Jurisdiction record

Wyoming

Everything this record holds on Wyoming: 64 fee cells, 12 verified registered-agent statute citations, 48 good-standing status strings, 7 governance rules, a state-level DBA regime, 8 official statute files in the verification corpus, and 8 monitored sources.

Filing agency: Wyoming Secretary of State. Official sites: agency home (opens the official source) · forms and fees (opens the official source) · fee schedule (opens the official source) · entity search (opens the official source) · annual report filing (opens the official source) · statutes (opens the official source)

Filing fees

Statutory fee is the amount fixed by statute or the agency schedule. Effective remittance is what actually leaves the bank once any e-payment surcharge or bundled component is included. Partnership entity types are covered too: LP is a limited partnership, LLP a limited liability partnership, LLLP a limited liability limited partnership. A row reading not offered or no report required is a verified positive finding cited to the statute that proves it - not a gap.

Wyoming filing fees by transaction and entity type
TransactionStatutory feeEffective remittanceComponents and changesStatus
Formation - LLC$100$102bundled: wyobiz card convenience fee $2.40; e-payment surcharge 2.4%Verified
Formation - Corporation$100$104bundled: wyobiz card convenience fee $3.75; e-payment surcharge 2.4%Verified
Formation - LP$100not yet publishednoneVerified
Formation - LLP$100not yet publishednoneVerified
Formation - LLLP$100not yet publishednoneVerified
Annual report - LLC$60$61bundled: wyobiz card convenience fee $1.44; e-payment surcharge 2.4%Verified
Annual report - Corporation$60$61bundled: wyobiz card convenience fee $1.44; e-payment surcharge 2.4%Verified
Annual report - LP$60not yet publishednoneVerified
Annual report - LLP$60not yet publishednoneVerified
Annual report - LLLP$60not yet publishednoneVerified
Expedite, same day - All entity types$1,400$1,400noneVerified
Expedite, next day - All entity types$700$700noneVerified
Certificate of good standing - All entity types$0not yet publishednoneVerified
Change of registered agent - LLC$5not yet publishednoneVerified
Change of registered agent - Corporation$5not yet publishednoneVerified
Change of registered agent - Nonprofit$5not yet publishednoneVerified
Change of registered agent - LP$5not yet publishednoneVerified
Change of registered agent - LLP$5not yet publishednoneVerified
Change of registered agent - LLLP$5not yet publishednoneVerified
amendment - Corporation$60not yet publishednoneVerified
amendment - Nonprofit$25not yet publishednoneVerified
amendment - LLC$60not yet publishednoneVerified
amendment - LP$60not yet publishednoneVerified
amendment - LLP$60not yet publishednoneVerified
amendment - LLLP$60not yet publishednoneVerified
merger - Corporation$60not yet publishednoneVerified
merger - Nonprofit$25not yet publishednoneVerified
merger - LLC$60not yet publishednoneVerified
merger - LP$60not yet publishednoneVerified
merger - LLP$60not yet publishednoneVerified
merger - LLLP$60not yet publishednoneVerified
conversion - Corporation$100not yet publishednoneVerified
conversion - Nonprofit$75not yet publishednoneVerified
conversion - LLC$100not yet publishednoneVerified
conversion - LP$100not yet publishednoneVerified
conversion - LLP$100not yet publishednoneVerified
conversion - LLLP$100not yet publishednoneVerified
foreign_qualification - Corporation$150not yet publishednoneVerified
foreign_qualification - Nonprofit$50not yet publishednoneVerified
foreign_qualification - LLC$150not yet publishednoneVerified
foreign_qualification - LP$150not yet publishednoneVerified
foreign_qualification - LLP$150not yet publishednoneVerified
foreign_qualification - LLLP$150not yet publishednoneVerified
foreign_withdrawal - Corporation$60not yet publishednoneVerified
foreign_withdrawal - Nonprofit$25not yet publishednoneVerified
foreign_withdrawal - LLC$60not yet publishednoneVerified
foreign_withdrawal - LP$60not yet publishednoneVerified
foreign_withdrawal - LLP$60not yet publishednoneVerified
foreign_withdrawal - LLLP$60not yet publishednoneVerified
dissolution - Corporation$60not yet publishednoneVerified
dissolution - Nonprofit$25not yet publishednoneVerified
dissolution - LLC$60not yet publishednoneVerified
dissolution - LP$60not yet publishednoneVerified
dissolution - LLP$60not yet publishednoneVerified
cancellation - LP$60not yet publishednonePending review
dissolution_by_incorporators - Corporation$60not yet publishednoneVerified
dissolution_by_incorporators - Nonprofit$25not yet publishednoneVerified
revocation_of_dissolution - Corporation$60not yet publishednoneVerified
revocation_of_dissolution - Nonprofit$25not yet publishednoneVerified
reinstatement - Corporation$100not yet publishednoneVerified
reinstatement - Nonprofit$25not yet publishednoneVerified
reinstatement - LLC$100not yet publishednoneVerified
reinstatement - LP$100not yet publishednoneVerified
reinstatement - LLP$100not yet publishednoneVerified
Provenance - Wyoming fee schedulePending review

72 of 74 fee datums on this page are verified against the agency's own published schedule or statute (2026-09-04); the rest are marked pending review in the Status column - portal-surcharge components no official page states, values the official source contradicts (held for a correction package), or sources that could not be reached.

Records
64 fee cells
Retrieved
2026-08-04 to 2026-09-21
Official schedule
the agency's own published schedule (opens the official source)

Values were first corroborated across independent internal records; verified cells now also carry the agency's own published schedule or statute as their authority, which is what promotion to verified requires.

Cost position

Ranked 24 of 54 on first-year state filing cost, at $163.84 against a national median of $185.00. The recurring entity-tax minimum is not resolved for LLCs here, so no ongoing total is computed. See the full ranking.

