Wyoming § 1-1-140 Public utility exemption from civil liability;
catastrophes caused by an act of God

Wyoming Statutes

§ 1-1-140 — Public utility exemption from civil liability; catastrophes caused by an act of God

Wyoming § 1-1-140

Title 01Civil Procedure

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO CIVIL ACTIONS

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-1-140 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a public utility is not liable for damages to real or personal property or damages for claims resulting from economic losses in any civil action against the public utility for a catastrophe caused by an act of God.

(b)Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to damages if a negligent, willful, wanton or reckless act of the public utility was a proximate cause of the catastrophe.

(c)As used in this section:

(i)"Economic losses" includes damages caused by a failure to provide an adequate supply of gas, electricity, water, solid or liquid waste collection or disposal, heating and ground transportation;

(ii)"Municipality" means as defined in W.S. 37-1- 101(a)(iii);

(iii)"Public utility" means as defined in W.S. 37-1- 101(a)(v

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,
a public utility is not liable for damages to real or personal
property or damages for claims resulting from economic losses in
any civil action against the public utility for a catastrophe
caused by an act of God.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to
damages if a negligent, willful, wanton or reckless act of the
public utility was a proximate cause of the catastrophe.
(c) As used in this section:
(i) "Economic losses" includes damages caused by a
failure to provide an adequate supply of gas, electricity,
water, solid or liquid waste collection or disposal, heating and
ground transportation;
(ii) "Municipality" means as defined in W.S. 37-1-
101(a)(iii);
(iii) "Public utility" means as defined in W.S. 37-1-
101(a)(vi), excluding the state or a municipality.
(d) Should any grant of immunity, exception or imposition
of liability within the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, W.S. 1-
39-101 through 1-39-120, conflict with any provision of this
section, the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act shall prevail.