2025 Wyoming Business Law Updates: Dissolution Rules, Disaster Loans, and Trade Name Reforms

By Eric Geringswald | CSC

New Laws Affect Foreign-Controlled Entities, Disaster Relief, and Trade Name Integrity

In 2025, the Wyoming Legislature amended several key statutes impacting the state’s business entity laws. Notable changes include:

• The Secretary of State is now authorized to administratively dissolve any entity owned or controlled by a foreign adversary
• A new program will provide short-term bridge loans to Wyoming small businesses following declared natural disasters
• The Secretary of State may cancel trade name registrations if an applicant provides fraudulent information or fails to correct false statements upon request

The 2025 edition of Wyoming Laws Governing Business Entities Annotated reflects these and other legislative updates. The Table of Sections Affected identifies exactly which statutes were added or revised, while the Legislative Analysis offers insights into how these updates impact Wyoming business law.

Essential Resource for Wyoming Business Law Practitioners

This edition features the full text of Title 17—Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations—from the official Wyoming Statutes. It also includes selected sections addressing trade name registration, arbitration, digital assets, civil actions, and key Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) chapters on investment securities and secured transactions.

The volume includes annotations with recent court interpretations and integrates the Uniform Rules and Rules of Civil Procedure for Wyoming’s Chancery Court. Practitioners will also find the Chancery Court Electronic Filing Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual—a vital resource for litigating commercial, business, and trust cases in the state’s specialized court.

Forms Access and Publication Format Options

Buyers receive online access to more than 60 Wyoming business forms via the LexisNexis® Store download center. These include incorporation, formation, merger, dissolution, and name reservation documents for all entity types.

A complete list of forms and contact details is available in the appendix.

Wyoming Laws Governing Business Entities Annotated is available in a softbound edition or as an eBook.  The eBook version is compatible with most eReader devices, computers, tablets, and smartphones, and can be accessed through the LexisNexis® Digital Library.

A valued feature of the eBook edition allows users to add personalized in-book notes, making it easier to reference key information or add interpretive context. Notes are retained across future editions for ongoing accessibility.

To learn more about the 2025 edition, call 800-533-1637 or visit www.lexisnexis.com/csc.