(a)Each business entity shall continuously maintain in
this state:
(i)A registered office that may be the same as any
of its places of business but shall be located at a street
address in Wyoming which shall be a physical location where the
business entity's registered agent, or a natural person who has
an agency relationship with the registered agent, can accept
service of process as provided in W.S. 17-28-104 and is
physically present at that location; and
(ii)A registered agent, who shall be:
(A)An individual who is at least eighteen (18)
years of age, resides in this state and whose business office is
identical with the registered office;
(B)A domestic business entity whose business
office is identical with the registered office and which has a
written agreement creating an agency
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(a) Each business entity shall continuously maintain in
this state:
(i) A registered office that may be the same as any
of its places of business but shall be located at a street
address in Wyoming which shall be a physical location where the
business entity's registered agent, or a natural person who has
an agency relationship with the registered agent, can accept
service of process as provided in W.S. 17-28-104 and is
physically present at that location; and
(ii) A registered agent, who shall be:
(A) An individual who is at least eighteen (18)
years of age, resides in this state and whose business office is
identical with the registered office;
(B) A domestic business entity whose business
office is identical with the registered office and which has a
written agreement creating an agency relationship with an
individual providing for acceptance of service of process as
provided in W.S. 17-28-104;
(C) A foreign business entity authorized to
transact business in this state whose business office is
identical with the registered office and which has a written
agreement creating an agency relationship with an individual
providing for acceptance of service of process as provided in
W.S. 17-28-104; or
(D) A business entity or an individual, at least
eighteen (18) years of age, who is:
(I) In the business of serving as a
registered agent for more than ten (10) entities, including a
registered agent which serves as a registered agent for the
entities served by another commercial registered agent; and
(II) Registered as a commercial registered
agent under W.S. 17-28-105 and whose business office is
identical with the registered office. A business entity
registered as a commercial registered agent shall have a written
agreement creating an agency relationship with a natural person
providing for acceptance of service of process as provided in
W.S. 17-28-104.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, "business entity" means
a corporation, nonprofit corporation, limited liability company,
limited partnership, cooperative marketing association,
statutory trust, statutory foundation or registered limited
liability partnership, whether foreign or domestic.
(c) Every registered agent shall certify compliance with
the requirements of this chapter on a form prescribed by the
secretary of state on the date of registration.
(d) For purposes of this chapter, "written agreement" or
"contract creating an agency relationship" means any written
document granting a natural person representing a registered
agent the authority to accept service of process on behalf of
any entity served by the registered agent. A single document
may serve as authorization for each natural person representing
the registered agent without listing each natural person
individually.
(e) In addition to the requirements imposed by this
section on business entities and registered agents, each
business entity and registered agent shall maintain an email
address that the secretary of state's office may use to serve
documents on the business entity or registered agent as provided
in W.S. 17-28-104.