Wyoming § 34-24-133 Enforcement

Wyoming Statutes

§ 34-24-133 — Enforcement

Wyoming § 34-24-133

Title 34Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions

Ch. 24UNIFORM UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 34-24-133 (2026).

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(a)The administrator, for and on behalf of this state, may commence an action, summary or otherwise, in the district court of the county where the defendant resides or in the district court of Laramie county:

(i)For an adjudication that certain property is unclaimed and payable or distributable to the administrator;

(ii)To compel presentation of a report or payment or distribution of property to the administrator;

(iii)To enforce the duty of a person to permit the examination or audit of the records of that person;

(iv)To enjoin any act that violates the public policy or provisions of this act; or

(v)To enforce any aspect of this act in any manner.

(b)The administrator may commence an action under subsection (a) of this section in the following situations:

(i)The holder is a person

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(a) The administrator, for and on behalf of this state,
may commence an action, summary or otherwise, in the district
court of the county where the defendant resides or in the
district court of Laramie county:
(i) For an adjudication that certain property is
unclaimed and payable or distributable to the administrator;
(ii) To compel presentation of a report or payment or
distribution of property to the administrator;
(iii) To enforce the duty of a person to permit the
examination or audit of the records of that person;
(iv) To enjoin any act that violates the public
policy or provisions of this act; or
(v) To enforce any aspect of this act in any manner.
(b) The administrator may commence an action under
subsection (a) of this section in the following situations:
(i) The holder is a person domiciled in this state or
is a governmental entity of this state;
(ii) The holder is a person engaged in or transacting
any business in this state, although not domiciled in this
state; or
(iii) The subject matter is tangible personal
property held in this state.
(c) In a situation where no state court in this state can
obtain jurisdiction over the person involved, the administrator
may commence an action authorized by this section in a federal
court or state court of another state having jurisdiction over
that person.
(d) The administrator shall be an indispensable party to
any judicial or administrative proceedings concerning the
disposition and handling of unclaimed property that is or may be
payable or distributable into the protective custody of the
administrator.
(e) The administrator shall have a right to intervene and
participate in any judicial or administrative proceeding when to
do so will be in the best interest of this state, the apparent
owner or the unclaimed property or to conserve and safeguard the
unclaimed property against dissipation, undue diminishment or
adverse discriminatory treatment.