Title 31, Title 31 — Motor Vehicles

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2. (ii) "Authority" means a document issued under this act by the department, granting intrastate authority to a person to operate a motor vehicle as a motor carrier transporting persons or property; (iii)…

Exemptions. (a) The provisions contained in W.S. 31-18-104, 31-18-209, 31-18-301 and 31-18-304 do not apply to: (i) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 183, § 2. (ii) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 183, § 2. (iii) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 183, § 2. (iv) Intrastate transportation on his own …

Powers and duties of the department. (a) The department shall: (i) Supervise and regulate the operations of motor carriers to: (A) Preserve the safety of the highways; (B) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2. (C) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2. (ii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. …

Commercial vehicles; registration; exemptions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Instate miles" means the total number of miles operated by a commercial vehicle or fleet of commercial vehicles in Wyoming during the preceding year and in the case of Wyoming based commercial fleet …

Reciprocal agreements and exemptions. (a) The department may negotiate reciprocal agreements with appropriate officials of any other jurisdiction, in which nonresidents of this state shall be exempt from Wyoming vehicle registration fees in exchange for equivalent exemptions from…

Definitions; registration required. (a) As used in W.S. 31-18-203 through 31-18-208: (i) "Mobile machinery" means heavy equipment, except shop or hand tools or attachments, which is self-propelled, towed or hauled and used primarily in construction and maintenance of roads, bridg…

Exemptions. (a) The provisions of W.S. 31-18-203 through 31-18-208 do not apply to mobile machinery: (i) Owned by the United States, the state of Wyoming or any political subdivision thereof; (ii) Which is an implement of husbandry; (iii) Currently registered under W.S. 31-2-201 …

Registration; application; fees; department responsibilities; transfer of ownership. (a) Owners or operators of mobile machinery required to be registered under W.S. 31-18-203 through 31-18-208 shall apply to a county treasurer in this state annually and pay a registration fee in…

Temporary registration. (a) In lieu of registration under W.S. 31-18-205, a non- Wyoming based owner or operator of mobile machinery may apply for a temporary registration sticker valid for not more than eleven (11) months, providing the temporary registration sticker shall not e…

Rental or leased machinery. (a) In lieu of payment of the registration fee under W.S. 31-18-205, the owner of any mobile machinery who is regularly engaged in the sale, rental or both sale and rental of mobile machinery and who rents or leases mobile machinery to another individu…

Prohibited act; penalties. (a) No person shall knowingly make any false statement in any application or other document required under W.S. 31-18-203 through 31-18-208. (b) Any person who violates any provision of W.S. 31-18-203 through 31-18-208 is guilty of a misdemeanor punisha…

Issuance of authority; matters to be considered; deposit of insurance. (a) The department shall issue authority to qualified motor carriers. The authority shall remain valid and in effect unless revoked or suspended by the department for good cause, such as a violation of this ac…

Permanent cards and decals; operation without authority; inspections. (a) The authority of any motor carrier issued after April 1, 1989, is valid until cancelled, suspended or revoked. (b) No motor carrier that is required to have authority shall operate on the highways without a…

Authority of department to adopt rules and regulations governing drivers, equipment and hazardous materials; exceptions; maximum operating hours. (a) The department shall adopt rules and regulations prescribing the permissible operating time and other requirements of motor carrie…

Display of name or trade name. (a) No person may operate a commercial vehicle unless the name or trade name of the motor carrier is displayed. (b) The display required by subsection (a) of this section shall be of a size, shape and color which is legible from fifty (50) feet in d…

Registration fees. (a) Except as otherwise provided, the following fees shall accompany each application for the registration of a commercial vehicle: (i) A county registration fee computed in accordance with W.S. 31-3-101(a)(i); (ii) A state registration fee computed as follows:…

Single trip permits; temporary permits for motion picture industry vehicles, tour buses and mobile drilling rigs. (a) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2. (b) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2. (c) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 129, § 3. (d) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 129, § 3. (e) …

Demonstration permits. (a) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 154, § 3. (b) Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 154, § 3. (c) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 154, § 3. (d) A vehicle designed primarily for the transportation of property being operated with a load for demonstration purposes shall, in ad…

Collection of fees; audits. (a) The department shall collect all fees payable under this act and shall adopt and enforce rules and regulations to ensure their collection. (b) The department may examine and audit the records of all motor carriers to determine compliance with this …

Distribution of fees; refunds. (a) Fees collected pursuant to W.S. 31-18-401(a)(i) for the registration of Wyoming based commercial vehicles or fleets pursuant to this act shall be distributed monthly to the county in which each vehicle or fleet is principally located and for the…

Emergency response fee; radioactive materials transport permit. (a) The department of transportation shall collect the emergency response fee assessed under W.S. 37-14-103(a) when it issues a permit for each package of radioactive materials transported through this state. The dep…

Provision of sales and use tax information; penalty. (a) Any person engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property, at retail, outside of this state, and operating any motor vehicle in this state delivering to the purchaser or the purchaser's agent in this state an…

Compliance with tax provisions. All operators of commercial vehicles shall comply with the provisions of W.S. 39-17-101 through 39-17-211.

