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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 13 - Abandoned Vehicles › Section 31-13-105 - Limitations on Possession; Presumption of Abandonment; Exceptions; Expense of Removal.

31-13-105. Limitations on possession; presumption of abandonment; exceptions; expense of removal.
(a) No person shall possess four (4) or more abandoned vehicles on his property or on property which is in his lawful possession or control, if any four (4) or more of the vehicles are visible from a highway for more than thirty (30) consecutive days.
(b) For purposes of this section a vehicle shall be presumed to be abandoned if it is in an inoperable condition and is not currently registered.
(c) This section shall not apply to:
(i) Antique or historic motor vehicles as defined by W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(A);
(ii) Vehicles kept in an enclosed garage or storage building;
(iii) Vehicles used for riprap on rivers, streams or reservoirs, or for erosion control;
(iv) Persons licensed in accordance with W.S. 31-13-114; or
(v) Vehicles used for educational or instructional purposes.
(d) A police officer may remove, or cause to be removed, any vehicle which has been abandoned under this section, at the expense of the person possessing the vehicle, to a place of impoundment designated by the county commissioners of the county in which the vehicle is impounded. Vehicles impounded under this section shall be disposed of in the manner provided by this act.
(e) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 256, 4.
(f) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 256, 4.
(g) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 256, 4.
(h) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 256, 4.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 13 - Abandoned Vehicles › Section 31-13-106 - Mailing of Notice of Impoundment by a Police Officer; Notice by Publication.

31-13-106. Mailing of notice of impoundment by a police officer; notice by publication.
(a) The notice required by W.S. 31-13-104 shall be provided by the department by personal delivery thereof to the person to be notified or by deposit in the United States mail of the notice in an envelope with postage prepaid, addressed to the person at his address as shown by the records of the department. Notice by mail is complete upon the expiration of four (4) days following deposit of the notice. Proof of the providing of notice shall be made by the certificate of any officer or employee of the department or affidavit of any person over eighteen (18) years of age, naming the person to whom notice was provided and specifying the time, place and manner thereof.
(b) The notice required by W.S. 31-13-104, if the identity of the vehicle owner of record or lienholders of record, if any, cannot be determined or if the registration contains no address for the owner, shall be by one (1) publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the vehicle was abandoned. Notice by publication may contain multiple listings of abandoned vehicles. Any notice shall be in compliance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 13 - Abandoned Vehicles › Section 31-13-107 - Redemption.

31-13-107. Redemption.
Any person upon satisfactory proof of ownership or right to possession may redeem an impounded vehicle by paying the charges of towing, storage, notice, all other costs of impoundment, and any penalties imposed by the law of this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 13 - Abandoned Vehicles › Section 31-13-108 - Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles Impounded by a Police Officer; Payment of Expenses; Extinguishment of Liens.

31-13-108. Disposition of abandoned vehicles impounded by a police officer; payment of expenses; extinguishment of liens.
(a) As to vehicles impounded by a police officer having a fair market value of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) or more after thirty (30) days have elapsed from the date notice was given as provided in W.S. 31-13-106, the sheriff shall sell the vehicle and its contents, if any, at public auction to the highest bidder or cause an action to be filed pursuant to W.S. 31-13-112(e). Notice of the sale shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the vehicle is impounded not less than ten (10) days preceding the date of the sale, giving a full description of the vehicle together with engine or serial numbers or marks, if any, and the amount of money claimed to be due thereon and the time and place of sale. All expenses incident to the removal, preservation, custody, sale and storage of the vehicle shall be paid and any proceeds shall be distributed pursuant to W.S. 31-13-111. After any vehicle has been sold under this section, the former owner, any lienholder or person entitled to possession of the vehicle has no further right, title, claim or interest in or to the vehicle or its contents, and all liens, encumbrances and security interests are extinguished.
(b) As to vehicles having a fair market value of less than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) and impounded by a police officer, they shall be disposed of by contract to persons licensed under W.S. 31-13-114 or by public auction.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 256, 4.
(d) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 256, 4.
(e) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 256, 4.
(f) The sheriff may sell for any person an abandoned vehicle as defined in this act and may charge a fee for the sale equal to ten dollars ($10.00) plus the actual costs of publication and all other costs related to the sale. Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 31-13-111(f), the proceeds of the sale conducted pursuant to this subsection less the expenses of the sale and the amount of any liens on the vehicle shall be given to the person on whose property the vehicle was abandoned.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 13 - Abandoned Vehicles › Section 31-13-110 - Certificate of Sale; Certificate of Title.

