District of WYOMING

P.O. Box 1107 (82003-1107)

2120 Capitol Avenue

Cheyenne, WY 82001-1107

Telephone: 1-307-772-2191

District of WYOMING

111 S. Wolcott, Ste. 101

Casper, WY 82601

Telephone: 1-307-261-5444

In general, a debtor may claim exemption of his homestead and certain personal property from attachment and execution of a judgment, or in a bankruptcy proceeding.

A judgment debtor is generally entitled to a homestead exemption not to exceed $10,000 in value against execution and attachment arising from any debt, contract or civil obligation.  (WS 1-20-101.)    The homestead may consist of a house and lot, a farm consisting of any number of acres, or a house trailer or other moveable home with a value not to exceed $6,000 which is being used as the residence of the debtor. (WS 1-20-104.)
 
Personal property which may be exempt from  levy or sale upon execution, writ of attachment or any process issuing out of any court in the State of Wyoming, may include wearing apparel not to exceed $1,000.00 in value; family bible, pictures and school books; a lot in any cemetery or burial ground; furniture, bedding, provisions and other household articles of any kind or character as the debtor may select, not exceeding in all the value of $2,000.00; a motor vehicle not exceeding in value $2,400.00;  tools, team, implements or stock in trade of any person, used and kept for the purpose of carrying on his trade or business, not exceeding in value $2,000.00, or the library, instruments and implements of any professional person, not exceeding in value $2,000.00.  (WS 1-20-106.)  Other personal property which may be exempt from execution, attachment, garnishment or any other process issued by any court may include retirement plan, pension or annuity and qualified medical savings account (WS 1-20-110.), social security benefits and supplemental security income, veteran's benefits, black lung benefits, personal opportunities with employment responsibilities (POWER) payments, federal civil service and state retirement system benefits as provided in 5 U.S.C. 8346 and W.S. 9-3-426 and 9-3-620, worker's compensation benefits and unemployment compensation benefits. (WS 1-17-102.)

In a bankruptcy proceeding, any person who domiciles in the State of Wyoming is not authorized to elect the exemptions provided in  11 U.S.C. s522(d).  The term "domicile" means any resident who has been located in Wyoming for the one hundred eighty (180) days immediately preceding the date of the filing of the bankruptcy petition or for a longer portion of the one hundred eighty (180) day period than in any other place. (WS 1-20-109.)

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