$45 $91 $136 $182 VA Virginia $150 MN Minnesota $155 WV West Virginia $157 WY Wyoming $164 GA Georgia $170 KS Kansas $175 NJ New Jersey $182
Where Wyoming sits among its neighbours in the first-year cost ranking (USD)
Show all 54 jurisdictions
$260 $520 $780 $1,040 MT Montana $35 MO Missouri $51 NM New Mexico $52 MS Mississippi $53 KY Kentucky $55 HI Hawaii $67 CO Colorado $75 MI Michigan $75 UT Utah $77 IA Iowa $80 AZ Arizona $87 OH Ohio $99 ID Idaho $104 CA California $110 SC South Carolin $125 IN Indiana $129 OK Oklahoma $130 NE Nebraska $131 PA Pennsylvania $132 LA Louisiana $140 VA Virginia $150 MN Minnesota $155 WV West Virginia $157 WY Wyoming $164 GA Georgia $170 KS Kansas $175 NJ New Jersey $182 ND North Dakota $185 WI Wisconsin $196 AR Arkansas $200 CT Connecticut $200 OR Oregon $200 VT Vermont $200 NH New Hampshire $204 RI Rhode Island $208 SD South Dakota $210 NY New York $219 IL Illinois $230 AL Alabama $236 ME Maine $260 WA Washington $280 FL Florida $294 TX Texas $308 NC North Carolin $331 AK Alaska $350 GU Guam $350 DC District of C $399 PR Puerto Rico $400 DE Delaware $410 MD Maryland $464 NV Nevada $575 VI US Virgin Isl $600 TN Tennessee $614 MA Massachusetts $1,040
The full ranking with Wyoming highlighted (USD)

Registered-agent statutes, quoted verbatim

The one section on this page that clears the publication gate in full. 12 citations, verified, quoted from the official code with every elision marked.

Wyo. Stat. § 17-28-101 Verified

Registered Offices and Agents (Wyo. Stat. ch. 17-28) · applies to corporations and LLCs

Registered office and registered agent.(a) Each business entity shall continuously maintain in this state: (i) A registered office that may be the same as any of its places of business but shall be located at a street address in Wyoming which shall be a physical location where the business entity's registered agent, or a natural person who has an agency relationship with the registered agent, can accept service of process as provided in W.S. 17-28-104 and is physically present at that location; and (ii) A registered agent, who shall be: (A) An individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, resides in this state and whose business office is identical with the registered office; [...] (b) For purposes of this chapter, "business entity" means a corporation, nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, cooperative marketing association, statutory trust, statutory foundation or registered limited liability partnership, whether foreign or domestic.

retrieved 2026-07-29 · confidence medium · verified · soswy.state.wy.us/Business/BusinessStatute.aspx (opens the official source)

Wyo. Stat. § 17-16-202(e) Verified

Wyoming Business Corporation Act (Wyo. Stat. ch. 17-16) · applies to corporations

Articles of incorporation.(e) The articles of incorporation shall be accompanied by a written consent to appointment signed by the registered agent.

retrieved 2026-07-29 · confidence medium · verified · soswy.state.wy.us/Business/BusinessStatute.aspx (opens the official source)

Wyo. Stat. § 17-29-201(c) Verified

Wyoming Limited Liability Company Act (Wyo. Stat. ch. 17-29) · applies to LLCs

Formation of limited liability company; articles of organization.(c) The articles of organization shall be accompanied by a written consent to appointment signed by the registered agent.

retrieved 2026-07-29 · confidence medium · verified · soswy.state.wy.us/Business/BusinessStatute.aspx (opens the official source)

Wyo. Stat. § 17-28-105 Verified

Registered Offices and Agents (Wyo. Stat. ch. 17-28) · applies to corporations and LLCs

Commercial registered agent registration required.(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person shall transact business in this state as a registered agent unless the person is registered with the secretary of state in accordance with the provisions of this section and W.S. 17-28-106. Violation of this section is punishable under W.S. 17-28-109. (b) The registration requirements of this section and W.S. 17-28-106 shall not apply to a person who serves as registered agent for ten (10) or fewer business entities, unless the registered agent is serving as registered agent for an entity or entities that is serving as registered agent for more than ten (10) business entities.

retrieved 2026-07-29 · confidence medium · verified · soswy.state.wy.us/Business/BusinessStatute.aspx (opens the official source)

Wyo. Stat. § 17-16-202 Verified

Wyoming Business Corporation Act (Wyo. Stat. ch. 17-16) · applies to corp

Articles of incorporation.(a) The articles of incorporation shall set forth: (i) A corporate name for the corporation that satisfies the requirements of W.S. 17-16-401; (ii) The number of shares the corporation is authorized to issue, which may be unlimited if so stated; (iii) The street address of the corporation's initial registered office and the name of its initial registered agent at that office; and (iv) The name and address of each incorporator. [...] (e) The articles of incorporation shall be accompanied by a written consent to appointment signed by the registered agent.

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence medium · verified · soswy.state.wy.us/Business/BusinessStatute.aspx (opens the official source)

Wyo. Stat. § 17-29-201 Verified

Wyoming Limited Liability Company Act (Wyo. Stat. ch. 17-29) · applies to LLCs

Formation of limited liability company; articles of organization.(a) One (1) or more persons may act as organizers to form a limited liability company by signing and delivering to the secretary of state for filing articles of organization. (b) Articles of organization shall state: (i) The name of the limited liability company, which must comply with W.S. 17-29-108; (ii) The street address of the limited liability company's initial registered office and the name of its initial registered agent at that office; and (iii) Reserved. [...]

