104. Formation of a surface water drainage utility.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a surface water drainage utility may be formed by the governing body of any city or town, or by the county in the unincorporated area of a county, as provided by this act, for all or a portion of the respective municipality by its governing body, or for all or a portion of the unincorporated area of a county by its governing body.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 10 - Surface Water Drainage › Article 1 - Surface Water Drainage Utility Act › Section 16-10-107 - Surface Water Drainage Utility Board.

16-10-107. Surface water drainage utility board.
(a) Any governing body which creates a surface water drainage utility may establish a surface water drainage utility board to exercise and perform all powers and duties which the governing body could perform under this act. The surface water drainage utility board shall manage, operate, maintain and control the surface water drainage utility and promulgate all rules and regulations necessary for the operation and maintenance of the surface water drainage utility. The surface water drainage utility board may also plan, design, improve, expand or enlarge the surface water drainage system, study surface water drainage requirements and design capital improvements as provided in this act.
(b) A surface water drainage utility board created pursuant to this act shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governing body. Members shall be residents of that portion of the county where the utility levies its service charges, or absent a service charge, is providing or will provide service. Upon creation of the surface water drainage utility board, one (1) member of the board shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, two (2) for a term of four (4) years and two (2) for a term of six (6) years. Thereafter, each member shall be appointed for a term of six (6) years.
(c) All meetings, records and accounts of the surface water drainage utility board shall be managed and conducted in accordance with the Public Records Act, W.S. 16-4-201 through 16-4-205, the Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act, W.S. 16-4-101 through 16-4-125, and the Public Meetings Act, W.S. 16-4-401 through 16-4-408. The salaries, if any, of the members of the surface water drainage utility board shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners and by the city or town council, as applicable.
(d) The surface water drainage utility board has exclusive control of the surface water drainage utility. The surface water drainage utility board may:
(i) Hire and discharge necessary personnel, and provide for a system of personnel administration;
(ii) Purchase all materials and supplies necessary for the purposes of the surface water drainage system;
(iii) In the name of the county, city, town or joint powers board, acquire and hold property and equipment necessary and convenient for carrying out the purposes of the surface water drainage utility board;
(iv) Issue vouchers or warrants in payment of all claims and accounts incurred by the surface water drainage utility board for the surface water drainage system. When the vouchers or warrants are approved by the surface water drainage utility board, the treasurer of the applicable governing body shall pay and charge them against the proper funds.
(e) The engineer of the county, city, town or joint powers board and staff may provide staff assistance as necessary.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 10 - Surface Water Drainage › Article 1 - Surface Water Drainage Utility Act › Section 16-10-108 - Refunding Revenue Bonds.

16-10-108. Refunding revenue bonds.
A governing body may issue refunding revenue bonds in the manner prescribed by W.S. 16-5-101 through 16-5-119.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 10 - Surface Water Drainage › Article 1 - Surface Water Drainage Utility Act › Section 16-10-109 - Use of Surplus Funds.

16-10-109. Use of surplus funds.
(a) A governing body may use any surplus funds arising from the service charge for the purchase and cancellation of any bonds or other forms of indebtedness issued pursuant to this act. The purchase price of the bonds shall not be either:
(i) Greater than par, plus a premium not to exceed fifty percent (50%) of the face value of all unearned interest coupons attached to any bond purchased; or
(ii) More than the actual market price of the bonds or other forms of indebtedness at the time of purchase.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 10 - Surface Water Drainage › Article 1 - Surface Water Drainage Utility Act › Section 16-10-110 - Recovery of Unpaid Charges.

16-10-110. Recovery of unpaid charges.
If any service charge is not paid within thirty (30) days after it is due, the amount of the service charge, plus a penalty of ten percent (10%) and a reasonable attorney's and collection agency's fee shall constitute a lien against the land served and may be recovered in a civil action against the landowner by the governing body.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 11 - Shooting Ranges › Section 16-11-101 - Definitions.

16-11-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Local government" means a county, city or town;
(ii) "Sport shooting range" or "range" means an area designed and operated for the use of rifles, shotguns, pistols, silhouettes, skeet, trap, black powder or any other similar sport shooting.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers › Chapter 11 - Shooting Ranges › Section 16-11-102 - Operation of Shooting Ranges; Liability.

