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Title 31 Motor Vehicles

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Contents: 618 provisions
  1. 31-1-101. Definitions.
  2. 31-1-201. General administrative procedures.
  3. 31-1-202. Records.
  4. 31-1-203. Special enforcement officers; summons and notice
  5. 31-1-204. Transportation information system account.
  6. 31-1-205. Third party providers; motor vehicle division partner program.
  7. 31-2-101. Required application; resident and nonresident applications.
  8. 31-2-102. Exemptions.
  9. 31-2-103. Contents of application; signature; vehicle identification number; issuance of certificate.
  10. 31-2-104. Transfer of ownership.
  11. 31-2-104.1. Transfer of title upon death; beneficiary designation forms; definitions.
  12. 31-2-105. Duplicate titles; affidavit of vehicle ownership.
  13. 31-2-106. Definitions.
  14. 31-2-107. Titles for damaged vehicles; return of
  15. 31-2-108. Rebuilt salvage vehicles; titles; requirements.
  16. 31-2-109. Disclosure requirements.
  17. 31-2-110. Violations; penalties.
  18. 31-2-111. Towing and recovery carrier junk vehicle certificate of title.
  19. 31-2-112. Glider kit vehicle certificate of title.
  20. 31-2-113. Electronic lien and title system. Note: this section is effective as of 7/1/2027.
  21. 31-2-201. Registration required; timelines.
  22. 31-2-202. Renumbered as § 31-18-201 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 3.
  23. 31-2-203. Reciprocal agreements and exemptions.
  24. 31-2-204. Issuance of certificates of registration and license plates by county; form.
  25. 31-2-205. Display of license plates.
  26. 31-2-206. Annual renewal; delivery of license plates and
  27. 31-2-207. Publicly owned vehicles.
  28. 31-2-208. Renumbered as 31-2-221 by Laws 2009, Ch. 16, § 3.
  29. 31-2-209. Renumbered as 31-2-222 by Laws 2009, Ch. 16, § 3.
  30. 31-2-210. Renumbered as 31-2-223 by Laws 2009, Ch. 16, § 3.
  31. 31-2-211. Renumbered as § 31-18-404 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 4.
  32. 31-2-212. Loss, mutilation or destruction of registration, plates or validation stickers.
  33. 31-2-213. Department to supply registration certificates, plates and stickers; removable windshield placards.
  34. 31-2-214. Transfer of ownership.
  35. 31-2-215. Disabled veteran's license plates.
  36. 31-2-216. Special plates; former prisoners of war.
  37. 31-2-217. Special plates; Pearl Harbor survivors; national
  38. 31-2-218. Firefighter's license plates.
  39. 31-2-219. University of Wyoming license plates.
  40. 31-2-220. Emergency medical technician's license plates.
  41. 31-2-221. Prestige license plates.
  42. 31-2-222. Radio amateur license plates.
  43. 31-2-223. Antique motor vehicles.
  44. 31-2-224. Registration exemptions.
  45. 31-2-225. Application requirements; contents; weight certificate; title requirement; liability.
  46. 31-2-226. Street rods.
  47. 31-2-227. Custom vehicles.
  48. 31-2-228. Embossed license plates.
  49. 31-2-229. Special plates; gold star.
  50. 31-2-230. Tribal license plates.
  51. 31-2-231. Wildlife conservation license plates; wildlife
  52. 31-2-232. Specified off-road vehicle licensing and registration.
  53. 31-2-233. Organ, eye and tissue donation license plates.
  54. 31-2-234. Search and rescue license plates.
  55. 31-2-235. Rodeo license plates.
  56. 31-2-236. Motor vehicle registration and license plate
  57. 31-2-301. Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 154, § 3.
  58. 31-2-302. Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 154, § 3.
  59. 31-2-303. Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 154, § 3.
  60. 31-2-304. Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 154, § 3.
  61. 31-2-401. Definitions.
  62. 31-2-402. Registration selling agents; application for registration.
  63. 31-2-403. Required registration fee.
  64. 31-2-404. Amount of fee; ad valorem tax exemption;
  65. 31-2-405. Payment of fees; issuance of certificate and decal.
  66. 31-2-406. Lost, mutilated or destroyed certificate or decal.
  67. 31-2-407. Duration of certificate and number.
  68. 31-2-408. Exemptions.
  69. 31-2-409. Snowmobile user fee; amount of fee; disposition
  70. 31-2-410. Antique snowmobiles.
  71. 31-2-501. Definitions; application required.
  72. 31-2-502. Exclusions.
  73. 31-2-503. Applications; contents; effect.
  74. 31-2-504. Transfer of ownership.
  75. 31-2-505. Duplicate titles.
  76. 31-2-506. Repealed By Laws 2002, Ch. 96, § 2.
  77. 31-2-507. Prohibited acts; penalties.
  78. 31-2-508. Payment of taxes, receipt and over-width permit for transportable homes.
  79. 31-2-601. Renumbered as § 31-18-203 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 3.
  80. 31-2-602. Renumbered as § 31-18-204 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 3.
  81. 31-2-603. Renumbered as § 31-18-205 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 3.
  82. 31-2-604. Renumbered as § 31-18-206 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 3.
  83. 31-2-605. Renumbered as § 31-18-207 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 3.
  84. 31-2-606. Renumbered as § 31-18-208 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 3.
  85. 31-2-701. Definitions.
  86. 31-2-702. Registration selling agents; application for
  87. 31-2-703. Required user registration fee; disposition of
  88. 31-2-704. Payment of fees; issuance of numbered decal; trespass warning printed on decal.
  89. 31-2-705. Lost, mutilated or destroyed decal.
  90. 31-2-706. Duration of decal.
  91. 31-2-707. Exemptions.
  92. 31-2-801. Perfection of a security interest in a vehicle or motor vehicle.
  93. 31-2-802. Terminal rental adjustment clause.
  94. 31-3-101. Registration fees; exemptions.
  95. 31-3-102. Miscellaneous fees.
  96. 31-3-103. Distribution of fees; refunds.
  97. 31-3-104. Amended and renumbered as 31-19-105 by Laws 2009, Ch. 128, § 3.
  98. 31-4-101. General prohibitions.
  99. 31-4-102. Falsifications; alterations, forgery or counterfeiting; penalties.
  100. 31-4-103. Failure to maintain liability coverage; penalties; exceptions.
  101. 31-4-104. General penalty.
  102. 31-4-105. Renumbered as § 31-18-707 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 3.
  103. 31-5-101. Short title.
  104. 31-5-102. Definitions.
  105. 31-5-103. Applicability of provisions to vehicles being operated upon highways.
  106. 31-5-104. Obedience to authorized persons directing traffic.
  107. 31-5-105. Applicability of provisions to drivers of public vehicles.
  108. 31-5-106. Authorized emergency vehicles.
  109. 31-5-107. Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles.
  110. 31-5-108. Local regulations.
  111. 31-5-109. General powers of local authorities.
  112. 31-5-110. Limitations upon powers of local authorities; exceptions as to municipal authorities.
  113. 31-5-111. Right of real property owners to prohibit or regulate public vehicular use; handicapped parking.
  114. 31-5-112. Adoption of uniform system of traffic-control devices.
  115. 31-5-113. Placement and maintenance of traffic-control devices by department.
  116. 31-5-114. Renumbered as § 31-18-602 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 4.
  117. 31-5-115. Operation of motorcycles, autocycles and pedestrian vehicles.
  118. 31-5-116. Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism.
  119. 31-5-117. Dropping or throwing material on highway; removal of injurious material.
  120. 31-5-118. Regulations relative to school buses.
  121. 31-5-119. Clinging to vehicles.
  122. 31-5-120. Driving upon sidewalk.
  123. 31-5-121. Opening and closing vehicle doors.
  124. 31-5-122. Riding in house trailers.
  125. 31-5-123. Funeral processions; right-of-way; limitations.
  126. 31-5-124. Off-road recreational vehicles; multipurpose vehicles; limitation on use; equipment.
  127. 31-5-201. Driving on right side of roadway; exceptions.
  128. 31-5-202. Passing of vehicle approaching from opposite direction.
  129. 31-5-203. Rules governing overtaking on the left.
  130. 31-5-204. General limitations on overtaking on the left.
  131. 31-5-205. Additional limitations on driving on the left; exceptions.
  132. 31-5-206. Overtaking on the right.
  133. 31-5-207. No-passing zones.
  134. 31-5-208. One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands.
  135. 31-5-209. Driving on roadways laned for traffic.
  136. 31-5-210. Following too closely.
  137. 31-5-211. Driving on divided highways.
  138. 31-5-212. Driving onto or from controlled-access highways.
  139. 31-5-213. Restrictions on use of controlled-access highways.
  140. 31-5-214. Required position and method of turning at intersections.
  141. 31-5-215. Limitations on turning around.
  142. 31-5-216. Starting parked vehicle.
  143. 31-5-217. Turning movements and required signals.
  144. 31-5-218. Signals by hand and arm or signal lamps.
  145. 31-5-219. Manner of giving hand and arm signals.
  146. 31-5-220. Approaching or entering intersection.
  147. 31-5-221. Turning left at intersection.
  148. 31-5-222. Stop signs and yield signs.
  149. 31-5-223. Entering or crossing roadway.
  150. 31-5-224. Operation of vehicles upon approach of
  151. 31-5-225. Fleeing or attempting to elude police officers; penalty.
  152. 31-5-226. Limitations on backing.
  153. 31-5-227. Driving through defiles or canyons or on mountain highways.
  154. 31-5-228. Loads on vehicles.
  155. 31-5-229. Reckless driving.
  156. 31-5-230. Coasting.
  157. 31-5-231. Following fire apparatus.
  158. 31-5-232. Driving over fire hose.
  159. 31-5-233. Driving or having control of vehicle while under
  160. 31-5-234. Unlawful operation of vehicle by youthful driver with detectable alcohol concentration; penalty.
  161. 31-5-235. Consumption and possession of alcoholic
  162. 31-5-236. Careless driving.
  163. 31-5-237. Use of handheld electronic wireless
  164. 31-5-238. Designated high occupancy vehicle lanes; exceptions; penalty.
  165. 31-5-301. Maximum speed limits.
  166. 31-5-302. Establishment of specific maximum speed limits by superintendent.
  167. 31-5-303. Establishing maximum speed limits by local authorities.
  168. 31-5-304. Minimum speed limits.
  169. 31-5-305. Special speed limit at bridges and other elevated structures.
  170. 31-5-306. Charging violations; burden of proving proximate cause.
  171. 31-5-401. Duty of local authorities to place and maintain.
  172. 31-5-402. Obedience to devices; exceptions.
  173. 31-5-403. Signal legend generally.
  174. 31-5-404. Pedestrian-control signals.
  175. 31-5-405. Flashing signals.
  176. 31-5-406. Display of unauthorized signs; advertising on traffic signs.
  177. 31-5-501. Authority to place signs prohibiting, regulating
  178. 31-5-502. Penalty for violation of W.S. 31-5-501.
  179. 31-5-503. Erection and maintenance of traffic-control devices to designate through highways.
  180. 31-5-504. Specific places where prohibited.
  181. 31-5-505. Roadways outside of business or residence districts.
  182. 31-5-506. Emerging from alley, building, private road or driveway.
  183. 31-5-507. Meeting or passing stopped school bus; markings and visual signals.
  184. 31-5-508. Removal of illegally stopped vehicles.
  185. 31-5-509. Requirements before leaving motor vehicle unattended.
  186. 31-5-510. Railroad crossings generally.
  187. 31-5-511. Stopping requirements for certain vehicles at railroad crossings.
  188. 31-5-512. Parking alongside curbs or on edge of roadways;
  189. 31-5-601. Obedience to traffic-control devices; general privileges and restrictions.
  190. 31-5-602. Right-of-way in crosswalks.
  191. 31-5-603. Crossing at other than crosswalks.
  192. 31-5-604. Use of right half of crosswalks.
  193. 31-5-605. Walking along roadways or highways.
  194. 31-5-606. Soliciting on streets and highways.
  195. 31-5-607. Exercise of due care by drivers.
  196. 31-5-608. Driving through or within safety zone.
  197. 31-5-609. Right-of-way on sidewalks.
  198. 31-5-610. Yielding of right-of-way to authorized emergency vehicles.
  199. 31-5-611. Blind pedestrian right-of-way.
  200. 31-5-612. Pedestrians under influence of alcohol or controlled substances.
  201. 31-5-613. Passing through railroad crossing gate or barrier.
  202. 31-5-701. Prohibited acts.
  203. 31-5-702. General rights and duties of riders.
  204. 31-5-703. Number of riders.
  205. 31-5-704. Riding on roadways and designated paths.
  206. 31-5-705. Carrying articles.
  207. 31-5-706. Lamps and other equipment.
  208. 31-5-707. Electric bicycles.
