Wyoming § 40-12-201 Definitions

Wyoming Statutes

§ 40-12-201 — Definitions

Wyoming § 40-12-201

Title 40Trade and Commerce

Ch. 12CONSUMER PROTECTION

Art. 2PROMOTIONAL ADVERTISING OF PRIZES

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 40-12-201 (2026).

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(a)As used in this article:

(i)"Prize" means a gift, award or other item or service of value;

(ii)"Prize notice" means a notice given to an individual in this state that satisfies all of the following:

(A)Is or contains a representation that the individual has been selected or may be eligible to receive a prize;

(B)Conditions receipt of a prize on a payment from the individual or requires or invites the individual to make a contact to learn how to receive the prize or to obtain other information related to the notice.

(iii)"Prize notice" does not include any of the following:

(A)A notice given at the request of the individual;

(B)A notice informing the individual that he has been awarded a prize as a result of his actual prior entry in a game, drawing, sweepstakes or other contest,

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(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Prize" means a gift, award or other item or
service of value;
(ii) "Prize notice" means a notice given to an
individual in this state that satisfies all of the following:
(A) Is or contains a representation that the
individual has been selected or may be eligible to receive a
prize;
(B) Conditions receipt of a prize on a payment
from the individual or requires or invites the individual to
make a contact to learn how to receive the prize or to obtain
other information related to the notice.
(iii) "Prize notice" does not include any of the
following:
(A) A notice given at the request of the
individual;
(B) A notice informing the individual that he
has been awarded a prize as a result of his actual prior entry
in a game, drawing, sweepstakes or other contest, if the
individual is awarded the prize stated in the notice.
(iv) "Solicitor" means a person who represents to an
individual that the individual has been selected or may be
eligible to receive a prize;
(v) "Sponsor" means a person on whose behalf a
solicitor gives a prize notice;
(vi) "Verifiable retail value" of a prize means:
(A) A price at which the solicitor or sponsor
can demonstrate that a substantial number of the prizes have
been sold by a person other than the solicitor or sponsor in the
trade area in which the prize notice is given; or
(B) If the solicitor or sponsor is unable to
satisfy subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, no more than one and
five-tenths (1.5) times the amount the solicitor or sponsor paid
for the prize.