31-13-110. Certificate of sale; certificate of title.
When any vehicle is sold, the sheriff, at the time of payment of the purchase price, shall execute a certificate of sale in duplicate. The original certificate of sale shall be delivered to the purchaser and the copy shall be retained by the sheriff. The certificate of sale shall contain the name and address of the purchaser, the date of sale, the consideration paid, a description of the vehicle and a stipulation that no warranty is made as to the condition or title of the vehicle. The purchaser upon presentation of the certificate of sale to the county clerk of any one (1) of the counties of Wyoming, and payment of the fees required by law shall be issued a certificate of title for the vehicle.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 13 - Abandoned Vehicles › Section 31-13-115 - Providing Disposal Facilities by State.

31-13-115. Providing disposal facilities by state.
If otherwise not economically available to resident owners of vehicles, the department or appropriate state agency shall provide, by contract to private persons or political subdivisions, facilities for the collection and proper disposal of the vehicles at the request of the owner.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Motor Club Services › Section 31-14-103 - Required Security.

31-14-103. Required security.
(a) A person shall not render or agree to render motor club service without first depositing and thereafter continuously maintaining security in one (1) of the following forms with the commissioner:
(i) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) in cash;
(ii) Securities approved by the commissioner having a market value of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) and approved by the commissioner and legal for investment by admitted insurers issuing nonassessable policies on a reserve basis;
(iii) A surety bond in the principal sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) with an admitted surety insurer as surety.
(b) In lieu of the deposit required by subsection (a) of this section, a foreign or alien motor club may deposit evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that it has on deposit with an officer of a state of the United States of America, authorized by the law of such state to accept the deposit:
(i) Securities which meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section of at least a like amount for the benefit and security of all members and creditors of the motor club; or
(ii) A surety bond in the principal sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) which meets the requirements of W.S. 31-14-104 issued by a bonding company authorized to do business in the state of Wyoming and in the state where the bond is posted.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Motor Club Services › Section 31-14-104 - Purpose of Security; Conditions.

31-14-104. Purpose of security; conditions.
(a) The security shall be:
(i) For the protection, use and benefit of all persons whose applications for membership in a motor club have been accepted by the club or its representative;
(ii) Subject to the following conditions and, if a bond, shall be so expressly conditioned:
(A) The club will faithfully furnish and render to members any and all of the motor club services sold or offered for sale by it;
(B) The club will pay any fines, fees or penalties imposed upon it under or pursuant to this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Motor Club Services › Section 31-14-105 - Suit on Bond; Aggregate Liability of Surety.

31-14-105. Suit on bond; aggregate liability of surety.
If a bond, or evidence of a bond filed in another state, is filed, any person defrauded or injured by any wrongful act, misrepresentation or failure on the part of a motor club with respect to the selling or rendering of any of its services may bring suit on the bond in his own name but the aggregate liability of the surety for all suits shall not exceed the sum of the bond.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Motor Club Services › Section 31-14-107 - Approval of Name by Commissioner.

31-14-107. Approval of name by commissioner.
The name of a motor club shall be submitted to the commissioner for approval before the commencement of business. The commissioner may reject any name so submitted when the proposed name would interfere with the transactions of a motor club already doing business in this state or is so similar to one already appropriated as to confuse or mislead the public.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Motor Club Services › Section 31-14-109 - Prerequisites to Issuance of Certificate of Authority.

31-14-109. Prerequisites to issuance of certificate of authority.
(a) The commissioner shall not issue a certificate of authority to any motor club until:
(i) It files with him the following:
(A) A formal application for the certificate in such form and detail as the commissioner requires, executed under oath by its president or other principal officer;
(B) A certified copy of its charter or articles of incorporation and its bylaws.
(ii) It pays to the commissioner an annual license fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00);
(iii) It deposits the required cash, securities, bond or evidence of deposit in another state as provided by W.S. 31-14-103 with the commissioner;
(iv) Its name is approved by the commissioner under W.S. 31-14-107.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Motor Club Services › Section 31-14-110 - Continuation of Certificate of Authority.

