Title 37 — Title 37 — Public Utilities
18 chapters · 509 sections in this title.
W.S. § 37-9-502 Contributory negligence
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Contributory negligence. In all actions hereafter brought against any such person or corporation so operating such railroad, under and by virtue of any of the provisions of this act, the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recove…
W.S. § 37-9-503 Assumption of risk
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Assumption of risk. Any employee of any such person or corporation so operating such railroad shall not be deemed to have assumed any risk incident to his employment when such risk arises by reason of the negligence of his employer or of any person in the service of such employer…
W.S. § 37-9-504 Contracts restricting liability void
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Contracts restricting liability void. Any contract, rule, or regulation or device whatsoever, the purpose or intent of which shall be to enable any such person or corporation, so operating such railroad to exempt itself from any liability created by this act shall, to that extent…
W.S. § 37-9-505 Two-way radios required; penalty
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Two-way radios required; penalty. (a) When a railroad train is operated in Wyoming with a caboose, it shall be equipped with operable, two-way radios located in the lead locomotive and in the caboose. The radios shall have and be operated at the same frequency as the control oper…
W.S. § 37-9-601 Contractor's bond
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Contractor's bond. Whenever any railroad company shall contract with any person, persons or corporation for the construction of its railroad or any part thereof, the company shall take from the person, persons, or corporation with whom a contract is made, a good and sufficient bo…
W.S. § 37-9-602 Verified statement of account; to be delivered to company; account to be withheld out of subsequent payments
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Verified statement of account; to be delivered to company; account to be withheld out of subsequent payments. Every laborer, mechanic, ranchman, farmer, merchant, or other person performing any work or labor or furnishing any material, ranch or farm products, provisions, goods, o…
W.S. § 37-9-603 procedure
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procedure. Verified statement of account; recovery Whenever any verified account mentioned in the last preceding section shall be placed in the hands of any railroad company or its agent as above stated, it shall be the duty of such company to furnish the contractor with a copy o…
W.S. § 37-9-701 Contracts valid; conditions to validation against subsequent purchaser for value
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Contracts valid; conditions to validation against subsequent purchaser for value. (a) In any contract for the sale of railroad or street railway equipment or rolling stock, it shall be lawful to agree that the title to the property sold or contracted to be sold, although possessi…
W.S. § 37-9-702 Chattel mortgage laws not to apply
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Chattel mortgage laws not to apply. Statutes relating to the filing, recording, interpretation, or validity of chattel mortgages shall not affect the recording, interpretation, or validity of contracts of the character hereinbefore named, but the same shall be controlled by the p…
W.S. § 37-9-703 fees
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fees. Contracts to be filed; provisions for release; The contracts herein authorized, or a certified copy thereof, shall be filed by the secretary of state in a special file to be kept for that purpose. On payment in full of the purchase money, and the performance of the terms an…
W.S. § 37-9-801 Requirements as to equipment
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Requirements as to equipment. It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of a railroad running through or within the boundaries of the state of Wyoming and engaged in the business of common carrier to operate for or transport its employees in a motor car which is not equipped…
W.S. § 37-9-802 Penalty; exceptions
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Penalty; exceptions. Any owner or operator of a railroad running through or within this state as a common carrier of persons or property or both, for compensation, who either operates for its employees, or who furnishes to its employees for their transportation to or from the pla…
W.S. § 37-9-901 City and county authority to acquire and lease railroad lines and to receive grants and loans
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City and county authority to acquire and lease railroad lines and to receive grants and loans. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, cities, towns or counties within the state acting either singly or jointly pursuant to the Wyoming Joint Powers Act are authorized to: …
W.S. § 37-9-902 Limitations of authority
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Limitations of authority. (a) The actions authorized in W.S. 37-9-901 may be taken only if a rail carrier has: (i) Abandoned or filed an application to abandon railroad lines with the proper regulatory authority; or (ii) Taken action leading to potential abandonment of railroad l…
W.S. § 37-9-903 Liability insurance; immunity
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Liability insurance; immunity. (a) A city, town or county acting either singly or jointly shall require a lessee of railroad lines to obtain comprehensive liability insurance covering damages resulting from the operation of a railroad leased by the city, town, county or joint pow…
W.S. § 37-9-1001 Policy to prevent abandonment
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Policy to prevent abandonment. It is the policy of this state to prevent the loss of railroad service and competition in the provision of railroad service by preventing abandonment of railroad lines.
