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WYOMING LEGAL INFORMATION
Forming a Corporate--Law and Links
Wyoming Corporate Code, See Chapter 16.
Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Services Home page.
Wyoming Business Name Search (use to check on corporate name availability).
Wyoming Articles of Incorporation.
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Selected Wyoming Corporate Statutes
- 17-16-401. Corporate name.
(a) A corporate name may not contain language stating or implying that the corporation is organized for a purpose other than that permitted by W.S. 17-16-301 and its articles of incorporation.
(b) Except as authorized by subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a corporate name shall not be the same as, or deceptively similar to any trademark or service mark registered in this state and shall be distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state from the name of any profit or nonprofit corporation, trade name, limited liability company, statutory trust company, limited partnership or other business entity organized, continued or domesticated under the laws of this state or licensed or registered as a foreign profit or nonprofit corporation, foreign limited partnership, foreign joint stock company, foreign statutory trust company, foreign limited liability company or other foreign business entity in this state or any fictitious or reserved name.
(c) A corporation may apply to the secretary of state for authorization to use a name that is not distinguishable from one (1) or more of the names described in subsection (b) of this section. The secretary of state shall authorize use of the name applied for if: (i) The other person whose name is not distinguishable from the name which the applicant desires to register or reserve, irrevocably consents to the use in writing and submits an undertaking in a form satisfactory to the secretary of state to change its name to a name that is distinguishable from the name of the applicant; or (ii) The applicant delivers to the secretary of state a certified copy of the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction establishing the applicant's right to use the name applied for in this state.
(d) A corporation may use the name, including the fictitious name, of another domestic or foreign corporation that is used in this state if the other corporation is incorporated or authorized to transact business in this state and the proposed user corporation: (i) Has merged with the other corporation; or (ii) Has been formed by reorganization of the other corporation; or (iii) Has acquired all or substantially all of the assets, including the corporate name, of the other corporation.
(e) This act does not control the use of fictitious names.
(f) A name is distinguishable from other names, on the records of the secretary of state, if it contains one (1) or more different letters or numerals, or if it has a different sequence of letters or numerals from the other names on the secretary of state's records. Differences which are not distinguishable are: (i) The words or abbreviations of the words "corporation," "company," "incorporated," "limited partnership," "L.P.," "limited," "ltd.," "limited liability company," "limited company," "L.C." or "L.L.C."; (ii) The presence or absence of the words or symbols of the words "the," "and" or "a"; (iii) Differences in punctuation and special characters; (iv) Differences in capitalization; or (v) Differences between singular and plural forms of words.
(g) The secretary of state has the power and authority reasonably necessary to interpret and efficiently administer this section and to perform the duties imposed by this section.
- 17-16-205. Organization of corporation.
(a) After incorporation: (i) If initial directors are named in the articles of incorporation, the initial directors shall hold an organizational meeting, at the call of a majority of the directors, to complete the organization of the corporation by appointing officers, adopting bylaws, and carrying on any other business brought before the meeting; (ii) If initial directors are not named in the articles, the incorporator or incorporators shall hold an organizational meeting at the call of a majority of the incorporators to:
- Elect directors and complete the organization of the corporation; or
- Elect a board of directors who shall complete the organization of the corporation.
(b) Action required or permitted by this act to be taken by incorporators at an organizational meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action taken is evidenced by one (1) or more written consents describing the action taken and signed, either manually or in facsimile, by each incorporator.
(c) An organizational meeting may be held within or outside of this state.
(d) Within sixty (60) days after filing articles of incorporation, a corporation which maintains a registered agent required to register by W.S. 17-16-505, shall provide information to the registered agent as required by W.S. 17-16-507.
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