Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 1-16-201 (2026)

Right to confess judgment.

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A person indebted or against whom a cause of action exists, may
personally appear in a court of competent jurisdiction and with
the assent of the creditor or person having such cause of
action, confess judgment, whereupon judgment shall be entered
accordingly.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2021 · leading case: Adam Bruce Levy v. Aspen S, Llc, a Wyoming Ltd. Liab. Co. Kelvin H. Stirn & Nancy J. Stirn, 2021 WY 46 (Wyo. 2021).

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Adam Bruce Levy v. Aspen S, Llc, a Wyoming Ltd. Liab. Co. Kelvin H. Stirn & Nancy J. Stirn, 2021 WY 46 (Wyo. 2021). · cites it 2× “Levy under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-16-201 (LexisNexis 2019) (“A person indebted or against whom a cause of action exists, may personally appear in a court of competent jurisdiction and with the assent of the creditor or person having such cause of action, confess judgment, whereupon…”

Eggeman v. W. Nat'l Bank, 596 P.2d 318 (Wyo. 1979). “We must presume that the stipulation, which amounted to a confession of judgment, was made pursuant to §§ 1-16-201 and 1-16-202, W.S. 1977, which provide that the warrant of the attorney confessing judgment be filed with the clerk of court.”

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