Title 31 — Title 31 — Motor Vehicles
21 chapters · 619 sections in this title.
W.S. § 31-9-101 Short title
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Short title. This act may be cited as the "Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act".
W.S. § 31-9-102 (a) Definitions
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(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 241, § 4. (ii) "Driver" means as defined by W.S. 31-5-102(a); (iii) "Division" means the division within the department of transportation charged with administration and enforcement of this act; (iv) "Judgment" …
W.S. § 31-9-103 Administration; administrative review
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Administration; administrative review.
W.S. § 31-9-104 Disclosure of driving record
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Disclosure of driving record. The department shall adopt rules and regulations concerning disclosure of the driving record of any person subject to this act.
W.S. § 31-9-105 Return of registration to division
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Return of registration to division. Any person whose registration is suspended under this act, or whose policy of insurance or bond, when required under this act, is cancelled or terminated, or who neglects to furnish other proof upon request of the division shall immediately ret…
W.S. § 31-9-106 General penalties
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General penalties. (a) Any person willfully failing to return a registration as required in W.S. 31-9-105 shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). (b) Any person who forges or, without authority, signs any notice provided for under W.S. 31-9-202 that a …
W.S. § 31-9-107 Government motor vehicles
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Government motor vehicles. This act does not apply with respect to any motor vehicle owned by the United States, this state or any political subdivision of this state.
W.S. § 31-9-108 Other lawful processes
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Other lawful processes. Nothing in this act shall be construed as preventing the plaintiff in any action at law from relying for relief upon the other processes provided by law.
W.S. § 31-9-109 Uniformity of laws
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Uniformity of laws. This act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it.
W.S. § 31-9-110 Providing proof of financial responsibility
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Providing proof of financial responsibility. For purposes of this act, a person shall be considered to have provided and filed proof of financial responsibility whenever a search of the online insurance verification system or other verification system provides proof of financial …
W.S. § 31-9-201 Repealed by Laws 1989, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 173, § 2.
W.S. § 31-9-202 Suspension of license and registration after accident report; exclusions and security requirements
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Suspension of license and registration after accident report; exclusions and security requirements. (a) Within thirty (30) days after receipt of an investigating officer's report of a motor vehicle accident within this state as required under W.S. 31-5-1106 through 31-5-1108 or a…
W.S. § 31-9-203 Exceptions to W.S
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Exceptions to W.S. 31-9-202. (a) The requirements as to security and suspension in W.S. 31-9-202 shall not apply: (i) To the driver or the owner of a motor vehicle involved in an accident wherein no injury or damage was caused to the person or property of anyone other than the dr…
W.S. § 31-9-204 Reciprocal suspension of nonresidents' operating privileges and residents' licenses; notice to and from other states
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Reciprocal suspension of nonresidents' operating privileges and residents' licenses; notice to and from other states. (a) When a nonresident's operating privilege is suspended pursuant to W.S. 31-9-202, the division shall transmit a certified copy of the record of the action to t…
W.S. § 31-9-205 Requirements for release of suspension
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Requirements for release of suspension. (a) The license and registration and nonresident's operating privilege suspended as provided in W.S. 31-9-202 shall not be renewed nor shall any license or registration be issued to the person until: (i) The person deposits or there shall b…
W.S. § 31-9-206 in accident
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in accident. Unlicensed driver or unregistered motor vehicle If the driver or the owner of a motor vehicle involved in an accident within this state has no license or registration, he shall not be allowed a license or registration until he has complied with the requirements of W.…
W.S. § 31-9-207 increase
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increase. Form and amount of security; reduction or (a) The security required under W.S. 31-9-202, 31-9-203 and 31-9-205 through 31-9-209 shall be in such form and in such amount as the division may require but in no case in excess of the limits specified in W.S. 31-9-202. The pe…
W.S. § 31-9-208 Disposition of security; judgments payable therefrom; return of balance
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Disposition of security; judgments payable therefrom; return of balance. Security deposited in compliance with the requirements of W.S. 31-9-202, 31-9-203 and 31-9-205 through 31-9-209 shall be placed by the division in an account maintained for the purposes of this section and s…
W.S. § 31-9-209 Evidence of negligence
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Evidence of negligence. Neither the reports required by W.S. 31-5-1106 through 31-5-1108, the action taken by the division pursuant to W.S. 31-9-202, 31-9-203 and 31-9-205 through 31-9-209, the findings, if any, of the division upon which the action is based, nor the security fil…
W.S. § 31-9-210 Transfer of registration after suspension
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Transfer of registration after suspension. If an owner's registration has been suspended under this act, the registration shall not be transferred nor the motor vehicle in respect of which registration was issued registered in any other name until the division is satisfied that t…
W.S. § 31-9-301 Notice of failure to satisfy judgment
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Notice of failure to satisfy judgment. (a) Whenever any person fails within thirty (30) days to satisfy any judgment subject to this act, the clerk of court, or the judge of a court which has no clerk, in which the judgment is rendered within this state, shall forward to the divi…
W.S. § 31-9-302 Suspension upon receipt of judgment; consent to continued license and registration
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Suspension upon receipt of judgment; consent to continued license and registration. (a) Upon the receipt of a certified copy of a judgment, the division shall suspend the license and registration and the nonresident's operating privilege of any person against whom judgment was re…
