Title 34, Title 34 — Property, Conveyances And Security Transactions

Renumbered by order of management council.

Renumbered by order of management council.

Renumbered by order of management council.

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…

Filing of the notice does not validate or make enforceable any claim which would be extinguished under the terms of a written loan agreement or which would otherwise be invalid or unenforceable. The notice of intent to preserve an interest shall be effective for ten (10) years. T…

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.

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…

Notice of injury or loss. A museum shall provide prompt notice to the lender of any known injury to or loss of property on loan.

Notice of intent to terminate loan. (a) A museum may provide notice of the museum's intent to terminate a loan: (i) To a lender who has filed a notice of intent to preserve an interest; (ii) To a lender who has not filed a notice of intent to preserve an interest if a lending agr…

Limitations on actions against the museum. (a) Any action against a museum for damages because of injury to or loss of property loaned to the museum is barred unless commenced within one (1) year from the date the museum provides notice to the lender of the injury or loss or with…

Short title; policy statement; uniform construction. (a) This act may be cited as the "Uniform Unclaimed Property Act." (b) Property shall be deemed to be "abandoned" or "unclaimed" when: (i) It is held, issued or owing by a holder; (ii) The identity, status or present location o…

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Administrator" means the state treasurer; (ii) "Apparent owner" means the person whose name appears on the records of the holder as the person entitled to property held, issued or owing by the holder; (iii) "Attorney general" means the c…

Property deemed abandoned; general rule. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this act, all intangible property, including any income or increment derived therefrom, less any lawful charges, that is held, issued or owing in the ordinary course of a holder's business and has remain…

General rules for taking custody of intangible unclaimed property. (a) Unless otherwise provided in this act or by other statute of this state, intangible property is subject to the custody of this state as unclaimed property if the property is deemed abandoned under W.S. 34-24-1…

Traveler's checks and money orders. (a) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, any sum payable on a traveler's check that has been outstanding for more than fifteen (15) years after its issuance is deemed abandoned unless the owner, within fifteen (15) years, has communicated…

Checks, drafts and similar instruments issued or certified by banking and financial organizations. (a) Any sum payable on a check, draft or similar instrument, except those subject to W.S. 34-24-105, on which a banking or financial organization is directly liable, including a cas…

Bank deposits and funds in financial organizations. (a) Any demand, savings or matured time deposit with a banking or financial organization, including a deposit that is automatically renewable, and any funds paid toward the purchase of a share, a mutual investment certificate or…

Funds owing under life insurance policies. (a) Funds held or owing under any life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract that has matured or terminated are deemed abandoned if unclaimed for more than five (5) years after the funds became due and payable as established …

Deposits held by utilities. (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a deposit, including any interest thereon, made by a subscriber with a utility to secure payment or any sum paid in advance for utility services to be furnished, less any lawful deductions, that remains un…

Refunds and payments resulting from judicial or administrative proceedings. (a) The sum to be paid as a refund, under an order or decision of a court or administrative agency or by agreement, remaining unclaimed for more than six (6) months after it became payable, is deemed aban…

Stock and other intangible interests in business associations. (a) Any stock, shareholding, or other intangible ownership interest in a business association, the existence of which is evidenced by records available to the association, is deemed abandoned and, with respect to the …

Property held by agents and fiduciaries. (a) All intangible property and any income or increment derived therefrom, held in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of another person is deemed abandoned unless the owner, within five (5) years after it has become payable or distributa…

Property held by courts and public agencies. Any intangible property held by the executive, legislative or judicial branch of the United States government, or a state or a county or municipal subdivision of a state, or any of their authorities, agencies, instrumentalities, admini…

Gift certificates, merchant stored value cards and credit memos. (a) Except as provided by subsection (e) of this section, a gift certificate, merchant stored value card or a credit memo is deemed abandoned if the balance remaining is greater than one hundred dollars ($100.00) an…

Wages. Unpaid wages, including wages represented by unpresented payroll checks, owing in the ordinary course of the holder's business which remain unclaimed by the owner for more than one (1) year after becoming payable are deemed abandoned.

Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping repository. All tangible and intangible property held in a safe deposit box or any other safekeeping repository in this state in the ordinary course of the holder's business and proceeds resulting from the sale of the property per…

Mineral proceeds. (a) Any sum payable as mineral proceeds that has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than three (3) years after it became payable or distributable and the owner's underlying right to receive those mineral proceeds are deemed abandoned. (b) At the time an ow…

Report of abandoned property. (a) A person holding property tangible or intangible, deemed abandoned and subject to custody as unclaimed property under this act, shall report to the administrator concerning the property as provided in this section. (b) The report shall be verifie…

Abandoned property lists; notice and publication of lists of abandoned property. (a) The administrator shall prepare two (2) lists with information about property paid or delivered to the administrator under W.S. 34-24-120: (i) One list shall refer to all unclaimed funds of fifty…

Payment or delivery of abandoned property. (a) At the time of the filing of the report required by W.S. 34-24-118 and with that report, the person holding property deemed abandoned and subject to custody as unclaimed property shall pay or deliver to the administrator all of the p…