Wyo. Stat. § 9-5-202
This is the official text of Wyo. Stat. § 9-5-202, part of Wyoming’s Wyoming Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wyoming, organized into 40+ numbered titles by subject.
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Right to property within state
Official statutory text
(a) The original and ultimate right of all property, real and personal, within the limits of this state, is in the people thereof.
(b) All property, real and personal, within the limits of this state, which does not belong to any person, belongs to the state. Whenever the title to any property fails for want of legal heirs, it reverts to the state.
(b) All property, real and personal, within the limits of this state, which does not belong to any person, belongs to the state. Whenever the title to any property fails for want of legal heirs, it reverts to the state.
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