16-11-102. Operation of shooting ranges; liability.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who operates or uses a sport shooting range in this state shall not be subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution in any matter relating to noise or noise pollution resulting from the operation or use of the range if the range is in compliance with any noise control laws or ordinances that applied to the range and its operation at the time construction or operation of the range was approved by a local government.
(b) Any person who operates or uses a sport shooting range is not subject to an action for nuisance, and a court of this state shall not enjoin the use or operation of a range on the basis of noise or noise pollution, if the range is in compliance with any noise control laws or ordinances that applied to the range and its operation at the time construction or operation of the range was approved by a local government.
(c) Rules or regulations adopted by any state department or agency for limiting levels of noise in terms of decibel level which may occur in the outdoor atmosphere shall not apply to a sport shooting range exempted from liability under this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 3 - Practice of Professions by Corporations › Section 17-3-101 - Practice of Profession Through Licensed Stockholder or Employee Authorized.

17-3-101. Practice of profession through licensed stockholder or employee authorized.
A corporation organized under the Wyoming Business Corporation Act or the Wyoming Statutory Close Corporation Supplement, whose capital stock is owned exclusively by a person or persons licensed to practice a profession by the state of Wyoming or by an agency, office or instrumentality authorized by the laws of Wyoming to license individuals for the practice of such profession, may, by and through the person or persons of such licensed stockholder or stockholders, or licensed employees, practice and offer professional services in such profession.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 3 - Practice of Professions by Corporations › Section 17-3-102 - Licensed Stockholder or Employee Subject to Certain Requirements.

17-3-102. Licensed stockholder or employee subject to certain requirements.
No corporation may offer professional services or practice a profession except by and through the person or persons of its licensed stockholder or stockholders, or licensed employees, each of whom shall retain his professional license in good standing, and shall remain as fully liable and responsible for his professional activities, and subject to all rules, regulations, standards and requirements pertaining thereto, as though practicing individually rather than in a corporation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 3 - Practice of Professions by Corporations › Section 17-3-103 - Words or Initials to Be Contained in Corporate Name.

17-3-103. Words or initials to be contained in corporate name.
The corporate name of every professional corporation shall contain either the words "A Professional Corporation" or the capital initials "P.C.". These words or initials shall be the last word of the name of the professional corporation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 3 - Practice of Professions by Corporations › Section 17-3-104 - Language to Be Contained in Articles of Incorporation; Location.

17-3-104. Language to be contained in articles of incorporation; location.
The articles of incorporation of a professional practice corporation incorporated after the date of this act shall contain the following language: "All shareholders of the corporation are, and will continually be, licensed in the profession for which the corporation is formed, and no professional service will be offered by the corporation except by or under the supervision of licensed stockholders or licensed employees." This language shall be inserted in the articles immediately after the provisions pertaining to the aggregate number of shares which the corporation is authorized to issue.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 4 - Securities › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 17-4-103 - References to Federal Statutes.

17-4-103. References to federal statutes.
As used in this act: "Securities Act of 1933" (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.), "Securities Exchange Act of 1934" (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.), "Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935" (15 U.S.C. 79 et seq.), "Investment Company Act of 1940" (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.), "Investment Advisers Act of 1940" (15 U.S.C. 80b-1 et seq.), "Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974" (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), "National Housing Act" (12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), "Commodity Exchange Act" (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), "Internal Revenue Code" (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), "Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970" (15 U.S.C. 78aaa et seq.), "Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998" (112 Stat. 3227), "Small Business Investment Act of 1958" (15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and "Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act" (15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.) mean those statutes and the rules and regulations adopted under those statutes, as in effect on the date of enactment of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 4 - Securities › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 17-4-105 - Electronic Records and Signatures; Applicability.

17-4-105. Electronic records and signatures; applicability.
(a) This act modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act (15 U.S.C. 7001(c)) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act (15 U.S.C. 7003(b)). This act authorizes the filing of records and signatures, when specified by provisions of this act or by a rule adopted or order issued under this act, in a manner consistent with section 104(a) of that act (15 U.S.C. 7004(a)).
(b) The Financial Technology Sandbox Act shall apply to this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 4 - Securities › Article 2 - Exemptions From Registration of Securities › Section 17-4-204 - Additional Exemptions and Waivers.

17-4-204. Additional exemptions and waivers.
A rule adopted or order issued under this act may exempt a security, transaction, or offer; a rule under this act may exempt a class of securities, transactions, or offers from any or all of the requirements of W.S. 17-4-301 through 17-4-306 and 17-4-504; and an order under this act may waive, in whole or in part, any or all of the conditions for an exemption or offer under W.S. 17-4-201 through 17-4-203.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 4 - Securities › Article 2 - Exemptions From Registration of Securities › Section 17-4-205 - Denial, Suspension, Revocation, Condition, or Limitation of Exemptions.

