Wyoming § 15-1-409 Annexing territories; appeal; determination;
time for review; exclusiveness of appeal remedy

Wyoming Statutes

§ 15-1-409 — Annexing territories; appeal; determination; time for review; exclusiveness of appeal remedy

Wyoming § 15-1-409

Title 15Cities and Towns

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

Art. 4ANNEXATION; DETERMINATION OF BOUNDARIES;

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 15-1-409 (2026).

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(a)If any landowner in the territory proposed to be annexed or any owner of real property in the annexing city or town, or utility is aggrieved by the acts of the governing body, he may appeal to the district court for a review of the acts or findings thereof.

(b)If the court determines that the action taken was capricious or arbitrary, or if it appears from the evidence that the landowner's right in his property is being unwarrantedly invaded or that the governing body abused its discretion, the court shall declare the annexing ordinance void. If the court determines the action of the governing body was proper and valid, it shall sustain the ordinance.

(c)All proceedings to review the findings and the decisions of the governing body or actions to determine the validity of the annexatio

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(a) If any landowner in the territory proposed to be
annexed or any owner of real property in the annexing city or
town, or utility is aggrieved by the acts of the governing body,
he may appeal to the district court for a review of the acts or
findings thereof.
(b) If the court determines that the action taken was
capricious or arbitrary, or if it appears from the evidence that
the landowner's right in his property is being unwarrantedly
invaded or that the governing body abused its discretion, the
court shall declare the annexing ordinance void. If the court
determines the action of the governing body was proper and
valid, it shall sustain the ordinance.
(c) All proceedings to review the findings and the
decisions of the governing body or actions to determine the
validity of the annexation ordinance pursuant to the Uniform
Declaratory Judgments Act shall be brought within sixty (60)
days of the effective date of the annexation ordinance, and if
not brought within that time are forever barred.