{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-40-12-201","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 40-12-201","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) As used in this article:\n(i) \"Prize\" means a gift, award or other item or service of value;\n(ii) \"Prize notice\" means a notice given to an individual in this state that satisfies all of the following:\n(A) Is or contains a representation that the individual has been selected or may be eligible to receive a prize;\n(B) Conditions receipt of a prize on a payment from the individual or requires or invites the individual to make a contact to learn how to receive the prize or to obtain other information related to the notice.\n(iii) \"Prize notice\" does not include any of the following:\n(A) A notice given at the request of the individual;\n(B) A notice informing the individual that he has been awarded a prize as a result of his actual prior entry in a game, drawing, sweepstakes or other contest, if the individual is awarded the prize stated in the notice.\n(iv) \"Solicitor\" means a person who represents to an individual that the individual has been selected or may be eligible to receive a prize;\n(v) \"Sponsor\" means a person on whose behalf a solicitor gives a prize notice;\n(vi) \"Verifiable retail value\" of a prize means:\n(A) A price at which the solicitor or sponsor can demonstrate that a substantial number of the prizes have been sold by a person other than the solicitor or sponsor in the trade area in which the prize notice is given; or\n(B) If the solicitor or sponsor is unable to satisfy subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, no more than one and five-tenths (1.5) times the amount the solicitor or sponsor paid for the prize.","path":["TITLE 40 - TRADE AND COMMERCE","CHAPTER 12 - CONSUMER PROTECTION","ARTICLE 2 - PROMOTIONAL ADVERTISING OF PRIZES"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title40.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"b351c6f47b9e3c0643881863f3563f660a0e1edcdf7444ef4e1e08ca8dbf6a2f","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-40-12-114","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-40-12-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}