Title 34, Property, Conveyances And Security Transactions

Uniformity of application and construction. This act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this act among states enacting it.

Order bill of lading. (a) Whenever any common carrier, railroad or transportation company (hereinafter termed carrier), shall issue a bill of lading for the transportation of property from one (1) place to another within this state, or between places one (1) of which is within th…

Every carrier or officer, agent or servant of a carrier, who shall knowingly violate any of the requirements stated in W.S. 34-16-101(a)(i) through (v) and 34-16-102(a)(i) through (iii), shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dolla…

Penalty for violation of W.S. 34-16-101 and

Issuance by carrier before receipt of goods prohibited; duplicates. It shall be unlawful for any carrier, or for any officer, agent or servant of a carrier, to issue an order bill of lading or a straight bill of lading, as defined by this act, until the whole of the property as d…

Prohibited acts; penalty for violation of W.S. 34-16-104. Every carrier, or officer, agent or servant of a carrier, who knowingly violates the provisions of W.S. 34-16-104, and every person who negotiates or transfers for value a bill of lading known by him to have been issued in…

Penalty for fraudulent negotiations. Every person who receives from a carrier and fraudulently negotiates for value an order or straight bill of lading representing property to which he had no, or encumbered, title at the time of the negotiation of such bill, shall be guilty of a…

Issue of receipt for goods not received. A warehouseman, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a receipt knowing that the goods for which such receipt is issued have not been actually received by such warehouseman, or are not under his…

Issue of receipt containing false statement. A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who fraudulently issues or aids in fraudulently issuing a receipt for goods knowing that it contains any false statement, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon convicti…

Issue of unmarked duplicates; exception. A warehouseman, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable receipt for goods knowing that a former negotiable receipt for the same goods or any part of them is ou…

Issue of receipts fraudulently stating ownership. Where there are deposited with or held by a warehouseman goods of which he is owner, either solely or jointly or in common with others, such warehouseman, or any of his officers, agents, or servants who, knowing this ownership, is…

Delivery of goods without obtaining negotiable receipt. A warehouseman, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouseman who delivers goods out of the possession of such warehouseman, knowing that a negotiable receipt the negotiation of which would transfer the right to the po…

Fraudulent negotiation of receipt for mortgaged goods. Any person who deposits goods to which he has no title, or upon which there is a lien or mortgage, and who takes for such goods a negotiable receipt which he afterwards negotiates for value with intent to deceive and without …

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Land" means land, including state land, roads, water, watercourses, private ways and buildings, structures, and machinery or equipment when attached to the realty; (ii) "Owner" means the possessor of a fee interest, a tenant, lessee, inc…

Landowner's duty of care or duty to give warnings. Except as specifically recognized by or provided in W.S. 34-19-105, an owner of land owes no duty of care to keep the premises safe for entry or use by others for recreational purposes, or to give any warning of a dangerous condi…

Limitations on landowner's liability. (a) Except as specifically recognized by or provided in W.S. 34-19-105, an owner of land, including a lessee of state land, who either directly or indirectly invites or permits without charge any person to use the land for recreational purpos…

Application to land leased to state or political subdivision thereof. (a) Unless otherwise agreed in writing W.S. 34-19-102 and 34-19-103 shall be deemed applicable to the duties and liability of: (i) An owner of land leased to the state or any subdivision of this state for recre…

When landowner's liability not limited. (a) Nothing in this act limits in any way any liability which otherwise exists: (i) For willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity, except an owner whose land is adjacent to a na…

Duty of care, not created; duty of care of persons using land. (a) Nothing in this act shall be construed to: (i) Create a duty of care or ground of liability for injury to persons or property; (ii) Relieve any person using the land of another for recreational purposes from any o…

User liability for damages. Any person using the land of another for recreational purposes, with or without permission, shall assume the inherent risk of using the land for recreational purposes and shall be liable for any damage or injury to property, livestock or crops or to a …

Definitions (a) As used in this article: (i) "Land" means land, including state land, roads, water, watercourses, private ways and buildings, structures, and machinery or equipment when attached to the realty; (ii) "Owner" means the owner of an interest in land, a tenant, renter,…

Duty of owner of land to trespasser. Except as provided in W.S. 34-19-203, an owner of land owes no duty of care to a trespasser and is not liable for any injury to a trespasser, except that the owner owes a duty not to willfully or wantonly injure a trespasser.