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence medium · verified · soswy.state.wy.us/Business/BusinessStatute.aspx (opens the official source)

Wyo. Stat. § 17-16-1630 Verified

Wyoming Business Corporation Act (Wyo. Stat. ch. 17-16) · applies to corp

Filing of reports and payment of tax required; amount of tax; exemptions; records.(a) Every corporation organized under the laws of this state and every foreign corporation which obtains the right to transact and carry on business within this state (except banks, insurance companies and savings and loan associations) shall file with the secretary of state on or before the first day of the month of registration of every year a certification, under the penalty of perjury, by its treasurer or other fiscal agent setting forth its capital, property and assets located and employed in the state of Wyoming. [...] On or before the first day of the month of registration of every year the corporation shall pay to the secretary of state [...] a license tax based upon the sum of its capital, property and assets reported, of sixty dollars ($60.00) or two-tenths of one mill on the dollar ($.0002), whichever is greater.

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence medium · verified · soswy.state.wy.us/Business/BusinessStatute.aspx (opens the official source)

Wyo. Stat. § 17-29-209 Verified

Wyoming Limited Liability Company Act (Wyo. Stat. ch. 17-29) · applies to LLCs

Annual report for secretary of state.(a) Every limited liability company organized under the laws of this state and every foreign limited liability company which obtains a certificate of authority to transact and carry on business within this state shall file with the secretary of state on or before the first day of the month of organization of every year a certification, under the penalty of perjury, by its treasurer or other fiscal agent setting forth its capital, property and assets located and employed in the state of Wyoming. [...] On or before the first day of the month of organization of every year the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company shall pay to the secretary of state [...] a license fee based upon the sum of its capital, property and assets reported, of sixty dollars ($60.00) or two-tenths of one mill on the dollar ($.0002), whichever is greater.

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence medium · verified · soswy.state.wy.us/Business/BusinessStatute.aspx (opens the official source)

Wyo. Stat. § 17-16-1420 Verified

Wyoming Business Corporation Act (Wyo. Stat. ch. 17-16) · applies to corp

Grounds for administrative dissolution.(a) The secretary of state may commence a proceeding under W.S. 17-16-1421 to administratively dissolve a corporation if any of the following has occurred: (i) The corporation does not deliver its annual reports or pay the annual license taxes to the secretary of state when due pursuant to W.S. 17-16-1630; (ii) Reserved; (iii) The corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state; (iv) The corporation does not notify the secretary of state within thirty (30) days that its registered agent or registered office has been changed, that its registered agent has resigned, or that its registered office has been discontinued; [...]

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence medium · verified · soswy.state.wy.us/Business/BusinessStatute.aspx (opens the official source)

Wyo. Stat. § 17-29-705 Verified

Wyoming Limited Liability Company Act (Wyo. Stat. ch. 17-29) · applies to LLCs

Administrative forfeiture of authority and articles of organization.(b) If any limited liability company has failed to pay the fee required by W.S. 17-29-210 or any penalties imposed under W.S. 17-28-109, it shall be deemed to be transacting business within this state without authority and to have forfeited any franchises, rights or privileges acquired under the laws thereof. [...] Unless compliance is made within sixty (60) days of the date of notice the limited liability company shall be deemed defunct and to have forfeited its articles of organization or certificate of authority acquired under the laws of this state.

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence medium · verified · soswy.state.wy.us/Business/BusinessStatute.aspx (opens the official source)

Wyo. Stat. § 17-16-401 Verified

Wyoming Business Corporation Act (Wyo. Stat. ch. 17-16) · applies to corp

Corporate name.(a) A corporate name may not contain language stating or implying that the corporation is organized for a purpose other than that permitted by W.S. 17-16-301 and its articles of incorporation. (b) Except as authorized by subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a corporate name shall not be the same as, or deceptively similar to any trademark or service mark registered in this state and shall be distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state from the name of any profit or nonprofit corporation, trade name, limited liability company, statutory trust company, statutory foundation, limited partnership or other business entity organized, continued or domesticated under the laws of this state [...]

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence medium · verified · soswy.state.wy.us/Business/BusinessStatute.aspx (opens the official source)

Wyo. Stat. § 17-29-108 Verified

Wyoming Limited Liability Company Act (Wyo. Stat. ch. 17-29) · applies to LLCs

Name.(a) The words "limited liability company," or its abbreviations "LLC" or "L.L.C.," "limited company," or its abbreviations "LC" or "L.C.," "Ltd. liability company," "Ltd. liability co." or "limited liability co." shall be included in the name of every limited liability company formed under the provisions of this act [...] In addition, the limited liability company name may not: (i) Contain a word or phrase which indicates or implies that it is organized for a purpose other than one (1) or more of the purposes contained in its articles of organization; (ii) Be the same as, or deceptively similar to, any trademark or service mark registered in this state and shall be distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state from other business names as provided in W.S. 17-16-401; [...]

retrieved 2026-08-10 · confidence medium · verified · soswy.state.wy.us/Business/BusinessStatute.aspx (opens the official source)

Registered-agent rules in practice

Who may serve as the agent

Pending review

Wyoming has a unified registered agent chapter (17-28) applying to every 'business entity' (corporation, nonprofit, LLC, LP, cooperative, statutory trust or foundation, LLP, foreign or domestic, § 17-28-101(b)). The agent must be an individual at least 18 who resides in Wyoming with a business office identical to the registered office, or a domestic or authorized foreign business entity with a written agency agreement designating a natural person to accept service. The registered office must be a Wyoming street address where the agent (or that natural person) is physically present, and anyone acting as agent for more than 10 entities must register as a commercial registered agent (§ 17-28-105). Agent and entity must each maintain an e-mail address (§ 17-28-101(e)). The corporation and LLC acts incorporate ch. 28 wholesale (§ 17-16-501; § 17-29-113).

Is the agent's consent required

Pending review

Consent required: yes.

