Wyoming process server—service of process in all 23 counties

Wyoming's most direct method—handing a copy of the summons and complaint to the individual personally, anywhere the server finds them. The papers are served together, and the plaintiff must supply enough copies for service. Any non-party adult 18 or older, or a sheriff or U.S. marshal on a party's request, may make the delivery.

Rule 4(e): An individual other than a person under 14 years of age or an incompetent person may be served within the United States: (1) by delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint to the individual personally. — Wyo. R. Civ. P. 4(e)(1)

With ABC Legal: a vetted server makes the first attempt on your tier's timeline—as fast as 48 hours—and EvidenceChain™ records the GPS location and timestamp of the exact delivery moment.

Wyoming permits leaving copies at the defendant's dwelling house or usual place of abode with a resident over 14 years old—note the age floor is 14, not the more common 18. Copies may also be left at the defendant's usual place of business with the employee then in charge. No court order or prior attempts are required.

Rule 4(e)(2): by leaving copies thereof at the individual's dwelling house or usual place of abode with some person over the age of 14 years then residing therein. — Wyo. R. Civ. P. 4(e)(2)

With ABC Legal: courts only accept substituted service after documented diligence. Our app geotags and timestamps every attempt automatically, so your diligence record is built before you need it.

Wyoming has no general certified-mail option for serving an in-state defendant. Registered or certified mail is available only where service by publication would be allowed—chiefly out-of-state defendants—or where a statute permits service outside the state. The clerk, not the plaintiff, mails the summons and complaint marked "Restricted Delivery" with a return receipt signed by the addressee.

Rule 4(r): In all cases where service by publication can be made under these rules, or where a Wyoming statute permits service outside the state, the plaintiff may obtain service without publication by: ... (2) Service by Registered or Certified Mail.—The clerk shall send by registered or certified mail ... marked 'Restricted Delivery,' requesting a return receipt signed by the addressee. — Wyo. R. Civ. P. 4(r)(2)

With ABC Legal: we recommend personal service first—it starts deadlines immediately and never depends on the recipient cooperating.

Publication is a last resort limited to specific case types listed in Rule 4(k)—such as actions over real property, or where the defendant lives outside Wyoming or cannot be located. A sworn affidavit must first show that in-state service isn't possible and detail the diligence used. The clerk then publishes the notice for four consecutive weeks.

Rule 4(k): Service by publication may be had where specifically provided for by statute, and in the following cases: (1) When the defendant resides out of the state, or the defendant's residence cannot be ascertained, and the action is: (A) For the recovery of real property or of an estate or interest therein ... — Wyo. R. Civ. P. 4(k)

With ABC Legal: our skip tracing team locates most "unfindable" defendants before you ever pay for publication—and if it truly comes to that, your ABC attempt history is the diligence evidence the motion needs.

A corporation is served by delivering copies to any officer, manager, general agent, or agent for process; if none can be found in the county, to any agent or employee there. An LLC is served through its registered agent, which every Wyoming LLC must maintain—and if no agent can be served with reasonable diligence, by certified mail to the entity's principal office.

Rule 4(h)(2): Service upon a corporation within the United States shall be made: (A) by delivery of copies to any officer, manager, general agent, or agent for process. Wyo. Stat. § 17-28-104(a): A business entity's registered agent ... shall accept service of process ... served on the entity. § 17-28-104(b): If a business entity has no registered agent, or the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the entity may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the entity at its principal office. — Wyo. R. Civ. P. 4(h)(2); Wyo. Stat. § 17-28-104

With ABC Legal: we verify the current registered agent against state records before dispatch, so the serve lands on the right desk the first time.

A state department or agency, a municipality, or other public corporation is served by delivering the summons and complaint to its chief executive officer, secretary, clerk, the person in charge of its principal office, any member of its governing body—or as otherwise provided by statute. Wyoming folds all public entities into this single provision rather than routing service through the attorney general.

Rule 4(i): Service upon a department or agency of the state, a municipal or other public corporation shall be made by delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint to the chief executive officer thereof, or to its secretary, clerk, person in charge of its principal office or place of business, or any member of its governing body, or as otherwise provided by statute. — Wyo. R. Civ. P. 4(i)

With ABC Legal: our servers handle city, county, and state entity serves routinely—and know exactly which office actually accepts them.