  209. 31-5-801. Operation on highways.
  210. 31-5-901. General requirements; applicability of provisions.
  211. 31-5-910. Lighted lamps and illuminating devices.
  212. 31-5-911. Visibility distance.
  213. 31-5-912. Head lamps.
  214. 31-5-913. Tail lamps.
  215. 31-5-914. Rear reflectors.
  216. 31-5-915. Stop lamps; electric turn signal lamps.
  217. 31-5-916. Additional lamps and reflectors.
  218. 31-5-917. Color of lighting devices.
  219. 31-5-918. Vehicles in combination.
  220. 31-5-919. Lamps, reflectors and flags on projecting loads.
  221. 31-5-920. Parked vehicles.
  222. 31-5-921. Farm and other vehicles and equipment; slow moving vehicle emblems.
  223. 31-5-922. Spot lamps.
  224. 31-5-923. Vehicular traffic hazard lamps.
  225. 31-5-924. Multiple-beam lamps.
  226. 31-5-925. Single-beam lamps.
  227. 31-5-926. Alternate lighting for slow-moving vehicles.
  228. 31-5-927. Number of driving lamps.
  229. 31-5-928. General lighting restrictions; authorized emergency vehicles.
  230. 31-5-929. School buses.
  231. 31-5-930. Highway construction and maintenance vehicles.
  232. 31-5-931. Backup and side marker lamps.
  233. 31-5-932. Approved sale of lighting devices; mounting.
  234. 31-5-933. Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 138, § 3.
  235. 31-5-934. Approved sale of equipment generally.
  236. 31-5-935. Standards for safety equipment.
  237. 31-5-936. Identification requirements for equipment.
  238. 31-5-937. Approval of safety equipment by superintendent.
  239. 31-5-938. Duration of superintendent's approval.
  240. 31-5-939. Revocation of superintendent's approval; reapproval.
  241. 31-5-940. Testing and enforcement program.
  242. 31-5-950. General braking requirements.
  243. 31-5-951. Brakes on motor-driven cycles.
  244. 31-5-952. Horns and warning devices.
  245. 31-5-953. Mufflers.
  246. 31-5-954. Mirrors.
  247. 31-5-955. Windshields and wipers.
  248. 31-5-956. Tires; restriction of travel under hazardous conditions; penalties.
  249. 31-5-957. Required flares, lanterns or reflectors for certain vehicles.
  250. 31-5-958. Display of warning devices when vehicle disabled.
  251. 31-5-959. Vehicles transporting hazardous materials.
  252. 31-5-960. Pedestrian vehicles.
  253. 31-5-961. Television receivers; electronic displays.
  254. 31-5-962. Sunscreening devices.
  255. 31-5-970. Required safe mechanical condition.
  256. 31-5-1001. Renumbered as § 31-18-801 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 3.
  257. 31-5-1002. Renumbered as § 31-18-802 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 3.
  258. 31-5-1003. Renumbered as § 31-18-803 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 4.
  259. 31-5-1004. Renumbered as § 31-18-804 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 3.
  260. 31-5-1005. Renumbered as § 31-18-805 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 3.
  261. 31-5-1006. Renumbered as § 31-18-806 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 4.
  262. 31-5-1007. Renumbered as § 31-18-807 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 3.
  263. 31-5-1008. Renumbered as § 31-18-808 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 3.
  264. 31-5-1009. Prohibition of triple trailers.
  265. 31-5-1101. Duty to stop vehicle where accident involves death or personal injuries; penalties.
  266. 31-5-1102. Duty to stop vehicle where accident involves damage to attended vehicle or property; penalty.
  267. 31-5-1103. Duty to give information and render aid.
  268. 31-5-1104. Duty upon colliding with unattended vehicle or property.
  269. 31-5-1105. Notice required of driver.
  270. 31-5-1106. Written reports required of police officers; reporting of vehicles struck by bullets.
  271. 31-5-1107. Duty of occupant and owner when driver incapable of reporting.
  272. 31-5-1108. Report forms; failure to make report; false report.
  273. 31-5-1109. Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 212, § 4.
  274. 31-5-1110. Confidentiality of supplemental information to reports; use of reports as evidence; exceptions.
  275. 31-5-1111. Reports required by municipalities.
  276. 31-5-1112. Tabulation and analysis of reports.
  277. 31-5-1201. Violation of provisions to constitute misdemeanor; penalties; officer training fee.
  278. 31-5-1202. Parties to crime.
  279. 31-5-1203. Unlawful acts by persons owning or controlling vehicles.
  280. 31-5-1204. Authority to make arrest; general arrest procedures; arrest of nonresidents.
  281. 31-5-1205. Traffic citations; notice to appear in court;
  282. 31-5-1206. Violation of promise to appear; appearance by counsel.
  283. 31-5-1207. Procedure not exclusive.
  284. 31-5-1208. Inadmissibility of evidence of conviction.
  285. 31-5-1209. Effect of conviction upon credibility of witness.
  286. 31-5-1210. Traffic citation books.
  287. 31-5-1211. Disposition and records of traffic citations.
  288. 31-5-1212. Audit of traffic citation records; annual summary of traffic violation notices.
  289. 31-5-1213. Use of citations as lawful complaints.
  290. 31-5-1214. Record of traffic cases; reports of convictions.
  291. 31-5-1301. Short title.
  292. 31-5-1302. Definitions.
  293. 31-5-1303. Child safety restraint system; required use; exception.
  294. 31-5-1304. Penalty.
  295. 31-5-1305. Limiting application.
  296. 31-5-1401. Definitions.
  297. 31-5-1402. Safety belts required to be used; exceptions; reduction in fine.
  298. 31-5-1501. Definitions.
  299. 31-5-1502. Motorcycle safety education program created.
  300. 31-5-1503. Rider training courses; certificates; exemption for licensing skills test.
  301. 31-5-1504. Instructor training and approval.
  302. 31-5-1505. Implementing authority; rules and regulations.
  303. 31-5-1506. Motorcycle safety education program account.
  304. 31-5-1507. Advisory committee created; appointments; terms; duties; removal; compensation.
  305. 31-5-1601. Operation on highways.
  306. 31-5-1701. Towing companies; rotation list.
  307. 31-6-101. Definitions.
  308. 31-6-102. Test to determine alcoholic or controlled substance content of blood; suspension of license.
  309. 31-6-103. Application for hearing; stay of suspension of license; scope of hearing.
  310. 31-6-104. Right to petition for subsequent hearing;
  311. 31-6-105. Method of performing chemical analysis; persons
  312. 31-6-106. No liability incurred by persons requested to administer test.
  313. 31-6-107. Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 178, § 2.
  314. 31-6-108. Implied consent requirements for youthful drivers.
  315. 31-7-101. Short title.
  316. 31-7-102. Definitions.
  317. 31-7-103. Administration and enforcement.
  318. 31-7-104. Disposition of fees.
  319. 31-7-105. Administrative hearings.
  320. 31-7-106. License required; limited to one license.
  321. 31-7-107. Persons exempted.
  322. 31-7-108. Persons not to be licensed; investigation by the division.
  323. 31-7-109. Classes of licenses.
  324. 31-7-110. Instruction and temporary driver's permits.
  325. 31-7-111. Application for license or permit generally.
  326. 31-7-112. Application for license or permit of persons under 18.
  327. 31-7-113. Fees.
  328. 31-7-114. Examinations; visual acuity.
  329. 31-7-115. Issuance, description and contents.
  330. 31-7-116. Carrying and displaying.
  331. 31-7-117. Restricted licenses.
  332. 31-7-118. Replacement license.
  333. 31-7-119. Expiration and renewal; required tests; extension.
  334. 31-7-120. Records to be kept by division; exceptions.
  335. 31-7-121. Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 5, § 1.
  336. 31-7-122. Reexaminations.
  337. 31-7-123. Authority of division to cancel license or permit.
  338. 31-7-124. Suspension or revocation of privileges of
  339. 31-7-125. Suspension or revocation upon notice of conviction in another state or in federal court.
  340. 31-7-126. Reporting of convictions and failure to appear by courts.
  341. 31-7-127. Mandatory revocation of license for certain violations.
  342. 31-7-128. Mandatory suspension of license or nonresident
  343. 31-7-129. Discretionary suspension of license.
  344. 31-7-130. Commencement of cancellation, suspension or revocation.
  345. 31-7-131. Repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 9, § 2.
  346. 31-7-132. Restriction on operation under foreign license
  347. 31-7-133. Unlawful use of license.
  348. 31-7-134. Driving while license cancelled, suspended, invalid or revoked.
  349. 31-7-135. Permitting unlicensed person to drive.
  350. 31-7-136. General penalties.
  351. 31-7-137. Proof of receipt of notice or order; change of address or name.
  352. 31-7-138. Repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 9, § 2.
  353. 31-7-139. Anatomical organ donor.
  354. 31-7-140. Nonresident Violator Compact of 1977; division to enter into compact.
  355. 31-7-141. Veteran designation.
  356. 31-7-142. Medical alert designation.
  357. 31-7-143. Unauthorized aliens; invalid out-of-state driver's licenses and nonresident operating privileges.
  358. 31-7-201. Compact provisions generally.
  359. 31-7-202. Definitions.
  360. 31-7-301. Notification required by driver.
  361. 31-7-302. Employer responsibilities.
  362. 31-7-303. Exemptions.
  363. 31-7-304. Issuance; classifications and endorsements.
  364. 31-7-305. Disqualification and cancellation; right to a hearing.
  365. 31-7-306. Commercial drivers prohibited from operating with any alcohol in system.
  366. 31-7-307. Implied consent requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers.
  367. 31-7-308. Notification of traffic convictions.
  368. 31-7-309. Driving record information to be furnished.
  369. 31-7-310. Rulemaking authority.
  370. 31-7-311. Authority to enter agreements.
  371. 31-7-312. Reciprocity.
  372. 31-7-313. Temporary commercial driver license; fees.
  373. 31-7-401. Ignition interlock licenses; definitions; administration and enforcement.
  374. 31-7-402. Issuance of ignition interlock restricted license; eligibility.
  375. 31-7-403. Suspension or revocation of ignition interlock license.
  376. 31-7-404. Driving without interlock device.
  377. 31-7-405. Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 160, § 2.
  378. 31-7-501. 24/7 licenses; definitions; account; administration and enforcement.
  379. 31-7-502. 24/7 restricted license requirements; revocation; penalties.
  380. 31-8-101. Issuance to residents by department;
  381. 31-8-102. Contents.
  382. 31-8-103. Expiration; records; new cards; renewal by persons living in care facilities.
  383. 31-8-104. Fees.
  384. 31-8-105. Prohibited acts; penalties.
  385. 31-8-201. Issuance of identification card by insurers; information.
  386. 31-8-202. Prohibited acts; penalty.
  387. 31-8-203. Verification of insurance; enforcement by insurance commissioner.
  388. 31-9-101. Short title.
  389. 31-9-102. Definitions.
  390. 31-9-103. Administration; administrative review.
  391. 31-9-104. Disclosure of driving record.
  392. 31-9-105. Return of registration to division.
  393. 31-9-106. General penalties.
  394. 31-9-107. Government motor vehicles.
  395. 31-9-108. Other lawful processes.
  396. 31-9-109. Uniformity of laws.
  397. 31-9-110. Providing proof of financial responsibility.
  398. 31-9-201. Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 173, § 2.
  399. 31-9-202. Suspension of license and registration after accident report; exclusions and security requirements.
  400. 31-9-203. Exceptions to W.S. 31-9-202.
  401. 31-9-204. Reciprocal suspension of nonresidents' operating
  402. 31-9-205. Requirements for release of suspension.
  403. 31-9-206. Unlicensed driver or unregistered motor vehicle in accident.
  404. 31-9-207. Form and amount of security; reduction or increase.
  405. 31-9-208. Disposition of security; judgments payable therefrom; return of balance.
  406. 31-9-209. Evidence of negligence.
  407. 31-9-210. Transfer of registration after suspension.
  408. 31-9-301. Notice of failure to satisfy judgment.
  409. 31-9-302. Suspension upon receipt of judgment; consent to continued license and registration.
  410. 31-9-303. Continued suspension until judgment satisfied; discharge in bankruptcy.
  411. 31-9-304. When judgments deemed satisfied.
  412. 31-9-305. Payment of judgments in installments; failure to meet payments.
  413. 31-9-401. Suspension and revocation of license and registrations until proof maintained; when proof required.
  414. 31-9-402. Types of proof.
  415. 31-9-403. Certificate of insurance carrier.
  416. 31-9-404. Nonresidents.
