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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 2 - Registration, Authority and Permits › Section 31-18-209 - Issuance of Authority; Matters to Be Considered; Deposit of Insurance.

31-18-209. Issuance of authority; matters to be considered; deposit of insurance.
(a) The department shall issue authority to qualified motor carriers. The authority shall remain valid and in effect unless revoked or suspended by the department for good cause, such as a violation of this act, or cancelled at the request of the authority holder.
(b) The replacement fee for a letter of authority shall be ten dollars ($10.00). Applications for authority shall be made in writing and verified and shall contain the following information:
(i) The name and address of applicant;
(ii) A statement of the nature of transportation service proposed;
(iii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
(iv) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
(v) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
(vi) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
(vii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
(viii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
(ix) Appropriate additional information as the department deems necessary; and
(x) A filing fee of fifty dollars ($50.00);
(xi) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 215, 3.
(c) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
(d) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, 2.
(e) As the department grants authority it shall assign each motor carrier a docket number and shall notify the appropriate divisions within the department.
(f) The department shall require intrastate contract carriers to deposit with it, policies of insurance companies which are either authorized to do business in Wyoming or are lawfully able to transact insurance without a certificate of authority pursuant to title 26 of the Wyoming statutes as determined by the insurance commissioner of this state or other adequate security for cargo, public liability and property damage insurance for the protection of the public generally. The policy of insurance, bond or proof of other security shall be continuous and remain in full force and effect unless and until cancelled on not less than thirty (30) days written notice to the department, the notice to commence to run from the date it is received at the office of the department. The cancellation filed with the department shall, upon its effective date, suspend the operating authority of the affected carrier and no operations shall be conducted on any highway until the insurance, bond or other adequate security, in the form and amount required, becomes effective and is approved by the department. The department shall require contract motor carriers to use and carry in their motor vehicles at all times uniform bills of lading, showing all property currently being transported, to deliver copies to both consignor and consignee and to retain a copy for the inspection of the department and the state highway patrol.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 3 - General Regulatory Provisions › Section 31-18-301 - Permanent Cards and Decals; Operation Without Authority; Inspections.

31-18-301. Permanent cards and decals; operation without authority; inspections.
(a) The authority of any motor carrier issued after April 1, 1989, is valid until cancelled, suspended or revoked.
(b) No motor carrier that is required to have authority shall operate on the highways without a copy of the current authority carried in each power unit.
(c) A copy of the current authority shall upon demand, be presented by the driver of the vehicle to any of the field investigators of the department, members of the state highway patrol or authorized personnel of the department at its ports of entry. Investigators, troopers and authorized personnel may compel the driver to stop and submit the vehicle to an inspection by signs directing commercial vehicles or the motor carrier to stop at ports of entry or other locations designated by the department or by warning devices on vehicles of investigators, troopers or authorized personnel. All ports of entry shall post signs or signals indicating when the facility is open and directing commercial vehicles or motor carriers to stop for inspection. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a vehicle that is properly registered, has a proper fuel license, valid authority and is legal in size and weight, upon approval by the department, may be authorized to bypass a port of entry unless specifically directed to stop by an investigator, trooper or authorized personnel or by a sign or signal specifically requiring those vehicles to stop. These vehicles may, however, be required to slow to the designated speed and use the directed traffic lane for size and weight screening purposes.
(d) Vehicles checking through a port of entry shall not be required to stop at any other port of entry within the state on that trip unless there is an increase in the size or weight of the vehicle or its load, or unless specifically directed to stop by an investigator, trooper or authorized personnel or by a sign or signal specifically requiring those vehicles to stop.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 3 - General Regulatory Provisions › Section 31-18-303 - Authority of Department to Adopt Rules and Regulations Governing Drivers, Equipment and Hazardous Materials; Exceptions; Maximum Operating Hours.

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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 3 - General Regulatory Provisions › Section 31-18-304 - Display of Name or Trade Name.