W.S. § 37-9-1002 Department of transportation authority to take action; when action may be taken; attorney general and department of transportation responsibility
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Department of transportation authority to take action; when action may be taken; attorney general and department of transportation responsibility. (a) To fulfill the policy stated in W.S. 37-9-1001 the department of transportation shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this…
W.S. § 37-9-1101 Injury or death of persons unlawfully riding on railroads; immunities
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Injury or death of persons unlawfully riding on railroads; immunities. Except in cases of attractive nuisance, no person owning, operating, loading or unloading a railroad car or train shall be liable for any damages for the accidental death or injury of a person occurring while …
W.S. § 37-9-1201 Emergency preparedness plan
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Emergency preparedness plan. (a) Each rail common carrier having annual carrier operating revenues in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00), which transports a hazardous material or hazardous waste (as defined by Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 171.8…
W.S. § 37-9-1301 Environmental inventory and cleanup after cessation of rail service
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Environmental inventory and cleanup after cessation of rail service. (a) Any rail common carrier having annual carrier operating revenues in excess of ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00), which ceases service on any railroad operating right-of-way in the state of Wyoming, shall …
W.S. § 37-10-101 Highway crossing protection account established; purposes of account; use in connection with federal funds
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Highway crossing protection account established; purposes of account; use in connection with federal funds. (a) In order to promote the public safety and to provide for the payment of part of the costs of installing, reconstructing and improving automatic and other safety applian…
W.S. § 37-10-102 Power to close or establish crossings; establishing priority for hazardous crossing locations
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Power to close or establish crossings; establishing priority for hazardous crossing locations. (a) The transportation commission shall have the power and authority to close or establish crossings at grade of public highways as specified, or separations over or under the track or …
W.S. § 37-10-103 Apportionment of cost of grade crossing devices and grade separation structures; between railroad and state, county and city government
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Apportionment of cost of grade crossing devices and grade separation structures; between railroad and state, county and city government. (a) With respect to the installation of safety devices or safety equipment at railroad-highway crossings, under the direction of the affected r…
W.S. § 37-10-104 Apportionment of cost of grade crossing devices and grade separation structures; administration of highway crossing protection account
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Apportionment of cost of grade crossing devices and grade separation structures; administration of highway crossing protection account. (a) The transportation commission is charged with the administration of the highway crossing protection program. In order to compensate for the …
W.S. § 37-10-105 Transfer and credit of monies to account
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Transfer and credit of monies to account. For the purpose of building up sufficient money to be used to defray the expenses of installation and reconstruction of automatic and other safety appliance signals and devices at railroad grade crossings, for the construction or the impr…
W.S. § 37-11-101 Definitions
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Definitions. (a) As used in W.S. 37-11-101 through 37-11-103, unless the context otherwise requires, the term "person" means any individual, firm, co-partnership, corporation, company, association, joint-stock association or body politic, and includes any trustee, receiver, assig…
W.S. § 37-11-102 certificate
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certificate. Conditions precedent to issuance of No certificate of public convenience and necessity shall be issued by the department of transportation to any person authorizing operation, as a common carrier by aircraft in Wyoming intrastate commerce, unless and until the applic…
W.S. § 37-11-103 Hearings; right of aeronautics commission or director to intervene
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Hearings; right of aeronautics commission or director to intervene. Whenever a hearing is scheduled before the department of transportation in any proceeding for authority to conduct common aircraft operations in Wyoming intrastate commerce, it shall be the duty of the director o…
W.S. § 37-12-101 Stealing railroad equipment
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Stealing railroad equipment. If any person shall willfully and wrongfully take or remove the waste or packing or brass or brasses from any journal or boxes, of any locomotive, engine, tender, carriage, coach, car, caboose, or truck, used or operated, or capable of being used or o…
W.S. § 37-12-102 171, § 3
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171, § 3. Repealed by Laws 1982, ch. 75, § 5; 1983, ch.
W.S. § 37-12-103 Destruction, obstruction or removal of railroad track or fixtures generally; penalty if death results
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Destruction, obstruction or removal of railroad track or fixtures generally; penalty if death results. Whoever shall willfully and maliciously remove, break, displace, throw down, destroy or in any manner injure any rail or rails or any part of the tracks or any bridge, viaduct, …
W.S. § 37-12-104 Unlawful riding on railroad trains
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Unlawful riding on railroad trains. It shall be unlawful for any person, without the consent of those operating the same, to ride on any part of any railroad car or train.