What happens when the agent cannot be served

Pending review

Two fallbacks in the unified agent chapter: if an entity has no agent or the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, service is by registered or certified mail to the entity's principal office (§ 17-28-104(b)), and every entity must execute at formation a consent to electronic service by the Secretary of State for that agentless scenario (§ 17-28-104(e)). Additionally, when an agent resigns and no successor is appointed, service is on the Secretary of State until a new appointment is made or the entity is dissolved or revoked (§ 17-28-103(e)); the SOS is likewise the agent for revoked foreign corporations (§ 17-16-1531(d)).

What happens if there is no agent

Pending review
  • Administrative Dissolution. A corporation may be administratively dissolved if it is without a registered agent or registered office (no waiting period stated), or fails to notify the Secretary of State within 30 days of an agent change, resignation, or office discontinuance; there is a 60-day cure window after notice (§ 17-16-1421(b)). Failure to pay registered agent chapter penalties is a separate ground (§ 17-16-1420(a)(x)).
  • Administrative Dissolution. An LLC without a registered agent or office for any reason is deemed to be transacting business without authority and, unless it complies within 60 days of notice, is deemed defunct and forfeits its articles of organization.
  • Revocation Foreign. A foreign corporation's certificate of authority may be revoked if it is without a registered agent or office, or fails to inform the Secretary of State within 30 days of an agent change or resignation; foreign LLCs are revoked and reinstated the same way under § 17-29-114.
  • Other. The moment an agent resigns with no successor appointed, the Secretary of State classifies the entity as delinquent awaiting administrative dissolution, revocation, or forfeiture.
  • Reinstatement Fee. A corporation administratively dissolved specifically for failure to maintain a registered agent must pay a $250 reinstatement fee plus delinquent fees and taxes, within a two-year window; an LLC deemed defunct pays a reinstatement fee set by rule plus a $250 penalty (§ 17-29-705(a)).
  • No Court Access. A foreign corporation transacting business without a certificate of authority (whose application must be accompanied by the agent's written consent, § 17-16-1503(c)) cannot maintain a proceeding in any Wyoming court; applies to foreign LLCs via § 17-29-114. An agentless LLC is expressly 'deemed to be transacting business within this state without authority' (§ 17-29-705(a)).
  • Civil Penalty. A foreign corporation transacting business without authority is liable for all back fees and license taxes plus 18 percent interest, a $5,000 penalty, audit expenses, and attorney fees. Separately, the Secretary of State may impose up to $500 per violation per entity on registered agents under the agent chapter (§ 17-28-109(a)), and unpaid agent-chapter penalties are themselves a dissolution/revocation ground (§ 17-16-1420(a)(x); § 17-16-1530(a)(ix)).
Dollar amounts named in the registered-agent statutes
WhatAmountStatus
Maximum civil penalty the Secretary of State may impose per violation, per entity represented, for registered agent chapter violations with no other specific penalty$500Pending review
Maximum fine (plus up to 6 months imprisonment) for a business entity that provides false records to its registered agent$1,000Pending review
Reinstatement fee when a corporation was administratively dissolved for failure to maintain a registered agent$250Pending review
Penalty added to the rule-set reinstatement fee when a defunct LLC (including one that lost its registered agent) is revived within the two-year window$250Pending review
Penalty on a foreign corporation transacting business without a certificate of authority, in addition to back fees and license taxes plus 18 percent interest, audit expenses, and attorney fees$5,000Pending review

15 statutory citations and their supporting verbatim quotations sit behind this section in the record and are withheld from public display until the review pass lands, because a citation presented as authority is a verification claimed. Statutory references appearing inside the summaries above are part of the recorded text rather than an authority claim, and they are not rendered as citations, linked, or emitted in this page's structured data. How the gate works.

Governance rules

7 governance rules are recorded for Wyoming - the organizational and annual meetings, action by written consent, and whether bylaws or an operating agreement are mandatory. Each verified rule links to the statutory text it was verified against, quoted verbatim below.

Wyoming corporate and LLC governance rules
RuleEntityAppliesDetailCitationStatus
Organizational meeting requiredCorporationyesWyo. Stat. § 17-16-205Verified
Annual meeting requiredCorporationyesWyo. Stat. § 17-16-701(a), (c)Verified
Action by written consent allowedCorporationyesWyo. Stat. § 17-16-704(a), (b)Verified
Bylaws requiredCorporationyesWyo. Stat. § 17-16-206(a), (c)Verified
Operating agreement requiredLLCnoact's default rules govern to the extent the operating agreement does not (§ 17-29-110(b))Wyo. Stat. § 17-29-102(a)(xiv)Verified
Annual meeting requiredLLCnoUniform LLC Act pattern - no member/manager meetings mandated; member consent may be given without any meetingWyo. Stat. § 17-29-407(d)Verified
Action by written consent allowedLLCyesWyo. Stat. § 17-29-407(b)(iii)-(v), (d)Verified

The statutory text behind each rule

Wyo. Stat. § 17-16-205 Verified

Organizational meeting required · applies to corporations · yes

If initial directors are named in the articles of incorporation, the initial directors shall hold an organizational meeting ... to complete the organization of the corporation by appointing officers, adopting bylaws

reviewed 2026-08-17 · confidence high · verified · wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title17.pdf (opens the official source)

Wyo. Stat. § 17-16-701(a), (c) Verified

Annual meeting required · applies to corporations · yes

Unless directors are elected by written consent in lieu of an annual meeting as permitted by W.S. 17-16-704, a corporation shall hold a meeting of shareholders annually at a time stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws.

reviewed 2026-08-17 · confidence high · verified · wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title17.pdf (opens the official source)

Wyo. Stat. § 17-16-704(a), (b) Verified

Action by written consent allowed · applies to corporations · yes

Action required or permitted by this act to be taken at a shareholders' meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all the shareholders entitled to vote on the action.

reviewed 2026-08-17 · confidence high · verified · wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title17.pdf (opens the official source)