31-14-110. Continuation of certificate of authority.
Every certificate of authority issued to a motor club shall continue in force until suspended or revoked by the commissioner or terminated at the motor club's request, subject to payment each year before July 1, of the annual licensing fee provided in W.S. 31-14-109(a)(ii) and subject to providing proof of the financial security requirement in W.S. 31-14-103 on a form the commissioner prescribes.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Motor Club Services › Section 31-14-111 - Revocation or Suspension of Certificate of Authority.

31-14-111. Revocation or suspension of certificate of authority.
(a) The commissioner shall revoke or suspend the certificate of authority of a motor club whenever, after a hearing, he finds in accordance with the procedure provided by W.S. 26-2-125 through 26-2-129, that any of the following circumstances exist:
(i) The club has violated any provision of this act;
(ii) It is insolvent;
(iii) Its assets are less than its liabilities;
(iv) It or its officers refuse to submit to an examination;
(v) It is transacting business fraudulently.
(b) The commissioner shall give notice of revocation or suspension to the public in such manner as he deems proper.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Motor Club Services › Section 31-14-112 - Examination of Clubs; Financial Statement in Lieu Thereof.

31-14-112. Examination of clubs; financial statement in lieu thereof.
(a) Every motor club is subject to examination by the commissioner in the manner and under the conditions provided for examination of insurers pursuant to W.S. 26-2-116 through 26-2-118 and 26-2-120 through 26-2-122. In the examination the assets of any motor club are such assets as are deemed by the insurance commissioner to be available for the payment of the obligations of the motor club.
(b) The expense of examination shall be paid by the motor club.
(c) In lieu of examination under subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner may accept a copy of the most recent financial statement of the motor club which has been audited by an independent certified public accountant demonstrating that the motor club is solvent as determined by generally accepted accounting principles on a going-concern basis.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Motor Club Services › Section 31-14-113 - Appointment of Commissioner as Club's Attorney; Service of Process Thereon.

31-14-113. Appointment of commissioner as club's attorney; service of process thereon.
Every motor club desiring to transact business in this state shall file with the commissioner a duly executed instrument whereby the motor club shall appoint and constitute the commissioner and his successor or successors in office the true and lawful attorney of the motor club upon whom all lawful process in any action or legal proceeding against it on a contract issued or cause of action arising in this state may be served, and shall agree that any lawful process against it which may be served upon its attorney as provided in this section shall be of the same force and validity as if served upon the motor club and that the authority thereof shall continue in force irrevocably so long as any liability of the motor club in the state remains outstanding.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Motor Club Services › Section 31-14-116 - Contents of Service Contract.

31-14-116. Contents of service contract.
(a) A service contract shall not be executed, issued or delivered in this state unless it contains the following:
(i) The exact corporate or other name of the club;
(ii) The exact location of its home office and any business office in the United States, phone number, email address or other contact information to which consumer inquiries may be made;
(iii) A provision that the contract may be canceled at any time by either the club or the holder, and that the holder will, if he has actually paid the consideration, thereupon be entitled to the unused portion of the consideration paid for the contract, calculated on a pro rata basis over the period of the contract, without any deductions;
(iv) A provision plainly specifying:
(A) The services promised;
(B) That the holder will not be required to pay any sum, in addition to the amount specified in the contract, for any services thus specified;
(C) The territory wherein services are to be rendered;
(D) The date when service will commence.
(v) A statement in not less than fourteen (14) point bold type at the head of the contract stating, "This is not an automobile liability or physical damage insurance contract."
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 14 - Motor Club Services › Section 31-14-130 - Exemptions.

31-14-130. Exemptions.
(a) This act does not apply to:
(i) A duly authorized attorney at law acting in the usual course of his profession;
(ii) Any authorized insurer;
(iii) Any association of motor carriers providing one (1) or more of the services defined in W.S. 31-14-102, to its members.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 16 - Motor Vehicle Franchises › Section 31-16-102 - Unlicensed Vehicle Dealers and Manufacturers Prohibited.

31-16-102. Unlicensed vehicle dealers and manufacturers prohibited.
No person shall hold himself out as being in the business of a retail seller of vehicles, or act as a retail vehicle dealer, direct sale manufacturer or Wyoming based manufacturer without a valid license issued by the department under this act. No person shall act as a vehicle dealer of a new vehicle without a valid license as a new vehicle dealer for new vehicles of the same line make issued by the department under this act. No person other than a licensed vehicle dealer shall display a vehicle for sale unless the title is in the name of the displayer. No person shall solicit sales of vehicles without a vehicle dealer's license, unless the title is in the name of the person soliciting sales.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 16 - Motor Vehicle Franchises › Section 31-16-104 - Classes of Licenses and Permits; Expiration.

