Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 17-16-1406 (2026)

Known claims against dissolved corporation.

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(a) A dissolved corporation may dispose of the known
claims against it by notifying its known claimants in writing of
the dissolution at any time after its effective date.

    (b)   The written notice shall:

          (i)    Describe information that shall be included in a
claim;

          (ii)   Provide a mailing address where a claim may be
sent;

          (iii) State the deadline, which may not be fewer than
one hundred twenty (120) days from the effective date of the
written notice, by which the dissolved corporation shall receive
the claim; and

          (iv) State that the claim will be barred if not
received by the deadline.

    (c)   A claim against the dissolved corporation is barred:

          (i) If a claimant who was given written notice under
subsection (b) of this section does not deliver the claim to the
dissolved corporation by the deadline; or

          (ii) If a claimant whose claim was rejected by the
dissolved corporation does not commence a proceeding to enforce
the claim within ninety (90) days from the effective date of the
rejection notice.

     (d) For purposes of this section, "claim" does not include
a contingent liability or a claim based on an event occurring
after the effective date of dissolution.

     (e) A claim that is not barred by this section may be
enforced in accordance with W.S. 17-16-1407(d).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 2009–2013 · leading case: 15375 Mem'l Corp. v. BEPCO, L.P., 589 F.3d 605 (3rd Cir. 2009).

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15375 Mem'l Corp. v. BEPCO, L.P., 589 F.3d 605 (3rd Cir. 2009). · cites it 2× “ved corporation publishes a newspaper notice in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, the claim of each of the following claimants is barred unless the claimant commences a proceeding to enforce the claim against the dissolved corporation within three (3) years after…”

Ridgerunner, LLC v. Meisinger, 297 P.3d 110 (Wyo. 2013). “Further, after utilizing those procedures, the dissolved corporation may petition for a judicial determination of how much the corporation may owe in potential claims and may then provide security in the amount and form ordered by the court to satisfy the corporation's…”

Ridgerunner, LLC, a Wyoming Ltd. Liab. Co. & Sarah A. Carrelli & Cynthia D. Porter, Individually v. Richard Meisinger & Meisinger Investments, Inc., 2013 WY 31 (Wyo. 2013). · cites it 2× “1 See Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 17-16-1406 , -1407 (LexisNexis 2011).”

United States v. Phoenix Fuel Corp., 904 F. Supp. 2d 1206 (D. Wyo. 2012). · cites it 2× “” See Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 17-16-1406 (defining claims under the section pertaining to “known” claims).”

— Wyo. Stat. § 17-16-1406(c) — 1 case

15375 Mem'l Corp. v. BEPCO, L.P., 589 F.3d 605 (3rd Cir. 2009). “ved corporation publishes a newspaper notice in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, the claim of each of the following claimants is barred unless the claimant commences a proceeding to enforce the claim against the dissolved corporation within three (3) years after…”

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