Wyo. Stat. § 17-29-102(a)(xiv) Verified

Operating agreement required · applies to LLCs · no

"Operating agreement" means the agreement, whether or not referred to as an operating agreement and whether oral, in a record, implied or in any combination thereof, of all the members of a limited liability company

reviewed 2026-08-17 · confidence high · verified · wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title17.pdf (opens the official source)

Wyo. Stat. § 17-29-407(d) Verified

Annual meeting required · applies to LLCs · no

An action requiring the consent of members under this article may be taken without a meeting, and a member may appoint a proxy or other agent to consent or otherwise act for the member

reviewed 2026-08-17 · confidence high · verified · wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title17.pdf (opens the official source)

Wyo. Stat. § 17-29-407(b)(iii)-(v), (d) Verified

Action by written consent allowed · applies to LLCs · yes

A difference arising among members as to a matter in the ordinary course of the activities of the company may be decided by a majority of the members

reviewed 2026-08-17 · confidence high · verified · wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title17.pdf (opens the official source)

See how these rules compare across every jurisdiction.

Doing business as

State-level regime

Verified
Filing office
Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division (Cheyenne)
State fee
$100 (check/money order to Wyoming Secretary of State); optional trade name reservation $30
Term
10 years
Renewal
Renewable for successive 10-year terms; renewal may not be filed more than 6 months before expiration; SOS notifies registrant 6 months out. Renewal fee $50 per SOS fee schedule (sos.wyo.gov/Business/docs/BusinessFees.pdf)
Publication
Not required. No newspaper publication requirement in Wyoming
Online filing
Not available
The regime
Wyoming has no mandatory general DBA/assumed-name act. Its Trade Names Registration chapter is permissive: any person who adopts a trade name for use in Wyoming 'may file' an application for registration with the Secretary of State on payment of $100. 'Trade name' is defined as a word or name used to identify a business, vocation or occupation and distinguish it from others.
Where it is filed
Trade name registrations, reservations, renewals, assignments and cancellations are all filed in the office of the Wyoming Secretary of State, who furnishes the forms and promulgates the rules. No county-level filing appears in the chapter.
Publication
No newspaper-publication requirement appears anywhere in the chapter (§§ 40-2-101 through 40-2-111 read in full); the process is filing-based, and the Secretary of State returns a date-stamped duplicate of the application to the registrant.
Term and renewal
Registration is effective for ten years; the Secretary of State notifies registrants of upcoming expiration during the final year.
Name restrictions
A trade name cannot be registered if it is the same as or deceptively similar to a Wyoming-registered trademark or service mark, is not distinguishable from other business-entity names under W.S. 17-16-401, or contains words indicating the banking or insurance business (subject to narrow exceptions for approved banks).
Assumed names for registered entities
Under the Wyoming Business Corporation Act, a foreign corporation whose corporate name does not satisfy W.S. 17-16-401 may transact business under a fictitious name by delivering a certified board resolution adopting it to the Secretary of State; the fictitious name must not be deceptively similar to registered marks and must be distinguishable from other business names. Domestic corporate names must in turn be distinguishable from, among other things, any registered trade name - so a registered trade name blocks conflicting entity names on the Secretary of State's records.
Penalties
There is no penalty for not registering (registration is voluntary), but anyone who procures a trade-name registration by false or fraudulent representations is liable for all resulting damages plus costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.
Official source
sos.wyo.gov/Forms/Business/TN/TN-RegistrationApplication.pdf (opens the official source)

Fees stated in or alongside the act

5 fee records held for Wyoming
FeeAmountAuthorityStatus
Trade name registration$100Wyo. Stat. § 40-2-104(a)Verified
Trade name reservation (120 days, non-renewable)$30Wyo. Stat. § 40-2-103(a)Verified
Renewal (each additional 10-year period)$50Wyo. Stat. § 40-2-105(a)Verified
Recording an assignment$25Wyo. Stat. § 40-2-106Verified
Cancellation at registrant's request$10Wyo. Stat. § 40-2-107(a)(i)Verified

Known gaps in the record

  • entity-side beyond the Business Corporation Act: the LLC act (tit. 17, ch. 29) references a 'fictitious or assumed name for a foreign limited liability company' in its name-reservation section, but the dedicated foreign-LLC alternate-name section was not extracted or cited
  • no county-level requirement was found in the chapter, consistent with the manifest's voluntary classification; no separate county-clerk statute was searched outside Titles 40 and 17

Common questions

Is a DBA filing mandatory in Wyoming?

No. Wyoming's Trade Names Registration chapter is voluntary - Wyo. Stat. § 40-2-104(a) says any person who adopts a trade name 'may file' an application for registration with the Secretary of State upon payment of $100. The chapter contains no penalty for operating under an unregistered trade name.

How long does a Wyoming trade name registration last?

Ten years. Under Wyo. Stat. § 40-2-105(a), registration may be renewed for additional ten-year periods within 6 months prior to expiration, with a $50 renewal fee and a statement that the name is still in use in Wyoming. The Secretary of State mails an expiration notice during the final year.

Does registering a trade name in Wyoming give exclusive rights to it?

The statute grants no express exclusive right and states that the act 'shall not adversely affect rights in trade names ... acquired at any time in good faith at common law' (Wyo. Stat. § 40-2-109). Registration does have practical blocking effects: new trade names deceptively similar to registered marks or not distinguishable from existing business names cannot be registered (§ 40-2-102(a)), and corporate names must be distinguishable from registered trade names (W.S. 17-16-401(b)).

What if a foreign company's name is already taken in Wyoming?

Under Wyo. Stat. § 17-16-1506(a), a foreign corporation whose real name is unavailable may use a fictitious name to obtain or maintain its certificate of authority by delivering to the Secretary of State a copy of a board resolution, certified by its secretary, adopting the fictitious name.