31-16-104. Classes of licenses and permits; expiration.
(a) Licenses issued under this act shall be the following classes:
(i) New vehicle dealer's license which permits the licensee to engage in the business of selling or exchanging new vehicles or both new and used vehicles;
(ii) Motor vehicle manufacturer's license which permits the out-of-state manufacturer to engage in the business of constructing or assembling motor vehicles of the type subject to registration in this state;
(iii) Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 154, 3.
(iv) Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 154, 3.
(v) Wyoming based manufacturer's license which permits the licensee to engage in the manufacturing, constructing or assembling of new and unused vehicles or their major component parts or both in the state of Wyoming and sell new and unused vehicles;
(vi) Used vehicle dealer's license which permits the licensee to engage in the business of selling or exchanging used vehicles;
(vii) Temporary ninety (90) day vehicle dealer permit allows an applicant to operate a business under this act for a period of ninety (90) days while the department is completing an investigation for any purpose relative to the business. The temporary permit terminates when the applicant's license has been issued or refused but in no case shall the temporary permit exceed ninety (90) days;
(viii) Temporary recreational vehicle display and sales permit pursuant to W.S. 31-16-127;
(ix) Direct sale manufacturer's license which permits the licensee to sell new and unused vehicles or new and used vehicles of the same line make to the general public. A direct sale manufacturer's license shall be granted only to a person who seeks to sell or exchange vehicles of that manufacturer's line make that no other new vehicle dealer in the state sells or exchanges.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2005, ch. 159, 2.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 154, 3.
(d) Except for temporary vehicle dealer permits and special recreational vehicle display and sales permits, licenses issued under this act shall be valid for one (1) year and shall expire at midnight preceding the anniversary date.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 16 - Motor Vehicle Franchises › Section 31-16-106 - Required Principal Place of Business.

31-16-106. Required principal place of business.
The department shall not issue a dealer's license to any applicant without a principal place of business. If the dealer changes the site or location of his principal place of business, he shall immediately notify the department. A new license shall be granted if the new location meets all the requirements of a principal place of business. If a dealer ceases to have a principal place of business he shall immediately surrender his license to the department until the dealer obtains a principal place of business. The dealer's license shall be reissued without charge if a principal place of business is established. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent a dealer from conducting the business for which he is licensed at one (1) or more licensed supplemental lots or locations not contiguous but operated and maintained in conjunction with the dealer's principal place of business.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 16 - Motor Vehicle Franchises › Section 31-16-112 - Penalty.

31-16-112. Penalty.
(a) Any person, Wyoming based manufacturer, direct sale manufacturer, vehicle dealer, salesperson or agent who violates this act or any rule or regulation promulgated under this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.
(b) The highway patrol division and other enforcement officers as the department designates are charged with the duty of policing and enforcing the provisions of this act. The designated enforcement officers have authority to issue citations for violations of any of the provisions of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 16 - Motor Vehicle Franchises › Section 31-16-113 - Product Liability Responsibility.

31-16-113. Product liability responsibility.
A manufacturer shall file with the department a copy of the delivery and preparation obligations required to be performed by a new vehicle dealer prior to the delivery of a new vehicle to a buyer. These delivery and preparation obligations constitute the new vehicle dealer's only responsibility for product liability as between the new vehicle dealer and the manufacturer, except for a loss caused by the new vehicle dealer's failure to adhere to these obligations, a loss caused by the new vehicle dealer's negligent, reckless or intentional misconduct or loss caused by the new vehicle dealer's modification of a product without manufacturer's authorization. Any mechanical, body or parts defects arising from an express or implied warranty of the manufacturer constitute the manufacturer's product or warranty liability only as between the manufacturer and the new vehicle dealer. This section shall not affect the obligation of new vehicle dealers to perform warranty repair, other service and maintenance as may be required by law or contract.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 16 - Motor Vehicle Franchises › Section 31-16-114 - Product Liability Indemnification.

