# Wyo. Stat. § 34.1-3-109: Payable to bearer or to order

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T34.1_C3_S34.1-3-109

## Section

- **Citation:** Wyo. Stat. § 34.1-3-109
- **Heading:** Payable to bearer or to order
- **Jurisdiction:** Wyoming
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wyoming Code / Title 34.1 / Chapter 3 / Section 34.1-3-109

## Text

(a) A promise or order is payable to bearer if it:

(i) States that it is payable to bearer or to the order of bearer or otherwise indicates that the person in possession of the promise or order is entitled to payment;

(ii) Does not state a payee; or

(iii) States that it is payable to or to the order of cash or otherwise indicates that it is not payable to an identified person.

(b) A promise or order that is not payable to bearer is payable to order if it is payable (1) to the order of an identified person or (2) to an identified person or order. A promise or order that is payable to order is payable to the identified person.

(c) An instrument payable to bearer may become payable to an identified person if it is specially indorsed pursuant to section 34.1-3-205(a). An instrument payable to an identified person may become payable to bearer if it is indorsed in blank pursuant to section 34.1-3-205(b).

## Nearby sections

- [Wyo. Stat. § 34.1-3-101 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T34.1_C3_S34.1-3-101.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 34.1-3-102 Subject matter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T34.1_C3_S34.1-3-102.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 34.1-3-103 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T34.1_C3_S34.1-3-103.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 34.1-3-104 Negotiable instrument](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T34.1_C3_S34.1-3-104.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 34.1-3-105 Issue of instrument](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T34.1_C3_S34.1-3-105.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 34.1-3-106 Unconditional promise or order](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T34.1_C3_S34.1-3-106.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 34.1-3-107 Instrument payable in foreign money](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T34.1_C3_S34.1-3-107.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 34.1-3-108 Payable on demand or at definite time](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T34.1_C3_S34.1-3-108.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 34.1-3-109 Payable to bearer or to order](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T34.1_C3_S34.1-3-109.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 34.1-3-110 Identification of person to whom instrument is payable](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T34.1_C3_S34.1-3-110.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 34.1-3-111 Place of payment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T34.1_C3_S34.1-3-111.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 34.1-3-112 Interest](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T34.1_C3_S34.1-3-112.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 34.1-3-113 Date of instrument](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T34.1_C3_S34.1-3-113.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 34.1-3-114 Contradictory terms of instrument](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T34.1_C3_S34.1-3-114.md)

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