Recurring entity-level tax

Annual Report License Tax

Verified
What it is called
Annual Report License Tax
W.S. 17-16-1630 (corporations: 'license tax'); W.S. 17-29-209 (LLCs: 'license fee'); Wyoming SOS 'Annual Report License Tax' terminology · source (opens the official source)
Administering agency
Wyoming Secretary of State
W.S. 17-16-1630 ('shall pay to the secretary of state'); SOS Business Division FAQ · source (opens the official source)
Basis of the tax
other - capital, property and assets located and employed in Wyoming (asset-based, gross not net)
W.S. 17-16-1630: 'a license tax based upon the sum of its capital, property and assets reported' · source (opens the official source)
Minimum
$60
W.S. 17-16-1630 / 17-29-209: '$60.00 or two-tenths of one mill on the dollar ($.0002), whichever is greater' (entities with <= $300,000 WY assets pay $60) · source (opens the official source)
Due date
Annually, on or before the first day of the anniversary month of formation/registration
W.S. 17-16-1630 ('on or before the first day of the month of registration of every year'); SOS FAQ: due date 'is based on the anniversary month of formation' · source (opens the official source)
Corporations
True
LLCs
True

The LLC minimum is not resolved as a number in the record (the annual-report figure already carries the entity-tax minimum - one obligation, counted once) - stated as a gap, not guessed.

See the national picture and the corporation cost model.

Filing-office closures, 2026

Stored as a delta against the federal baseline: 0 days this state closes that the federal government does not, and 2 federal holidays its filing office works through.

Wyoming 2026 closure delta
DateDayFiling office
2026-06-19JuneteenthOPEN - federal holiday not observed
2026-10-12Columbus DayOPEN - federal holiday not observed
Provenance - Wyoming 2026 closuresVerified

Citation withheld: this record did not clear the publication gate.

Source
sos.wyo.gov/holiday.aspx (opens the official source)
Retrieved
2026-07-29
Confidence
high
Review
verified

Good-standing status decoder

48 distinct status strings observed for Wyoming: 4 mean in good standing, 38 mean not in good standing, and 6 are deliberately unresolved. How this decoder is derived and why it can never be marked verified.

Wyoming observed status strings and their verdict
Observed status VerdictConfidence
(BLANK)Unresolved - do not automate on thismedium
ACTIVEIn good standinghigh
ACTIVE (CURRENT)In good standinghigh
ACTIVE-CURRENTIn good standinghigh
ADMIN DISSOLVEDNot in good standinghigh
ADMINISTRATIVELY DISSOLVEDNot in good standinghigh
ADMINISTRAVELY DISSOLVEDNot in good standinghigh
ARCHIVEDUnresolved - do not automate on thislow
CANCELEDNot in good standinghigh
CONVERTED INACTIVENot in good standingmedium
DEFAULTNot in good standinghigh
DISSOLVEDNot in good standinghigh
FILEDUnresolved - do not automate on thislow
FILED IN <YEAR>Unresolved - do not automate on thismedium
GOOD STANDINGIn good standinghigh
INACTIVENot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - ADMINISTRATIVELY DISSOLVED (NO AGENT)Not in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - ADMINISTRATIVELY DISSOLVED (NO AGENT) (Not in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - ADMINISTRATIVELY DISSOLVED (OTHER)Not in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - ADMINISTRATIVELY DISSOLVED (TAX)Not in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - ADMINISTRATIVELY DISSOLVED (TAX) (ARCHINot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - ADMINISTRATIVELY DISSOLVED (TAX) (CURRENot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - CANCELLEDNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - CANCELLED (ARCHIVED)Not in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - CONSOLIDATEDNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - CONVERTEDNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - COURT ORDERED DISSOLUTIONNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - DISSOLVEDNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - DISSOLVED (ARCHIVED)Not in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - EXPIREDNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - EXPIRED (ARCHIVED)Not in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - MERGEDNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - MERGED (ARCHIVED)Not in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - OTHERNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - REVOKED (NO AGENT)Not in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - REVOKED (TAX)Not in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - REVOKED (TAX) (ARCHIVED)Not in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - REVOKED (TAX) (CURRENT)Not in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - TRANSFERNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - TRANSFER (ARCHIVED)Not in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - WITHDRAW/DISSOLVE/CANCELNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - WITHDRAWALNot in good standinghigh
INACTIVE - WITHDRAWAL (ARCHIVED)Not in good standinghigh
MERGEDNot in good standingmedium
NOT FILEDUnresolved - do not automate on thismedium
NOT YET FILEDUnresolved - do not automate on thismedium
REVOKEDNot in good standinghigh
WITHDRAWNNot in good standinghigh

Restricted entity-name words

4 restricted entity-name word entries are recorded for Wyoming, the rest requiring an agency's consent or licensure before the word may appear in a name.

Governing law: W.S. 17-16-401 (corporate name); W.S. 17-29-108 (LLC name); Wyoming Secretary of State Rules, ch. 2 (Corporate Name, Uses Restricted); W.S. 13-1-204 (banking terms).

