(a)Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this
section, records obtained by the secretary of state or filed
under this act, including a record contained in or filed with a
registration statement, application, notice filing, or report,
are public records and are available for public examination.
(b)The following records are not public records and are
not available for public examination under subsection (a) of
this section:
(i)A record obtained by the secretary of state in
connection with an audit or inspection under W.S. 17-4-411(d) or
an investigation under W.S. 17-4-602;
(ii)A part of a record filed in connection with a
registration statement under W.S. 17-4-301 and 17-4-303 through
17-4-305 or a record under W.S. 17-4-411(d) that contains trade
secrets or confidential inf
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this
section, records obtained by the secretary of state or filed
under this act, including a record contained in or filed with a
registration statement, application, notice filing, or report,
are public records and are available for public examination.
(b) The following records are not public records and are
not available for public examination under subsection (a) of
this section:
(i) A record obtained by the secretary of state in
connection with an audit or inspection under W.S. 17-4-411(d) or
an investigation under W.S. 17-4-602;
(ii) A part of a record filed in connection with a
registration statement under W.S. 17-4-301 and 17-4-303 through
17-4-305 or a record under W.S. 17-4-411(d) that contains trade
secrets or confidential information if the person filing the
registration statement or report has asserted a claim of
confidentiality or privilege that is authorized by law;
(iii) A record that is not required to be provided to
the secretary of state or filed under this act and is provided
to the secretary of state only on the condition that the record
will not be subject to public examination or disclosure;
(iv) A nonpublic record received from a person
specified in W.S. 17-4-608(a); and
(v) Any social security number, residential address
unless used as a business address, and residential telephone
number unless used as a business telephone number, contained in
a record that is filed; and
(vi) A record obtained by the secretary of state
through a designee of the secretary of state that a rule or
order under this act determines has been:
(A) Expunged from the secretary of state's
records by the designee; or
(B) Determined to be nonpublic or nondisclosable
by that designee if the secretary of state finds the
determination to be in the public interest and for the
protection of investors.
(c) If disclosure is for the purpose of a civil,
administrative, or criminal investigation, action, or proceeding
or to a person specified in W.S. 17-4-608(a), the secretary of
state may disclose a record obtained in connection with an audit
or inspection under W.S. 17-4-411(d) or a record obtained in
connection with an investigation under W.S. 17-4-602.