Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 1-31-101 (2026)

Actions against persons.

✓ current as of May 2026

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(a)   A civil action may be brought in the name of the
state:

          (i) Against a person who usurps, intrudes into or
unlawfully holds or exercises a public office, civil or
military, or a franchise within this state or an office in a
corporation created by authority of this state;

          (ii) Against a public officer, civil or military, who
does or suffers an act which by law works a forfeiture of his
office;

          (iii) Against an association of persons who act as a
corporation within this state without being legally incorporated
or who fail to comply with the corporation laws of the state.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2026 · leading case: Cooney v. Park Cnty., 792 P.2d 1287 (Wyo. 1990).

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Cooney v. Park Cnty., 792 P.2d 1287 (Wyo. 1990). · cites it 2× “I find no need for the application of W.S. 1-31-101 through 1-31-130, and, in fact, no exclusion by whatever such an act may or may not do to discern that this court, in exercise of its oath, must provide a right for protection to our citizens from constitutional depravation by…”

Dickerson v. City Council of Buffalo, 582 P.2d 80 (Wyo. 1978). · cites it 2× “Section 1-31-101(a)(i), W.S.1977 [§ 1-896, W.”

Timothy K. Newcomb v. Chuck Gray, Wyoming Sec'y of State, 2026 WY 20 (Wyo. 2026). · cites it 4× “3, § 18; Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-31-101 through 130 (2025).”

— Wyo. Stat. § 1-31-101(a)(i) — 1 case

Dickerson v. City Council of Buffalo, 582 P.2d 80 (Wyo. 1978). “Section 1-31-101(a)(i), W.S.1977 [§ 1-896, W.”

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