Wyoming § 40-13-108 Doing business defined; amenability to process;
service on nonresidents

Wyoming Statutes

§ 40-13-108 — Doing business defined; amenability to process; service on nonresidents

Wyoming § 40-13-108

Title 40Trade and Commerce

Ch. 13COPYRIGHTED MUSIC

Art. 1PROTECTION OF COPYRIGHT USERS

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Bluebook

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 40-13-108 (2026).

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(a)All persons, groups, corporations, associations, foreign or domestic, subject to this act shall be deemed to be doing business within this state and amenable to the process of the courts of the state of Wyoming when:

(i)Any such persons, combinations or groups have been issued licenses, either from within or from without the state, for the privilege of using commercially and publicly any copyrighted work or works pooled in a common group or entity;

(ii)When any of the functions of the entity, organization, pool or combines, have been performed in this state.

(b)If such owners of copyrights comply with the provisions of this act they shall be granted the privilege of conducting business within this state in a legal manner, and may invoke the benefits of the state government and its p

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(a) All persons, groups, corporations, associations,
foreign or domestic, subject to this act shall be deemed to be
doing business within this state and amenable to the process of
the courts of the state of Wyoming when:
(i) Any such persons, combinations or groups have
been issued licenses, either from within or from without the
state, for the privilege of using commercially and publicly any
copyrighted work or works pooled in a common group or entity;
(ii) When any of the functions of the entity,
organization, pool or combines, have been performed in this
state.
(b) If such owners of copyrights comply with the
provisions of this act they shall be granted the privilege of
conducting business within this state in a legal manner, and may
invoke the benefits of the state government and its political
subdivisions in their behalf, using all of the privileges
available to the citizens of this state. Use of such privileges
shall be deemed to be an acceptance of the provisions of this
act.
(c) The acceptance by such persons of the rights and
privileges conferred by the law of this state to any of its
citizens shall be deemed equivalent to and construed to be an
appointment by such nonresidents of the secretary of state of
the state of Wyoming to be their true and lawful attorney upon
whom may be served all summons and processes growing out of a
violation of this act. Service of such summons or process shall
be made by leaving a copy with a fee of five dollars ($5.00)
with the secretary of state of Wyoming, or in his office. Such
service shall be sufficient and valid personal service upon any
such nonresident defendant, copyright holder or owner, persons
or defendants, combination, entity or organization. Notice of
such service and a copy of the summons or process shall be
forthwith sent by registered mail requiring personal delivery,
by the prosecutor bringing any action under this chapter, to any
defendant at his last known address, and the defendant's return
receipt and the prosecutor's affidavit of compliance herewith
are appended to the process and entered as a part of the return.
The secretary of state shall keep a record of all such summons
and process which shall show the day and time of service.