31-16-114. Product liability indemnification.
Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise agreement, no new vehicle manufacturer shall fail to indemnify and hold harmless its franchised new vehicle dealers against any judgment or settlement for damages including, but not limited to, court costs and reasonable attorney fees of the new vehicle dealer, arising out of complaints, claims or lawsuits including, but not limited to, strict liability, negligence, misrepresentation, warranty, express or implied, or rescission of the sale to the extent that the judgment or settlement relates to the alleged defective or negligent manufacture, assembly or design of new vehicles, parts or accessories or other functions by the manufacturer beyond the control of the new vehicle dealer. This section does not absolve any new vehicle dealer from responsibility for the negligent, reckless or intentional misconduct of the new vehicle dealer and his employees and agents.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 16 - Motor Vehicle Franchises › Section 31-16-115 - Disclosure of Damage Required.

31-16-115. Disclosure of damage required.
On any new vehicle, any uncorrected damage or any corrected damage exceeding six percent (6%) of the manufacturer's suggested retail price measured by the claim for reimbursement to the manufacturer or transportation or insurance carrier shall be disclosed in writing prior to delivery. Damage to glass, tire and bumpers and any damaged components, body panels, or options which can be replaced by identical components without welding are excluded from the six percent (6%) rule when replaced by identical manufacturer's original equipment.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 16 - Motor Vehicle Franchises › Section 31-16-116 - Grounds for Revocation; Cessation of Right to Revocation.

31-16-116. Grounds for revocation; cessation of right to revocation.
Repaired damage to a customer-ordered new vehicle, not exceeding the six percent (6%) rule, does not constitute grounds for revocation of the customer order. The customer's right of revocation ceases upon his acceptance of delivery of the vehicle if disclosure required in this act is made prior to delivery.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 16 - Motor Vehicle Franchises › Section 31-16-118 - Repair or Replacement of an Odometer.

31-16-118. Repair or replacement of an odometer.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit the service, repair or replacement of an odometer, provided the indicated mileage remains the same as before the service, repair or replacement. Where the odometer is incapable of registering the same mileage as before the service, repair or replacement, the odometer shall be adjusted to read zero and a notice shall be attached permanently to the left door frame of the vehicle by the owner or his agent specifying the mileage prior to repair or replacement of the odometer and the date on which it was repaired or replaced. No person shall fail to adjust an odometer or affix a notice regarding that adjustment, as required under this section. No person shall with intent to defraud remove or alter any notice affixed to a vehicle under this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 16 - Motor Vehicle Franchises › Section 31-16-119 - Disconnecting, Turning Back or Resetting of Odometer Prohibited.

31-16-119. Disconnecting, turning back or resetting of odometer prohibited.
No person shall disconnect, turn back, or reset the odometer of any vehicle with the intent to reduce the number of miles indicated on the odometer gauge.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 16 - Motor Vehicle Franchises › Section 31-16-120 - Selling Vehicle Knowing Odometer Turned Back Unlawful.

31-16-120. Selling vehicle knowing odometer turned back unlawful.
No person shall sell a vehicle in this state if he has knowledge that the odometer on the vehicle has been turned back unless he notifies the buyer prior to the time of the sale that the odometer has been turned back or that he has reason to believe that the odometer has been turned back.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 16 - Motor Vehicle Franchises › Section 31-16-121 - Selling Vehicle Knowing Odometer Replaced Unlawful.

31-16-121. Selling vehicle knowing odometer replaced unlawful.
No person shall sell a vehicle in this state if he has knowledge that the odometer on the vehicle has been replaced with another odometer unless he notifies the buyer prior to the time of the sale that the odometer has been replaced or that he believes the odometer to have been replaced.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 16 - Motor Vehicle Franchises › Section 31-16-122 - Selling, Advertising, Using or Installing Device Which Causes Other Than True Mileage to Be Registered.

31-16-122. Selling, advertising, using or installing device which causes other than true mileage to be registered.
No person shall advertise for sale, sell, use or install on any part of a vehicle or on an odometer in a vehicle, any device which causes the odometer to register any mileage other than the true mileage driven. For the purposes of this section, the true mileage driven is that driven by the vehicle as registered by the odometer within the manufacturer's designed tolerance.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 16 - Motor Vehicle Franchises › Section 31-16-123 - Purchaser Plaintiff to Recover Costs and Attorney's Fee.

31-16-123. Purchaser plaintiff to recover costs and attorney's fee.
(a) The purchaser of a vehicle may recover from the seller of the vehicle court costs and reasonable attorney fees fixed by the court, if:
(i) The suit or claim is based substantially upon the purchaser's allegation that the odometer on the vehicle has been tampered with contrary to this act or replaced contrary to this act; and
(ii) It is found in such suit that the seller of the vehicle or any of his employees or agents knew or had reason to know the odometer on the vehicle had been tampered with or replaced and failed to disclose the knowledge to the purchaser prior to the time of sale.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 16 - Motor Vehicle Franchises › Section 31-16-124 - Applicability of Provisions.