  417. 31-9-405. "Liability policy" defined; required coverage; additional clauses.
  418. 31-9-406. Cancellation or termination of insurance; exclusion of named driver.
  419. 31-9-407. Excepted insurance policies.
  420. 31-9-408. Surety bonds.
  421. 31-9-409. Cash and securities deposited with the director.
  422. 31-9-410. Proof by owner in lieu of driver.
  423. 31-9-411. Substitution of proof.
  424. 31-9-412. When further proof required.
  425. 31-9-413. Cancellation or return; reestablishment.
  426. 31-9-414. Self-insurer.
  427. 31-9-415. Proof of group financial responsibility.
  428. 31-10-101. Required coverage; rejection.
  429. 31-10-102. Scope of term "uninsured motor vehicle".
  430. 31-10-103. Insolvency protection.
  431. 31-10-104. Subrogation.
  432. 31-11-102. Repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 88, § 1.
  433. 31-11-103. Alteration of vehicle identification numbers; penalty.
  434. 31-11-104. Sale of seized vehicles; disposition of proceeds; proof of ownership after sale.
  435. 31-11-105. Special vehicle identification number.
  436. 31-11-106. General penalties.
  437. 31-11-107. Daily records of vehicle dealers; penalties for violations.
  438. 31-11-108. Examination of vehicle identification numbers;
  439. 31-11-109. Report of stored or parked vehicles; offenses and penalties.
  440. 31-11-110. Surrender and cancellation of certificate of title; penalties for violations.
  441. 31-11-111. Seizure of vehicles by officers.
  442. 31-12-101. Metal tires with projections.
  443. 31-12-102. Penalties.
  444. 31-12-103. General liability.
  445. 31-12-104. Liability for cost of safety precautions;
  446. 31-12-105. Claims by governmental agencies.
  447. 31-13-101. Definitions.
  448. 31-13-102. Powers and duties of department; responsibility of the county.
  449. 31-13-103. Uniformity of provisions.
  450. 31-13-104. Abandonment on highway or property; removal;
  451. 31-13-105. Limitations on possession; presumption of abandonment; exceptions; expense of removal.
  452. 31-13-106. Mailing of notice of impoundment by a police officer; notice by publication.
  453. 31-13-107. Redemption.
  454. 31-13-108. Disposition of abandoned vehicles impounded by
  455. 31-13-109. Disposition of vehicles left unattended or
  456. 31-13-110. Certificate of sale; certificate of title.
  457. 31-13-111. Transmission of return of sale and sale
  458. 31-13-112. Release of liability for removal and storage
  459. 31-13-113. Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 27, § 2.
  460. 31-13-114. Licensing of storage and disposal facilities; records by licensees.
  461. 31-13-115. Providing disposal facilities by state.
  462. 31-13-116. Penalty for violation.
  463. 31-14-101. Short title; administration.
  464. 31-14-102. Definitions.
  465. 31-14-103. Required security.
  466. 31-14-104. Purpose of security; conditions.
  467. 31-14-105. Suit on bond; aggregate liability of surety.
  468. 31-14-106. Conditions applicable to deposit of cash or securities.
  469. 31-14-107. Approval of name by commissioner.
  470. 31-14-108. Required certificate of authority.
  471. 31-14-109. Prerequisites to issuance of certificate of authority.
  472. 31-14-110. Continuation of certificate of authority.
  473. 31-14-111. Revocation or suspension of certificate of authority.
  474. 31-14-112. Examination of clubs; financial statement in lieu thereof.
  475. 31-14-113. Appointment of commissioner as club's attorney; service of process thereon.
  476. 31-14-114. Approval of service contract by commissioner.
  477. 31-14-115. Proof of membership; date and signature on service contract.
  478. 31-14-116. Contents of service contract.
  479. 31-14-117. Solicitation to purchase service contract.
  480. 31-14-118. Misrepresentations as to service contracts.
  481. 31-14-119. Validity of service contract.
  482. 31-14-120. Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 33, § 2.
  483. 31-14-121. Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 33, § 2.
  484. 31-14-122. Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 33, § 2.
  485. 31-14-123. Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 33, § 2.
  486. 31-14-124. Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 33, § 2.
  487. 31-14-125. Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 33, § 2.
  488. 31-14-126. Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 33, § 2.
  489. 31-14-127. Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 33, § 2.
  490. 31-14-128. Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 33, § 2.
  491. 31-14-129. Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 33, § 2.
  492. 31-14-130. Exemptions.
  493. 31-14-131. Penalty for violation.
  494. 31-15-101. Renumbered by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 3.
  495. 31-15-102. Renumbered by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 3.
  496. 31-16-101. Definitions.
  497. 31-16-102. Unlicensed vehicle dealers and manufacturers prohibited.
  498. 31-16-103. Licenses; applications; issuance, suspension and revocation; change in ownership; rulemaking.
  499. 31-16-104. Classes of licenses and permits; expiration.
  500. 31-16-105. Display, form and custody of dealer's license.
  501. 31-16-106. Required principal place of business.
  502. 31-16-107. Right of action.
  503. 31-16-108. Unlawful acts.
  504. 31-16-109. Termination, cancellation or nonrenewal of franchise.
  505. 31-16-110. Succession to franchise ownership.
  506. 31-16-111. Limitations on establishing or relocating new vehicle dealers.
  507. 31-16-112. Penalty.
  508. 31-16-113. Product liability responsibility.
  509. 31-16-114. Product liability indemnification.
  510. 31-16-115. Disclosure of damage required.
  511. 31-16-116. Grounds for revocation; cessation of right to revocation.
  512. 31-16-117. Payment for delivery preparation, warranty, sales incentives and service incentives.
  513. 31-16-118. Repair or replacement of an odometer.
  514. 31-16-119. Disconnecting, turning back or resetting of odometer prohibited.
  515. 31-16-120. Selling vehicle knowing odometer turned back unlawful.
  516. 31-16-121. Selling vehicle knowing odometer replaced unlawful.
  517. 31-16-122. Selling, advertising, using or installing
  518. 31-16-123. Purchaser plaintiff to recover costs and attorney's fee.
  519. 31-16-124. Applicability of provisions.
  520. 31-16-125. Demo, full use, and manufacturer license plates.
  521. 31-16-126. Use of demo, full use plates; temporary permits.
  522. 31-16-127. Temporary recreational vehicle display and sales permit.
  523. 31-17-101. Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 145, § 5.
  524. 31-17-102. Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 145, § 5.
  525. 31-17-103. Renumbered as § 31-7-301 by Laws 1993, ch. 145, § 3.
  526. 31-17-104. Renumbered as § 31-7-302 by Laws 1993, ch. 145, § 3.
  527. 31-17-105. Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 145, § 5.
  528. 31-17-106. Renumbered as § 31-7-303 by Laws 1993, ch. 145, § 3.
  529. 31-17-107. Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 145, § 5.
  530. 31-17-108. Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 145, § 5.
  531. 31-17-109. Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 145, § 5.
  532. 31-17-110. Repealed and Renumbered.
  533. 31-17-111. Renumbered as § 31-7-305 by Laws 1993, ch. 145, § 4.
  534. 31-17-112. Renumbered as § 31-7-306 by Laws 1993, ch. 145, § 3.
  535. 31-17-113. Renumbered as § 31-7-307 by Laws 1993, ch. 145, § 4.
  536. 31-17-114. Renumbered as § 31-7-308 by Laws 1993, ch. 145, § 3.
  537. 31-17-115. Renumbered as § 31-7-309 by Laws 1993, ch. 145, § 3.
  538. 31-17-116. Renumbered as § 31-7-310 by Laws 1993, ch. 145, § 3.
  539. 31-17-117. Renumbered as § 31-7-311 by Laws 1993, ch. 145, § 3.
  540. 31-17-118. Renumbered as §§ 31-7-312 by Laws 1993, ch.
  541. 31-17-119. Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 145, § 5.
  542. 31-17-120. Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 145, § 5.
  543. 31-18-101. Definitions.
  544. 31-18-102. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.
  545. 31-18-103. Exemptions.
  546. 31-18-104. Powers and duties of the department.
  547. 31-18-201. Commercial vehicles; registration; exemptions.
  548. 31-18-202. Reciprocal agreements and exemptions.
  549. 31-18-203. Definitions; registration required.
  550. 31-18-204. Exemptions.
  551. 31-18-205. Registration; application; fees; department responsibilities; transfer of ownership.
  552. 31-18-206. Temporary registration.
  553. 31-18-207. Rental or leased machinery.
  554. 31-18-208. Prohibited act; penalties.
  555. 31-18-209. Issuance of authority; matters to be considered; deposit of insurance.
  556. 31-18-210. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.
  557. 31-18-211. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.
  558. 31-18-212. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.
  559. 31-18-213. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.
  560. 31-18-301. Permanent cards and decals; operation without authority; inspections.
  561. 31-18-302. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.
  562. 31-18-303. Authority of department to adopt rules and
  563. 31-18-304. Display of name or trade name.
  564. 31-18-401. Registration fees.
  565. 31-18-402. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.
  566. 31-18-403. Single trip permits; temporary permits for
  567. 31-18-404. Demonstration permits.
  568. 31-18-405. Collection of fees; audits.
  569. 31-18-406. Distribution of fees; refunds.
  570. 31-18-407. Emergency response fee; radioactive materials transport permit.
  571. 31-18-408. Provision of sales and use tax information; penalty.
  572. 31-18-501. Compliance with tax provisions.
  573. 31-18-502. Decal fee; disposition.
  574. 31-18-601. Requirements generally.
  575. 31-18-602. Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings.
  576. 31-18-603. Loads on vehicles.
  577. 31-18-604. Maximum speed limits.
  578. 31-18-605. Stopping requirements for certain vehicles at railroad crossings.
  579. 31-18-606. Metal tires; implements of husbandry.
  580. 31-18-607. Out-of-service orders.
  581. 31-18-608. English language proficiency for operators of commercial vehicles; penalties.
  582. 31-18-701. Specific crimes and penalties; enforcement.
  583. 31-18-702. General liability.
  584. 31-18-703. Closing or restricting use; failure to observe signs, markers.
  585. 31-18-704. Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 43, § 2; ch. 114, § 2.
  586. 31-18-705. Speed or acceleration contest or exhibition on highways.
  587. 31-18-706. Failure to maintain liability coverage; exceptions.
  588. 31-18-707. Nonpayment of fees, taxes, penalties or interest.
  589. 31-18-708. Persons rendering emergency assistance exempt from civil liability.
  590. 31-18-801. Definitions.
  591. 31-18-802. General requirements.
  592. 31-18-803. Conditions for operating vehicles transporting other vehicles.
  593. 31-18-804. Permits for and certain highways to carry, overweight and oversize vehicles; government vehicles.
  594. 31-18-805. Penalties for violations; permit where vehicle or load cannot be dismantled; enforcement; fines.
  595. 31-18-806. Adoption of greater size or weight limits comparable to federal limits.
  596. 31-18-807. Special permits for certain combinations of vehicles.
  597. 31-18-808. Towing oversize disabled vehicles.
  598. 31-18-901. Agreement provisions generally.
  599. 31-18-902. State cooperation with and assistance to interstate cooperating committee.
  600. 31-18-903. Filing of report.
  601. 31-19-101. Definitions.
  602. 31-19-102. Required application; rental agency certificate.
  603. 31-19-103. Established place of business.
  604. 31-19-104. Registration of rental vehicles.
  605. 31-19-105. Surcharge fees; penalty and interest.
  606. 31-19-106. Unlawful acts.
  607. 31-19-107. Enforcement.
  608. 31-20-101. Definitions.
  609. 31-20-102. Agent.
  610. 31-20-103. Fare collected for services.
  611. 31-20-104. Identification of transportation network company vehicles and drivers.
  612. 31-20-105. Electronic receipt.
  613. 31-20-106. Driver requirements.
  614. 31-20-107. Financial responsibilities of transportation network companies and drivers.
  615. 31-20-108. Automobile insurance provisions.
  616. 31-20-109. Required disclosures.
  617. 31-20-110. Transportation network company and driver exclusions.
  618. 31-20-111. Controlling authority.

