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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 2 - Title and Registration › Article 5 - Mobile Homes › Section 31-2-503 - Applications; Contents; Effect.

31-2-503. Applications; contents; effect.
(a) Applications for certificates of title shall contain or be accompanied by:
(i) The name and address of the owner, the manner in which the ownership interest in the mobile home is to be held and the person to whom the certificate of title is to be transferred;
(ii) A description of the mobile home including make, vehicle identification number, year, size and model;
(iii) If a new mobile home purchased from a mobile home dealer in any state:
(A) The manufacturer's certificate of origin indicating the date of sale to and the name of the first person receiving it from the manufacturer and a certification the mobile home was new when sold by the manufacturer; and
(B) Certification by the dealer that the mobile home was new when sold to the applicant.
(iv) Certification of applicant's ownership and any liens or encumbrances upon the mobile home;
(v) The current title containing an assignment and warranty of title, if applicable;
(vi) Certification that all taxes due on the mobile home for the preceding and current year have been paid;
(vii) Such other information as required by the department or county clerk.
(b) If the application for title is for a new mobile home purchased from a Wyoming mobile home dealer, the application may be signed by the Wyoming mobile home dealer, include a statement of transfer by the dealer and of any lien retained by the dealer.
(c) If a mobile home to be titled has no vehicle identification number, the applicant shall apply for and obtain a number from the department.
(d) Upon receipt of an application and payment of fees any county clerk shall, if satisfied that the applicant is the owner of the mobile home for which application for certificate of title is made, issue a certificate of title, upon a form approved by and provided at cost to the county clerk by the department of transportation, in the name of the owner bearing the signature and seal of the county clerk's office. Each certificate of title shall bear a distinct serial number. The title shall be completely filled out giving a description of the mobile home in a manner prescribed by the department, indicate all encumbrances or liens on the mobile home and indicate the date of issue. Certificates of title shall contain forms for assignment of title or interest and warranty by the owner with space for notation of liens and encumbrances at the time of transfer on the reverse side and contain space for the notarization of the seller's signature for a sale or transfer of title. Certificates of title are valid for the mobile home so long as the mobile home is owned or held by the person in whose name the title was issued. A certificate of title is prima facie proof of ownership of the mobile home for which the certificate was issued.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 2 - Title and Registration › Article 5 - Mobile Homes › Section 31-2-505 - Duplicate Titles.

31-2-505. Duplicate titles.
Upon loss of a certificate of title, the owner may apply to the county clerk issuing the original title for a duplicate title. For purposes of applying for a duplicate title, "owner" means any one (1) person listed as owner on the face of the title. The applicant shall file an affidavit describing the loss with the county clerk. Upon payment of fees the county clerk shall issue a duplicate certificate of title corresponding to the original certificate and containing the following notation prominently displayed in capital letters on the face of the certificate: "THIS IS A DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF A PERSON OR PERSONS UNDER THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE".
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 2 - Title and Registration › Article 5 - Mobile Homes › Section 31-2-507 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties.

31-2-507. Prohibited acts; penalties.
(a) No person shall knowingly make any false statement in any application or other document required under this act.
(b) No person shall sell or transfer his interest in a mobile home for which a certificate of title is required unless he has obtained a certificate and assigns his interest on the title except as otherwise provided by this act.
(c) Any person who violates any provision of W.S. 31-2-503 through 31-2-505 and this section is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, or both. Any person who violates W.S. 31-2-508 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 2 - Title and Registration › Article 5 - Mobile Homes › Section 31-2-508 - Payment of Taxes, Receipt and Over-Width Permit for Transportable Homes.

