Wyoming § 15-1-420 Annexing contiguous cities or towns; how
governed; extension of laws, rights and utilities; dissolution
of annexed city or town; disposition of assets and liabilities

Wyoming Statutes

§ 15-1-420 — Annexing contiguous cities or towns; how governed; extension of laws, rights and utilities; dissolution of annexed city or town; disposition of assets and liabilities

Wyoming § 15-1-420

Title 15Cities and Towns

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

Art. 4ANNEXATION; DETERMINATION OF BOUNDARIES;

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 15-1-420 (2026).

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(a)After the effective date of annexation, the city or town annexed shall be governed as part of the city or town to which it is annexed. The territory and inhabitants of the city or town annexed are subject to all the laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of the city or town to which annexed and are entitled to all the rights, privileges and franchise services afforded the inhabitants thereof including fire protection, sanitary facilities and utility service. If the inhabitants of the annexing city or town are furnished any utility service by the annexing city or town or under franchise, the annexed area may receive the same service.

(b)The annexed city's or town's municipal corporate assets including money, real and personal property, and rights, titles and interests of any nature, u

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(a) After the effective date of annexation, the city or
town annexed shall be governed as part of the city or town to
which it is annexed. The territory and inhabitants of the city
or town annexed are subject to all the laws, ordinances, rules
and regulations of the city or town to which annexed and are
entitled to all the rights, privileges and franchise services
afforded the inhabitants thereof including fire protection,
sanitary facilities and utility service. If the inhabitants of
the annexing city or town are furnished any utility service by
the annexing city or town or under franchise, the annexed area
may receive the same service.
(b) The annexed city's or town's municipal corporate
assets including money, real and personal property, and rights,
titles and interests of any nature, upon the effective date of
annexation, without further conveyance, are the assets of the
annexing city or town. The annexed city or town, without
further action, shall be dissolved and the annexation ordinance
shall so provide. The annexing city or town shall make
provision for meeting all liabilities of the annexed city or
town through assumption or by other lawful means. No such
assumption or other action taken under this act shall materially
impair existing obligations of contract of either the annexing
or annexed city or town. Liabilities to be assumed by the
annexing city or town shall include all revenue bonds and other
special obligations which by their terms are not payable from ad
valorem taxes. The revenue bonds and special obligations shall
not become general obligations of the annexing city or town.
(c) The annexing city or town in the annexation ordinance
shall allocate equitably the debts of the annexed and annexing
city or town. The equitable allocation shall be according to
benefits received by the annexed and annexing city or town from
additional assets being brought into the combined city or town.
(d) Any such bonded indebtedness may be refunded by the
annexing city or town under the laws of Wyoming existing at the
time of this refunding.