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31-18-302. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

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31-18-303. 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 carrier drivers, equipment and the transportation of hazardous materials which are consistent with comparable regulations of the United States department of transportation. (b) Public utility personnel and associated emergency personnel are exempt from driving time regulations only if an emergency exists. If an occasion or instance jeopardizes public health or safety or endangers property, an emergency situation exists. In such an event, if public utilities and associated emergency personnel respond, they are exempt from driving time regulations if the public utility exercises due diligence in contacting state or local officials, and documents its efforts. (c) Unless exception is made by the department after public hearings held pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, the rules of the department shall be current with rules adopted by the United States department of transportation, as now or hereafter amended. (d) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 183, § 2. (e) Intrastate, for-hire transportation of passengers in vehicles with an occupant capacity of seven (7) or more, but not more than fifteen (15), is subject to the hours of service requirements of 49 CFR Part 395 as it applies to vehicles with occupant capacities of fifteen (15) or more, as adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

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31-18-304. 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 daylight when the vehicle is not moving. The display shall be maintained so as to remain legible. If the display required by subsection (a) of this section is otherwise maintained, separate display on semitrailers and trailers is not required. (c) This section does not apply to vehicles: (i) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 183, § 2. (ii) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 183, § 2. (iii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2. (iv) Identified as property of the United States, this state or any political subdivision of this state; or (v) Classified as implements of husbandry. (d) No person shall operate a commercial vehicle subject to subsection (a) of this section and displaying the name or trade name of the motor carrier if the agreement between the motor carrier and the person authorizing the person to operate the vehicle has expired or is terminated.

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31-18-401. 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: (A) Commercial vehicles except passenger cars, school buses, house trailers and motorcycles for which the fees shall be computed as provided by W.S. 31-3-101(a)(ii) based on gross vehicle weight pursuant to the following table: GROSS VEHICLE OR GROSS COMBINATION VEHICLE WEIGHT IN POUNDS FEE 26,000-or less $198.00 26,001-28,000 $214.50 28,001-30,000 $231.00 30,001-32,000 $247.50 32,001-34,000 $275.00 34,001-36,000 $302.50 36,001-38,000 $330.00 38,001-40,000 $357.50 40,001-42,000 $385.00 42,001-44,000 $412.50 44,001-46,000 $440.00 46,001-48,000 $467.50 48,001-50,000 $495.00 50,001-52,000 $522.50 52,001-54,000 $550.00 54,001-55,000 $563.75 55,001-56,000 $577.50 56,001-58,000 $605.00 58,001-60,000 $632.50 60,001-62,000 $660.00 62,001-64,000 $687.50 64,001-66,000 $715.00 66,001-68,000 $742.50 68,001-70,000 $770.00 70,001-72,000 $797.50 72,001-74,000 $825.00 74,001-76,000 $852.50 76,001-78,000 $880.00 78,001-80,000 $907.50 For weights over eighty thousand (80,000) pounds, the fee shall be nine hundred forty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents ($948.75) plus twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each additional two thousand (2,000) pounds or fraction thereof. (B) For vehicles equipped with nonpneumatic tires of an unladen weight in excess of 3,500 pounds, increase the fees prescribed by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph by twenty dollars ($20.00); (C) Commercial vehicles being operated as a combination of two (2) or more vehicles shall be registered on the gross combined weight and pay fees as prescribed by subparagraph (a)(ii)(A) and paragraph (a)(iii) of this section. (iii) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 31-18-201(d)(iii), an equalized highway use tax collected by the department in lieu of the county registration fee imposed by paragraph (a)(i) of this section for commercial vehicles or fleets proportionally registered under W.S. 31-18-201(b)(i) and described in W.S. 31-18-201(d)(ii) pursuant to the following table: VEHICLE OR COMBINATION GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT EQUALIZED HIGHWAY IN POUNDS USE TAX 26,000-or less $88.00 26,001-28,000 $110.00 28,001-30,000 $165.00 30,001-32,000 $220.00 32,001-34,000 $275.00 34,001-36,000 $330.00 36,001-38,000 $385.00 38,001-40,000 $440.00 40,001-42,000 $495.00 42,001-44,000 $550.00 44,001-46,000 $605.00 46,001-48,000 $660.00 48,001-50,000 $715.00 50,001-52,000 $770.00 52,001-54,000 $825.00 54,001-56,000 $880.00 56,001-58,000 $935.00 58,001-60,000 $990.00 60,001-62,000 $1,045.00 62,001-64,000 $1,100.00 64,001-66,000 $1,155.00 66,001-68,000 $1,210.00 68,001-70,000 $1,265.00 70,001-72,000 $1,320.00 72,001-74,000 $1,375.00 74,001-76,000 $1,430.00 76,001-78,000 $1,485.00 78,001-80,000 $1,540.00 For weights over eighty thousand (80,000) pounds, the tax under this paragraph shall be one thousand six hundred ten dollars ($1,610.00) plus fifty dollars ($50.00) for each additional two thousand (2,000) pounds or fraction thereof. (b) The fees prescribed by subsection (a) of this section are modified for owners of the following commercial vehicles: (i) Fees prescribed in subsection (a) of this section for vehicles not previously qualified for operation in this state are reduced by the proportionate share of the year prior to first operation if the vehicles have not been illegally operated on the highways of this state prior to application for registration; (ii) A farmer, rancher, logger or well servicer who owns a commercial vehicle or combination of commercial vehicles operated by him or his employees primarily in agricultural operations, logging operations from the source to the mill, or in the servicing of well field operations and registered with the county treasurer under W.S. 31-18-201(b)(ii) shall pay twenty-five percent (25%) of the fee prescribed in subparagraph (a)(ii)(A) of this section; (iii) An owner of a commercial vehicle or combination of vehicles registered with the county treasurer under W.S. 31-18-201(b)(ii), except for a vehicle owner whose fee is modified pursuant to paragraph (ii) of this subsection, shall pay a percentage of the state registration fee prescribed by subparagraph (a)(ii)(A) of this section as provided in the table below if the owner states under oath on a form prescribed and furnished by the department that the owner will not operate the vehicle or combination of vehicles more than the applicable number of miles stated in the table below on highways in the calendar year of registration: NUMBER OF MILES PERCENTAGE OF OPERATED STATE FEE 2,500 miles or less 15% 2,501 to 5,000 miles 20% 5,001 to 10,000 miles 25% 10,001 to 20,000 miles 50% 20,001 to 30,000 miles 75% (iv) The department shall prescribe by rule and regulation a means to identify conspicuously the vehicle or combination of vehicles for which a percentage of the state fee is paid at the time of registration pursuant to paragraphs (ii) and (iii) of this subsection. The department shall furnish the means of identification to each county treasurer to be issued at the time of registration. The vehicle owner shall display the means of identification as required by rules and regulations of the department. Failure to display the identification as required shall result in the penalties provided by law for failure to display a license plate; (v) If an owner of a commercial vehicle or combination of vehicles who pays a percentage of the state fee pursuant to paragraph (iii) of this subsection desires to increase the authorized amount of mileage for which the vehicle or combination of vehicles is registered, he shall pay an additional fee equal to the fee due for the additional amount of miles less the amount of fee paid at the time of registration. If the department determines through an audit, a verification of mileage statements or other means that the owner of a commercial vehicle or combination of vehicles has exceeded the authorized amount of mileage, an additional fee shall be due equal to twice the amount that should have been paid for the actual amount of miles driven less the fee paid pursuant to this paragraph and paragraph (iii) of this subsection; (vi) A vehicle designed and used exclusively for the purpose of removing, towing or transporting wrecked, disabled or replacement vehicles incidental to an accidentally wrecked or disabled vehicle shall be considered a single unit and the fees prescribed by subparagraph (a)(ii)(A) and paragraph (a)(iii) of this section shall be based only on the gross weight of the towing vehicle.

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31-18-402. Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

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31-18-403. 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) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2. (f) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 129, § 3. (g) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 129, § 3. (h) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2. (j) An operator of a mobile drilling rig operated interstate and used in the production of gas, crude petroleum or oil which is constructed as a machine consisting in general of a mast, an engine for power and propulsion, a draw works and a chassis permanently constructed or assembled for the vehicle may obtain a single trip permit from the department in accordance with W.S. 31-18-201(s). Vehicles making an intrastate move shall be registered in Wyoming. Vehicles already registered in Wyoming need only notify the highway patrol when the vehicle is to be moved on a highway. Compliance with this section exempts the operator from all fees and inspections otherwise required by the commission [department] or its agents.

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31-18-404. 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 addition to a demo or manufacturer plate, display a demonstration permit indicating under whose authority the vehicle is being operated and the dates of demonstration which shall not exceed ninety-six (96) hours. The permit shall be obtained from the department upon application and payment of the required fee.

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31-18-405. 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 act. All motor carriers shall keep and maintain records adequate to enable the department to examine and audit the records. The records shall not be destroyed for three (3) years or until the records are examined and audited, whichever occurs first.

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31-18-406. 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 registration of non-Wyoming based commercial vehicles or fleets, rental vehicles, utility trailers and rental trucks shall be distributed monthly to the counties in the ratio that the total miles of primary, secondary and interstate highways in each county bears to the total miles of primary, secondary and interstate highways in the state. (b) Fees collected pursuant to W.S. 31-18-401(a)(i) and subsection (a) of this section shall be distributed by county treasurers in the same proportions and manner as property taxes are distributed. (c) All other fees shall be credited to the state highway fund except as otherwise provided. (d) Except as otherwise provided no fees shall be refunded unless paid and collected by mistake.