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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 4 - Fees › Section 31-18-403 - Single Trip Permits; Temporary Permits for Motion Picture Industry Vehicles, Tour Buses and Mobile Drilling Rigs.

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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 4 - Fees › Section 31-18-404 - Demonstration Permits.

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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 4 - Fees › Section 31-18-405 - Collection of Fees; Audits.

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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 4 - Fees › Section 31-18-406 - Distribution of Fees; Refunds.

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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 4 - Fees › Section 31-18-407 - Emergency Response Fee; Radioactive Materials Transport Permit.

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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 4 - Fees › Section 31-18-408 - Provision of Sales and Use Tax Information; Penalty.

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 39-16-311. 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 39-16-311.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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).
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 9 - Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement › Section 31-18-902 - State Cooperation With and Assistance to Interstate Cooperating Committee.

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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles › Article 9 - Multistate Highway Transportation Agreement › Section 31-18-903 - Filing of Report.

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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 19 - Rental Vehicle Agencies › Article 1 - Rental Agency Certificate; Registration; Surcharge; Fees; Enforcement › Section 31-19-101 - Definitions.

31-19-101. Definitions.
(a) Except as otherwise provided, as used in this chapter:
(i) "Rental vehicle" means as defined in W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xx) and includes u-drive-it rental vehicles;
(ii) "Rental vehicle agency" means any person who rents or offers for rental any vehicle, including a u-drive-it vehicle, without a driver for a period of thirty-one (31) days or less;
(iii) "Rental vehicle fleet" means one (1) or more rental vehicles rented or offered for rental in Wyoming without a driver for a period of thirty-one (31) days or less and includes both rental vehicles and u-drive-it vehicles;
(iv) "U-drive-it vehicle" means as defined in W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xxviii).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 19 - Rental Vehicle Agencies › Article 1 - Rental Agency Certificate; Registration; Surcharge; Fees; Enforcement › Section 31-19-102 - Required Application; Rental Agency Certificate.

31-19-102. Required application; rental agency certificate.
Before commencing business and annually thereafter, any person who engages in the business of renting rental vehicles in Wyoming shall apply to the department for a certificate or a renewal of a certificate to operate as a rental vehicle agency. A certificate or renewal certificate is valid for one (1) year. Applications shall be accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) and contain information with respect to the applicant's name and established place of business address. The applicant shall list the physical address of each location in Wyoming where vehicles will be rented or offered for rental without a driver. A rental vehicle agency certificate including certificate number will be printed for each location with the physical address of that location indicated and shall be conspicuously displayed within the place of business for that location. Failure of the certificate holder to comply with any applicable rules and regulations or any provisions of this chapter shall result in cancellation of the certificate and subject the certificate holder to other penalties as provided by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 19 - Rental Vehicle Agencies › Article 1 - Rental Agency Certificate; Registration; Surcharge; Fees; Enforcement › Section 31-19-103 - Established Place of Business.

31-19-103. Established place of business.
(a) The department shall not issue a rental agency certificate to any applicant without an established place of business. If a rental vehicle agency changes the location of its established place of business, the rental vehicle agency shall immediately notify the department. A new rental vehicle agency certificate shall be granted if the new location meets all the requirements of an established place of business. If a rental vehicle agency ceases to have an established place of business, the rental vehicle agency shall immediately surrender its rental vehicle agency certificate to the department until the rental vehicle agency obtains an established place of business. The rental vehicle agency certificate shall be reissued without charge if a place of business is established. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent a rental vehicle agency from conducting its business at one (1) or more licensed supplemental lots or locations not contiguous but operated and maintained in conjunction with the rental vehicle agency's place of business.
(b) The established place of business shall be a permanent commercial building:
(i) Which is located within the state of Wyoming at which place the business of a rental vehicle agency, its facilities, and a sign may be carried on or displayed in accordance with the terms of all applicable building codes, zoning, and other land-use regulatory ordinances prescribed by the municipality or county in which it is located;
(ii) Which is not primarily used or attached directly to a residence and which is sufficiently identified with an exterior sign permanently affixed to the building or land with letters clearly visible from the highway facing the site to indicate the nature of the business;
(iii) Which maintains a permanent, published telephone number;
(iv) At which building the public may contact the rental vehicle agency or employees thereof at all reasonable times; and
(v) At which shall be kept and maintained, physically or electronically, the books, records and files as required by W.S. 31-19-105(e) as necessary to conduct the business.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 19 - Rental Vehicle Agencies › Article 1 - Rental Agency Certificate; Registration; Surcharge; Fees; Enforcement › Section 31-19-104 - Registration of Rental Vehicles.

