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Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-122 (2026)

Service of process; service generally.

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(a) Service of process against an insurer for whom the
commissioner is attorney shall be made by delivering to and
leaving with the commissioner, his deputy or a person in
apparent charge of his office during the commissioner's absence,
two (2) copies of the process together with a fee as provided in
W.S. 26-4-101, taxable as costs in the action.

     (b) In case the process is issued by an inferior court, it
may be directed to and served in duplicate by an officer
authorized to serve process in the city or county of the
commissioner's office, at least fifteen (15) days before the
return day thereof, and that service confers jurisdiction.

     (c) Upon service the commissioner shall immediately mail
by certified mail one (1) of the copies of the process to the
person currently designated by the insurer to receive the
process as provided in W.S. 26-3-121(d).

    (d)   Service of process is sufficient if:

          (i) Notice of that service and a copy of the process
are sent within ten (10) days from the date of service by
registered mail by plaintiff or his attorney to the defendant
insurer at its last known principal place of business in the
United States;

          (ii) The defendant receives or the post office with
which the letter is registered issues a receipt, showing the
name of the sender of the letter and the name and address of the
person to whom the letter is addressed; and

          (iii) The affidavit of the plaintiff or his attorney
showing compliance with this section are filed with the clerk of
the court in which the action is pending, on or before the date
the defendant is required to appear, or within such further time
as the court allows.
     (e) The commissioner shall keep a record of the day of
service upon him of all legal process.

     (f) Process served upon the commissioner with a copy
forwarded as in this section provided constitutes valid and
binding personal service upon the insurer.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1986–1992 · leading case: Gookin v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Ins. Co., 826 P.2d 229 (Wyo. 1992).
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Gookin v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Ins. Co., 826 P.2d 229 (Wyo. 1992). · cites it 34× “This action came before the court to determine if appellants pleaded a cause of action for consumer fraud and undisclosed substitution of inferior product sufficiently to withstand a motion to dismiss; however, the bulwark issue is whether the appellants’ substituted service of…”
Midway Oil Corp. v. Guess, 714 P.2d 339 (Wyo. 1986). · cites it 4× “, and insurance companies, § 26-3-122, W.S. 1977. No specific dating is provided, but the statute for service on a nonresident motorist in order to provide the required due process provides in subsection (b): "The court in which the action is pending shall order such continuance…”
In Interest of DG, 825 P.2d 369 (Wyo. 1992). “, W.S. 26-3-122, personal service on insurance companies, and W.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-122(a) — 1 case
Gookin v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Ins. Co., 826 P.2d 229 (Wyo. 1992). “This action came before the court to determine if appellants pleaded a cause of action for consumer fraud and undisclosed substitution of inferior product sufficiently to withstand a motion to dismiss; however, the bulwark issue is whether the appellants’ substituted service of…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-122(c) — 1 case
Gookin v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Ins. Co., 826 P.2d 229 (Wyo. 1992). “This action came before the court to determine if appellants pleaded a cause of action for consumer fraud and undisclosed substitution of inferior product sufficiently to withstand a motion to dismiss; however, the bulwark issue is whether the appellants’ substituted service of…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-122(d)(i) — 1 case
Gookin v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Ins. Co., 826 P.2d 229 (Wyo. 1992). “This action came before the court to determine if appellants pleaded a cause of action for consumer fraud and undisclosed substitution of inferior product sufficiently to withstand a motion to dismiss; however, the bulwark issue is whether the appellants’ substituted service of…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-122(d)(iii) — 1 case
Gookin v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Ins. Co., 826 P.2d 229 (Wyo. 1992). “This action came before the court to determine if appellants pleaded a cause of action for consumer fraud and undisclosed substitution of inferior product sufficiently to withstand a motion to dismiss; however, the bulwark issue is whether the appellants’ substituted service of…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 26-3-122(f) — 1 case
Gookin v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Ins. Co., 826 P.2d 229 (Wyo. 1992). “This action came before the court to determine if appellants pleaded a cause of action for consumer fraud and undisclosed substitution of inferior product sufficiently to withstand a motion to dismiss; however, the bulwark issue is whether the appellants’ substituted service of…”
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