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31-18-407. 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 department shall promulgate rules on issuing and revoking permits that are not inconsistent with federal law. The department shall promulgate rules on quarterly reporting and payment of fees, retention of records and audit requirements. The emergency response fee collected under this subsection pursuant to W.S. 37-14-103(a) shall be deposited as provided in W.S. 37-14-103(a). (b) As used in this section: (i) "Radioactive waste" means: (A) Highway route controlled quantities of radioactive waste as defined in 49 C.F.R. 173.403(1) as amended as of January 1, 1989; and (B) Nuclear waste being transported to the waste isolation pilot plant in New Mexico, to any facility established pursuant to section 135 of the federal "Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982" as amended, 42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq., to any repository licensed for the permanent deep geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, or to any monitored retrievable storage facility established pursuant to section 141 of the federal "Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982" as amended. (ii) "Package" means a container plus its contents that are assembled to assure compliance with the minimum federal packaging requirements for radioactive waste.

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31-18-408. 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 any goods sold by the vendor shall, upon entering this state, provide necessary information to the department of revenue for the purposes of the collection of any sales or use tax which may be due under the provisions of W.S. 39-15-101 through 39-15-502. The department shall provide forms furnished by the department of revenue for the operator to provide the necessary information for the department of revenue to collect any use tax due. The department of revenue shall promulgate necessary rules and regulations to implement this provision pursuant to W.S. 39-11-102. (b) Any person knowingly violating the provisions of this section or any rules promulgated under it shall, in addition to any penalty imposed under W.S. 31-18-701 through 31-18-707, be liable for a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and not to exceed an amount equal to three (3) times the amount of the sales or use tax due under the provisions of W.S. 39-15-101 through 39-15-502.

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31-18-501. Compliance with tax provisions.

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

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31-18-502. 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 reasonable administrative costs of the International Fuel Tax Agreement and the Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement, but not more than ten dollars ($10.00) per annual decal. The fee shall be remitted to the state treasurer who shall credit the multistate highway and fuel tax agreements account created by W.S. 39-17-211(e) within the highway fund.

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31-18-601. 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.

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31-18-602. 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 less than one-half (1/2) inch per foot of the distance between any two (2) adjacent axles or in any event of less than nine (9) inches, measured above the level surface of a roadway, upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with this section. (b) Notice of the intended crossing shall be given to a station agent of the railroad and a reasonable time shall be given to the railroad to provide proper protection at the crossing. (c) Before making the crossing the person operating or moving the vehicle or equipment shall first stop the vehicle or equipment not less than fifteen (15) feet nor more than fifty (50) feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train or other on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a train or other on-track equipment. The vehicle shall not proceed until the crossing can be made safely. (d) No crossing shall be made when warning is given by automatic signal, crossing gates or a flagman or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train, other on-track equipment or car. If a flagman is provided by the railroad, movement over the crossing shall be under his direction.

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31-18-603. 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 substance in highway maintenance or construction operations.

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31-18-604. 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.

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31-18-605. 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 crossing at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, shall: (i) Actuate the vehicle's four-way hazard flashers prior to stopping at the grade crossing; (ii) Stop the vehicle within fifty (50) feet but not less than fifteen (15) feet from the nearest rail of the railroad; (iii) While stopped, listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train or other on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a train or other on-track equipment and not proceed until he can do so safely; (iv) Upon proceeding, cross the tracks without manually shifting gears and only in a gear of the vehicle which does not require manually changing gears while traversing the crossing; (v) After crossing the tracks, cancel the four-way hazard flashers; and (vi) Comply with all other federal, state or local laws or regulations pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings. (b) This section shall not apply at: (i) Any railroad grade crossing at which traffic is controlled by a police officer or flagman; (ii) Any railroad grade crossing at which traffic is regulated by a traffic-control signal; (iii) Any railroad grade crossing protected by crossing gates or an alternately flashing light signal intended to give warning of the approach of a railroad train or other on-track equipment; (iv) Any railroad grade crossing at which an official traffic-control device gives notice that the stopping requirement imposed by this section does not apply. (c) The department may adopt such regulations as may be necessary describing additional vehicles which must comply with the stopping requirements of this section. (d) A driver or employer of a driver who is convicted of violating this section, or an employer who knowingly allows, requires, permits or authorizes a driver to violate this section, shall also be subject to the civil penalties provided by 49 C.F.R. 383.53, as amended as of March 1, 2007.

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31-18-606. 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 husbandry with tires having protuberances which will not injure the highway.

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31-18-607. 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 Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. (b) A driver or employer of a driver convicted of violating an out-of-service order issued to the driver, the employer or a motor carrier, or an employer who knowingly allows, requires, permits or authorizes a driver to violate an out-of-service order issued to the driver, the employer or a motor carrier, shall be subject to the civil penalties specified by 49 C.F.R. 383.53, as amended as of July 5, 2007. (c) As used in this section, the term "out-of-service order" means as defined by W.S. 31-7-102(a)(xxxii).

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31-18-608. 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)(2). (b) No operator of a commercial vehicle shall operate a commercial vehicle within this state if the operator is unable to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. Any operator of a commercial vehicle who violates this subsection shall be fined one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and shall be prohibited from operating a commercial vehicle within this state until the operator is able to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. (c) Any operator of a commercial vehicle who operates a commercial vehicle within this state while under the prohibition imposed by subsection (b) of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by an additional fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or both.

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31-18-701. 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 violation or noncompliance is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both. (b) The highway patrol division shall enforce the provisions of this act and all rules, regulations or orders made by virtue of this act. (c) The highway patrol division and such other enforcement officers as the department designates are charged with the duty of policing and enforcing the provisions of this act. The enforcement officers have authority to make arrests for violation of any of the provisions of this act. The enforcement officers may require the driver to exhibit the permit issued for the vehicle, to submit to the enforcement officer for inspection any and all bills of lading or other evidences of the character of the lading being transported in the vehicle and require the vehicle to proceed to the nearest department check station or county seat, on the route of the carrier, where the officer may inspect the contents of the vehicle for the purpose of comparing same with bills of lading or other evidences of ownership or of transportation for compensation. (d) The highway patrol division, any other enforcement officers designated by the department and any peace officer of any county or municipality shall: (i) Be charged with the duty of policing and enforcing the provisions of W.S. 31-18-608; and (ii) Have the authority to issue citations for violations for any provisions of W.S. 31-18-608.

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31-18-702. 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, as a result of any illegal or negligent operation or as a result of operating, driving or moving any commercial vehicle, object or contrivance in excess of the maximum weight or height specified and prescribed by law although authorized by a special permit issued as provided by law.

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31-18-703. 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 court of competent jurisdiction, shall be subject to a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or to imprisonment for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or both.

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31-18-704. Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 43, § 2; ch. 114, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 43, § 2; ch. 114, § 2.

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31-18-705. 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 the highway. No person shall aid or abet in any motor vehicle speed or acceleration contest or exhibition on any highway, without approval of that use by the governing body in charge of said highway. (b) No operator of a commercial vehicle shall for the purpose of facilitating or aiding or as an incident to any motor vehicle speed or acceleration contest upon a highway, in any manner obstruct or place or assist in placing any barricade or obstruction upon any highway without approval of that use by the governing body in charge of the highway. (c) Any person who violates this section shall upon conviction be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than ten (10) days or both.

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31-18-706. 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 vehicle insurance policy complying with the laws of any other jurisdiction in which it is registered.

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31-18-707. 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 diesel fuel taxes, penalties, interest or commercial vehicle registration fees are a lien on all motor vehicles owned or operated in this state by the person liable for payment of the taxes, penalties, interest or fees. If any such taxes, penalties, interest or fees remain delinquent for thirty (30) days or if any vehicle subject to the lien is about to be removed from the state, the department or its authorized enforcement agent may seize and sell the vehicle subject to all existing liens and security interests held by others, at public auction upon notice to the owner and lienholder of record as provided by Rule 4 of the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, and upon four (4) weeks notice of the sale in a newspaper published in the counties in which the vehicle is titled and registered. The department may bring suit in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect any delinquent fees or taxes, penalties and interest under this section.

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31-18-708. 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 hazardous materials, or in preventing, cleaning up or disposing of or in attempting to prevent, clean up or dispose of any discharge of hazardous materials, is not liable for any civil damages for acts or omissions in good faith in providing the assistance or advice. This immunity does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. As used in this subsection: (i) "Discharge" includes leakage, seepage or other release; (ii) "Hazardous materials" includes all materials and substances which are now or hereafter designated or defined as hazardous by any state or federal law or by the regulations of any state or federal government agency.

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31-18-801. 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 farmers or ranchers by persons engaged in the business of selling or repairing such implements; (ii) "Axle" means the common axis of rotation of one (1) or more wheels, whether power driven or freely rotating, and whether in one (1) or more segments, and regardless of the number of wheels carried thereon; (iii) "Axle group" means an assemblage of two (2) or more consecutive axles considered together in determining their combined load effect on a bridge or pavement structure; (iv) "Axle load" means the total load transmitted to the road by an assembly of two (2) or more wheels whose centers are in one (1) transverse vertical plane or may be included between two (2) parallel transverse vertical planes forty (40) inches apart extending across the full width of the vehicle; (v) "Axle measurement" means the distance between axles to the nearest foot. When fractional measurement is exactly one-half (1/2) foot, the next larger whole number shall be used; (vi) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2. (vii) "Cargo" means the items or freight to be moved, including items placed on or in a vehicle towed by a vehicle or a vehicle itself; (viii) "Connecting mechanism" means an arrangement of parts interconnecting two (2) or more consecutive axles to a vehicle in such a manner as to equalize the load between axles; (ix) "Department" means the department of transportation; (x) "Director" means the director of the department of transportation; (xi) "Dummy axle" means an axle attached independently to a vehicle whose suspensions are not adjustable and do not articulate or substantially equalize the load and are so designed and placed as to indicate the appearance of a normal axle group; (xii) "Forest products" means logs, poles, posts, rough lumber, wood chips, sawdust and any other product of the forest which will require further processing; (xiii) "Gross weight" means the total weight of a vehicle and vehicle combinations including the weight of any load carried in or on the vehicle and vehicle combinations; (xiv) "Height" means the total vertical dimension of any vehicle above the ground surface including any load or load-holding device thereon; (xv) "Highway" means a public way maintained by the department for the purpose of vehicular travel, including rights-of-way or other interests in land, embankments, retaining walls, culverts, sluices, drainage structures, bridges, railroad-highway crossings, tunnels, signs, guardrails and protective structures; (xvi) "Interstate or national defense highway" means highways which are designated as part of the interstate system by the transportation commission which are signed and marked accordingly; (xvii) "Implement of husbandry" means a vehicle or vehicles manufactured or designed and used exclusively for the conduct of agricultural operations and only incidentally operated on or moved on highways; (xviii) "Length" means the total longitudinal dimension of any vehicle or combination of vehicles, including any load or load-holding device thereon, but excluding any device or appurtenance attached to the front or rear of a semitrailer or trailer whose function is related to the safety of, or efficient operation of the unit or contents. Excluded devices include but are not limited to air hose glad hands, fifth wheel slide plates, dock bumpers, air deflectors and refrigeration units. No excluded devices shall be designed or used for carrying cargo; (xix) "Load" means a weight or quantity of anything resting upon something else regarded as its support; (xx) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle which is self-propelled or propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not operating on rails; (xxi) "Permit" means a written authorization to move or operate on a highway a vehicle or vehicle with a load of size or weight exceeding the limits as specified by statute, which are limited by this act and regulations of the department; (xxii) "Primary and secondary highways" means highways which are designated as part of the primary or secondary system by the transportation commission which are signed and marked accordingly; (xxiii) "Safety device" means any piece of equipment or mechanism, including rear view mirrors, pin pockets not to exceed three (3) inches on each side and other devices designated by the director, attached to a vehicle to assure its safe operation and to assure the safe movement of a load hauled by the vehicle; (xxiv) "Semitrailer" means every vehicle of a trailer type not equipped with propelling power so designed for carrying property and used in conjunction with a motor vehicle that some part of its own weight and load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle; (xxv) "Single axle" means an assemblage of two (2) or more wheels, whose centers are in one (1) transverse vertical plane or may be included between two (2) parallel transverse vertical planes forty (40) inches apart extending across the full width of the vehicle; (xxvi) "Single axle load" means the total load transmitted to the road by a single axle; (xxvii) "Single vehicle" means one (1) vehicle or one (1) unit of a combination of vehicles as a truck-tractor, semitrailer or trailer; (xxviii) "Tandem axle" means any two (2) or more consecutive load bearing axles whose centers are more than forty (40) inches but not more than ninety-six (96) inches apart and articulate from an attachment to the vehicle including a variable load suspension or connecting mechanism designed to distribute the load between axles; (xxix) "Tandem axle load" means the total weight transmitted to the road by two (2) or more consecutive axles whose centers may be included between parallel transverse vertical planes spaced more than forty (40) inches and not more than ninety-six (96) inches apart, extending the full width of the vehicle; (xxx) "Trailer" means every vehicle not equipped with propelling power, designed for carrying property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle which carries no part of the weight and load of a trailer on its own wheels; (xxxi) "Truck" means a motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property; (xxxii) "Truck-tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles but not for loads other than a part of the weight of the vehicles and load drawn. For the purpose of this article, a truck-tractor equipped with a dromedary unit shall be considered a part of the weight of the vehicle and not a load thereon and a truck-tractor and semitrailer engaged in the transportation of automobiles may transport motor vehicles on part of the power unit; (xxxiii) "Variable load suspension axle" means an axle that may be adjusted to vary the weight carried by the axle; (xxxiv) "Vehicle" means a device in, upon or by which any person or property may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon rails or tracks; (xxxv) "Vehicle combination" means any connected assemblage of a motor vehicle and one (1) or more other vehicles; (xxxvi) "Width" means the total outside transverse dimension of a vehicle including any load or load-holding devices thereon, but excluding approved safety devices and tire bulge due to load; (xxxvii) "Motor home" means a motor vehicle designed, constructed and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode or sleeping place, either permanently or temporarily, but excluding a motor vehicle carrying a camper; (xxxviii) "Recreational vehicle" means as defined in W.S. 31-16-101(a)(xxiii); (xxxix) "Truck camper" means a portable unit constructed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, travel or camping use, consisting of a roof, floor and sides, designed to be loaded onto and unloaded from the bed of a pickup truck.

