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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 17-19-101

Short title

Known as the Wyoming Nonprofit Corporation Act

The act spans §§ 17-19-101 to 17-19-141 (10 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Tram Tower Townhouse Association v. Beryl Weiner and Leonard Dvorson Neal Norman and Melissa Norman, as Trustees of the Norman Holdings Trust Under Agreement Dated July 12, 2005 Aconcagua Capital, Llc Cliff Bruder Ann Bruder Margaret Armstrong James A. Krentler, as Trustee of the James Krentler Trust Under Agreement Dated April 8, 1987 Frank Perna, Jr. A/K/A Frank Perna John L. Kemmerer, Iii Constance Kemmerer and Michael Healy (2022)

Most recently applied in Tram Tower Townhouse Association v. Beryl Weiner and Leonard Dvorson Neal Norman and Melissa Norman, as Trustees of the Norman Holdings Trust Under Agreement Dated July 12, 2005 Aconcagua Capital, Llc Cliff Bruder Ann Bruder Margaret Armstrong James A. Krentler, as Trustee of the James Krentler Trust Under Agreement Dated April 8, 1987 Frank Perna, Jr. A/K/A Frank Perna John L. Kemmerer, Iii Constance Kemmerer and Michael Healy (May 2022)

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Nonprofit Corporation Act." 17-19-102. Reservation of power to amend or repeal. The legislature shall have the power to amend or repeal all or part of this act at any time and all domestic and foreign corporations subject to this act shall be governed by the amendment or repeal. B. Filing Documents 17-19-120. Filing requirements.

(a) A document shall satisfy the requirements of this section, and of any other section that adds to or varies these requirements, to be entitled to filing by the secretary of state.

(b) This act shall require or permit filing the document in the office of the secretary of state.

(c) The document shall contain the information required by this act. It may contain other information as well.

(d) The document shall be typewritten or printed.

(e) The document shall be in the English language. However, a corporate name need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals, and the certificate of existence required of foreign corporations need not be in English if accompanied by an English translation acceptable to the secretary of state.

(f) The document shall be executed:

(i) By the chairman of the board of directors of a domestic or foreign corporation, by its president or by another of its officers;

(ii) If directors have not been selected or the corporation has not been formed, by an incorporator; or (iii) If the corporation is in the hands of a receiver, trustee or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary.

(g) The person executing a document shall sign it manually and shall state beneath or opposite the signature his name and the capacity in which he signs. The document may, but need not, contain:

(i) The corporate seal;

(ii) An attestation by the secretary or an assistant secretary; or (iii) An acknowledgment, verification or proof.

(h) If the secretary of state has prescribed a mandatory form for a document under W.S. 17-19-121, the document shall be in or on the prescribed form.

(j) The document shall be delivered to the office of the secretary of state for filing and shall be accompanied by:

(i) One (1) exact or conformed copy (except as provided in W.S. 17-28-103);

(ii) The correct filing fee; and (iii) Any past due or currently due franchise tax, license fee, other fee or penalty required by this act or other law.

Official source: Wyoming Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wyoming statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.