31-19-104. Registration of rental vehicles.
(a) All rental vehicles shall be registered pursuant to chapter 2, article 2 of this title, subject to the exemption provisions set forth in W.S. 31-2-224(a)(x) and (xi).
(b) U-drive-it vehicles may be registered under the international registration plan pursuant to W.S. 31-18-201 through 31-18-209.
(c) A rental vehicle transaction occurs in the jurisdiction in which the rental vehicle first comes into the possession of the user. Thereafter, all rental vehicles rented by the owner and displaying valid registration in any jurisdiction may operate in Wyoming on an interstate and intrastate basis.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 19 - Rental Vehicle Agencies › Article 1 - Rental Agency Certificate; Registration; Surcharge; Fees; Enforcement › Section 31-19-106 - Unlawful Acts.

31-19-106. Unlawful acts.
(a) No rental vehicle agency, employee thereof, or other person required to be licensed under this chapter shall:
(i) Rent or offer to rent rental vehicles unless the person holds a valid rental vehicle agency certificate;
(ii) Engage in the business for which a rental vehicle agency certificate is issued without maintaining an established place of business as required by this chapter;
(iii) Violate this chapter or any of the rules and regulations promulgated under it;
(iv) Knowingly purchase, sell, acquire, rent, offer to rent or dispose of a stolen vehicle;
(v) Knowingly rent or offer to rent a vehicle which has an altered or removed vehicle identification number or alter or remove a vehicle identification number;
(vi) Violate any law of this state respecting commerce in vehicles or any related state agency rule or regulation;
(vii) Violate any provision of the federal motor vehicle safety standards;
(viii) Knowingly publish or circulate any misleading or inaccurate advertisement which misrepresents any of the products or services offered by a rental vehicle agency or use any false or misleading advertisement in the conduct of its business;
(ix) Make a false report to the department with the intent to misrepresent the amount of registration fees paid on rental vehicles or the amount of surcharge fees collected.
(b) Any statement, threats, promises, acts, contracts or offers of contracts which lessen or eliminate competition or tend to create a monopoly are unfair trade practices, unfair methods of competition and are prohibited.
(c) No rental vehicle agency or employee thereof shall attempt to nullify any of the provisions of this chapter, whether by written instrument, agreement, release or waiver. Any such attempt, agreement, written instrument, release or waiver is null and void.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 19 - Rental Vehicle Agencies › Article 1 - Rental Agency Certificate; Registration; Surcharge; Fees; Enforcement › Section 31-19-107 - Enforcement.

31-19-107. Enforcement.
(a) Any person who knowingly or intentionally violates any provision of this chapter or who knowingly or intentionally procures, aids, or abets any person in violation or noncompliance, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is subject to a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both. Each rental vehicle transaction occurring while in violation of the provisions of this chapter constitutes a separate offense. In addition, the department may revoke any rental agency certificate for violation of this chapter and deny issuance of any subsequent rental vehicle agency certificate for a period not to exceed ten (10) years.
(b) The highway patrol division, any other enforcement officers designated by the department, and any peace officer of any county or municipality, are charged with the duty of policing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. All such persons shall have the authority to issue citations for violations of any of the provisions of this chapter.
(c) The department may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter and shall provide the forms necessary to meet the filing requirements of this chapter.