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31-18-802. 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 foregoing, appurtenances on noncommercial motor homes, house trailers and truck campers may exceed one hundred two (102) inches in width if they extend no further than the exterior rear view mirrors of the motor home, tow vehicle or pickup truck, in the case of a truck camper, provided such mirrors only extend the distance necessary to provide the required field of view for the vehicle before the appurtenances were attached. (ii) Height-all highways: (A) No vehicle, unladen or with load or load-holding devices thereon, shall exceed fourteen (14) feet in height. (iii) Notwithstanding paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this subsection, implements and produce of husbandry of greater widths or greater heights may be moved in agricultural operations during daylight hours, without a permit or fee, but subject to and in accordance with regulations promulgated by the department for the protection of persons, property, highways and bridges. Regarding movement of implements of husbandry not exceeding sixteen (16) feet in width or height, the rules and regulations shall: (A) Not require the use of escort vehicles provided the implement is kept to the right of the center line; (B) Require the display of an oversize vehicle sign and warning lights as approved by the department. (iv) Length-all highways, except as provided in 31-18-803(a): (A) No combination of vehicles shall consist of more than three (3) single vehicles. No single vehicle shall have an overall length in excess of sixty (60) feet; (B) In a truck-tractor semitrailer combination, no semitrailer shall exceed sixty (60) feet in length. In a truck-tractor, semitrailer, trailer combination or truck-tractor double semitrailer combination, the length of the semitrailer shall not exceed forty-eight (48) feet and the length of the trailer or second semitrailer shall not exceed forty (40) feet. The combined length of the semitrailer and trailer or semitrailer shall not exceed eighty-one (81) feet including connecting mechanisms. For any other combination of vehicles the overall length shall not exceed eighty-five (85) feet; (C) In a truck-tractor, semitrailer, trailer or double semitrailer combination, the heavier towed vehicle shall be directly behind the truck-tractor and the lighter towed vehicle shall be last if the weight difference between consecutive towed vehicles exceeds five thousand (5,000) pounds. (v) Weights: (A) The wheels of all vehicles except those operated at a speed of less than ten (10) miles per hour shall be equipped with pneumatic tires; (B) No wheel equipped with solid tires shall carry a load in excess of eight thousand (8,000) pounds; (C) No wheel shall carry a load in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds. No tire on a steering axle shall carry a load in excess of seven hundred fifty (750) pounds per inch of tire width and no other tire on a vehicle shall carry a load in excess of six hundred (600) pounds per inch of tire width. "Tire width" means the width stamped on the tire by the manufacturer; (D) No single axle shall carry a load in excess of twenty thousand (20,000) pounds; (E) No tandem axle shall carry a load in excess of thirty-six thousand (36,000) pounds and no one (1) axle of any group of two (2) consecutive axles shall exceed the weight permitted on a single axle; (F) No triple axle, consisting of three (3) consecutive load bearing axles that articulate from an attachment to the vehicle including a connecting mechanism or variable load suspension axle to keep all axles at or below legal limits, having a spacing between the first and third axles greater than ninety-six (96) inches and not more than one hundred two (102) inches, shall carry a load in excess of forty-two thousand (42,000) pounds; (G) Subject to the limitation imposed by the axle load, no vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be operated on the interstate or national defense highways exceeding the maximum weight allowed under federal law and unless in compliance with Table I corresponding to a distance in feet between the extremes of any axle groups measured longitudinally to the nearest foot except that vehicles with two (2) consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of thirty-six thousand (36,000) pounds each if the distance between the first and last axles of the consecutive sets of tandem axles is thirty-six (36) feet or more; (H) Vehicles operating on primary and secondary highways may operate in accordance with Table I or Table II at the discretion of the operator as follows: (I) For vehicles operating under gross weight Table I, the total gross weight in pounds imposed on the highway by any group of two (2) or more consecutive axles on a vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed the value given in gross weight Table I, corresponding to a distance in feet between the extremes of any axle groups measured longitudinally to the nearest foot except that two (2) consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of thirty-six thousand (36,000) pounds each if the distance between the first and last axles of the consecutive sets of tandem axles is thirty-six (36) feet or more; (II) For vehicles operating under the provisions of gross weight Table II, the total gross weight in pounds imposed on the highway by a vehicle or combination of vehicles shall not exceed the value given in gross weight Table II, corresponding to the distance in feet between the extremes of the vehicle or combination of vehicles measured longitudinally to the nearest foot; (III) Vehicles with two (2) consecutive sets of tandem axles with a distance of less than twenty-two (22) feet between the first and last axles of the consecutive sets shall comply with gross weight Table I. (J) A variable load suspension axle shall produce a distribution of weight to prevent an axle or axle group from exceeding allowable weights as specified in this paragraph. Dummy axles shall not be considered in the determination of allowable weights; (K) The following general formula is applied in preparing gross weight Table I: W=500[LN/(N - 1) + 12N + 36] Where: W = overall gross weight on any group of two (2) or more consecutive axles to the nearest five hundred (500) pounds. L = distance in feet between extremes of any group of two (2) or more consecutive axles. N = number of axles in the group under consideration. (vi) GROSS WEIGHT TABLE I ____________________________________________________________ Distance in feet Maximum gross weight in pounds between the extremes (2) or carried on any group of two of any group of two (2) more consecutive axles or more consecutive axles ____________________________________________________________ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 or more axles axles axles axles axles axles axles axles ________________________________________________________________ 4 36,000 5 36,000 6 36,000 7 36,000 8 36,000 42,000 9 39,000 42,500 10 40,000 43,500 11 44,000 12 45,000 50,000 13 45,500 50,500 14 46,500 51,500 15 47,000 52,000 16 48,000 52,500 58,000 17 48,500 53,500 58,500 18 49,500 54,000 59,000 19 50,000 54,500 60,000 20 51,000 55,500 60,500 66,000 21 51,500 56,000 61,000 66,500 22 52,500 56,500 61,500 67,000 23 53,000 57,500 62,500 68,000 24 54,000 58,000 63,000 68,500 74,000 25 54,500 58,500 63,500 69,000 74,500 26 55,500 59,500 64,000 69,500 75,000 27 56,000 60,000 65,000 70,000 76,000 28 57,000 60,500 65,500 71,000 76,500 82,000 29 57,500 61,500 66,000 71,500 77,000 82,500 30 58,500 62,000 66,500 72,000 77,500 83,000 31 59,000 62,500 67,500 72,500 78,000 83,500 32 60,000 63,500 68,000 73,000 78,500 84,500 90,000 33 64,000 68,500 74,000 79,000 85,000 90,500 34 64,500 69,000 74,500 80,000 85,500 91,000 35 65,500 70,000 75,000 80,500 86,000 91,500 36 Two (2) consecutive 66,000 70,500 75,500 81,000 86,500 92,000 37 sets of tandem 66,500 71,000 76,000 81,500 87,000 93,000 38 axles may carry 67,500 72,000 77,000 82,000 87,500 93,500 39 36,000 pounds 68,000 72,500 77,500 82,500 88,500 94,000 40 each if the 68,500 73,000 78,000 83,500 89,000 94,500 41 distance is 36 69,500 73,500 78,500 84,000 89,500 95,000 42 feet or more 70,000 74,000 79,000 84,500 90,000 95,500 43 between the 70,500 75,000 80,000 85,000 90,500 96,000 44 consecutive sets 71,500 75,500 80,500 85,500 91,000 96,500 45 of tandem axles 72,000 76,000 81,000 86,000 91,500 97,500 46 72,500 76,500 81,500 87,000 92,500 98,000 47 73,500 77,500 82,000 87,500 93,000 98,500 48 74,000 78,000 83,000 88,000 93,500 99,000 49 74,500 78,500 83,500 88,500 94,000 99,500 50 75,500 79,000 84,000 89,000 94,500 100,000 51 76,000 80,000 84,500 89,500 95,000 100,500 52 76,500 80,500 85,000 90,500 95,500 101,000 53 77,500 81,000 86,000 91,000 96,500 102,000 54 78,000 81,500 86,500 91,500 97,000 102,500 55 78,500 82,500 87,000 92,000 97,500 103,000 56 79,500 83,000 87,500 92,500 98,000 103,500 57 80,000 83,500 88,000 93,000 98,500 104,000 58 84,000 89,000 94,000 99,000 104,500 59 85,000 89,500 94,500 99,500 105,000 60 85,500 90,000 95,000 100,500 105,500 61 86,000 90,500 95,500 101,000 106,000 62 87,000 91,000 96,000 101,500 107,000 63 87,500 92,000 97,000 102,000 107,500 64 88,000 92,500 97,500 102,500 108,000 65 88,500 93,000 98,000 103,000 108,500 66 89,000 93,500 98,500 104,000 109,000 67 90,000 94,000 99,000 104,500 110,000 68 90,500 95,000 99,500 105,000 110,500 69 91,000 95,500 100,000 105,500 111,000 70 92,000 96,000 101,000 106,000 111,500 71 92,500 96,500 101,500 106,500 112,000 72 93,000 97,000 102,000 107,000 112,500 73 93,500 98,000 102,500 107,500 113,000 74 94,500 98,500 103,000 108,500 113,500 75 95,000 99,000 104,000 109,000 114,000 76 95,500 99,500 104,500 109,500 115,000 77 96,000 100,000 105,000 110,000 115,500 78 97,000 101,000 105,500 110,500 116,000 79 97,500 101,500 106,000 111,000 116,500 80 98,000 102,000 106,500 111,500 117,000 81 98,500 102,500 107,000 112,000 82 99,000 103,000 108,000 113,000 83 100,000 104,000 108,500 113,500 84 104,500 109,000 114,000 85 105,000 109,500 114,500 86 105,500 110,000 115,000 87 106,000 111,000 115,500 88 107,000 111,500 116,000 89 107,500 112,000 117,000 90 108,000 112,500 91 108,500 113,000 92 109,000 113,500 93 110,000 114,000 94 110,500 115,000 95 111,000 115,500 or more (vii) GROSS WEIGHT TABLE II PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HIGHWAYS Distance in feet between the extremes of the first and Maximum gross last axle of any vehicle weight in or combinations of vehicles pounds 10 43,500 11 45,000 12 48,000 13 50,000 14 52,000 15 54,000 16 54,000 17 54,000 18 56,000 19 58,000 20 62,000 21 64,000 22 65,000 23 66,000 24 66,000 25 66,000 26 66,000 27 66,000 28 66,000 29 66,000 30 67,000 31 68,000 32 69,000 33 70,000 34 71,000 35 72,000 36 73,000 37 74,000 38 75,000 39 76,000 40 76,000 41 76,000 42 76,000 43 76,000 44 76,000 45 77,000 46 77,400 47 78,300 48 or more 80,000 (viii) The director may reduce the maximum allowable axle loads and gross weight limits for specific highways or sections thereof or for bridges under his jurisdiction if the continued operation of vehicles or combinations of vehicles would create undue damage to the highways or bridges. Any person owning or operating a vehicle or combination of vehicles in violation of reduced load limits when posted or otherwise appropriately marked is liable for damage to the highway or bridge in question in addition to the penalties provided by law; (ix) There is no obligation on the state to heighten any bridge, tunnel or other structure on highways because of the provisions of this act. The director may reduce the size and weight limits of vehicles and loads on state and federal highways if, in his discretion, road conditions require; (x) A board of county commissioners may by resolution adopt any or all of the provisions of this act to apply to county roads under their jurisdiction. The sheriff shall have enforcement authority on county roads under W.S. 31-18-805 for provisions adopted.

