2020 Wyoming Statutes
Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations
Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act
Article 14 - Dissolution
Section 17-16-1420 - Grounds for Administrative Dissolution.

Universal Citation: WY Stat § 17-16-1420 (2020)

17-16-1420. Grounds for administrative dissolution.

(a) The secretary of state may commence a proceeding under W.S. 17-16-1421 to administratively dissolve a corporation if any of the following has occurred:

(i) The corporation does not deliver its annual reports or pay the annual license taxes to the secretary of state when due pursuant to W.S. 17-16-1630;

(ii) Reserved;

(iii) The corporation is without a registered agent or registered office in this state;

(iv) The corporation does not notify the secretary of state within thirty (30) days that its registered agent or registered office has been changed, that its registered agent has resigned, or that its registered office has been discontinued;

(v) The corporation's period of duration stated in its articles of incorporation expires;

(vi) It is in the public interest and the corporation:

(A) Failed to provide records to the registered agent as required in W.S. 17-28-107;

(B) Has provided fraudulent information or has failed to correct false information upon request of the secretary of state on any filing under this act with the secretary of state; or

(C) Cannot be served by either the secretary of state or the registered agent at its address provided pursuant to W.S. 17-28-107.

(vii) An incorporator, director, officer or agent of the corporation signed a document he knew was false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the secretary of state for filing;

(viii) The corporation has failed to respond to a valid and enforceable subpoena;

(ix) The corporation is in violation of W.S. 17-16-401(d)(v) or 17-16-1506(d)(v);

(x) The corporation has failed to pay any penalties imposed under W.S. 17-28-109.

(b) Prior to commencing a proceeding under W.S. 17-16-1421 the secretary of state may classify a corporation as delinquent awaiting administrative dissolution if the corporation meets any of the criteria in subsection (a) of this section.

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