Third party filers.

25LSO-0114
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0114
ENGROSSED
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SENATE FILE NO. SF0055

Third party filers.

Sponsored by: Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to registered offices and agents; requiring third-party filers to register with the secretary of state; authorizing fees; specifying a penalty; providing a definition; requiring rulemaking; providing an appropriation; and providing for effective dates.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 17
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112 is created to read:

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28
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112.

Third
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party filer registration.

(a)

As used in this section, "third
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party filer" means a natural person who receives compensation to file documents with the secretary of state on behalf of one (1) or more business entities and who is not a direct employee, shareholder, director, member or otherwise under the direct management or supervision of the business entity on whose behalf the documents are filed. A "third
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party filer" may include an employee of a commercial registered agent or another business entity. A "third
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party filer" shall not include an attorney who is a member in good standing of the Wyoming state bar or a person holding an active certificate of certified public accountant under the laws of this state.

(b)

A third
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party filer shall register with the secretary of state after filing ten (10) documents with the secretary of state in one (1) calendar year. If a third
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party filer files ten (10) documents with the secretary of state in one (1) calendar year, no further filings shall be accepted from the third
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party filer unless the third
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party filer is registered as required under this section. The secretary of state may reject any document filed in violation of this subsection up to ninety (90) days after discovery of the violation.

(c)

A third
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party filer shall obtain a registration by filing an application with the secretary of state. The application shall be notarized, executed and sworn under penalty of perjury and contain the following information:

(i)

The third
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party filer's legal name;

(ii)

The third
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party filer's home address, phone number and email address;

(iii)

If applicable, the third
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party filer's business address, phone number and email address;

(iv)

A copy of the third
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party filer's valid state issued driver's license or identification card.

(d)

Every applicant for registration under this section shall pay a filing fee as set by rule adopted pursuant to this chapter. The fee shall be designed to recover the cost of administering the provisions of this section relating to third
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party filers and shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00). If an application is withdrawn or denied, the secretary of state shall retain the entire fee.

(e)

A registered third
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party filer shall notify the secretary of state of any changes to the information included in the third
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party filer's application under subsection (c) of this section as required by rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.

(f)

The secretary of state may impose a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation if a third
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party filer who is required to register under subsection (b) of this section files or attempts to file a document without registering.

(g)

The secretary of state shall hold third
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party filer registration records confidential. The secretary of state may release third
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party filer registration records only pursuant to a court ordered subpoena or to a bona fide law enforcement agency for use in a criminal investigation.

Section 2.

The secretary of state shall promulgate all rules and forms necessary to implement this act.

Section 3.

There is appropriated one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00) from the general fund to the secretary of state for the period beginning with the effective date of this section and ending June 30, 2026 to be expended only for purposes of developing the filing system necessary to administer this act. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2026. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the secretary of state's standard budget for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium.

Section 4
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(a)

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective January 1, 2026.

(b)

Sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act are effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

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