31-2-508. Payment of taxes, receipt and over-width permit for transportable homes.
Before any transportable home or portion thereof, whose original movement commences within the state of Wyoming is conveyed upon any street or highway, the owner shall present a proof of ownership for each portion of a prebuilt or modular home, or a certificate of title or copy of the certificate of title if for a mobile home, to the county treasurer of the county in which the transportable home is located, and pay the current year's taxes as computed by the county treasurer. If a copy of the certificate of title is presented, the county treasurer shall verify that the copy is a true and accurate copy of the current title issued for the mobile home. In the event the ad valorem levy has not been set for the current year, the current year's tax shall be computed upon the levy for the previous year. Upon full payment of the current year's taxes due, the county treasurer shall issue a receipt describing the transportable home, indicating that a copy of the certificate of title was verified if applicable and indicating the current year's taxes are paid. Upon presentation of the receipt to the director of the department of transportation, or his authorized representative, the owner may be issued an over-width permit. Payment of the taxes due on a transportable home is not required for the issuance of an over-width permit if the transportable home is abandoned and is moved pursuant to W.S. 31-13-101 through 31-13-116. As used in this section, "transportable home" means as defined in W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xxiv).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 2 - Title and Registration › Article 7 - Off-Road Recreational Vehicles › Section 31-2-701 - Definitions.

31-2-701. Definitions.
(a) Except as otherwise provided, as used in this act:
(i) "Off-road recreational vehicle" means as defined in W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(K);
(ii) "Wyoming off-road recreational vehicle trail" means an off-road recreational vehicle trail, route, road or area specifically designated, marked or signed by the department of state parks and cultural resources as a Wyoming off-road recreational vehicle trail.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 2 - Title and Registration › Article 7 - Off-Road Recreational Vehicles › Section 31-2-702 - Registration Selling Agents; Application for Trail User Registration Decal; Affidavit Required if Vehicle Serial Number Not Visible; Penalty.

31-2-702. Registration selling agents; application for trail user registration decal; affidavit required if vehicle serial number not visible; penalty.
(a) The department of state parks and cultural resources through the division of state parks and historic sites, shall in accordance with W.S. 36-4-123, appoint agents to sell off-road recreational vehicle trail user registration decals. Each selling agent shall retain one dollar ($1.00) for each trail user registration decal sold. Designated department employees may sell trail registration user decals under this article and if decals are sold, the employee shall not receive any commission on user registration fees collected under this article.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2002, each owner of an off-road recreational vehicle shall for each vehicle used on Wyoming off-road recreational vehicle trails as established and administered by the department, annually file in writing and in duplicate with any designated registration selling agent, an application for trail user registration of the off-road recreational vehicle. The application shall state the name and address of the owner, the name of the applicant and the make, model and identifying serial number of the off-road recreational vehicle. If the vehicle identifying serial number is not legible or visible, the applicant shall upon a form provided by the department, provide proof of ownership by affidavit certified in writing. Any person knowingly presenting a false or fraudulent statement under this subsection is subject to the penalties provided by W.S. 6-5-303.
(c) Any person who operates an off-road recreational vehicle on any Wyoming off-road recreational vehicle trail without a decal required under this article or in violation of the provisions of W.S. 31-5-1601 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 2 - Title and Registration › Article 7 - Off-Road Recreational Vehicles › Section 31-2-703 - Required User Registration Fee; Disposition of Fees; Duties of Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources.