Decal fee; disposition. An additional fee may be collected by the issuing agency from a licensee for each annual decal issued pursuant to W.S. 39-17-202(d) through (g). The fee shall be in an amount determined by the department of transportation to be sufficient to recover reason…

Requirements generally. In addition to the requirements contained in chapter 5 of this title, all operators of commercial vehicles shall comply with the requirements contained in this article.

Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings. (a) No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of ten (10) or less miles per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of…

Loads on vehicles. No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless the vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom. This section does not prohibit the necessary spreading of any substa…

Maximum speed limits. (a) The operator of a commercial vehicle shall comply with the speed limits as established pursuant to W.S. 31-5-301 and, for violations, shall be subject to the penalties as prescribed in W.S. 31-5-1201. (b) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

Stopping requirements for certain vehicles at railroad crossings. (a) The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire or of any vehicle carrying a cargo or part of a cargo required to be placarded under United States department of transportation regulations, before c…

Metal tires; implements of husbandry. (a) No person shall operate or move on any highway any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer having any metal tire in contact with the roadway. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, it shall be permissible to use implements of h…

Out-of-service orders. (a) The department shall adopt regulations regarding issuance of out-of-service orders for drivers committing violations identified in 49 C.F.R., as amended as of March 1, 2007, or the 2006 North American uniform out-of-service criteria published by the Com…

English language proficiency for operators of commercial vehicles; penalties. (a) As used in this section, "proficiency in the English language" means an operator of a commercial vehicle can demonstrate proficiency of the English language in accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 391.11(b)(…

Specific crimes and penalties; enforcement. (a) Any person who violates any provision of this act or rule and regulation of the department, who fails to comply with any order, decision, rule or regulation of the department or who procures, aids or abets any person in the violatio…

General liability. Any person operating, driving or moving any commercial vehicle, object or contrivance over a street, highway or bridge is liable for all damages which the street, highway, bridge or appurtenances thereto or other structures in connection therewith, may sustain,…

Closing or restricting use; failure to observe signs, markers. Any operator of a commercial vehicle who willfully fails to observe any sign, marker, warning, notice, or direction, placed or given under W.S. 24-1-108 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof by any c…

Speed or acceleration contest or exhibition on highways. (a) No operator of a commercial vehicle shall engage in any motor vehicle speed or acceleration contest, or exhibition of speed or acceleration on any highway without approval of that use by the governing body in charge of …

Failure to maintain liability coverage; exceptions. The requirement to maintain liability coverage pursuant to W.S. 31-4-103 does not apply to a commercial vehicle registered or proportionally registered in this and any other jurisdiction provided the vehicle is covered by a vehi…

Nonpayment of fees, taxes, penalties or interest. All fees under chapter 18 of title 31, diesel fuel taxes, penalty or interest under title 39 or commercial vehicle registration fees under title 31 become delinquent if not paid as provided for by law from the date due. Delinquent…

Persons rendering emergency assistance exempt from civil liability. (a) Any person who provides assistance or advice without compensation other than reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses in mitigating or attempting to mitigate the effects of an actual or threatened discharge of…

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Agricultural operations" means the raising and harvesting of their own crops or livestock in this state by farmers or ranchers, their exchange between farmers or ranchers or the transportation of implements of husbandry to or from fa…

General requirements. (a) All vehicles operated on the highways of this state shall comply with the following: (i) Width-all highways: (A) No vehicle, unladen or with load or load-holding device thereon shall exceed one hundred two (102) inches in width. Notwithstanding the foreg…

Conditions for operating vehicles transporting other vehicles. (a) Vehicles used for transporting other vehicles may be operated singly, or in combinations by the towbar, saddlemount or full-mount methods, subject to the following terms and conditions: (i) No more than one (1) to…

Permits for and certain highways to carry, overweight and oversize vehicles; government vehicles. (a) The director or his authorized representative may issue permits for separate movements or extended periods of movement effective for one (1) or more months, not to exceed ninety …

Penalties for violations; permit where vehicle or load cannot be dismantled; enforcement; fines. (a) Any person who violates this article, rules and regulations promulgated under it or the conditions of any permit issued under it is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable except where…

Adoption of greater size or weight limits comparable to federal limits. If the federal highway administration or the United States congress prescribes or adopts vehicle size or weight limits greater than those now prescribed by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (title I of publ…

Special permits for certain combinations of vehicles. The director may issue special permits, which shall not be in force more than ninety (90) days, authorizing the operation of a combination of motor vehicles on the highways of the state consisting of more than three (3) single…

Towing oversize disabled vehicles. (a) The width, height and length limitations prescribed in W.S. 31-18-802 and 31-18-804 do not apply to damaged, disabled or abandoned vehicles or combinations of vehicles in compliance with W.S. 31-18-802 or 31-18-804, while being towed by a to…

Agreement provisions generally. The Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement is enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS SECTION 1. As used in this agreement: (a) "Cooperating…

State cooperation with and assistance to interstate cooperating committee. (a) The department of transportation shall cooperate with the cooperating committee in carrying out the purpose of W.S. 31-18-901 and shall cooperate with and assist the committee, to the extent funds are …

Filing of report. The report required by article III, section 4 of W.S. 31-18-901 shall be filed with the governor and the joint transportation and highways interim committee.