Wyoming restricted entity-name words
TreatmentWord or phrase AuthorityCitationStatus
Consent requiredacademy(ies) / college(s) / edu / educate(s) / education(al/s) / institute(s) / institution(s) / school(s) / university(ies) / words of similar import in any languageWyoming Department of Education (license/approval required before the SOS will register the name; paper filing required)Wyoming SOS Business Division, 'How to Choose a Company Name': Department of Education approval required; SOS Rules ch. 2 requires the corporation to be licensed by the Department of Education before the SOS registers a degree-granting-institution nameVerified
Consent requiredbank(s) / banker(s) / banc(s) / bancorp(s) / bancorporation(s) / banque(s) / banqe(s) / banq(s) / banquer(s) / banco(s) / banca(s) / words of similar import in any languageWyoming Division of Banking (approval obtained through the Secretary of State's paper-filing review)Wyoming SOS Business Division, 'How to Choose a Company Name': words requiring Division of Banking approval; names containing them may not be filed online and must be paper-filed pending approval. Codified in SOS Rules ch. 2 (Corporate Name, Uses Restricted): banking words may not be registered unless the entity has complied with W.S. 13-1-101 et seq., the banking laws of a U.S. jurisdiction, the federal Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1841) or Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1461), unless the SOS determines the use is clearly not related to banking, the trust business or any other financial endeavorVerified
Consent requiredtrust(s) / PTC (private trust company)Wyoming Division of Banking / Department of Audit (SOS must receive written confirmation the entity is a financial institution that has complied with W.S. Title 13, unless the use is clearly unrelated to banking, the trust business, or any other financial endeavor)Wyoming SOS Business Division, 'How to Choose a Company Name' (Trust(s) and PTC listed under Division of Banking approval); SOS Rules ch. 2 (Corporate Name, Uses Restricted): before registering a name containing 'trust' or 'trust company' the SOS notifies the Department of Audit and must receive written confirmation of compliance with Title 13Verified
License requiredbank / banker / banking / special purpose depository institution / words of similar importWyoming Division of Banking (compliance with the Wyoming banking act, W.S. Title 13, or W.S. 13-12-101 through 13-12-126 required)W.S. 13-1-204(a): 'No person or entity shall advertise, issue or circulate any paper or exhibit any sign using any of the terms "bank", "banker", "banking", "special purpose depository institution", or words of similar import, or use the name of any other financial institution as defined by W.S. 13-1-101(a)(ix) until they have fully complied with this act or W.S. 13-12-101 through 13-12-126.'Verified

Filing channels

● accepted · ○ not accepted · ? unknown or conditional (hover for the recorded condition). Channel data covers 54 jurisdictions (2026-08-15 wave). Source links render on verified rows only.

Contact the filing office

Verified against the agency's own contact page 2026-08-13 - office hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. MST. Source links render on verified rows only.

Reaching the filing office

Verified
Phone
(307) 777-7311
Email
[email protected]
Mailing address
Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division, Herschler Building East, Suite 101, 122 W 25th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020
Courier / walk-in
Herschler Building East, Suite 101, 122 W 25th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 (street address doubles as courier address; no separate PO box published)

The Business Division direct line and mailbox (correspondence-proven responsive 2026-07-13), not the Secretary's office (307-777-7378); one street address serves mail and courier

Purposed contact channels, Wyoming
KindValueWhat it is forPurposeSource
phone(307) 777-7311Business Division (entity registration, trademarks, trade names, Commercial Registered Agents, EFS, and UCC matters)Business filingssource (opens the official source)
phone(307) 777-7378Secretary of State Officegeneral_switchboardsource (opens the official source)
phone(307) 777-7370Compliance Division (Apostilles@wyo.gov, [email protected]) - Suite 100apostille_authenticationsource (opens the official source)
email[email protected]Business Division emailBusiness filingssource (opens the official source)
email[email protected]Compliance Division apostille emailapostille_authenticationsource (opens the official source)
mailing_addressWyoming Secretary of State, Business Division, Herschler Building East, Suite 101, 122 W 25th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020Business Division address (fee schedule footer, rev. June 2026)Business filingssource (opens the official source)
physical_addressHerschler Building East, 122 W 25th St, Suites 100 and 101, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020Walk-in location (Business page)Business filingssource (opens the official source)
phone307.777.7311Wyoming Secretary of State - Business Division (UCC)UCCsource (opens the official source)
email[email protected]Wyoming Secretary of State - Business Division (UCC)UCCsource (opens the official source)
email[email protected]Wyoming Secretary of State - Business DivisionUCCsource (opens the official source)
mailing_addressWyoming Secretary of State, Business Division, Herschler Building East, Suite 101, 122 W 25th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020Wyoming Secretary of State - Business Division (UCC)UCCsource (opens the official source)

UCC records

Where to search Wyoming's UCC (Article 9) financing statements, on what terms, and what the office charges to file one. Verified against the filing office's own pages 2026-09-11. UCC division contacts are listed with the other filing-office contacts above.

UCC records - WyomingVerified
Filing office
Wyoming Secretary of State - Business Division (UCC / EFS / Buyers)
Filing-office statute
W.S. 34.1-9-501(a)(ii): the office in which to file a financing statement is "The office of the secretary of state in all other cases" (read in the LSO compiled Title 34.1 PDF, https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title34.1.pdf); W.S. 34.1-9-525(d) leaves remote-access search fees to filing-office rule
Official search
https://ucc.wyo.gov/UCC/Default.aspx (opens the official source)
Access
subscription required
Search fees, as the office states them
UCC and EFS Fees (Revised 05/2021): "Official Search ......... No Fee" (E-System, subscribers only; "All fees associated with filing and searching on the UCC E-System will be deducted from the authorized user's prepaid account (PAD)"); paper "Certified Search (one debtor) ......... $10.00"; "Copies (per page) ......... $.50"; "UCC/EFS E-Filing Subscriptions: Internet Filing Service Annual Fee (up
Filing images online
Certified search results include "Copies of all documents revealed by the search if requested by the searcher" (FAQ); online copies only inside the subscriber E-System; paper copies $.50 per page. No public image viewer.
UCC program page
the office's UCC page (opens the official source)
Online filing
filing portal (opens the official source)
Filing a UCC-1, as the office states the fee
$15 through the UCC E-System (authorized subscribers, deducted from a prepaid account); $30 on paper for up to 2 pages, $60 for more than 2 pages
Filing channels
online or paper; Online: 'UCC/EFS/Buyer E-Filing System (Authorized Users)' at ucc.wyo.gov, open to subscribers (Internet Filing Service Annual Fee $300, up to 10 users) with a prepaid account; paper: UCC1 / UCC3 / UC
Filing expedite
Not offered for UCC filings. The Secretary of State's expedited service (Same-Day $1,400 per document; Next-Business-Day $700 per document) expressly excludes 'Filings that can be completed online (e.g., annual reports, initial formations, UCC/EFS filings)'.
UCC-3 amendments, as the office states the fees
Amendment $15 on paper (up to 2 pages; $30 for more than 2 pages) or $7.50 through the E-System; Continuation $30 on paper or $15 through the E-System; Termination no fee on paper or online; UCC5 Information Statement $15 paper / $7.50 E-System
Effective for
10 years from filing - Wyo. Stat. 34.1-9-515(a)
Bulk data
published bulk-data program - $2,000 annual subscription ('Data Download' / 'Internet Download Service Annual Fee'), max 2 users; no separate one-time extract fee - the subscription IS the product

