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Wyo. Stat. § 1-26-501 (2026)

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(a)   This act shall be cited as the "Wyoming Eminent Domain
Act".

     (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute,
the power of eminent domain may be exercised only as provided by
this act and the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure to the extent
the Rules of Civil Procedure do not conflict with this act.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1990–2022 · leading case: Craig Colton v. Town of Dubois, 2022 WY 138 (Wyo. 2022).
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Craig Colton v. Town of Dubois, 2022 WY 138 (Wyo. 2022). · cites it 4× “The Town filed an answer and a counterclaim seeking to condemn 35 acres of the Trusts’ property under the Wyoming Eminent Domain Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-501 et seq. The Town asserted its “Airport Master Plan” identified this property as necessary for the airport’s…”
L.U. Sheep Co. v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 790 P.2d 663 (Wyo. 1990). · cites it 4× “Section 1-26-501, W.S.1977. We presume that the legislature adopts statutes with full knowledge of existing state law, including court decisions and, for that reason, the legislature implicitly abrogated earlier contrary decisions in the law of eminent domain when it adopted the…”
Thunderbasin Land, Livestock & Inv. Co. v. Cnty. of Laramie Cnty., 5 P.3d 774 (Wyo. 2000). · cites it 4× “2d at 674-75 , that the Board could proceed under either the Wyoming Eminent Domain Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-26-501 through 1-26-817 (Lexis 1999), or under the road establishment statutes.”
Mayland v. Flitner, 2001 WY 69 (Wyo. 2001). · cites it 2× “Sections 24-9-101 to -104; Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-26-501 to -815 (Lexis-Nexis 2001).”
Bush Land Dev. Co., a Wyoming Corp., & Victoria Bush, as the President & Dir. of Bush Land Dev. Co., & In Her Individual Capacity v. Crook Cnty. Weed & Pest Control Dist., Crook Cnty. Weed & Pest Control Dist. Bd. of Directors, Randall Otwell, In His Off. Capacity, Lee Hauber, In His Off. Capacity, Leroy Curren, In His Off. Capacity, David Moline, In His Off. Capacity, Frank Hawken, In His Off. Capacity, Crook Cnty. Weed & Pest Control Dist. Supervisor, Bob Gilbert, In His Off. & Individual Capacities, Chase Wadley, In His Off. & Individual Capacities, Gavin Holland, In His Off. & Individual Capacities, & Kirk Broderson, In His Off. & Individual Capacities, 2017 WY 12 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 2× “The bulk of the Eminent Domain Act sets out the requirements and procedures for governmental entities 1 to exercise them powers of eminent domain consistent with the United States and Wyoming constitutions.”
Stephen Smith & Audrey Smith, husband & wife v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners of Park Cnty., Wyoming, 2013 WY 3 (Wyo. 2013). · cites it 4× “1, § 32; Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-26-501 to -516 (Lexis-Nexis 2011).”
Town of Wheatland v. Bellis Farms, Inc., 806 P.2d 281 (Wyo. 1991). · cites it 4× “NOTES [1] The act, now W.S. 1-26-501 through 1-26-817 (June 1988 Repl.”
EMD Wyoming, LLC v. BRW East, LLC BRW West, LLC Indian Meadows East, LLC Indian Meadows West, LLC & Warren B. Bartlett, 2021 WY 64 (Wyo. 2021). · cites it 2× “[¶19] The Wyoming Eminent Domain Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-26-501 through 817, governs condemnation actions, and Sections 814 and 815 extend the right of eminent domain to oil and gas interests.”
Waid v. State Ex Rel. Dep't of Transp., 996 P.2d 18 (Wyo. 2000). · cites it 2× “In 1981, the Wyoming Eminent Domain Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-26-501 through 1-26-516 (Lexis 1999), became law.”
Miller v. Campbell Cnty., 854 P.2d 71 (Wyo. 1993). · cites it 2× “This statute is part of the Wyoming Eminent Domain Act, Wyo.Stat. § 1-26-501, et seq. (1988). In drafting this act the legislature looked to eminent domain law in California, Cal.”
Wyoming Resources Corp. v. T-Chair Land Co., 2002 WY 104 (Wyo. 2002). · cites it 2× “The Wyoming Eminent Domain Act is set forth in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-26-501 through § 1-26-817.”
Bridle Bit Ranch Co. v. Basin Elec. Power Coop., 2005 WY 108 (Wyo. 2005). “§ 1-26-501 et seq.) and WRCP 71.1. 34. The Court has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to Article 5, Section 10, Wyoming Constitution.”
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