Wyoming · Through 2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01

Wyo. Stat. § 17-32-107: Liability in tort or contract.

(a) A decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association is a legal entity separate from its members for the purposes of determining and enforcing rights, duties and liabilities in contract and tort.
(b) A person is not liable for a breach of a decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association's contract merely because the person is a member, administrator, authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association or considered as a member by the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association.
(c) A person is not liable for a tortious act or omission for which a decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association is liable merely because the person is a member or administrator of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association, or is a person authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association or considered as a member by the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association.
(d) A tortious act or omission of a member, administrator or other person for which a decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association is liable is not imputed to a person merely because the person is a member or administrator of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association, or is a person authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association or considered as a member by the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association.
(e) A member, administrator, person authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association, or person considered as a member by the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association, may assert a claim against the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association. A decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association may assert a claim against a member, administrator, person authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association or person considered as a member by the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association.

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TITLE 17 - CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
CHAPTER 32 - WYOMING DECENTRALIZED UNINCORPORATED NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION ACT

(a) A decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association is a legal entity separate from its members for the purposes of determining and enforcing rights, duties and liabilities in contract and tort.

(b) A person is not liable for a breach of a decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association's contract merely because the person is a member, administrator, authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association or considered as a member by the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association.

(c) A person is not liable for a tortious act or omission for which a decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association is liable merely because the person is a member or administrator of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association, or is a person authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association or considered as a member by the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association.

(d) A tortious act or omission of a member, administrator or other person for which a decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association is liable is not imputed to a person merely because the person is a member or administrator of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association, or is a person authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association or considered as a member by the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association.

(e) A member, administrator, person authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association, or person considered as a member by the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association, may assert a claim against the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association. A decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association may assert a claim against a member, administrator, person authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association or person considered as a member by the decentralized unincorporated nonprofit association.

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