Source: the office's UCC page (opens the official source)

State business license

Whether Wyoming requires a general state-level business license, and on what terms. A "None" is a verified finding cited to the agency's own pages, not a gap. Which of the state's filings ask for an industry code is in the next section.

State business license - WyomingVerified
General state license
None - the state issues no general business license; licensing is occupation-specific and local
Where a new business registers
Wyoming Department of Revenue, Excise Tax Division (sales/use tax license - the only state-level general registration a business obtains); no general-license agency exists agency page (opens the official source)
Revenue-department registration
required - Wyoming Department of Revenue, Excise Tax Division (sales/use tax license); Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (UI / workers' compensation via WYUI) register (opens the official source)
Occupational licensing hub
https://ai.wyo.gov/divisions/directors-office/professional-licensing-boards (opens the official source)
Local layer
county and city licenses - (xiii) License, tax and regulate any business whatsoever conducted or trafficked in within the limits of the city or town for the purpose of raising revenue, and any license taxes imposed shall be uniform in respect to the class of business upon which imposed;

8 of 8 fields verified against the agency's own pages (2026-09-11). Sources: ai.wyo.gov (opens the official source) · excise-tax-div.wyo.gov (opens the official source) · excise-tax-div.wyo.gov (opens the official source) · sos.wyo.gov (opens the official source) · wyoleg.gov (opens the official source) · wyoleg.gov (opens the official source)

Industry code on filings

Which of Wyoming's business filings ask the filer for an industry classification, and in what form. "No industry information" is a positive finding cited to the form. Where the state uses its own category list and the list was captured, it is expandable below. The NAICS and SIC reference lists are on their own page.

Industry code on Wyoming filings, 9 of 9 rows verified
FilingEntity scopeAsks forRequiredWhere on the formSource
Formationdomestic profit corporationno industry informationnot askedP-ArticlesIncorporation (paper) / wyobiz.wyo.gov online filing; no industry, NAICS, SIC or purpose fieldsource (opens the official source)
Formationdomestic LLCno industry informationnot askedLLC-ArticlesOrganization; no industry, NAICS, SIC or purpose fieldsource (opens the official source)
Foreign registrationforeign profit corporationno industry informationnot askedFP-CertificateAuthority; fields are name, home jurisdiction, date of incorporation, duration, mailing and principal office addresses, registered agent, officerssource (opens the official source)
Foreign registrationforeign LLCno industry informationnot askedFLLC-CertificateAuthority; no industry, NAICS, SIC or purpose fieldsource (opens the official source)
Annual reportallno industry informationnot askedOnline Annual Report (wyobiz.wyo.gov ARWizard) plus Appendix 1 asset worksheet; statutory content = WY capital/property/assets, officers and directors, principasource (opens the official source)
State business licenseallno industry informationnot askedNo state-level general business license in Wyomingsource (opens the official source)
Tax registrationallthe state's own listmandatorySales/Use Tax License Application, line 10 'What type of sales does this business make? Retail / Wholesale / Service / Manufacturer' (check boxes, maysource (opens the official source)
Tax registrationemployers (UI and workers' compensation)NAICS codemandatoryWYUI.wyo.gov > Employer Services > 'Register New Business with DWS' (joint UI/WC registration); out-of-state employers also file Form WYO-790 Ousource (opens the official source)
Entity-tax returnallno industry informationnot askedNo franchise/gross-receipts return exists; the annual report license tax uses the Appendix 1 asset worksheetsource (opens the official source)

Counties

Wyoming has 23 county-equivalents: 23 countyies. Names and codes are the U.S. Census Bureau's (2020 national county codes); county seats and official sites are not yet published here.

All 23 county-equivalents
Wyoming county-equivalents
NameTypeFIPSNote
Albany Countycounty56001
Big Horn Countycounty56003
Campbell Countycounty56005
Carbon Countycounty56007
Converse Countycounty56009
Crook Countycounty56011
Fremont Countycounty56013
Goshen Countycounty56015
Hot Springs Countycounty56017
Johnson Countycounty56019
Laramie Countycounty56021
Lincoln Countycounty56023
Natrona Countycounty56025
Niobrara Countycounty56027
Park Countycounty56029
Platte Countycounty56031
Sheridan Countycounty56033
Sublette Countycounty56035
Sweetwater Countycounty56037
Teton Countycounty56039
Uinta Countycounty56041
Washakie Countycounty56043
Weston Countycounty56045

Other records held

Other records held for Wyoming
RecordValueStatus
Change of registered agent$5Pending review
Who must be named in public filingsSplit by entity type. LLC: NEITHER members nor managers are forced onto the public record - articles of organization require only the RA/registered office and principal mailing address (W.S. 17-29-201), and the LLC annual report collects only the asset certification (for the license tax) plus the principal office addrePending review

These come from a research pass its own author graded CANDIDATES. They are shown because they are useful and withheld from every ranking on this site because they are not ratified.

The record itself

What backs this page
ArtefactHeld
Official statute files in the verification corpus 8 files, retrieved 2026-07-07
Monitored sources 8 sources under scheduled recheck
Official URLs on file 14 agency URL slots populated of 20 possible
Datasets held see the coverage matrix

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