Not required, but recommended.
A signature is presumed genuine if acknowledged before a notary; the section doesn't make notarization a condition of validity.
In the official wording
"A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature."
From 2017 Senate File 105, Enrolled Act 41, Uniform Power of Attorney Act (Wyoming Legislature), checked November 2026.
What else the signing needs
- Witnesses
- None under the execution rule we read. The act contains no witness requirement.
"A power of attorney shall be signed by the principal or in the principal's conscious presence by another person."
- Agent's acknowledgment
- An agent accepts by acting or other conduct showing acceptance.
"by exercising authority"
- Recording for real estate
- The act doesn't require recording; W.S. 3-5-103 covers recording a revocation with the county clerk.
"by recording an instrument of revocation with a true copy of the power of attorney attached, in the office of the county clerk."
- Official form
- Statutory form power of attorney (W.S. 3-9-301). Section 3-9-301 sets out the form; 3-9-302 is an optional agent's certification. Open the official form
- Durable after incapacity
- Durable unless it says incapacity ends it.
"is durable unless it expressly provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal."
Next step
Sign by video with our New Jersey notary while you're in Wyoming, 7 AM to 9 PM Eastern, seven days a week, by appointment. New Jersey law lets a New Jersey notary notarize for a signer located in another state (N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10). How Wyoming treats it: Wyoming gives a notarial act performed in another state, including the acknowledgment of a deed, mortgage or conveyance, the same effect under Wyoming law. Its Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts took effect July 1, 2021. More on Wyoming signers.
If the agent will use it for real estate, ask the title company or the county clerk before you sign.
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If a local notary in Wyoming does it: Up to $10 per notarial act, or per person when several sign one record, under the state's fee rules (Wyoming notary fees).
Official sources
- 2017 Senate File 105, Enrolled Act 41, Uniform Power of Attorney Act (Wyoming Legislature) (checked November 2026)
We are not lawyers, and this is general information, not legal advice. Checked November 2026. Rules change, and whoever receives the document decides what it accepts; we can't guarantee acceptance.
Common questions
Is notarization required for a power of attorney in Wyoming?
Not required, but recommended. A signature is presumed genuine if acknowledged before a notary; the section doesn't make notarization a condition of validity.
Are witnesses needed for a Wyoming power of attorney?
None under the execution rule we read. The act contains no witness requirement.
Does the agent sign anything in Wyoming?
An agent accepts by acting or other conduct showing acceptance.
Does a Wyoming power of attorney have to be recorded for a house sale?
The act doesn't require recording; W.S. 3-5-103 covers recording a revocation with the county clerk.
Can I sign a Wyoming power of attorney with an online notary?
Our New Jersey notary can notarize it by video while you're in Wyoming. Wyoming gives a notarial act performed in another state, including the acknowledgment of a deed, mortgage or conveyance, the same effect under Wyoming law. Its Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts took effect July 1, 2021.
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