Title 31 — Title 31 — Motor Vehicles

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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-…

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…

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…

"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…

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…

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…

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…

(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…

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…

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…

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 …

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;…

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…

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…

Uninsured motorist coverage as required by W.S. (d) The requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of this section may be satisfied by a motor vehicle liability policy or bond maintained by the driver, the transportation network company or through a combination of the driver and the…

Scope of term "uninsured motor vehicle". For the purpose of coverage under W.S. 31-10-101, the term "uninsured motor vehicle", subject to the terms and conditions of the coverage, includes an insured motor vehicle where the liability insurer thereof is unable to make payment with…

Insolvency protection. The insolvency protection afforded by W.S. 31-10-102 is applicable only to accidents occurring during the policy period in which the uninsured motor vehicle coverage is in effect. Any insurer may provide insolvency protection under terms and conditions more…

Subrogation. In the event of payment to an insured under the coverage required by W.S. 31-10-101 through 31-10-104 and subject to the terms and conditions of the coverage, the insurer making the payments is entitled to the proceeds of any settlement or judgment resulting from the…

(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) "Calendar year" means the twelve (12) calendar months beginning January 1 and ending December 31; (ii) "Dealer" means all persons engaged in the business or vocation of manufacturing, buying, selling, trading, dealing, destroying, disposi…

[Repealed or reserved.]

penalty. (a) Repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 88, § 1. Alteration of vehicle identification numbers; No person shall: (i) Remove, change, alter or obliterate the vehicle identification number of a vehicle with intent to defraud by altering or disguising the identity of a vehicle; or (i…

Sale of seized vehicles; disposition of proceeds; proof of ownership after sale. All vehicles seized under W.S. 31-11-111 remaining unclaimed after ninety (90) days from the date of seizure, shall be sold by the department or its authorized representative, at public auction, to t…

Special vehicle identification number. (a) An owner of a vehicle that does not have a vehicle identification number present or an owner of a vehicle for which a Wyoming certificate of title has been issued or is required who replaces any part of the vehicle on which the vehicle i…

General penalties. Any person violating any provision of this act unless otherwise specifically provided for in this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both…

violations. Daily records of vehicle dealers; penalties for (a) Every dealer shall keep and maintain in his place of business, a permanent legibly written daily record of all vehicles and vehicle components which carry a vehicle identification number coming into his possession ex…

Examination of vehicle identification numbers; notification where number altered; penalties for violations. (a) Every dealer shall examine, without charge, the vehicle identification number of every vehicle coming into his possession except those vehicles received by him for the …

and penalties. Report of stored or parked vehicles; offenses (a) Whenever any vehicle has been stored, parked or left in a garage, or any type of storage or parking lot for more than thirty (30) days, the owner of the garage or lot shall report the make, engine number, vehicle id…

Surrender and cancellation of certificate of title; penalties for violations. (a) The owner of any vehicle for which a Wyoming certificate of title has been issued, upon the destruction or dismantling of the vehicle or upon its being changed in such a manner that it is no longer …

Seizure of vehicles by officers. All officers, having probable cause, may take and hold possession of any vehicle for a reasonable time not to exceed ninety (90) days as may be necessary if the vehicle identification number of the vehicle has been altered, removed, changed or obl…

Metal tires with projections. (a) Motor vehicles, trailers and all other vehicles, contrivances or devices having metal tires shall not be operated over any of the oil, asphalt or concrete surfaced highways of the state, if the vehicle has on the periphery of any of the road whee…

Penalties. Any person violating W.S. 31-12-101 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than thirty (30) days, or both.

General liability. Any person operating, driving or moving any 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, as a resul…

Liability for cost of safety precautions; applicability of liability to vehicle owner, lessee or bailee. (a) The liability provided by W.S. 31-12-103 through 31-12-105 shall include the cost of necessary safety precautions, such as warning traffic and the removal of debris result…

Claims by governmental agencies. The department, in respect to streets, highways, bridges or appurtenances thereto or structures in connection therewith, under its jurisdiction may present claims for liability under W.S. 31-12-103 and 31-12-104, bring actions in the name of the t…

(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 241, § 4. (ii) "Department" means the department of transportation; (iii) "Highway" means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of …

of the county. Powers and duties of department; responsibility (a) The department shall administer the provisions of this act. (b) The department may adopt rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. (c) The removal, preservation, custody, storage …

Uniformity of provisions. The provisions of this act shall be applicable and uniform throughout this state and in all political subdivisions therein but any city or town may enact or enforce any ordinance on a matter covered by this act which shall supersede this act to the exten…