# Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-201: When attachment may issue; affidavit

> Wyoming · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-201

## Section

- **Citation:** Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-201
- **Heading:** When attachment may issue; affidavit
- **Jurisdiction:** Wyoming
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wyoming Code / Title 1 / Chapter 15 / Section 1-15-201

## Text

(a) Subject to W.S. 1-15-101 through 1-15-108 and the provisions of this article, at any time after the filing of the complaint in a civil action for the recovery of money, the plaintiff may have the property of the defendant not exempt from execution attached as security for the satisfaction of any judgment that may be recovered.

(b) Before a writ of attachment is issued, the plaintiff shall file with the court in which the action is pending an affidavit stating:

(i) That the defendant is indebted to the plaintiff, specifying the amount of the indebtedness over and above all legal setoffs and the nature of the indebtedness;

(ii) That the attachment is not sought to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor of the defendant;

(iii) That the payment of the indebtedness has not been secured by any mortgage or lien upon real or personal property in this state, or, if originally so secured, that the security has, without any act of the plaintiff or the person to whom the security was given, become impaired; and

(iv) Any one (1) or more of the following grounds for attachment:

(A) That the defendant is not a resident of this state;

(B) That the defendant is a foreign corporation, not qualified to do business in this state;

(C) That the defendant stands in defiance of an officer, or conceals himself so that process cannot be served upon him;

(D) That the defendant has assigned, removed, disposed of or concealed, or is about to assign, remove, dispose of or conceal, any of his property with intent to defraud his creditors;

(E) That the defendant has departed or is about to depart from the state to the injury of his creditors;

(F) That the defendant fraudulently or criminally contracted the debt or incurred the obligation respecting which the action is brought.

## Nearby sections

- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-101 Applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-101.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-102 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-102.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-103 General procedures relating to prejudgment writs of attachment, replevin and garnishment; issuance of writs without notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-103.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-104 § 1-15-104. Prejudgment writs; bond required; objection to plaintiff's sureties; hearing on objections; liability of sureties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-104.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-105 § 1-15-105. Writs; release of property or discharge of writ; undertaking required; objections to defendant's sureties; liability of sureties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-105.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-106 Discharge of improperly issued writs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-106.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-107 Notice of exemptions; right to a hearing; procedures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-107.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-108 Forms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-108.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-201 When attachment may issue; affidavit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-201.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-202 § 1-15-202. Issuance of writ; contents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-202.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-203 Manner of executing writ](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-203.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-204 Third party claims; indemnity to sheriff; application for release](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-204.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-205 § 1-15-205. Return of sheriff; inventory of property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-205.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-206 Examination of defendant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-206.md)

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