31-16-124. Applicability of provisions.
(a) Any person who engages directly or indirectly in purposeful contacts within this state in connection with the offering or advertising for sale or has business dealings with respect to a new vehicle sale within this state is subject to this act and is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state.
(b) The applicability of this act is not affected by a choice of law clause in any franchise, agreement, waiver, novation or other written instrument.
(c) Any provision of any agreement, franchise, waiver, novation or other written instrument which is in violation of any section of this act is null and void and without force and effect.
(d) No manufacturer or other franchisor shall use any subsidiary corporation, affiliated corporation or any other controlled corporation, partnership, association or person to accomplish what would otherwise be illegal conduct under this act on the part of the manufacturer.
(e) Nothing in this act shall be construed to impair the obligations of a contract entered into prior to the date this act becomes effective or to prevent a manufacturer, distributor, representative or any other person, whether or not licensed under this act, from requiring performance of the prior written contract entered into with any licensee nor shall the requirement of that performance constitute a violation of this act if the contract, or the terms thereof, requiring performance, was freely entered into and executed between the contracting parties. This act applies to any amendments, novations, records or modifications of prior contracts and to any contracts entered into subsequent to the date this act becomes effective.
(f) Any assignment or delegation by a manufacturer or other franchisor, except an assignment or delegation agreed to by the affected new vehicle dealer does not relieve the manufacturer or other franchisor of liability for performance of obligations under any franchise agreement or in any way limit the application of this act to the manufacturer or other franchisor.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 1 - Generally › Section 31-18-103 - Exemptions.

31-18-103. Exemptions.
(a) The provisions contained in W.S. 31-18-104, 31-18-209, 31-18-301 and 31-18-304 do not apply to:
(i) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 183, 2.
(ii) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 183, 2.
(iii) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 183, 2.
(iv) Intrastate transportation on his own motor vehicle or combination of vehicles by any farmer or rancher, or the employee of a farmer or rancher exclusively in his service, transporting produce or commodities for his own use to and from his farm or ranch;
(v) The exchange of intrastate transportation in their own motor vehicles, or combination of vehicles by farmers or ranchers, or the employees of farmers or ranchers exclusively in their service, when the exchange is between farmers or ranchers, or their employees, in the immediate community;
(vi) The exclusive noncommercial transportation of children to and from school;
(vii) The transportation of sick, injured or deceased persons by ambulance or hearse;
(viii) Transportation by motor vehicle when the motor vehicle is owned or operated by the United States, the state of Wyoming or any subdivision thereof;
(ix) Noncommercial vehicles engaged in the exclusive transportation of the United States mail;
(x) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
(xi) Repealed By Laws 2009, Ch. 183, 2.
(xii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
(xiii) The intrastate transportation of livestock for show, performance or competition for noncommercial purposes.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 1 - Generally › Section 31-18-104 - Powers and Duties of the Department.

31-18-104. Powers and duties of the department.
(a) The department shall:
(i) Supervise and regulate the operations of motor carriers to:
(A) Preserve the safety of the highways;
(B) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
(C) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
(ii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
(iii) Issue, refuse to issue or suspend the:
(A) Authority to operate as a contract or private motor carrier; or
(B) Commercial vehicle registration.
(iv) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
(v) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
(vi) Promulgate and enforce rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this act;
(vii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
(viii) Make and enforce rules of procedure for holding hearings including fixing reasonable fees for filing complaints and other pleadings subject to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act;
(ix) Exercise such other powers as are reasonably necessary to carry out and enforce this act.
(b) The department may initiate appropriate civil proceedings in the courts of this state to enforce and cause to be prosecuted criminal violations of this act, or of orders, rules or regulations. The district and county and prosecuting attorneys of this state shall prosecute all criminal violations. Other persons affected by violations of this act or the orders, rules or regulations of the department, may seek redress by appropriate remedy in the courts of this state or upon proper complaint or application to the department. The department may revoke any authority upon conviction of a carrier of any violation under W.S. 31-18-701(a) or after notice and hearing upon good cause shown.
(c) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
(d) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
(e) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 2 - Registration, Authority and Permits › Section 31-18-202 - Reciprocal Agreements and Exemptions.