17-4-205. Denial, suspension, revocation, condition, or limitation of exemptions.
(a) Except with respect to a federal covered security or a transaction involving a federal covered security, an order under this act may deny, suspend application of, condition, limit, or revoke an exemption created under W.S. 17-4-201(a)(iii)(C), (vii) or (viii), or 17-4-202 and 17-4-203, or an exemption or waiver created under W.S. 17-4-204 with respect to a specific security, transaction, or offer. An order under this section may be issued only pursuant to the procedures in W.S. 17-4-306(d) or 17-4-604 and only prospectively.
(b) A person does not violate W.S. 17-4-301, 17-4-303 through 17-4-306, 17-4-504, or 17-4-510 by an offer to sell, offer to purchase, sale, or purchase effected after the entry of an order issued under this section if the person did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the order.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 4 - Securities › Article 3 - Registration of Securities and Notice Filing of Federal Covered Securities › Section 17-4-301 - Securities Registration Requirement.

17-4-301. Securities registration requirement.
(a) It is unlawful for a person to offer or sell a security in this state unless:
(i) The security is a federal covered security;
(ii) The security, transaction, or offer is exempted from registration under W.S. 17-4-201 through 17-4-204; or
(iii) The security is registered under this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 4 - Securities › Article 3 - Registration of Securities and Notice Filing of Federal Covered Securities › Section 17-4-307 - Waiver and Modification.

17-4-307. Waiver and modification.
The secretary of state may waive or modify, in whole or in part, any or all of the requirements of W.S. 17-4-302, 17-4-303, and 17-4-304(b) or the requirement of any information or record in a registration statement or in a periodic report filed pursuant to W.S. 17-4-305(j).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 4 - Securities › Article 4 - Broker-Dealers, Agents, Investment Advisers, Investment Adviser Representatives, and Federal Covered Investment Advisers › Section 17-4-403 - Investment Adviser Registration Requirement.

17-4-403. Investment adviser registration requirement.
(a) It is unlawful for a person to transact business in this state as an investment adviser unless the person is registered under this act as an investment adviser or is exempt from registration as an investment adviser under subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The following persons are exempt from the registration requirement of subsection (a) of this section:
(i) A person without a place of business in this state that is registered under the securities act of the state in which the person has its principal place of business if its only clients in this state are:
(A) Federal covered investment advisers, investment advisers registered under this act, or broker-dealers registered under this act;
(B) Institutional investors;
(C) Bona fide preexisting clients whose principal places of residence are not in this state if the investment adviser is registered under the securities act of the state in which the clients maintain principal places of residence; or
(D) Any other client exempted by rule adopted or order issued under this act.
(ii) A person without a place of business in this state if the person has had, during the preceding twelve (12) months, not more than five (5) clients that are resident in this state in addition to those specified under paragraph (i) of this subsection; or
(iii) Any other person exempted by rule adopted or order issued under this act.
(c) It is unlawful for an investment adviser, directly or indirectly, to employ or associate with an individual to engage in an activity related to investment advice in this state if the registration of the individual is suspended or revoked or the individual is barred from employment or association with an investment adviser, federal covered investment adviser, or broker-dealer by an order under this act, the securities and exchange commission, or a self-regulatory organization, unless the investment adviser did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the suspension, revocation, or bar. Upon request from the investment adviser and for good cause, the secretary of state, by order, may waive, in whole or in part, the application of the prohibitions of this subsection to the investment adviser.
(d) It is unlawful for an investment adviser to employ or associate with an individual required to be registered under this act as an investment adviser representative who transacts business in this state on behalf of the investment adviser unless the individual is registered under W.S. 17-4-404(a) or is exempt from registration under W.S. 17-4-404(b).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 4 - Securities › Article 4 - Broker-Dealers, Agents, Investment Advisers, Investment Adviser Representatives, and Federal Covered Investment Advisers › Section 17-4-405 - Federal Covered Investment Adviser Notice Filing Requirement.

17-4-405. Federal covered investment adviser notice filing requirement.
(a) Except with respect to a federal covered investment adviser described in subsection (b) of this section, it is unlawful for a federal covered investment adviser to transact business in this state as a federal covered investment adviser unless the federal covered investment adviser complies with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) The following federal covered investment advisers are not required to comply with subsection (c) of this section:
(i) A federal covered investment adviser without a place of business in this state if its only clients in this state are:
(A) Federal covered investment advisers, investment advisers registered under this act, and broker-dealers registered under this act;
(B) Institutional investors;
(C) Bona fide preexisting clients whose principal places of residence are not in this state; or
(D) Other clients specified by rule adopted or order issued under this act.
(ii) A federal covered investment adviser without a place of business in this state if the person has had, during the preceding twelve (12) months, not more than five (5) clients that are resident in this state in addition to those specified under paragraph (i) of this subsection; and
(iii) Any other person excluded by rule adopted or order issued under this act.
(c) A person acting as a federal covered investment adviser, not excluded under subsection (b) of this section, shall file a notice, a consent to service of process complying with W.S. 17-4-611, and such records as have been filed with the securities and exchange commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 required by rule adopted or order issued under this act and pay the fees specified in W.S. 17-4-410(e).
(d) The notice under subsection (c) of this section becomes effective upon its filing.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 4 - Securities › Article 4 - Broker-Dealers, Agents, Investment Advisers, Investment Adviser Representatives, and Federal Covered Investment Advisers › Section 17-4-406 - Registration by Broker-Dealer, Agent, Investment Adviser, and Investment Adviser Representative.

