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Wyoming · checked 2026-09-05 · Source-backed guide

Wyoming Trade Name filing guide

All covered entity types

Authority and fee for this entity route. Choose your entity below before filing.

Authority: Wyoming Secretary of StateSource: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptWyoming Secretary of State
Official fee: Filing Fee: $100.00 Make check or money order payable to Wyoming Secretary of State.Source: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptFiling Fee: $100.00 Make check or money order payable to Wyoming Secretary of State.
Form: Application for Registration of Trade NameSource: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptThe Application for Registration of Trade Name must be signed and notarized.

Download the official form →Source: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved

Supporting excerptWyoming Secretary of State

What Wyoming calls a DBA

The official term documented here is Trade Name.

Source: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptApplication for Registration of Trade Name

Wyoming’s Secretary of State publishes a Trade Name registration application and separate renewal and cancellation forms. This guide follows those specific documents so the fee and action stay together.

Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
  • Wyoming Secretary of State
  • The Application for Registration of Trade Name must be signed and notarized.
Source: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
  • Wyoming Secretary of State Herschler Building East, Suite 101 122 W 25th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 Ph. 307.777.7311 Email: Business@wyo.gov For Office Use Only Application for Renewal of Trade Name Registration 1. Trade name to be renewed: 2. BE IT KNOWN THAT THE APPLICANT: has hereto adopted and used a certain trade name and hereby makes application for the renewal of such trade name registration. 3. Business address of applicant: 4. Mailing address of applicant (if different from business address): 5. Applicant is (check one; selection should correspond to information listed in item #2): individual; corporation; general partnership; limited partnership; limited liability company statutory trust; unincorporated association; statutory foundation; other: 6. If the applicant is a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, statutory trust or statutory foundation, list the state of incorporation, organization, or formation: If the applicant is a limited partnership, general partnership, or statutory trust, list the names and addresses of the partners, general partners, or trustees: If the applicant is “other,” explain: TN-Renewal - Revised June 2021 7. Describe general nature of business conducted by applicant: 8. Date of initial registration: (Date – mm/dd/yyyy) 9. Applicant certifies that the trade name is still in use in Wyoming. Signature: Date: (mm/dd/yyyy) Print Name: Title: Contact Person: Daytime Phone Number: Email: (An email address is required. Email(s) provided will receive important reminders, notices and filing evidence.) Important Information: • If the applicant no longer matches our current record, please contact the Business Division for additional details before submitting the renewal form. Checklist Filing Fee: $50.00 Make check or money order payable to Wyoming Secretary of State. Processing time is up to 15 business days following the date of receipt in our office. Please mail with payment to the address at the top of this form. This form cannot be accepted via email. Please review the form prior to submission. The Secretary of State’s Office is unable to process incomplete forms. TN-Renewal - Revised June 2021
Source: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
  • Wyoming Secretary of State Herschler Building East, Suite 101 122 W 25th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 Ph. 307.777.7311 Email: Business@wyo.gov For Office Use Only Cancellation of Trade Name 1. Trade name to be cancelled: 2. Trade name was registered with the Secretary of State’s Office on: (Date – mm/dd/yyyy) 3. I, hereby cancel registration of this trade name. (Registrant of the trade name) Registrant Signature: Date: (mm/dd/yyyy) Print Name: Contact Person: Title: Daytime Phone Number: Email: (An email address is required. Email(s) provided will receive important reminders, notices and filing evidence.) Checklist Filing Fee: $10.00 Make check or money order payable to Wyoming Secretary of State. Processing time is up to 15 business days following the date of receipt in our office. Please mail with payment to the address at the top of this form. This form cannot be accepted via email. Please review the form prior to submission. The Secretary of State’s Office is unable to process incomplete forms. TN-Cancellation - Revised June 2021

The registration instructions require the trade name to be in use before registration. If the applicant is a business entity, it must already be registered and in good standing with the Wyoming Secretary of State.

Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
  • The trade name must be in use prior to registration.  If the applicant is a business entity, they must be registered and in good standing with the Wyoming Secretary of State prior to applying for the trade name.

This guide cannot confirm a universal obligation to register from the reviewed application. Its prerequisites describe the application process; they do not establish an answer for every business.

Rules by legal entity type

Jump to the entity that already exists. Each section keeps its own authority, fee, exceptions, and official evidence.