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31-18-803. 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) towbar may be used in any such combination; (ii) Notwithstanding W.S. 31-5-1009 and 31-18-802(a)(iv), no more than three (3) saddlemounts may be used in any combination except additional vehicles may be transported when safely loaded upon the frame of a vehicle in a properly assembled saddlemount combination and the overall length of the saddlemount combination does not exceed ninety-seven (97) feet; (iii) Towed vehicles in a triple saddlemount combination shall have brakes acting on all wheels which are in contact with the roadway; (iv) All applicable rules of the department and safety regulations on coupling devices and towaway methods of the bureau of motor carriers safety, United States department of transportation shall be observed and complied with; (v) Any vehicle being towed without brakes and an operator shall be connected to the towing vehicle by a safe, solid connecting device to prevent slack between the vehicles.

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31-18-804. 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 (90) days permitting hauling of forest products, baled hay or combine headers. No permit issued under this section shall be granted for any load of forest products exceeding one hundred twelve (112) inches in width or any load of baled hay or combine headers exceeding one hundred fifty (150) inches in width and fifteen (15) feet in height. No single component of the load may exceed one hundred two (102) inches in width. The fee for a single trip permit is fifteen dollars ($15.00). The fee for an extended period permit is fifty dollars ($50.00). (b) The director or his authorized representative may issue a permit exclusive of interstate highways for hauling of forest products, sugar beets, gravel, livestock and agricultural products hauled in trucks that cannot be weighed at point of loading at a weight which is not more than ten percent (10%) in excess of allowable axle weights and not more than five thousand (5,000) pounds in excess of gross weights allowed under gross weight Table I. The permit fee is fifteen dollars ($15.00) for a single trip permit not to exceed ninety-six (96) continuous hours. The permit fee is fifty dollars ($50.00) for any ninety (90) continuous days. If a truck hauling forest products, sugar beets, gravel, livestock or agricultural products exceeds the legal weight limitations, the truck shall be allowed to unload at its point of destination in this state if the point of destination is within one (1) mile of the truck's location when the illegal weight limitation was determined, unless an immediate threat to public safety exists. No penalty for the first violation shall be imposed, but any subsequent violation shall be subject to the penalty provisions of W.S. 31-18-805. (c) In special circumstances of individual movements of vehicles hauling single, multiple or readily divisible items which cannot be readily or safely dismantled or divided or which cannot be transported safely or without damage when dismantled or divided, the director or his authorized representative may upon application and good cause shown issue a permit in writing effective for a single trip by each permit authorizing the applicant to operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a width, height, length or weight of vehicle or load, exceeding the maximum specified in or authorized under W.S. 31-18-802. (d) For movements of a vehicle without load, or meeting indivisible load requirements, or a trailer carrying a recreational boat that exceeds any maximum dimension or weight authorized under W.S. 31-18-802, the director or his authorized representative may upon application issue a permit in writing effective for an extended period of time, not to exceed one (1) year, authorizing the movement of the vehicle, provided that the size does not exceed seventy-five (75) feet in length for a single vehicle and twelve (12) feet in width or fifteen (15) feet in height for a single vehicle or combination of vehicles. The permit fee for an oversize vehicle is fifty dollars ($50.00). The director or his authorized representative may upon application issue a permit effective for one (1) year, authorizing the commercial movement of one (1) or more motor homes, house trailers or truck campers that exceed the maximum width authorized under W.S. 31-18-802(a)(i)(A). A copy of the permit shall be carried with the vehicle. The fee for such a permit shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). Notwithstanding subsections (e) through (t) of this section, no additional permit requirements shall be imposed upon the commercial movement of such vehicles if such vehicles comply with W.S. 31-18-802(a)(i)(A). The permit fee for an overweight vehicle is as prescribed in subsection (g) of this section. Extended period permits are not authorized for transportable homes as defined in W.S. 31-1-101. (e) The application for any permit under this section shall specifically describe the applicant, individual or company, the vehicle or load to be operated or moved, and the particular highway to be used and whether the permit is requested for a single trip or for extended period operation. Each permit shall contain the following provisions: duration of permit, description of load or loads to be moved, section standards which are to be exceeded and the amount of excess authorized, description of equipment, route to be traveled and required operating procedures. Every permit issued under this act shall be carried with the vehicles or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any authorized agent of the state of Wyoming. Permission may be verbally issued by telephone or otherwise, granting the applicant authorization to proceed to the nearest permit issuing facility to be weighed and measured and to obtain the permit. Unless otherwise authorized by the director or his authorized representative, permits shall be obtained prior to operating any oversize or overweight vehicles on the highways of this state. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to permit a vehicle that is overweight or oversize and has not obtained a permit or permission in advance to be operated on the highways of this state. Except as provided in W.S. 31-18-805(b) and this subsection, the operator shall be required to unload the excess weight, reduce the excess size or otherwise bring the load within permissible limits and pay all fees for overweight or oversize under this act for distance traveled in addition to penalties provided by law. (f) When an oversize single trip permit is issued, the fee is twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Should any vehicle including load exceed the dimensions of fifteen (15) feet in width or fifteen (15) feet in height or any single vehicle including load exceed seventy-five (75) feet in length, an additional fee shall be paid in excess of the above limitation computed at the rate of three cents ($.03) for each foot or fraction thereof for each mile traveled on the highways. (g) When an overweight permit is issued, the fee is six cents ($.06) for each ton or fraction thereof of weight in excess of the weight limitation under W.S. 31-18-802 for each mile traveled on the highways. In no event shall the fee be less than forty dollars ($40.00) for the permit. A permit under this section for loads exceeding eighty (80) tons shall not be issued until the permittee has paid all costs incurred by the state to determine routing, structure, highway capability to withstand the load and the cost incurred by sending personnel to accompany the movement of the load. (h) In addition to other permits authorized in this act, the director may issue permits to be completed by the applicant. These permits shall authorize separate movements of items that cannot be readily dismantled or divided, or safely transported if dismantled or divided. The applicant is required to complete a separate permit prior to each separate movement. The fee for the permit is that established in subsections (f) and (g) of this section. (j) The director may promulgate rules and regulations as to the terms and conditions of the permits issued under this article. Alteration of any word or figure on the face of a permit will void the permit immediately and will subject the permit to confiscation by the inspecting officer. (k) The funds paid for permits for the use of highways shall be credited to the state highway fund. (m) Permits issued under this act shall be issued under conditions deemed necessary for travel safety and highway system protection as to time of day and day of week, route, equipment, speed and otherwise as may be determined by the director or his authorized representative. (n) Certain highways may be designated to carry vehicles of greater weight, size and number of vehicles than given in this article if it has been determined by the governor or director that a situation of economic hardship exists or that the general welfare of the state of Wyoming or another state would benefit from the designation. Vehicles operating on the designated highways shall obtain a permit under this section in accordance with rules adopted by the director. Provisions for the designation may be made if the director has determined: (i) That the operation of the vehicles under this subsection would relieve a situation that is detrimental to the economy or general welfare of the state or another state; and (ii) By engineering evaluation that the highways and bridges in question have geometrical and structural capacity adequate to accommodate the vehicles and allow their operation safely and compatibly with other traffic on the highways; and (iii) That federal highway funds will not be withdrawn by this provision. (o) The director or his authorized representative is authorized to examine and audit the records of any person having applied for and having received overweight and oversize permits to determine the accuracy of these permits and reports, or to determine fees due in the event no report is made. The records shall not be destroyed for a period of two (2) years or until the records have been examined and audited, whichever occurs first. (p) In determining permit weights of vehicles or combinations of vehicles, a variable load suspension axle may be counted as load bearing, provided that the variable load suspension axle that is capable of producing a distribution of weight to prevent an axle or axle group from exceeding maximum allowable weights in accordance with department rules and regulations. (q) Multiple piece loads of a size or weight greater than that authorized in W.S. 31-18-802 are prohibited except as authorized in this section. (r) Oversize vehicles with a proper permit may be used to transport loads of legal size, legal weight, oversize indivisible loads or overweight indivisible loads. (s) Vehicles owned and operated by government agencies shall comply with the provisions of this article and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this article, except that no permit shall be required for oversize or overweight movements made in compliance with this section. (t) The director or his authorized representative may issue permits for vehicles at weights in excess of limits allowed in W.S. 31-18-802(a)(vi), but meeting axle and bridge formula specifications in section 127 of title 23, United States Code and pursuant to section 335 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991 (104 Stat. 2186) and sections 1023(d)(I)(A) and (1)(B) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. Permit fees for vehicles operating under this provision shall be paid in accordance with rules adopted by the director or his authorized representative and shall be credited to the highway fund. A power unit receiving a permit under this subsection shall be capable of maintaining a speed of twenty-five (25) miles per hour on a grade of five percent (5%) or less when fully loaded. (u) Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to authorize the operation of triple trailers as prohibited by W.S. 31-5-1009. (w) For movements of a vehicle meeting indivisible load requirements, the director or his authorized representative may issue permits for separate movements or extended periods of movement effective for one (1) year permitting hauling of prefabricated buildings, panels and trusses. No permit issued under this subsection shall be granted for any load of prefabricated buildings, panels or trusses exceeding one hundred sixty-two (162) inches in width and fifteen (15) feet in height. The fee for a one (1) year permit under this subsection is four hundred dollars ($400.00). (y) The director or the director's authorized representative may issue permits effective for one (1) year that permit the hauling of forest products, baled hay or combine headers. No permit issued under this subsection shall be granted for any load of forest products exceeding one hundred twelve (112) inches in width or any load of baled hay or combine headers exceeding one hundred fifty (150) inches in width and fifteen (15) feet in height. No single component of the load may exceed one hundred two (102) inches in width. The fee for a one (1) year permit issued under this subsection shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00).

