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Wyo. Stat. § 17-4-101 (2026)

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This act may be cited as the "Wyoming Uniform Securities Act."
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Cited in 8 cases, 1982–2015 · leading case: Dickson v. State, 903 P.2d 1019 (Wyo. 1995).
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Dickson v. State, 903 P.2d 1019 (Wyo. 1995). · cites it 4× “Wyo.Stat. § 17-4-101 (1989) provides, in pertinent part: (a) It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer, sale or purchase of any security, directly or indirectly: (i) To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; (ii) To make any untrue statement of a…”
Gaudina v. Haberman, 644 P.2d 159 (Wyo. 1982). · cites it 3× “1 now § 17-4-101, W.S.; § 17.117.3 now [§] 17-4-103; and § 17.”
State ex rel. State Treasurer v. Moody's Investors Serv., Inc., 349 P.3d 979 (Wyo. 2015). · cites it 4× “Whether the district court committed error as a matter of law by granting Defendants’ motions to dismiss the Plaintiffs claim that Defendants violated the Wyoming state securities statute, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 17-4-101 , et seq. Appellees present a single issue on appeal: Whether…”
Christensen v. State, 854 P.2d 675 (Wyo. 1993). · cites it 2× “On September 16, 1985, Christensen was charged and pled not guilty to twenty-five violations of security laws under Wyo.Stat. § 17-4-101(a) and 17-4-107(a) (1977).”
Shepperd v. Boettcher & Co., Inc., 756 P.2d 182 (Wyo. 1988). · cites it 8× “By certification from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, this court determines as a question of Wyoming law: "Does the sale of an undivided one-and-two-thirds per cent working interest in an oil and gas lease constitute a `security' as defined by the…”
Bath v. Bushkin, Gaims, Gaines & Jonas, 695 F. Supp. 1156 (D. Wyo. 1988). · cites it 2× “See Wyo.Stat. §§ 17-4-101 to 17-4-130 (1987).”
Shepperd v. Boettcher & Co., Inc., 613 F. Supp. 287 (D. Wyo. 1985). · cites it 2× “The plaintiffs allege that the working interests are “securities” and “investment contracts” within the meaning of the Wyoming Uniform Securities Act, Wyo.Stat. § 17-4-101 et seq. (1977), et seq.”
Ravenswood Inv. Co. v. Bishop Capital Corp., 374 F. Supp. 2d 1055 (D. Wyo. 2005). · cites it 6× “endants violated § 17-4-101, which provides: (a) It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer, sale or purchase of any security, directly or indirectly: (i) To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; (ii) To make any untrue statement of a material fact…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 17-4-101(a) — 1 case
Christensen v. State, 854 P.2d 675 (Wyo. 1993). “On September 16, 1985, Christensen was charged and pled not guilty to twenty-five violations of security laws under Wyo.Stat. § 17-4-101(a) and 17-4-107(a) (1977).”
— Wyo. Stat. § 17-4-101(a)(ii) — 1 case
Dickson v. State, 903 P.2d 1019 (Wyo. 1995). “Wyo.Stat. § 17-4-101 (1989) provides, in pertinent part: (a) It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer, sale or purchase of any security, directly or indirectly: (i) To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; (ii) To make any untrue statement of a…”
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