17-4-406. Registration by broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, and investment adviser representative.
(a) A person shall register as a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative by filing an application and a consent to service of process complying with W.S. 17-4-611, and paying the fee specified in W.S. 17-4-410 and any reasonable fees charged by the designee of the secretary of state for processing the filing. The application must contain:
(i) The information or record required for the filing of a uniform application; and
(ii) Upon request by the secretary of state, any other financial or other information or record that the secretary of state determines is appropriate.
(b) If the information or record contained in an application filed under subsection (a) of this section is or becomes inaccurate or incomplete in a material respect, the registrant shall promptly file a correcting amendment.
(c) If an order is not in effect and a proceeding is not pending under W.S. 17-4-412, registration becomes effective at noon on the forty-fifth day after a completed application is filed, unless the registration is denied. A rule adopted or order issued under this act may set an earlier effective date or may defer the effective date until noon on the forty-fifth day after the filing of any amendment completing the application.
(d) A registration is effective until midnight on December 31 of the year for which the application for registration is filed. Unless an order is in effect under W.S. 17-4-412, a registration may be automatically renewed each year by filing such records as are required by rule adopted or order issued under this act, by paying the fee specified in W.S. 17-4-410, and by paying costs charged by the designee of the secretary of state for processing the filings.
(e) A rule adopted or order issued under this act may impose such other conditions, not inconsistent with the National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996. An order issued under this act may waive, in whole or in part, specific requirements in connection with registration as are in the public interest and for the protection of investors.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 4 - Securities › Article 4 - Broker-Dealers, Agents, Investment Advisers, Investment Adviser Representatives, and Federal Covered Investment Advisers › Section 17-4-407 - Succession and Change in Registration of Broker-Dealer or Investment Adviser.

17-4-407. Succession and change in registration of broker-dealer or investment adviser.
(a) A broker-dealer or investment adviser may succeed to the current registration of another broker-dealer or investment adviser or a notice filing of a federal covered investment adviser, and a federal covered investment adviser may succeed to the current registration of an investment adviser or notice filing of another federal covered investment adviser, by filing as a successor an application for registration pursuant to W.S. 17-4-401 or 17-4-403 or a notice pursuant to W.S. 17-4-405 for the unexpired portion of the current registration or notice filing.
(b) A broker-dealer or investment adviser that changes its form of organization or state of incorporation or organization may continue its registration by filing an amendment to its registration if the change does not involve a material change in its financial condition or management. The amendment becomes effective when filed or on a date designated by the registrant in its filing. The new organization is a successor to the original registrant for the purposes of this act. If there is a material change in financial condition or management, the broker-dealer or investment adviser shall file a new application for registration. A predecessor registered under this act shall stop conducting its securities business other than winding down transactions and shall file for withdrawal of broker-dealer or investment adviser registration within forty-five (45) days after filing its amendment to effect succession.
(c) A broker-dealer or investment adviser that changes its name may continue its registration by filing an amendment to its registration. The amendment becomes effective when filed or on a date designated by the registrant.
(d) A change of control of a broker-dealer or investment adviser may be made in accordance with a rule adopted or order issued under this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations › Chapter 4 - Securities › Article 4 - Broker-Dealers, Agents, Investment Advisers, Investment Adviser Representatives, and Federal Covered Investment Advisers › Section 17-4-409 - Withdrawal of Registration of Broker-Dealer, Agent, Investment Adviser, and Investment Adviser Representative.

17-4-409. Withdrawal of registration of broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, and investment adviser representative.
Withdrawal of registration by a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative becomes effective sixty (60) days after the filing of the application to withdraw or within any shorter period as provided by rule adopted or order issued under this act unless a revocation or suspension proceeding is pending when the application is filed. If a proceeding is pending, withdrawal becomes effective when and upon such conditions as required by rule adopted or order issued under this act. The secretary of state may institute a revocation or suspension proceeding under W.S. 17-4-412 within one (1) year after the withdrawal became effective automatically and issue a revocation or suspension order as of the last date on which registration was effective if a proceeding is not pending.