Wyoming property deeds
Deed rules are state law, and Wyoming's differ from its neighbors in ways that decide whether your document records or comes back. Here is the whole picture: which deeds exist here, how they have to be signed, what the recorder wants on the page, and what it costs.
- Recording office
- County Clerk
- Witnesses
- Notary only
- Transfer tax
- None
- First-page margin
- 3″ top
- Recording fee
- $12 first page
- E-recording
- Approved submitters
Deeds Wyoming recognizes
| Deed | What it does | Available? |
|---|---|---|
| Quitclaim deed | Transfers whatever interest you have in a property, with no promises about the title. | Yes |
| General warranty deed | Transfers ownership with the strongest title guarantees the law allows. | Yes |
| Special warranty deed | Transfers ownership, but only guarantees the title for the period you owned it. | Yes |
| Transfer-on-death deed | Names who inherits your property, skips probate, and changes nothing while you're alive. | Yes |
| Lady Bird Deed | An enhanced life estate deed: you keep total control for life, and the property passes automatically at death. | No |
| Life estate deed | You keep the right to live in the property for life; named remaindermen own it after you. | Yes, less common |
| Gift deed | Transfers property to someone as an outright gift, for no payment. | Yes, less common |
Wyoming does not recognize lady bird deeds, so recording one here may not do what you want.
How a deed has to be signed in Wyoming
Wyoming requires the grantor's signature to be acknowledged before a notary public. No witnesses are required.
| Requirement | Rule |
|---|---|
| Notarization | Required. Each signer must appear before the notary and acknowledge the signature. |
| Witnesses | None |
| Preparer statement | Customary, not required |
| Grantee address on the deed | Required |
| Prior deed reference | Optional |
| Spousal joinder | In Wyoming the home an owner and family live in is a homestead without any filing (Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-20-101, 1-20-102). A deed of it must release homestead rights and be signed and acknowledged by the owner and the owner's spouse, even a spouse who is not on the title (Wyo. Stat. § 34-2-121). This does not apply when one spouse deeds the property directly to the other. |
Wyoming document formatting rules
A safe layout for Wyoming is 8.5 × 11 inch paper with a 3-inch clear space at the top of the first page for the county clerk's stamp, 1-inch margins elsewhere, and no type smaller than 12 point. That is the profile Deedly formats every Wyoming document to. Writing into the recorder's stamp area is the most common formatting rejection there is.
Wyoming transfer tax and recording fees
Wyoming has no state real estate transfer tax. Wyoming Statutes Title 39 (Taxation and Revenue) has no real estate transfer tax.
A sworn Statement of Consideration goes with the deed
The County Clerk will not record a Wyoming deed that transfers title unless it comes with a Statement of Consideration that the grantee or the grantee's agent signs under oath, including a gift or other transfer where nothing is paid. For a gift, a transfer between spouses or between parent and child for a nominal amount, or a correction deed, the price and terms may be left out (Wyo. Stat. § 34-1-142). The statement is confidential: the clerk passes it to the county assessor, and it never becomes public record (§§ 34-1-142(e), 34-1-143).
Recording fees run $12 for the first page and $3 per additional page. Set by state law for every Wyoming county: $12 for the first page and $3 for each additional page (Wyo. Stat. § 18-3-402(a)(xvi)). A deed with more than five grantors and grantees of different surnames costs $1 more for each extra name.
See how Wyoming's transfer tax and recording fee compare with other states.
How to hold title in Wyoming
- Sole ownership. One person owns everything.
- Tenancy in common. Separate, divisible shares with no survivorship. A deceased owner's share goes to their heirs.
- Joint tenancy with right of survivorship. Equal shares; the survivor takes the whole property automatically.
- Tenancy by the entirety. Married couples only, with automatic survivorship and, in most states that allow it, protection from one spouse's creditors.
Where to record a deed in Wyoming
Deeds are recorded with the County Clerk in the county where the property is located. Wyoming has 23 counties. Many offices accept e-recording, but usually only from approved submitters such as title companies, attorneys, and lenders.
Laramie · Natrona · Campbell · Sweetwater · Fremont · Albany. all Wyoming recording offices
Why deeds get rejected in Wyoming
- Wyoming Statutes Title 39 (Taxation and Revenue) has no real estate transfer tax.
- The County Clerk will not record a deed that transfers title unless it comes with a Statement of Consideration, a form the grantee (the person receiving the property) or the grantee's agent signs under oath. The clerk passes it to the county assessor. It is confidential and never becomes public record (Wyo. Stat. §§ 34-1-142, 34-1-143).
- A married owner's home is a homestead without any filing. A deed of it must state that it releases homestead rights and be signed and acknowledged by both spouses, even a spouse who is not on the title, unless one spouse deeds it directly to the other (Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-20-102, 34-2-121). Deedly prints the release on every Wyoming deed it prepares.
- Wyoming recognizes transfer on death deeds under its Nontestamentary Transfer of Real Property on Death Act (Wyo. Stat. §§ 2-18-101 to 2-18-106). It is not the uniform act, and its rules differ: its form asks the owner to choose what happens if a beneficiary dies first, and after the owner's death the beneficiaries must record an affidavit with a Department of Health certificate of clearance (Wyo. Stat. §§ 2-18-103(n), 2-18-104).
- Married couples can hold title as tenants by the entirety. A deed that names them as husband and wife or spouses, and does not say otherwise, makes them tenants by the entirety (Wyo. Stat. § 34-1-140).
From $29. Every Wyoming rule above is applied automatically, and you read the finished document before you pay.
Common questions
You sign a deed, have it notarized, and record it with the County Clerk in the county where the property sits. Which deed depends on what you're doing: a quitclaim for family transfers and adding or removing a name, a warranty deed for a sale, and a transfer-on-death deed for probate avoidance.
No. Wyoming does not require an attorney to prepare or record a deed. Use one when ownership is disputed, when the owner has died and the estate has not been probated, when the estate is large enough to owe tax, or when Medicaid planning is involved.
$12 for the first page and $3 per additional page. Wyoming has no state transfer tax.
Yes. The statute is Wyo. Stat. § 2-18-101 et seq. It must be recorded before the owner's death to be effective.
Keep reading
- Wyoming quitclaim deedTransfers whatever interest you have in a property, with no promises about the title.
- Wyoming general warranty deedTransfers ownership with the strongest title guarantees the law allows.
- Wyoming special warranty deedTransfers ownership, but only guarantees the title for the period you owned it.
- Wyoming transfer-on-death deedNames who inherits your property, skips probate, and changes nothing while you're alive.
- Wyoming recording officesWhere to file in each county, with fees and contact details.
- Compare all 51 jurisdictionsWitness rules, transfer taxes, and recording fees side by side.
Deedly is not a law firm
Its software and documents are not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. We provide self-help software and state-specific deed forms; you make your own decisions about your property. Using Deedly does not create an attorney-client relationship, and nothing here is legal advice. If your situation is complex or contested, talk to a licensed attorney in your state.