31-18-202. Reciprocal agreements and exemptions.
(a) The department may negotiate reciprocal agreements with appropriate officials of any other jurisdiction, in which nonresidents of this state shall be exempt from Wyoming vehicle registration fees in exchange for equivalent exemptions from like fees imposed by the other jurisdictions on residents of this state.
(b) The department shall determine from time to time and advise each Wyoming motor vehicle registration and fee collecting official or other person and each state agency charged with enforcing motor vehicle statutes of Wyoming of the name of each state contiguous to Wyoming which has granted or subsequently grants for the benefit of affected Wyoming motor vehicle owners reciprocal exemptions pursuant to W.S. 31-18-201 and subsection (a) of this section, together with the nature and extent of each reciprocal grant by the other state, and shall likewise advise of the name of each jurisdiction with which the department has entered into a reciprocal agreement together with the nature and extent of the reciprocal grants made.
Division 2. Mobile Machinery
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 2 - Registration, Authority and Permits › Section 31-18-203 - Definitions; Registration Required.

31-18-203. Definitions; registration required.
(a) As used in W.S. 31-18-203 through 31-18-208:
(i) "Mobile machinery" means heavy equipment, except shop or hand tools or attachments, which is self-propelled, towed or hauled and used primarily in construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, ditches, buildings or land reclamation;
(ii) The definitions in W.S. 31-1-101 apply in this division;
(iii) "This division" means W.S. 31-18-203 through 31-18-208.
(b) Except as provided in W.S. 31-18-204, no mobile machinery shall be operated in this state, whether or not upon the public highways of this state, unless registered under this division. Prior to using any mobile machinery on any construction project receiving state funds, the contractor shall provide certification to the public agency or engineer in charge of the project that the mobile machinery has been registered as required by this division.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, mobile machinery listed on a property tax assessment roll in this state is exempt from the registration requirement of this division. Each county treasurer shall issue stickers pursuant to this division to owners of mobile machinery listed on a property tax assessment roll in this state upon receipt of an application by the owner and payment of an administrative fee of six dollars ($6.00).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 2 - Registration, Authority and Permits › Section 31-18-204 - Exemptions.

31-18-204. Exemptions.
(a) The provisions of W.S. 31-18-203 through 31-18-208 do not apply to mobile machinery:
(i) Owned by the United States, the state of Wyoming or any political subdivision thereof;
(ii) Which is an implement of husbandry;
(iii) Currently registered under W.S. 31-2-201 or 31-18-201;
(iv) Being transported from a point outside this state through this state or for delivery or repair in this state;
(v) Held for sale by a person engaged in the business of selling mobile machinery;
(vi) Used in the extraction or production of bentonite, coal, trona or uranium and owned by the producer;
(vii) Used exclusively for the drilling of wells;
(viii) Brought into the state for a period not to exceed seven (7) calendar days to demonstrate the operation of the mobile machinery to prospective buyers.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 2 - Registration, Authority and Permits › Section 31-18-205 - Registration; Application; Fees; Department Responsibilities; Transfer of Ownership.

31-18-205. Registration; application; fees; department responsibilities; transfer of ownership.
(a) Owners or operators of mobile machinery required to be registered under W.S. 31-18-203 through 31-18-208 shall apply to a county treasurer in this state annually and pay a registration fee in lieu of property taxes as provided in subsection (e) of this section. For mobile machinery registered after February 1 in any year, the fee shall be computed by multiplying the fee under subsection (e) of this section times the number of full months remaining in the calendar year and dividing by twelve (12). County treasurers shall distribute fees collected under this subsection in the same manner and proportion as property taxes.
(b) County treasurers shall issue stickers and certificates of registration to owners of mobile machinery registered under this section. The sticker shall be displayed on the mobile machinery for which it was issued so as to be visible by a person not operating the mobile machinery.
(c) The department shall prescribe application forms and the form of stickers and certificates of registration issued under this section and provide them without charge to each county treasurer. The department shall furnish stickers and a "mobile machinery register" to each county treasurer in a similar manner as a vehicle register is provided under W.S. 31-2-213. The department may promulgate rules necessary to implement this act.
(d) The registration of mobile machinery expires ten (10) days after its transfer unless the original owner files an application for a transfer of ownership accompanied by the fees based on the amount which would be due on a new registration as of the date of transfer less any credit for the unused portion of the original registration fees for the original registration for the mobile machinery and an additional fee of six dollars ($6.00) with a county treasurer. Upon receipt of a completed application and the required fee, the county treasurer shall issue the new owner a new certificate of registration. The fee collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the county general fund.
(e) The fee for mobile machinery shall be computed by multiplying the statewide average county, school district and state property tax mill levy for the preceding year as computed by the state board of equalization times the applicable assessment factor times the valuation of the mobile machinery. The department of revenue shall establish schedules for valuation of mobile machinery for use by county treasurers.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 2 - Registration, Authority and Permits › Section 31-18-206 - Temporary Registration.

