§ 40-12-402 — Sending unpermitted or misleading electronic mail prohibited

Wyoming § 40-12-402

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 40: Trade and Commerce
• Ch. 12: CONSUMER PROTECTION
• Art. 4: COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC MAIL

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(a) No person may initiate the transmission, conspire with
another to initiate the transmission or assist the transmission
of a commercial electronic mail message from a computer located
in Wyoming or to an electronic mail address that the sender
knows or has reason to know is held by a Wyoming resident, or to
an address that the sender knows or has reason to know is
located in a state or other jurisdiction with laws similar to
this state's laws regarding commercial electronic mail, that:
(i) Uses a third party's internet domain name without
permission of the third party, or otherwise misrepresents or
obscures any information in identifying the point of origin or
the transmission path of a commercial electronic mail message;
or
(ii) Contains false or misleading information in the
subject line.
(b) For purposes of this section, a person knows that the
intended recipient of a commercial electronic mail message is a
Wyoming resident if that information is available, upon request,
from the registrant of the internet domain name contained in the
recipient's electronic mail address.
(c) For purposes of this article, a service provider does
not assist in the transmission of a commercial electronic mail
message in violation of this article if:
(i) The activity which violates this article was not
directed by the service provider or its agent;
(ii) The service provider does not receive a
financial benefit directly attributable to the violation of this
article by one (1) of its customers; and
(iii) The service provider does not provide the
equipment or complete management of systems found to have an
open mail relay.