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Personal jurisdiction is the authority a court has to make legally enforceable orders related to a person or entity and the property of the person or entity, and usually arises when a person has been sued in a lawsuit. For a court to have personal jurisdiction, the person or entity generally (1) must be a resident of the state in which the court is located; (2) as a nonresident, must have initiated sufficient minimum contacts with the state in which the lawsuit is filed; or (3) must have agreed to be governed by the laws of the state (in a contract or website terms) in which the lawsuit is filed.

In Wyoming, as in other states, personal jurisdiction refers to a court's power to make decisions affecting a person or entity and their property. For a Wyoming court to have personal jurisdiction, typically one of the following conditions must be met: (1) the individual or entity must be a resident of Wyoming; (2) if they are a nonresident, they must have established sufficient minimum contacts with Wyoming, such as conducting business or committing a tort within the state; or (3) they must have consented to Wyoming's jurisdiction, possibly through a contractual agreement or by accepting the terms of service on a website that stipulates Wyoming law will govern disputes. These principles are consistent with the due process requirements of the U.S. Constitution, which ensure that courts exercise jurisdiction only when it is fair and just to do so.

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