Escrow & Title
In Wyoming, the recording act protects subsequent purchasers and creditors who record their interest against:
APrior unrecorded interests of which they had no notice✓ Correct
BAll prior claims regardless of notice
COnly government liens and tax claims
DInterests recorded after their own recording
Explanation
Wyoming's recording act is a notice-race statute (or race-notice): a subsequent purchaser who takes without notice of a prior unrecorded interest and records first is protected. Recording provides constructive notice to all subsequent purchasers.
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