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31-18-805. 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 otherwise provided in this article, by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both. (b) Where the vehicle or load cannot be readily dismantled to meet the provisions of this act, the director or his authorized representative may issue a permit as authorized under this act. (c) A driver of any vehicle, or combination of vehicles upon demand of any state trooper having reason to believe that the weight of any vehicle or combination, including load, if any, is unlawful, shall stop and submit the vehicle or combination of vehicles and any load thereon to a weighing at any state owned or leased scales not to exceed five (5) miles from the declared route of travel, unless the vehicle has been weighed at a port of entry with the same load. The driver shall comply with the directions of the trooper to obtain the total weight or measurement of the load and vehicle. (d) If a vehicle or combination of vehicles does not exceed the gross weight provisions of Table I or Table II, but does exceed the axle limits in an amount not over two thousand (2,000) pounds, or does exceed either the width limits of W.S. 31-18-802(a)(i) or the length limits of W.S. 31-18-802(a)(iv) by not more than twelve (12) inches, the cargo may be repositioned by the operator to comply with the legal limits and be allowed to proceed without penalty. In the case of a load that has shifted during transit and cannot be reasonably repositioned to meet legal limits, a permit may be issued. (e) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the fine for exceeding weight limitations is as follows: EXCESS WEIGHT (LBS) FINE 0 - 2,000 $ 25.00 2,001 - 4,000 75.00 4,001 - 6,000 125.00 6,001 - 8,000 150.00 8,001 - 10,000 200.00 10,001 - 12,000 300.00 12,001 - 14,000 400.00 14,001 - 16,000 500.00 16,001 - 18,000 600.00 18,001 - 20,000 700.00 Over 20,000 1,000.00 Plus an additional two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each one thousand (1,000) pounds or fraction thereof exceeding twenty thousand (20,000) pounds over the legal limits.

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31-18-806. 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 public law 627, 84th congress) which exceed in full or in any part the provisions of this article, the department may, upon determining that Wyoming highways have been constructed to standards which will accommodate the additional size or weight, and that the adoption of the size and weight schedule will not jeopardize any federal appropriations to the state, adopt size and weight provisions or schedules comparable to those approved or recommended by the United States congress or the federal highway administration.

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31-18-807. 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 units. The permits shall be issued for the purpose of testing the use of such units under actual operating conditions on the highways. The permits shall be issued under the supervision of and under conditions including time, route, equipment and speed determined by the director.

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31-18-808. 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 tow truck or otherwise transported in compliance with regulations of the department. The limitation on the number of vehicles in combination imposed by W.S. 31-18-802 may be exceeded for the purpose of towing disabled or abandoned vehicles or vehicle combinations from highways to the nearest point of safekeeping where the vehicle or vehicles can safely be reduced in size to comply with W.S. 31-18-802 whereby the safety of the disabled vehicle or other traffic will be maintained. (b) The towing vehicle shall be: (i) Specifically designed for the operation; (ii) Equipped with amber flashing lights; and (iii) Capable of utilizing the lighting and braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination of vehicles if the systems are operational. (c) The highway patrol shall be notified prior to the operation of a combination of vehicles under this section on the highways of the state. (d) A vehicle transporting disabled vehicles other than by towing shall be equipped with amber flashing lights or be accompanied by a vehicle with amber flashing lights. (e) The director or his authorized representative may issue a permit, effective for one (1) year, authorizing the movements of disabled or abandoned vehicles or vehicle combinations that exceed the maximum weights authorized under W.S. 31-18-802(a)(v), while being towed by a tow truck or otherwise transported in compliance with regulations of the department. The fee for an annual permit issued under this subsection shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) per tow truck.

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31-18-901. 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: SECTION 1. As used in this agreement: (a) "Cooperating committee" means a body composed of the designated representatives from the participating jurisdictions; (b) "Designated representative" means a legislator or other person authorized under article IX to represent the jurisdiction; (c) "Jurisdiction" means a state of the United States or the District of Columbia; (d) "Vehicle" means any vehicle as defined by statute to be subject to size and weight standards which operates in two (2) or more participating jurisdictions. SECTION 1. Qualifications for Membership. Participation in this agreement is open to jurisdictions which subscribe to the findings, purposes and objectives of this agreement and will seek legislation necessary to accomplish these objectives. SECTION 2. Cooperation. The participating jurisdictions, working through their designated representatives, shall cooperate and assist each other in achieving the desired goals of this agreement pursuant to appropriate statutory authority. SECTION 3. Vehicle Laws and Regulations. This agreement shall not authorize the operation of a vehicle in any participating jurisdiction contrary to the laws or regulations of that state. SECTION 4. Interpretation. The final decision regarding interpretation of questions at issue relating to this agreement shall be reached by unanimous joint action of the participating jurisdictions, acting through the designated representatives. Results of all such actions shall be placed in writing. This section shall have no effect on any judicial decision. SECTION 5. Restrictions, Conditions or Limitations. Any jurisdiction entering this agreement shall provide each other participating jurisdiction with a list of any restriction, condition or limitation on the general terms of this agreement, if any. SECTION 6. Additional Jurisdictions. Additional jurisdictions may become members of this agreement by signing and accepting the terms of the agreement. SECTION 1. Each participating jurisdiction shall have two (2) designated representatives. Pursuant to section 2, article II, the designated representatives of each of the participating jurisdictions shall constitute the cooperating committee which shall have the power to: (a) Collect, correlate, analyze and evaluate information resulting or derivable from research and testing activities in relation to vehicle size and weight related matters; (b) Recommend and encourage the undertaking of research and testing in any aspect of vehicle size and weight or related matter when, in their collective judgment, appropriate or sufficient research or testing has not been undertaken; (c) Recommend changes in law or policy with emphasis on compatibility of laws and uniformity of administrative rules or regulations which would promote effective governmental action or coordination in the field of vehicle size and weight related matters. (d) Consider mutual transportation problems of the motor carrier industry and recommend changes. (e) Recommend improvements in highway operations, in vehicular safety and in state administration of highway transportation laws. (f) Perform functions necessary to facilitate the purposes of this agreement. SECTION 2. Each designated representative of a participating jurisdiction shall be entitled to one (1) vote only. No action of the committee is approved unless a majority of the total number of votes cast by the designated representatives of the participating jurisdictions are in favor thereof. SECTION 3. The committee shall meet at least once annually and shall elect, from among its members, a chairman, a vice-chairman and a secretary. SECTION 4. The committee shall submit annually to the legislature of each participating jurisdiction a report setting forth the work of the committee during the preceding year and including recommendations developed by the committee. The committee may submit such additional reports as it deems appropriate or desirable. SECTION 1. Objectives. The participating jurisdictions hereby declare that: (a) It is the objective of the participating jurisdictions to obtain more efficient and more economical transportation by motor vehicles between and among the participating jurisdictions by encouraging the adoption of standards that will, as minimums, allow the operation on all state highways, except those determined through engineering evaluation to be inadequate, with a single-axle weight of 20,000 pounds, a tandem-axle weight of 36,000 pounds and a gross vehicle or combination weight of that resulting from application of the formula: W = 500[LN/(N-1) + 12N + 36] where W = maximum weight in pounds carried on any group of two (2) or more consecutive axles computed to the nearest five hundred (500) pounds; L = distance in feet between the extremes of any group of two (2) or more consecutive axles; N = number of axles in group under consideration. (b) It is the further objective of the participating jurisdictions that in the event the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles in interstate commerce according to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section be authorized under special permit authority by each participating jurisdiction for vehicle combinations in excess of eighty thousand (80,000) pounds gross vehicle weight or statutory maximum lengths. The maximum statutory limits in each participating jurisdiction will not be affected. (c) It is the further objective of the participating jurisdictions to facilitate and expedite the operation of any vehicle or combination of vehicles between and among the participating jurisdictions under the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) of this section, and to that end the participating jurisdictions hereby agree, through their designated representatives, to meet and cooperate in the consideration of vehicle size and weight related matters including, but not limited to, the development of uniform enforcement procedures; additional vehicle size and weight standards; operational standards; agreements or compacts to facilitate regional application and administration of vehicle size and weight standards; uniform permit procedures; uniform application forms; rules and regulations for the operation of vehicles, including equipment requirements, driver qualifications and operating practices; and such other matters as may be pertinent. (d) The cooperating committee may recommend that the participating jurisdictions jointly secure congressional approval of this agreement and specifically of the vehicle size and weight standards set forth in subsection (a) of this section. (e) It is the further objective of the participating jurisdictions to: (i) Establish transportation laws and regulations to meet regional and economic needs and to promote an efficient, safe and compatible transportation network; (ii) Develop standards that facilitate the most efficient and environmentally sound operation of vehicles on highways, consistent with and in recognition of principles of highway safety; (iii) Establish programs to increase productivity and reduce congestion, fuel consumption and related transportation costs and enhance air quality through the uniform application of state vehicle regulations and laws; and (iv) Facilitate communication among legislators, state transportation administrators and commercial industry representatives to discuss unique highway transportation issues in participating jurisdictions. SECTION 1. This agreement shall enter into force when enacted into law by any two (2) or more jurisdictions. Thereafter, this agreement shall become effective as to any other jurisdiction upon its enactment thereof, except as otherwise provided in section 6, article II. SECTION 2. Any participating jurisdiction may withdraw from this agreement by canceling the same but no such withdrawal shall take effect until thirty (30) days after the designated representative of the withdrawing jurisdiction has given notice in writing of the withdrawal to all other participating jurisdictions. SECTION 1. This agreement shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. SECTION 2. The provisions of this agreement shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this agreement is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any participating jurisdiction or the applicability thereto to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this agreement shall not be affected thereby. If this agreement shall be held contrary to the constitution of any jurisdiction participating herein, the agreement shall remain in full force and effect as to the jurisdictions affected as to all severable matters. SECTION 1. A copy of this agreement, its amendments and rules or regulations promulgated thereunder and interpretations thereof shall be filed in the highway department in each participating jurisdiction and shall be made available for review by interested parties. SECTION 1. All existing statutes prescribing weight and size standards and all existing statutes relating to special permits shall continue to be of force and effect until amended or repealed by law. SECTION 1. The process for selecting the designated representatives to the cooperating committee shall be established by law under this article. SECTION 2. The persons authorized to represent the state of Wyoming as the designated representatives to the committee shall be the chairman of the senate transportation and highways committee and the chairman of the house transportation and highways committee, or a legislator or a state agency official each chairman may designate. SECTION 3. The chairmen of the senate and house transportation and highways committees shall also designate one (1) alternate representative who shall also be a legislator or state agency official to serve in the absence of the representative designated under section 2 of this article.

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31-18-902. 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 appropriated for this purpose, with the provisions of article III, section 1(a) and (b). (b) Funds for the administration of this agreement, including participation in the cooperating committee and the actual expenses of the designated representative, shall be budgeted from the fees collected under W.S. 31-18-502.

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31-18-903. 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.

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