Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 1-12-301 (2026)

Proof of laws of foreign jurisdictions.

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Printed copies of written law enacted by any other state,
territory or foreign government purporting or proved to have
been published by the authority thereof, or proved to be
commonly admitted as evidence of the existing law in the courts
or tribunals of the state, territory or government shall be
admitted by the courts and officers of this state on all
occasions as prima facie evidence of the law. The unwritten or
common law of any other state, territory or foreign government
may be proved by parol evidence and the books of reports of
cases adjudicated in their courts may also be admitted as prima
facie evidence of the law.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1981–2013 · leading case: Amy C. Roberts v. Steven Locke, 2013 WY 73 (Wyo. 2013).

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Amy C. Roberts v. Steven Locke, 2013 WY 73 (Wyo. 2013). “§§ 1-12-301 through 306 (LexisNexis 2011).”

Consol. Constr., Inc. v. Smith, 634 P.2d 902 (Wyo. 1981). · cites it 2× “1957 "§§ 1-12-301 1-12-303, W.S. recodified §§ 1-165 1-169, W.”

In Re Est. of Peters, 2001 WY 71 (Wyo. 2001). · cites it 2× “The matter was proceeding in the usual course of events when, on April 17, 2000, Peters filed two sets of papers: (1) Offer of Proof § 1-12-301, 1 Demand for Proof of Jurisdiction; Motion for Summary Judgment; Objection to Presumption of Jurisdiction; Article 3.”

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