Artificial conditions highly dangerous to trespassing children. (a) An owner of land is subject to liability for physical harm to a child trespassing on the land caused by an artificial condition upon the land if: (i) The place where the condition exists is one upon which the own…

Conflicts. If a statute other than a statute in this article prescribes a standard or duty of care that differs from that prescribed in this article, the other standard or duty of care shall control over the provisions of this article.

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Condominium Ownership Act".

Condominium ownership recognized; fee simple estate in air space and common elements; inseparability. Condominium ownership of real property is recognized in this state. Whether created before or after the date of this chapter, such ownership shall be deemed to consist of a separ…

Definitions. (a) As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires: (i) An "individual air space unit" shall consist of any enclosed room or rooms occupying all or part of a floor or floors in a building of one (1) or more floors to be used for residential, professional,…

Notice to tax assessor; apportionment of taxes; recording declaration; covenants running with land. (a) Whenever condominium ownership of real property is created, or separate assessment of condominium units is desired, a written notice thereof shall be delivered to the assessor …

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Buyer in the ordinary course of business" means a person who, in the ordinary course of business, buys farm products from a person engaged in farming operations who is in the business of selling farm products; (ii) "Central filing system…

Central filing system; establishment. (a) The secretary of state shall establish and operate a central filing system for effective financing statements. The system shall provide a means for filing effective financing statements or notices of such financing statements on a statewi…

Filing. (a) Presentation for filing of an effective financing statement, tender of the filing fee and the acceptance of the statement by the secretary of state constitutes filing under this act. (b) A continuation statement may be filed by the secured party within six (6) months …

Termination; notice. (a) Whenever there is no outstanding secured obligation and no commitment to make advances, incur obligations or otherwise give value, the secured party shall notify the debtor in writing of his right to have a notice of lapse of his effective financing state…

Information requests. (a) Oral and written inquiries regarding information provided by the filing of effective financing statements may be made at the office of the secretary of state during regular business hours or at such other times as the secretary of state may set. The secr…

Sales subject to security interest; release of security interest. (a) In the case of a farm product produced in Wyoming, a buyer in the ordinary course of business buying farm products takes subject to a security interest created by the seller, and a commission merchant or sellin…

Fees. The secretary of state shall, while determining appropriate fees under W.S. 34.1-9-525 for original financing statements, determine appropriate fees for effective financing statement filings, statements of amendments, continuation, assignment and release and for statements …

Short title. This act may be cited as the "Solar Rights Act".

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Solar collector," except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, is one (1) of the following which is capable of collecting, storing or transmitting at least twenty-five thousand (25,000) BTU's on a clear winter solstice day: (A) …

Declaration of solar rights. (a) The beneficial use of solar energy is a property right. (b) In disputes over the use of solar energy: (i) Beneficial use shall be the basis, the measure and the limit of the solar right, except as otherwise provided by written contract. If the amo…

Restrictions on solar rights. (a) The solar right to radiation of the sun before 9:00 a.m. or after 3:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time is de minimus and may be infringed without compensation to the owner of the solar collector. (b) A solar right which is not applied to a beneficial…

County and municipal authority. (a) Land-use regulations of local governments may encourage the use of solar energy systems. To encourage the use of solar energy systems, local governments may regulate: (i) The height, location, setback and energy efficiency of structures; (ii) T…

Recording solar rights. The granting of solar permits and the transfer of solar rights shall be recorded pursuant to W.S. 34-1-101 through 34-1-140. The instrument granting a solar permit shall include a description of the collector surface, or that portion of the collector surfa…

Definitions. (a) For purposes of this chapter: (i) "Lender" means the actual owner of loaned property or his duly authorized agent, trustee, conservator, custodian, heir, fiduciary or any other person capable of having an interest in property; (ii) "Lender's address" means the mo…

Notice to lender. (a) If a museum accepts a loan of property on or after July 1, 1992 for a period of time exceeding ninety (90) days that is not subject to a written loan agreement, the museum shall give the lender the written notice required by this section. (b) If a museum hol…

Lender's duties. The lender of property on loan to a museum shall notify the museum promptly in writing of any change of address or change in ownership of the property. Failure to notify the museum pursuant to this section may result in the lender's loss of ownership in the prope…

Intent to preserve an interest. (a) The lender may file with a museum a notice of intent to preserve an interest in the property on loan to the museum within sixty (60) days of receipt of the notice required in W.S. 34-23-102. Filing of the notice does not validate or make enforc…

Conservation or disposal of loaned property. (a) A museum may apply measures to or dispose of property on loan to the museum without the permission of the lender if: (i) No notice of intent to preserve an interest has been filed or refiled pursuant to W.S. 34-23-104(a) and any ap…