Section 17-30-1102 - Transfer of a statutory foundation to another jurisdiction(a) A statutory foundation formed or continued under this act may, if authorized under subsection (f) of this section and by the laws of the foreign jurisdiction, apply to the proper officer of the foreign jurisdiction for a certificate of registration and to the secretary of state of this state for a certificate of transfer. The application for a certificate of transfer shall set forth the following: (i) The name of the statutory foundation immediately before the transfer, and if that name is unavailable for use in the foreign jurisdiction or, if the foundation desires to change its name in connection with the transfer, the name by which the foundation will be known in the foreign jurisdiction;(ii) The name of the foreign jurisdiction to which the foundation is to be transferred;(iii) Acknowledgement that the foundation shall surrender its articles of formation under this act upon transfer to the foreign jurisdiction; and(iv) A statement that the transfer was duly approved by the board of directors in the manner required by subsection (f) of this section.(b) The secretary of state shall require that a statutory foundation transferred under this section maintain an agent for service of process within this state for at least one (1) year after the transfer is complete and may impose any conditions the secretary of state considers appropriate for the protection of creditors, including the provision of notice to the public of the application described in subsection (a) of this section, the provision of a bond or a deposit of funds in an appropriate bank located in Wyoming and subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Wyoming. If any conditions imposed under this subsection are not met, the secretary of state may refuse to issue a certificate of transfer.(c) The secretary of state shall, upon compliance by the applicant with subsections (a) and (b) of this section and receipt of payment under subsection (e) of this section, immediately transmit a notice of issuance of a certificate of transfer to the proper officer of the foreign jurisdiction to which the statutory foundation is transferred.(d) For the purposes of the laws of this state, upon issuance of a certificate of transfer, the statutory foundation shall be continued as if it had been organized under the laws of the foreign jurisdiction and shall become a statutory foundation under the laws of the foreign jurisdiction, upon issuance by such foreign jurisdiction of a certificate of registration.(e) In addition to all other fees and impositions, a statutory foundation organized or continued under the laws of this state shall pay to the secretary of state a special fee established by rule before receiving a certificate of transfer pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.(f) A resolution to transfer the statutory foundation to a foreign jurisdiction shall be adopted by the board of directors unless the operating agreement of the foundation provides otherwise.(g) The statutory foundation may represent to the proper officer of the foreign jurisdiction to which the statutory foundation is transferred that the laws of this state permit such transfer, and may describe the authorization extended by this section as permitting the continuance or other transfer of domicile as may be required by the laws of the foreign jurisdiction, in order for the statutory foundation to be accepted in that foreign jurisdiction, provided that the statutory foundation may not misrepresent the requirements or effects of this section.Added by Laws 2019 , ch. 190, § 1, eff. 7/1/2019.