W.S. § 31-9-303 Continued suspension until judgment satisfied; discharge in bankruptcy
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Continued suspension until judgment satisfied; discharge in bankruptcy. Except as provided in W.S. 31-9-305, the license, registration and nonresident's operating privilege shall not be renewed, nor shall any license or registration be issued in the name of the person, including …
W.S. § 31-9-304 When judgments deemed satisfied
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When judgments deemed satisfied. Judgments in excess of the amounts specified in W.S. 31-9-102(a)(xi) shall, for the purpose of this act only, be deemed satisfied when payments in the amounts so specified have been credited thereon. Payments made in settlement of any claims becau…
W.S. § 31-9-305 meet payments
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meet payments. Payment of judgments in installments; failure to (a) A judgment debtor upon notice to the judgment creditor may apply to the court in which judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying the judgment in installments and the court, in its discretion and without p…
W.S. § 31-9-401 Suspension and revocation of license and registrations until proof maintained; when proof required
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Suspension and revocation of license and registrations until proof maintained; when proof required. (a) Whenever the division, under any law of this state, mandatorily suspends or revokes the license of any person, the division shall also suspend the registration for all motor ve…
W.S. § 31-9-402 Types of proof
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Types of proof. (a) Proof of financial responsibility shall be furnished for each motor vehicle registered by any person required to give proof and may be given by filing: (i) A certificate of insurance as provided in W.S. 31-9-403 or 31-9-404; (ii) A bond as provided in W.S. 31-…
W.S. § 31-9-403 Certificate of insurance carrier
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Certificate of insurance carrier. (a) Proof of financial responsibility may be furnished by filing with the division the written certificate of any insurance carrier authorized to do business in this state certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for th…
W.S. § 31-9-404 Nonresidents
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Nonresidents. (a) The nonresident owner of a motor vehicle not registered in this state may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the division a written certificate of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state in which the motor vehicle des…
W.S. § 31-9-405 "Liability policy" defined; required coverage; additional clauses
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"Liability policy" defined; required coverage; additional clauses. (a) As used in this act "liability policy" means an owner's or an operator's policy of liability insurance, certified as provided in W.S. 31-9-403 or 31-9-404 as proof of financial responsibility, and issued, exce…
W.S. § 31-9-406 Cancellation or termination of insurance; exclusion of named driver
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Cancellation or termination of insurance; exclusion of named driver. When an insurance carrier has certified a motor vehicle liability policy under W.S. 31-9-403 or a policy under W.S. 31-9-404, the insurance certified shall not be cancelled, renewed with exclusions pursuant to W…
W.S. § 31-9-407 Excepted insurance policies
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Excepted insurance policies. (a) This act does not apply to or affect policies of automobile insurance against liability which may now or hereafter be required by any other law of this state, and the policies, if they contain an agreement or are endorsed to conform to the require…
W.S. § 31-9-408 Surety bonds
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Surety bonds. (a) Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by the bond of a surety company duly authorized to transact business within this state, or a bond with at least two (2) individual sureties each owning real estate within this state, which real estate shall be s…
W.S. § 31-9-409 (b) The department may upon application issue a certificate of self-insurance to each group who has satisfied the requirements under subsection (a) of this section
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(b) The department may upon application issue a certificate of self-insurance to each group who has satisfied the requirements under subsection (a) of this section. The certificate of self-insurance shall apply to the owners and all operators who are members of the group and shal…
W.S. § 31-9-410 Proof by owner in lieu of driver
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Proof by owner in lieu of driver. Whenever any person required to give proof of financial responsibility is or later becomes a driver in the employ of any owner, or is or later becomes a member of the immediate family or household of the owner, the division shall accept proof giv…
W.S. § 31-9-411 Substitution of proof
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Substitution of proof. The division shall consent to the cancellation of any bond or certificate of insurance or the division shall direct and the state treasurer shall return any money or securities to the person entitled thereto upon the substitution and acceptance of other ade…
W.S. § 31-9-412 When further proof required
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When further proof required. Whenever any proof of financial responsibility filed under this act no longer fulfills the purposes for which required, the division shall require other proof as required by this act and shall suspend the license and registration of the nonresident's …
W.S. § 31-9-413 Cancellation or return; reestablishment
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Cancellation or return; reestablishment. (a) Proof of financial responsibility is not required to be maintained if: (i) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 173, §§ 1, 2. (ii) The person on whose behalf proof was filed dies or is unable to drive a motor vehicle due to permanent incapacity;…
W.S. § 31-9-414 Self-insurer
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Self-insurer. (a) Any person in whose name more than twenty-five (25) motor vehicles are registered may qualify as a self-insurer by filing cash, securities or a surety bond in the amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) plus one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each ve…
W.S. § 31-9-415 Proof of group financial responsibility
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Proof of group financial responsibility. (a) Any religious or charitable tax exempt group pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is able to demonstrate to the state auditor that the group has met financial commitments and obligations of this nature of the…