§ 17-19-120 — Filing requirements

Wyoming § 17-19-120

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 17: Corporations, Partnerships and Associations
• Ch. 19: WYOMING NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT
• Art. 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a) A document shall satisfy the requirements of this
section, and of any other section that adds to or varies these
requirements, to be entitled to filing by the secretary of
state.
(b) This act shall require or permit filing the document
in the office of the secretary of state.
(c) The document shall contain the information required by
this act. It may contain other information as well.
(d) The document shall be typewritten or printed.
(e) The document shall be in the English language.
However, a corporate name need not be in English if written in
English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals, and the certificate
of existence required of foreign corporations need not be in
English if accompanied by an English translation acceptable to
the secretary of state.
(f) The document shall be executed:
(i) By the chairman of the board of directors of a
domestic or foreign corporation, by its president or by another
of its officers;
(ii) If directors have not been selected or the
corporation has not been formed, by an incorporator; or
(iii) If the corporation is in the hands of a
receiver, trustee or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that
fiduciary.
(g) The person executing a document shall sign it manually
and shall state beneath or opposite the signature his name and
the capacity in which he signs. The document may, but need not,
contain:
(i) The corporate seal;
(ii) An attestation by the secretary or an assistant
secretary; or
(iii) An acknowledgment, verification or proof.
(h) If the secretary of state has prescribed a mandatory
form for a document under W.S. 17-19-121, the document shall be
in or on the prescribed form.
(j) The document shall be delivered to the office of the
secretary of state for filing and shall be accompanied by:
(i) One (1) exact or conformed copy (except as
provided in W.S. 17-28-103);
(ii) The correct filing fee; and
(iii) Any past due or currently due franchise tax,
license fee, other fee or penalty required by this act or other
law.