Background Check Error Lawsuits in Wyoming

Wyoming has very little employment or tenant screening law beyond the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. There is no state mini-FCRA for background checks. There is no statewide ban-the-box law for public or private employers, and no state tenant screening statute. In practice, the FCRA is the main protection for Wyoming workers and renters. Screening companies must use reasonable procedures for maximum possible accuracy. Employers must get written consent and send a copy of the report before rejecting someone because of it. Consumers can dispute errors directly with the screening company.

Wyoming expungement law is limited. Under W.S. 7-13-1502, a person with a nonviolent felony conviction may petition to expunge it ten years after the sentence, probation and restitution are complete. Violent felonies, firearm offenses, sex offenses requiring registration and other listed crimes are excluded, and relief is available only once. Because relief is narrow, an accurate background report matters even more.

Wyoming law offers a specific tool for one common screening problem. If someone committed a crime using your identity, W.S. 40-12-509 lets you ask a court for a finding of factual innocence. The court can order the record deleted, sealed or labeled as impersonated. A background report that attributes another person's crime to you, or keeps reporting an expunged felony, may be inaccurate under the FCRA. Those claims can be filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming.

Where Wyoming FCRA cases are filed

FCRA claims are federal, so they go to a United States District Court. Cases from Wyoming are heard in one federal district:

District of WyomingCourthouses: Cheyenne, Casper, Mammoth.Filed with local or cooperating counsel

Our attorneys are licensed in Texas, California, and Georgia. Where they aren't admitted in your local federal court, we work with local or cooperating counsel who are. You may also be able to sue where the company that reported you is based, in a court where our attorneys are admitted:

Checkr: HQ in N.D. California
First Advantage and Sterling: HQ in N.D. Georgia
RealPage: HQ in N.D. Texas

Which court is right depends on your facts. We'll tell you at your free case review.

Wyoming laws that add to the FCRA

Expungement of Certain Felony Convictions (W.S. 7-13-1502)
Lets a person petition to expunge a nonviolent felony conviction ten years after completing the sentence, probation and restitution. Violent, firearm, registrable sex and other listed offenses are excluded, and relief is available only once. Read it
Factual Declaration of Innocence After Identity Theft (W.S. 40-12-509)
Lets a person whose identity was used in a crime, or mistakenly linked to a conviction record, ask a court for a finding of factual innocence. The court can order the record deleted, sealed or labeled as impersonated. Read it

Common background check errors

Someone else's criminal or eviction record matched to you by name
Dismissed, sealed or expunged cases still reported
Charges reported as convictions, or misdemeanors as felonies
The same case listed several times
Eviction filings reported without the dismissal or outcome

Learn how these cases work on our background check lawsuits page, or read our lawsuit guides for Checkr, Sterling, HireRight, First Advantage, RealPage, SafeRent, RentGrow and TransUnion Rental Screening.

Frequently asked questions

Does Wyoming have a ban-the-box law?

No. Wyoming does not have a statewide law limiting when public or private employers can ask about criminal history. Employers that use a background check company must still follow the federal FCRA's consent and pre-adverse action rules.

What if a Wyoming background check shows a crime someone else committed in my name?

You can dispute the record with the screening company under the FCRA. You may also ask a Wyoming court for a factual innocence finding under W.S. 40-12-509. That finding can lead to the record being deleted, sealed or labeled as impersonated.

Are there Wyoming rules for tenant screening reports?

Wyoming does not have a separate tenant screening statute. Tenant screening companies are consumer reporting agencies under the federal FCRA. A landlord that denies you because of a report must tell you and name the company, and you can get a free copy and dispute errors.

How long do I have to file an FCRA lawsuit in Wyoming?

FCRA deadlines are the same everywhere: generally two years from when you discover the violation, and no more than five years from when it happened (15 U.S.C. § 1681p). Waiting can cost you the claim.

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Updated November 2026. This page is general information, not legal advice.