Wyoming property deeds
Deed rules are state law, and Wyoming's differ from its neighbours 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
- Generally available
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. Recording one here wouldn't achieve 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 for every signature |
| Witnesses | None |
| Preparer statement | Customary, not required |
| Grantee address on the deed | Required |
| Prior deed reference | Optional |
| Spousal joinder | Not generally required |
Wyoming document formatting rules
County clerks in Wyoming expect 8.5 × 11 inch paper with a 3-inch top margin on the first page and 1-inch margins elsewhere. Type must be at least 10 point. That top margin is the recorder's stamp area. Writing into it is the most common formatting rejection there is.
Wyoming transfer tax and recording fees
Wyoming has no state real estate transfer tax. Wyoming imposes no real estate transfer tax.
A form has to travel with the deed
Wyoming requires Statement of Consideration (filed confidentially with the county assessor) with most recorded deeds, including gifts and other exempt transfers. Recorders reject packages that are missing it.
Recording fees run about $12 for the first page plus roughly $3 per additional page. Typical figure. Counties set their own fees. Confirm with your recorder before mailing.
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. Most offices accept e-recording through a submitting service, which is usually same-day.
Laramie · Natrona · Campbell · Sweetwater · Fremont · Albany. all Wyoming recording offices
Why deeds get rejected in Wyoming
- Wyoming has no real estate transfer tax.
- A Statement of Consideration must be filed with the county assessor; it is confidential and not part of the public record.
- Wyoming recognizes transfer-on-death deeds under its Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act.
- Tenancy by the entirety is available for married couples in Wyoming.
From $39. 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.
About $12 for the first page plus roughly $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.
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