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Wyo. Stat. § 34-2-131 (2026)

Tax deeds; definitions.

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(a)   As used in this act:

          (i) "Tax deed" means any conveyance executed by or on
behalf of the state, or any county, municipality, or other
taxing or assessment unit thereof, which conveys or purports to
convey real estate pursuant to any sale, foreclosure, forfeiture
or other proceeding to satisfy the lien or indebtedness of any
tax or special assessment;

          (ii) "Former owner" means any person whose interest
or estate has been conveyed or purportedly conveyed, or
extinguished or purportedly extinguished, by execution of any
tax deed, and any other persons claiming by, through or under
him;

          (iii) "Grantee" means the grantee named in any tax
deed, and any other persons claiming by, through or under him;

          (iv) "Possession" refers to possession, and to the
extent of possession, as determined by the rules applicable in
determining the existence of adverse possession under a written
instrument constituting color of title, and includes possession
by tenant or agent.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1993–2009 · leading case: Goodrich v. Stobbe, 908 P.2d 416 (Wyo. 1995).
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Goodrich v. Stobbe, 908 P.2d 416 (Wyo. 1995). · cites it 4× “Since that definition pertains only to Wyo.Stat. §§ 34-2-131 through 34-2-135 (1975), we cannot apply it to a determination of whether a party has complied with the possession requirement under § 1-32-201.”
White v. Woods, 208 P.3d 597 (Wyo. 2009). · cites it 2× “§§ 34-2-131 through -184, this act expressly sets forth a policy of "confirming and clarifying [tax] titles of persons in possession," of providing "means of correcting procedural and jurisdictional defects," and of "rendering tax titles marketable and protecting purchasers…”
Trefren v. Lewis, 852 P.2d 323 (Wyo. 1993). · cites it 2× “Wyo.Stat. § 34-2-131(a)(iv) (1990) (emphasis added).”
Collier v. Hilltop Nat'l Bank, 920 P.2d 1241 (Wyo. 1996). · cites it 4× “Did the district court err in concluding that W.S. § 34-2-131 et seq. (1995) did not bar appellee’s action to set aside appellant’s tax deed? Hilltop National Bank, as assignee of the National Bank of Glenrock (Hilltop), articulates similar issues for resolution: A.”
White v. Woods, 2009 WY 29 (Wyo. 2009). · cites it 2× “§§ 34-2-131 through -134, this act expressly sets forth a policy of "confirming and clarifying [tax] titles of persons in possession," of providing "means of correcting procedural and jurisdictional defects," and of "rendering tax titles marketable and protecting purchasers…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 34-2-131(a)(iv) — 2 cases
Goodrich v. Stobbe, 908 P.2d 416 (Wyo. 1995). “Since that definition pertains only to Wyo.Stat. §§ 34-2-131 through 34-2-135 (1975), we cannot apply it to a determination of whether a party has complied with the possession requirement under § 1-32-201.”
Trefren v. Lewis, 852 P.2d 323 (Wyo. 1993). “Wyo.Stat. § 34-2-131(a)(iv) (1990) (emphasis added).”
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