State Resources
Wyoming
Wyoming invented the modern LLC and still sells anonymity harder than almost anywhere. Only 23 counties, which makes a complete sweep genuinely practical — but the business records won’t tell you who owns anything.
At a glance
| Record | Held by | Cost | Online |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business and entity search | Secretary of State | Free to search | Yes |
| UCC filings | Secretary of State — UCC | Free to search | Yes |
| Property and land records | County clerk and county assessor | Free online in most counties | By county |
| Court records | Clerks of district court, by county | Varies by county | By county |
| Criminal records | Attorney General, Division of Criminal Investigation | Fee; consent required | Consent required |
| Vital records | Department of Health, Vital Statistics | Certified copies carry a fee | Yes |
| Unclaimed property | State Treasurer | Free | Yes |
| Voter and resident records | County clerks; Secretary of State publishes elections information | Free | Yes |
Worth knowing about Wyoming
Wyoming invented the LLC, and still hides the owners
Wyoming passed the first LLC statute in the United States in 1977, and it has marketed corporate privacy ever since.
The Secretary of State’s business search returns the entity, its status, the registered agent and a principal office address. Members and managers aren’t required to be publicly disclosed. The annual report asks for the value of assets located in Wyoming, not for an ownership list.
Wyoming also permits nominee arrangements and has no state income tax, which is why an enormous number of entities with no other connection to the state are registered here.
So a Wyoming entity tells you almost nothing on its own. Get behind it the way you would in Delaware or Nevada: foreign registrations in the states where it actually operates, UCC filings that name a signatory, litigation, and property records. See tracing an LLC to a human being.
23 counties makes a complete sweep realistic
Wyoming has fewer counties than any state except Delaware and Hawaii, and that’s a real advantage.
There’s no free statewide public case search, but 23 clerk of district court offices is a finite list, and the population is small enough that a person with any Wyoming history is usually findable in two or three of them.
Laramie, Natrona, Campbell and Sheridan hold much of the population.
Circuit courts sit below district courts and handle misdemeanors, small claims and evictions — separate records, same county. Search both tiers.
Record by record
Business and entity search
Open business search →- Held by
- Secretary of State
- Cost
- Free to search
Free entity search returning status, formation date, registered agent and principal office. Not members or managers — see above.
An annual report is required and it asks for the value of Wyoming assets, which is occasionally informative in itself.
UCC filings
Open WyoBiz →- Held by
- Secretary of State — UCC
- Cost
- Free to search
Free UCC search by debtor name. In a state that publishes no ownership information, the UCC record is often the only public document connecting an entity to a lender and a signatory.
Wyoming filings are heavily agricultural and energy-related — cattle, equipment and oilfield assets.
Property and land records
- Held by
- County clerk and county assessor
- Cost
- Free online in most counties
No statewide property search, but with 23 counties a complete sweep is realistic. The county clerk records documents; the assessor holds ownership and value.
Severed mineral interests are common and substantial in Wyoming, and a surface property search won’t show them.
Court records
Open Wyoming Judicial Branch →- Held by
- Clerks of district court, by county
- Cost
- Varies by county
No free statewide public case search. District courts by county for felonies and larger civil; circuit courts for misdemeanors, small claims and evictions.
Supreme Court opinions and dockets are published free.
Criminal records
Open Attorney General →- Held by
- Attorney General, Division of Criminal Investigation
- Cost
- Fee; consent required
Criminal history checks run through DCI and require the subject’s consent and fingerprints.
Wyoming publishes a free sex offender registry.
Vital records
Open vital statistics →- Held by
- Department of Health, Vital Statistics
- Cost
- Certified copies carry a fee
Births, deaths, marriages and divorces from the state office. Wyoming restricts certified copies to people with a direct interest.
Unclaimed property
Open unclaimed property →- Held by
- State Treasurer
- Cost
- Free
Free name search. The holder named on a reported item is a confirmed bank, insurer or employer relationship with a last known address.
Voter and resident records
Open Elections Division →- Held by
- County clerks; Secretary of State publishes elections information
- Cost
- Free
Voter registration is handled by county clerks in Wyoming rather than centrally, so the county office is usually the faster answer. The statewide list is available to qualifying requesters.
Public records requests in Wyoming
- Statute
- Wyo. Stat. §§ 16-4-201 et seq. (Public Records Act)
- Response deadline
- Seven business days
- Appeal to
- Public Records Ombudsman, or district court
- Appeal window
- No fixed deadline
Seven business days for a response. If the record can’t be produced in that time the custodian must give a written explanation and a date.
Wyoming has a Public Records Ombudsman who mediates disputes at no cost. That’s unusual for a state this size and it’s the sensible first move before court.
No residency requirement. A prevailing requester may recover costs and attorney fees where the denial was arbitrary.
What Wyoming will not give you
- LLC members and managers. Not required to be disclosed. Wyoming sells anonymity deliberately.
- Name-based criminal history. Requires consent and fingerprints.
- Driver and vehicle records. Closed under the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act.
- Juvenile records. Not public.
- A statewide case search. Does not exist.
Course
How to Find Out Where Someone Banks
UCC filings, business registrations and lien records all point at the same thing: who holds the money. The course walks the full sequence, including the free sources on this page and the ones that cost.
See the bank locate courseRelated
- Delaware — the other anonymity state
- Nevada — corporate privacy for sale
- Montana — a constitutional right to know
- Tracing an LLC to a human being
- UCC filings name the lender
Fees and procedures verified August 2026. Clerks change their counter rules more often than the statutes change — call before you drive.