31-18-206. Temporary registration.
(a) In lieu of registration under W.S. 31-18-205, a non-Wyoming based owner or operator of mobile machinery may apply for a temporary registration sticker valid for not more than eleven (11) months, providing the temporary registration sticker shall not extend in to the next calendar year, from either a county treasurer or the department. The owner or operator shall present sufficient documentation to allow the county treasurer or the department to establish the valuation of the mobile machinery. The fee for the authority to use and display the temporary sticker shall be computed by multiplying the fee under W.S. 31-18-205(e) times the number of months requested in the calendar year and dividing by twelve (12), plus an administrative fee of ten dollars ($10.00) and six dollars ($6.00) for the sticker.
(b) The fees for mobile machinery collected by the county treasurer under this section shall be distributed in the same manner and proportion as property taxes. The fees for mobile machinery collected by the department under this section shall be distributed in the same manner as fees for non-Wyoming based commercial vehicles under W.S. 31-3-103(a). Administrative fees collected by the county treasurer shall be deposited in the county general fund, and those collected by the department shall be deposited in the highway fund.
(c) The sticker issued under this section shall be displayed on the mobile machinery in the same manner as stickers issued under W.S. 31-18-205.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 2 - Registration, Authority and Permits › Section 31-18-207 - Rental or Leased Machinery.

31-18-207. Rental or leased machinery.
(a) In lieu of payment of the registration fee under W.S. 31-18-205, the owner of any mobile machinery who is regularly engaged in the sale, rental or both sale and rental of mobile machinery and who rents or leases mobile machinery to another individual or corporation in which the owner has no interest for one (1) or more periods of at least sixty (60) days in any calendar year may elect to pay a registration fee under this section.
(b) Authorization for payment of registration fees under this section shall be obtained from the county treasurer in the county in which the owner's principal place of business is located. The owner shall also apply for an identifying decal for each item of mobile machinery to be rented or leased. The identifying decal shall be affixed to the item of mobile machinery at the time it is rented or leased. The owner shall keep records of each decal issued and a description of the item of mobile machinery to which it is affixed. The fee for each identifying decal is six dollars ($6.00), and payment shall be made at the time of application to the county treasurer. Decals expire at the end of each calendar year, and application for new decals shall be made for each calendar year or portion thereof. The owner shall remove any identifying decal upon the sale or change of ownership of mobile machinery. The fee collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the county general fund.
(c) Upon receiving authorization under subsection (b) of this section, the owner shall collect from the user a registration fee in the amount equivalent to one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the amount of the rental or lease payment. No later than the twentieth day of the January following, the owner shall submit a calendar year report, using forms which shall be furnished by the department of revenue, to the county treasurer in which the mobile machinery is used, together with the remittance for all taxes collected for the preceding calendar year.
(d) Reports shall be made even if no registration fees were collected by the owner in the previous calendar year. Failure to make reports for sixty (60) days is grounds for termination of the owner's right to pay fees under this section. If the owner has failed to remit fees received from a renter or lessee during the sixty (60) day period, the county treasurer may proceed to collect these delinquent fees in the manner provided for collection of delinquent taxes under W.S. 39-13-108(e)(i)(A).
(e) The department of revenue shall promulgate rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 2 - Registration, Authority and Permits › Section 31-18-208 - Prohibited Act; Penalties.

31-18-208. Prohibited act; penalties.
(a) No person shall knowingly make any false statement in any application or other document required under W.S. 31-18-203 through 31-18-208.
(b) Any person who violates any provision of W.S. 31-18-203 through 31-18-208 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both for each violation.
(c) Any person who violates any provision of W.S. 31-18-203 through 31-18-208 shall, in addition to any fine imposed under subsection (b) of this section, pay the required fee plus a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the required fee.
Division 3. Certificates and Permits