Wyoming § 1-12-401 - Written finding of presumed death admissible as evidence.
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§ 1-12-401. Written finding of presumed death admissible as evidence.
A written finding of presumed death made by an officer or employee of the United States authorized to make such finding, pursuant to the Federal Missing Persons Act, 37 U.S.C. § 551 et seq., as now or hereafter amended, or a certified copy of the finding, shall be received in any court, office or other place in this state as evidence of the death of the person found to be dead and the date, circumstances and place of his disappearance.
Source: official Wyoming text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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