All covered entity types

Required: No universal yes/no answer is confirmed. Read the documented applicability below.
Authority: Wyoming Secretary of StateSource: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptWyoming Secretary of State
When this route applies: The trade name must be in use prior to registration.Source: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptThe trade name must be in use prior to registration.  If the applicant is a business entity, they must be registered and in good standing with the Wyoming Secretary of State prior to applying for the trade name.
Official form: Application for Registration of Trade NameSource: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptThe Application for Registration of Trade Name must be signed and notarized.
Form destination: https://sos.wyo.gov/Forms/Business/TN/TN-RegistrationApplication.pdfSource: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptApplication for Registration of Trade Name
Online filing link: Not confirmed in this guide.
Official fee: Filing Fee: $100.00 Make check or money order payable to Wyoming Secretary of State.Source: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptFiling Fee: $100.00 Make check or money order payable to Wyoming Secretary of State.
Effective duration: Registration is effective for a term of ten (10) years and is renewable.Source: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptRegistration is effective for a term of ten (10) years and is renewable. The renewal may not be filed more than six (6) months prior to the expiration. The Secretary of State will notify registrants whose trade name is up for renewal six (6) months prior to the expiration.
Renewal: Filing Fee: $50.00 Make check or money order payable to Wyoming Secretary of State.Source: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptWyoming Secretary of State Herschler Building East, Suite 101 122 W 25th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 Ph. 307.777.7311 Email: Business@wyo.gov For Office Use Only Application for Renewal of Trade Name Registration 1. Trade name to be renewed: 2. BE IT KNOWN THAT THE APPLICANT: has hereto adopted and used a certain trade name and hereby makes application for the renewal of such trade name registration. 3. Business address of applicant: 4. Mailing address of applicant (if different from business address): 5. Applicant is (check one; selection should correspond to information listed in item #2): individual; corporation; general partnership; limited partnership; limited liability company statutory trust; unincorporated association; statutory foundation; other: 6. If the applicant is a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, statutory trust or statutory foundation, list the state of incorporation, organization, or formation: If the applicant is a limited partnership, general partnership, or statutory trust, list the names and addresses of the partners, general partners, or trustees: If the applicant is “other,” explain: TN-Renewal - Revised June 2021 7. Describe general nature of business conducted by applicant: 8. Date of initial registration: (Date – mm/dd/yyyy) 9. Applicant certifies that the trade name is still in use in Wyoming. Signature: Date: (mm/dd/yyyy) Print Name: Title: Contact Person: Daytime Phone Number: Email: (An email address is required. Email(s) provided will receive important reminders, notices and filing evidence.) Important Information: • If the applicant no longer matches our current record, please contact the Business Division for additional details before submitting the renewal form. Checklist Filing Fee: $50.00 Make check or money order payable to Wyoming Secretary of State. Processing time is up to 15 business days following the date of receipt in our office. Please mail with payment to the address at the top of this form. This form cannot be accepted via email. Please review the form prior to submission. The Secretary of State’s Office is unable to process incomplete forms. TN-Renewal - Revised June 2021
Changes or amendments: Not confirmed in this guide.
Abandonment or cancellation: Filing Fee: $10.00 Make check or money order payable to Wyoming Secretary of State.Source: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptWyoming Secretary of State Herschler Building East, Suite 101 122 W 25th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 Ph. 307.777.7311 Email: Business@wyo.gov For Office Use Only Cancellation of Trade Name 1. Trade name to be cancelled: 2. Trade name was registered with the Secretary of State’s Office on: (Date – mm/dd/yyyy) 3. I, hereby cancel registration of this trade name. (Registrant of the trade name) Registrant Signature: Date: (mm/dd/yyyy) Print Name: Contact Person: Title: Daytime Phone Number: Email: (An email address is required. Email(s) provided will receive important reminders, notices and filing evidence.) Checklist Filing Fee: $10.00 Make check or money order payable to Wyoming Secretary of State. Processing time is up to 15 business days following the date of receipt in our office. Please mail with payment to the address at the top of this form. This form cannot be accepted via email. Please review the form prior to submission. The Secretary of State’s Office is unable to process incomplete forms. TN-Cancellation - Revised June 2021
Important exclusions: Not confirmed in this guide.
Mail filing: Herschler Building East, Suite 101 122 W 25th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020Source: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
Supporting excerptWyoming Secretary of State Herschler Building East, Suite 101 122 W 25th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 Ph. 307.777.7311 Email: Business@wyo.gov
In-person filing: Not confirmed in this guide.

How to file through the authority

Download the official Application for Registration of Trade Name. The authority states that this application must be signed and notarized. Confirm the name is already in use and, for a business entity, that its state registration is in good standing.

Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
  • The Application for Registration of Trade Name must be signed and notarized.
  • Application for Registration of Trade Name
  • The trade name must be in use prior to registration.  If the applicant is a business entity, they must be registered and in good standing with the Wyoming Secretary of State prior to applying for the trade name.

The new-registration form states a $100 filing fee, payable by check or money order to the Wyoming Secretary of State. Its office address is Herschler Building East, Suite 101, 122 West 25th Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002-0020.

Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
  • Wyoming Secretary of State Herschler Building East, Suite 101 122 W 25th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 Ph. 307.777.7311 Email: Business@wyo.gov
  • Filing Fee: $100.00 Make check or money order payable to Wyoming Secretary of State.

This guide does not offer an online submission or collect your completed application. Use the official document and its own mailing instructions.

Renewal, amendment, and abandonment

Registration is effective for ten years. The registration form says a renewal may not be filed more than six months before expiration and that the Secretary of State will notify registrants six months before expiration.

Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
  • Registration is effective for a term of ten (10) years and is renewable. The renewal may not be filed more than six (6) months prior to the expiration. The Secretary of State will notify registrants whose trade name is up for renewal six (6) months prior to the expiration.

Use the separate Application for Renewal of Trade Name Registration for renewal. That document states a $50 filing fee and asks the applicant to certify that the name is still used in Wyoming. If the applicant no longer matches the current record, its instructions say to contact the Business Division before submitting the renewal.

Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
  • Wyoming Secretary of State Herschler Building East, Suite 101 122 W 25th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 Ph. 307.777.7311 Email: Business@wyo.gov For Office Use Only Application for Renewal of Trade Name Registration 1. Trade name to be renewed: 2. BE IT KNOWN THAT THE APPLICANT: has hereto adopted and used a certain trade name and hereby makes application for the renewal of such trade name registration. 3. Business address of applicant: 4. Mailing address of applicant (if different from business address): 5. Applicant is (check one; selection should correspond to information listed in item #2): individual; corporation; general partnership; limited partnership; limited liability company statutory trust; unincorporated association; statutory foundation; other: 6. If the applicant is a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, statutory trust or statutory foundation, list the state of incorporation, organization, or formation: If the applicant is a limited partnership, general partnership, or statutory trust, list the names and addresses of the partners, general partners, or trustees: If the applicant is “other,” explain: TN-Renewal - Revised June 2021 7. Describe general nature of business conducted by applicant: 8. Date of initial registration: (Date – mm/dd/yyyy) 9. Applicant certifies that the trade name is still in use in Wyoming. Signature: Date: (mm/dd/yyyy) Print Name: Title: Contact Person: Daytime Phone Number: Email: (An email address is required. Email(s) provided will receive important reminders, notices and filing evidence.) Important Information: • If the applicant no longer matches our current record, please contact the Business Division for additional details before submitting the renewal form. Checklist Filing Fee: $50.00 Make check or money order payable to Wyoming Secretary of State. Processing time is up to 15 business days following the date of receipt in our office. Please mail with payment to the address at the top of this form. This form cannot be accepted via email. Please review the form prior to submission. The Secretary of State’s Office is unable to process incomplete forms. TN-Renewal - Revised June 2021

Use Cancellation of Trade Name for cancellation. Its checklist states a $10 filing fee and directs the form and payment to the address on the form; it cannot be accepted by email.

Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
  • Wyoming Secretary of State Herschler Building East, Suite 101 122 W 25th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 Ph. 307.777.7311 Email: Business@wyo.gov For Office Use Only Cancellation of Trade Name 1. Trade name to be cancelled: 2. Trade name was registered with the Secretary of State’s Office on: (Date – mm/dd/yyyy) 3. I, hereby cancel registration of this trade name. (Registrant of the trade name) Registrant Signature: Date: (mm/dd/yyyy) Print Name: Contact Person: Title: Daytime Phone Number: Email: (An email address is required. Email(s) provided will receive important reminders, notices and filing evidence.) Checklist Filing Fee: $10.00 Make check or money order payable to Wyoming Secretary of State. Processing time is up to 15 business days following the date of receipt in our office. Please mail with payment to the address at the top of this form. This form cannot be accepted via email. Please review the form prior to submission. The Secretary of State’s Office is unable to process incomplete forms. TN-Cancellation - Revised June 2021

Publication and notice

Publication could not be confirmed for all covered entity types. No requirement or exemption is asserted.

Next steps: self-file first

Choose the document for the action you need: the $100 initial application, $50 renewal or $10 cancellation. Keep the ten-year registration period and earliest renewal window with the accepted record.

Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
  • Filing Fee: $100.00 Make check or money order payable to Wyoming Secretary of State.
  • Registration is effective for a term of ten (10) years and is renewable. The renewal may not be filed more than six (6) months prior to the expiration. The Secretary of State will notify registrants whose trade name is up for renewal six (6) months prior to the expiration.
Source: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
  • Wyoming Secretary of State Herschler Building East, Suite 101 122 W 25th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 Ph. 307.777.7311 Email: Business@wyo.gov For Office Use Only Application for Renewal of Trade Name Registration 1. Trade name to be renewed: 2. BE IT KNOWN THAT THE APPLICANT: has hereto adopted and used a certain trade name and hereby makes application for the renewal of such trade name registration. 3. Business address of applicant: 4. Mailing address of applicant (if different from business address): 5. Applicant is (check one; selection should correspond to information listed in item #2): individual; corporation; general partnership; limited partnership; limited liability company statutory trust; unincorporated association; statutory foundation; other: 6. If the applicant is a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, statutory trust or statutory foundation, list the state of incorporation, organization, or formation: If the applicant is a limited partnership, general partnership, or statutory trust, list the names and addresses of the partners, general partners, or trustees: If the applicant is “other,” explain: TN-Renewal - Revised June 2021 7. Describe general nature of business conducted by applicant: 8. Date of initial registration: (Date – mm/dd/yyyy) 9. Applicant certifies that the trade name is still in use in Wyoming. Signature: Date: (mm/dd/yyyy) Print Name: Title: Contact Person: Daytime Phone Number: Email: (An email address is required. Email(s) provided will receive important reminders, notices and filing evidence.) Important Information: • If the applicant no longer matches our current record, please contact the Business Division for additional details before submitting the renewal form. Checklist Filing Fee: $50.00 Make check or money order payable to Wyoming Secretary of State. Processing time is up to 15 business days following the date of receipt in our office. Please mail with payment to the address at the top of this form. This form cannot be accepted via email. Please review the form prior to submission. The Secretary of State’s Office is unable to process incomplete forms. TN-Renewal - Revised June 2021
Source: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
  • Wyoming Secretary of State Herschler Building East, Suite 101 122 W 25th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 Ph. 307.777.7311 Email: Business@wyo.gov For Office Use Only Cancellation of Trade Name 1. Trade name to be cancelled: 2. Trade name was registered with the Secretary of State’s Office on: (Date – mm/dd/yyyy) 3. I, hereby cancel registration of this trade name. (Registrant of the trade name) Registrant Signature: Date: (mm/dd/yyyy) Print Name: Contact Person: Title: Daytime Phone Number: Email: (An email address is required. Email(s) provided will receive important reminders, notices and filing evidence.) Checklist Filing Fee: $10.00 Make check or money order payable to Wyoming Secretary of State. Processing time is up to 15 business days following the date of receipt in our office. Please mail with payment to the address at the top of this form. This form cannot be accepted via email. Please review the form prior to submission. The Secretary of State’s Office is unable to process incomplete forms. TN-Cancellation - Revised June 2021

For a renewal with a different applicant from the state’s current record, contact the Business Division before sending the form. The renewal document identifies that circumstance separately from a straightforward renewal.

Official sources and supporting excerptsSource: sos.wyo.gov official record · retrieved
  • Wyoming Secretary of State Herschler Building East, Suite 101 122 W 25th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002-0020 Ph. 307.777.7311 Email: Business@wyo.gov For Office Use Only Application for Renewal of Trade Name Registration 1. Trade name to be renewed: 2. BE IT KNOWN THAT THE APPLICANT: has hereto adopted and used a certain trade name and hereby makes application for the renewal of such trade name registration. 3. Business address of applicant: 4. Mailing address of applicant (if different from business address): 5. Applicant is (check one; selection should correspond to information listed in item #2): individual; corporation; general partnership; limited partnership; limited liability company statutory trust; unincorporated association; statutory foundation; other: 6. If the applicant is a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, statutory trust or statutory foundation, list the state of incorporation, organization, or formation: If the applicant is a limited partnership, general partnership, or statutory trust, list the names and addresses of the partners, general partners, or trustees: If the applicant is “other,” explain: TN-Renewal - Revised June 2021 7. Describe general nature of business conducted by applicant: 8. Date of initial registration: (Date – mm/dd/yyyy) 9. Applicant certifies that the trade name is still in use in Wyoming. Signature: Date: (mm/dd/yyyy) Print Name: Title: Contact Person: Daytime Phone Number: Email: (An email address is required. Email(s) provided will receive important reminders, notices and filing evidence.) Important Information: • If the applicant no longer matches our current record, please contact the Business Division for additional details before submitting the renewal form. Checklist Filing Fee: $50.00 Make check or money order payable to Wyoming Secretary of State. Processing time is up to 15 business days following the date of receipt in our office. Please mail with payment to the address at the top of this form. This form cannot be accepted via email. Please review the form prior to submission. The Secretary of State’s Office is unable to process incomplete forms. TN-Renewal - Revised June 2021

This guide cannot confirm an amendment procedure or a newspaper-publication step from the reviewed documents. Check the official authority before relying on either missing answer.

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