Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 17-28-105 (2026)

Commercial registered agent registration

✓ current as of May 2026
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required.

     (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,
no person shall transact business in this state as a registered
agent unless the person is registered with the secretary of
state in accordance with the provisions of this section and W.S.
17-28-106. Violation of this section is punishable under W.S.
17-28-109.

     (b) The registration requirements of this section and W.S.
17-28-106 shall not apply to a person who serves as registered
agent for ten (10) or fewer business entities, unless the
registered agent is serving as registered agent for an entity or
entities that is serving as registered agent for more than ten
(10) business entities.

     (c) Any person claiming to be exempt from registration
requirements based upon the provisions of subsection (b) of this
section shall have the burden of proving the exemption in any
administrative or other civil action.

     (d) For purposes of W.S. 17-28-106, "commercial registered
agent" means a registered agent required to register under this
section.

    (e)   A commercial registered agent shall not:

          (i)   Have been convicted of any felony;
          (ii) Have any officer, director, partner, manager or
other authorized person who has been convicted of any felony;

          (iii) Engage in conduct in connection with acting as
a registered agent that is intended or likely to deceive or
defraud the public; nor

          (iv) Have any officer, director, partner, manager or
other authorized person whose ability to act as a registered
agent has been revoked by the secretary of state or a comparable
official in another state for engaging in conduct in connection
with acting as a registered agent that is intended or likely to
deceive or defraud the public, or who was an officer, director,
partner, manager or other authorized person of an entity whose
ability to act as a registered agent has been so revoked.