W.S. § 37-12-105 Unlawful riding on railroad trains; penalty
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Unlawful riding on railroad trains; penalty. Every person violating the provisions of 32-818 [§ 37-12-104] shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not less than five dollars ($5.00), nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or…
W.S. § 37-12-106 Unlawful riding on railroad trains; power of conductor as special constable
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Unlawful riding on railroad trains; power of conductor as special constable. The conductor in charge of any car or train who finds any person on his car or train, violating the provisions of this act, is hereby made a special constable, authorized to arrest any such person and de…
W.S. § 37-12-107 of offender
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of offender. Unlawful riding on railroad trains; prosecution Any sheriff or deputy sheriff receiving any person from any special constable, as in this act provided, shall forthwith deliver the person, with the charge made against him to the sheriff of the county wherein the offen…
W.S. § 37-12-108 171, § 3
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171, § 3. Repealed by Laws 1982, ch. 75, § 5; 1983, ch.
W.S. § 37-12-109 171, § 3
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171, § 3. Repealed by Laws 1982, ch. 75, § 5, 1983, ch.
W.S. § 37-12-110 171, § 3
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171, § 3. Repealed by Laws 1982, ch. 75, § 5, 1983, ch.
W.S. § 37-12-111 Gas; interference with pipes
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Gas; interference with pipes. Any person who connects any pipe or other conduit, device or contrivance with any gas main or lateral supply pipe, supplying or intended to supply gas to any house, store or other building, without the knowledge and consent of any person or corporati…
W.S. § 37-12-112 Gas; piping gas around meter
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Gas; piping gas around meter. Any person who connects or changes any pipe or other conduit, device or contrivance with any gas main or lateral supply pipe, supplying or intended to supply gas to any house, store or other building, without the knowledge and consent of any person o…
W.S. § 37-12-113 Gas; alteration or destruction of meter
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Gas; alteration or destruction of meter. Any person who willfully injures, alters, or by any instrument, device or contrivance in any manner interferes with or destroys the action or operation of any meter for measuring gas, or of the amount or quantity of gas passing through it …
W.S. § 37-12-114 Gas; penalty
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Gas; penalty. Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not less than fifty ($50.00) dollars nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not les…
W.S. § 37-12-115 Electricity; interference with wires
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Electricity; interference with wires. Any person who connects or changes any wire, cord, socket, motor or other instrument, device or contrivance, with any wire transmitting or supplying, or intended to transmit or supply electricity to any house, store or other building, without…
W.S. § 37-12-116 Electricity; wiring around electric meter
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Electricity; wiring around electric meter. Any person who connects or changes any wire, cord, socket, motor or other instrument, device, or contrivance with any wire, transmitting or supplying or intended to transmit or supply electricity to any house, store, or other building, w…
W.S. § 37-12-117 electric meter
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electric meter. Electricity; alteration or destruction of Any person who willfully injures, alters or by any instrument, device or contrivance in any manner interferes with or obstructs the action or operation of any meter for measuring electricity or the amount or quantity of el…
W.S. § 37-12-118 Electricity; penalty
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Electricity; penalty. Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this act, shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period o…
W.S. § 37-12-119 pipeline
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pipeline. Interfering or tampering with petroleum It shall be unlawful for any person, intentionally, knowingly and without lawful right so to do, to tap, tamper with, alter, interfere with or injure any oil well, drip, pipeline, or any other facility used in the production, hand…
W.S. § 37-12-120 Interference with or injury to electric utility poles or wires; affixing posters to telegraph, telephone and electric utility poles prohibited; penalties
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Interference with or injury to electric utility poles or wires; affixing posters to telegraph, telephone and electric utility poles prohibited; penalties. (a) Whoever maliciously or mischievously takes down, removes, interferes with, obstructs or injures any electric utility pole…
W.S. § 37-12-121 Damaging public telephones or equipment or telegraph or telephone lines or poles
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Damaging public telephones or equipment or telegraph or telephone lines or poles. Any person who willfully displaces, removes, injures or destroys any public telephone instrument or any part thereof or any equipment or facilities associated therewith or who enters or breaks into …
W.S. § 37-12-122 Repealed by Laws 1985, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 121, § 2.