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WY Stat § 31-18-501 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 5 - Fuel Taxes|Section 31-18-501 - Compliance With Tax Provisions.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-502 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 5 - Fuel Taxes|Section 31-18-502 - Decal Fee; Disposition.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-601 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 6 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways|Section 31-18-601 - Requirements Generally.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-602 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 6 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways|Section 31-18-602 - Moving Heavy Equipment at Railroad Grade Crossings.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-603 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 6 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways|Section 31-18-603 - Loads on Vehicles.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-604 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 6 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways|Section 31-18-604 - Maximum Speed Limits.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-605 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 6 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways|Section 31-18-605 - Stopping Requirements for Certain Vehicles at Railroad Crossings.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-606 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 6 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways|Section 31-18-606 - Metal Tires; Implements of Husbandry.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-607 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 6 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways|Section 31-18-607 - Out-of-Service Orders.

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).
WY Stat § 31-18-701 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 7 - Penalties and Enforcement|Section 31-18-701 - Specific Crimes and Penalties; Enforcement.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-702 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 7 - Penalties and Enforcement|Section 31-18-702 - General Liability.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-703 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 7 - Penalties and Enforcement|Section 31-18-703 - Closing or Restricting Use; Failure to Observe Signs, Markers.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-705 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 7 - Penalties and Enforcement|Section 31-18-705 - Speed or Acceleration Contest or Exhibition on Highways.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-706 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 7 - Penalties and Enforcement|Section 31-18-706 - Failure to Maintain Liability Coverage; Exceptions.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-707 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 7 - Penalties and Enforcement|Section 31-18-707 - Nonpayment of Fees, Taxes, Penalties or Interest.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-708 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 7 - Penalties and Enforcement|Section 31-18-708 - Persons Rendering Emergency Assistance Exempt From Civil Liability.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-803 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 8 - Size and Weight Limits|Section 31-18-803 - Conditions for Operating Vehicles Transporting Other Vehicles.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-805 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 8 - Size and Weight Limits|Section 31-18-805 - Penalties for Violations; Permit Where Vehicle or Load Cannot Be Dismantled; Enforcement; Fines.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-806 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 8 - Size and Weight Limits|Section 31-18-806 - Adoption of Greater Size or Weight Limits Comparable to Federal Limits.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-807 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 8 - Size and Weight Limits|Section 31-18-807 - Special Permits for Certain Combinations of Vehicles.

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.
WY Stat § 31-18-808 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 31 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles|Article 8 - Size and Weight Limits|Section 31-18-808 - Towing Oversize Disabled Vehicles.

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.