Title 31, Title 31 — Motor Vehicles

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…

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 241, § 4.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 …

Powers and duties of department; responsibility of the county. (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…

Abandonment on highway or property; removal; transportable homes; title to vehicle; notice of intent to impound; notice of towing. (a) No person shall abandon a vehicle upon any highway. (b) No person shall abandon a vehicle upon any public or private property without the express…

Limitations on possession; presumption of abandonment; exceptions; expense of removal. (a) No person shall possess four (4) or more abandoned vehicles on his property or on property which is in his lawful possession or control, if any four (4) or more of the vehicles are visible …

Mailing of notice of impoundment by a police officer; notice by publication. (a) The notice required by W.S. 31-13-104 shall be provided by the department by personal delivery thereof to the person to be notified or by deposit in the United States mail of the notice in an envelop…

Redemption. Any person upon satisfactory proof of ownership or right to possession may redeem an impounded vehicle by paying the charges of towing, storage, notice, all other costs of impoundment, and any penalties imposed by the law of this state.

Disposition of abandoned vehicles impounded by a police officer; payment of expenses; extinguishment of liens. (a) As to vehicles impounded by a police officer having a fair market value of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) or more after thirty (30) days have elapsed from the date…

Disposition of vehicles left unattended or unclaimed on private property and sold by the property owner or through a court action. (a) A vehicle defined as abandoned under W.S. 31-13- 101(a)(x)(C) may be sold by the owner or person in lawful control of the property on which the v…

Certificate of sale; certificate of title. When any vehicle is sold, the sheriff, at the time of payment of the purchase price, shall execute a certificate of sale in duplicate. The original certificate of sale shall be delivered to the purchaser and the copy shall be retained by…

Transmission of return of sale and sale proceeds to county treasurer; payment of expenses and taxes; county abandoned vehicle account; duplicate receipts for proceeds; action for recovery of proceeds. (a) When any vehicle is sold under this act the sheriff selling the vehicle sha…

Release of liability for removal and storage of, and for lost or damaged items in, abandoned vehicles; disposition of personal property within a vehicle; optional court action. (a) A person who removes or stores a vehicle under this act or otherwise at the request of a police off…

Licensing of storage and disposal facilities; records by licensees. (a) No person shall, unless licensed to do so by the department: (i) Sell as a business used parts of or used accessories for vehicles; (ii) Wreck or dismantle vehicles as a business for resale of the parts there…

Providing disposal facilities by state. If otherwise not economically available to resident owners of vehicles, the department or appropriate state agency shall provide, by contract to private persons or political subdivisions, facilities for the collection and proper disposal of…

Penalty for violation. Every person convicted of violating this act may be fined not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both.

Short title; administration. This act may be cited as the "Motor Club Services Act" and shall be administered by the insurance commissioner.

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Bail bond service" means the furnishing or procuring by a motor club of a cash deposit or undertaking required by law in order that a person accused of violation of any law may enjoy personal freedom pending trial; (ii) "Buying and selli…

Required security. (a) A person shall not render or agree to render motor club service without first depositing and thereafter continuously maintaining security in one (1) of the following forms with the commissioner: (i) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) in cash; (ii) S…

Purpose of security; conditions. (a) The security shall be: (i) For the protection, use and benefit of all persons whose applications for membership in a motor club have been accepted by the club or its representative; (ii) Subject to the following conditions and, if a bond, shal…

Suit on bond; aggregate liability of surety. If a bond, or evidence of a bond filed in another state, is filed, any person defrauded or injured by any wrongful act, misrepresentation or failure on the part of a motor club with respect to the selling or rendering of any of its ser…

Conditions applicable to deposit of cash or securities. A deposit of cash or securities, in lieu of bond, shall be subject to the conditions applying to the bond and is also subject to execution on judgments against the club.

Approval of name by commissioner. The name of a motor club shall be submitted to the commissioner for approval before the commencement of business. The commissioner may reject any name so submitted when the proposed name would interfere with the transactions of a motor club alrea…

Required certificate of authority. A person shall not render or agree to render motor club service in this state without first procuring from the commissioner a certificate of authority to act.

Prerequisites to issuance of certificate of authority. (a) The commissioner shall not issue a certificate of authority to any motor club until: (i) It files with him the following: (A) A formal application for the certificate in such form and detail as the commissioner requires, …

Continuation of certificate of authority. Every certificate of authority issued to a motor club shall continue in force until suspended or revoked by the commissioner or terminated at the motor club's request, subject to payment each year before July 1, of the annual licensing fe…

Revocation or suspension of certificate of authority. (a) The commissioner shall revoke or suspend the certificate of authority of a motor club whenever, after a hearing, he finds in accordance with the procedure provided by W.S. 26-2-125 through 26-2-129, that any of the followi…

Examination of clubs; financial statement in lieu thereof. (a) Every motor club is subject to examination by the commissioner in the manner and under the conditions provided for examination of insurers pursuant to W.S. 26-2-116 through 26-2-118 and 26-2-120 through 26-2-122. In t…

Appointment of commissioner as club's attorney; service of process thereon. Every motor club desiring to transact business in this state shall file with the commissioner a duly executed instrument whereby the motor club shall appoint and constitute the commissioner and his succes…

Approval of service contract by commissioner. A service contract shall not be executed, issued or delivered in this state until the form thereof is approved in writing by the commissioner.

Proof of membership; date and signature on service contract. Every service contract executed, issued or delivered in this state shall be accompanied by a proof of membership provided to the contract holder.

Contents of service contract. (a) A service contract shall not be executed, issued or delivered in this state unless it contains the following: (i) The exact corporate or other name of the club; (ii) The exact location of its home office and any business office in the United Stat…

Solicitation to purchase service contract. A person shall not solicit or aid in the solicitation of another person to purchase a service contract issued by a club not having a certificate of authority procured pursuant to this act.

Misrepresentations as to service contracts. A club or an officer or agent thereof shall not in any manner misrepresent the terms, benefits or privileges of any service contract issued or to be issued by it.

Validity of service contract. Any service contract made, issued or delivered contrary to any provision of this act, shall nevertheless be valid and binding on the club.

Exemptions. (a) This act does not apply to: (i) A duly authorized attorney at law acting in the usual course of his profession; (ii) Any authorized insurer; (iii) Any association of motor carriers providing one (1) or more of the services defined in W.S. 31-14-102, to its members…

Penalty for violation. Each violation of this act is punishable as provided by W.S. 26-1-107.

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Coerce" means compelling another to do what he is not otherwise required to do or not to do what he otherwise has a right to do; (ii) "Department" means the department of transportation; (iii) "Designated family member" means: (A) The sp…

Unlicensed vehicle dealers and manufacturers prohibited. No person shall hold himself out as being in the business of a retail seller of vehicles, or act as a retail vehicle dealer, direct sale manufacturer or Wyoming based manufacturer without a valid license issued by the depar…

Licenses; applications; issuance, suspension and revocation; change in ownership; rulemaking. (a) An applicant for a license required under this act shall, before commencing business and annually thereafter submit an application to the department in a form prescribed by the depar…