Wyoming Eminent Domain Act
Wyoming · Code of Civil Procedure · §§ 1-26-501 to 1-26-516 · 16 sections
Overview
The Eminent Domain Act governs the compulsory acquisition of private property for public use, identifying which parties may exercise the power of condemnation and the purposes for which they may do so. It extends that authority to public bodies acting for road and public improvement projects and to a range of utilities and other undertakings — railroads, dam and electric companies, gas and pipeline operators, telephone and water providers, cemetery associations, and, in narrow circumstances, private owners seeking a water supply or access to a public road. Alongside those grants, it prescribes how a condemnation action is instituted, conditions certain takings on governmental approval, and sets limits on the power, including property that cannot be condemned at all and restrictions on the rights a condemnor obtains.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
In the courts
Sections of this act have been cited in 10 court decisions.
Most-cited authority: 2022 WY 138 - Craig Colton v. Town of Dubois
Sections covered
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-501Short title2 cites
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-502Definitions1 cite
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-503Public use required; other acquisitions
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-504Requirements to exercise eminent domain1 cite
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-505Condemnation of property devoted to a public use
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-506Entry prior to condemnation action1 cite
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-507Entry prior to condemnation action; court orders1 cite
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-508Entry prior to condemnation action; damages
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-509Negotiations; scope of efforts to purchase1 cite
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-510Preliminary efforts to purchase
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-511Purchase efforts waived or excused1 cite
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-512Contents of authorization
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-513Deposit at commencement of action
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-514Interest taken; due compensation
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-515Abandonment, nonuse or new use
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-516Action for inverse condemnation2 cites
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