31-2-703. Required user registration fee; disposition of fees; duties of department of state parks and cultural resources.
(a) The owner of an off-road recreational vehicle which will be operated on Wyoming off-road recreational vehicle trails shall, upon filing of an application, pay to the registration selling agent an annual user registration fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00).
(b) The registration selling agent shall forward to the department of state parks and cultural resources the original copy of the user registration application together with fourteen dollars ($14.00) collected under subsection (a) of this section and all voluntary fees collected under subsection (e) of this section.
(c) There is created an off-road recreational vehicle trails account. Except as provided in this subsection, the fees received by the department of state parks and cultural resources under this article shall be deposited into the account created by this subsection and shall be expended by the department for the administration of the off-road recreational vehicle trails program. All voluntary fees collected under paragraph (e)(i) of this section shall be deposited in the search and rescue account created by W.S. 19-13-301(a). All fees collected under paragraph (e)(ii) of this section shall be deposited in the wildlife conservation account created by W.S. 31-2-231(b).
(d) The department of state parks and cultural resources shall:
(i) Administer the Wyoming off-road recreational vehicle trails program;
(ii) Furnish a sufficient quantity of numbered decals and application forms to each registration selling agent;
(iii) Keep full and complete records of all registered off-road recreational vehicles; and
(iv) Consult with the Wyoming trails advisory council to assist the department to establish and maintain adequate off-road recreational vehicle trails.
(e) Off-road recreational vehicle registration fee forms shall contain information about the voluntary fees under this subsection. In addition to the fees under subsection (a) of this section, persons paying a registration fee for off-road recreational vehicles may pay a voluntary fee:
(i) Of two dollars ($2.00) or any greater amount to fund search and rescue activities;
(ii) Of any whole dollar amount to provide for wildlife conservation efforts related to the transportation system.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 2 - Title and Registration › Article 7 - Off-Road Recreational Vehicles › Section 31-2-704 - Payment of Fees; Issuance of Numbered Decal; Trespass Warning Printed on Decal.

31-2-704. Payment of fees; issuance of numbered decal; trespass warning printed on decal.
(a) Upon receipt of user registration fees imposed under this article, the selling agent shall issue a numbered decal which shall be prominently displayed on the off-road recreational vehicle.
(b) Numbered decals issued under this article shall contain the following language: "Warning: trespass upon private property while operating an off-road recreational vehicle is punishable by imprisonment up to six (6) months, a fine up to seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both, under W.S. 6-3-303."
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 2 - Title and Registration › Article 7 - Off-Road Recreational Vehicles › Section 31-2-705 - Lost, Mutilated or Destroyed Decal.

31-2-705. Lost, mutilated or destroyed decal.
In the event of loss, mutilation or destruction of any numbered decal, the owner of an off-road recreational vehicle may obtain a duplicate or new numbered decal from any authorized selling agent or any employee of the department of state parks and cultural resources upon filing an affidavit explaining the loss, mutilation or destruction of the original numbered decal and paying a fee of two dollars ($2.00). The selling agent shall forward to the department of state parks and cultural resources one dollar ($1.00) of each fee collected under this section to be deposited in the account created by W.S. 31-2-703(c).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 2 - Title and Registration › Article 7 - Off-Road Recreational Vehicles › Section 31-2-707 - Exemptions.

31-2-707. Exemptions.
(a) Off-road recreational vehicles owned or used by a governmental agency are exempt from this article.
(b) In addition to subsection (a) of this section, the off-road recreational vehicle trail user registration required under this article may be waived on an annual basis by the director of the department of state parks and cultural resources for any area designated by the department through a cooperative agreement whereby other governmental agencies agree to contribute to the off-road recreational vehicle trail maintenance and grooming for that area.
(c) Off-road recreational vehicles, when being operated for agricultural use, including but not limited to irrigation, fencing or moving livestock, are exempt from this article.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 2 - Title and Registration › Article 8 - Motor Vehicle Security Interests › Section 31-2-802 - Terminal Rental Adjustment Clause.

31-2-802. Terminal rental adjustment clause.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of a motor vehicle or trailer that is not leased, or used, primarily for personal, family or household purposes, a transaction does not create a sale or security interest merely because the contract on which the transaction is based contains a terminal rental adjustment clause.
(b) As used in this section, "terminal rental adjustment clause" means a provision in a contract permitting or requiring the rental price of a motor vehicle or trailer to be adjusted either upward or downward by reference to the amount realized upon sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle or trailer.
(c) Nothing in this section exempts a motor vehicle or trailer from the payment of any fees or taxes required at the time of titling or registering a vehicle under article 1 of this chapter.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 4 - General Offenses and Penalties › Section 31-4-101 - General Prohibitions.

31-4-101. General prohibitions.
(a) No person shall knowingly operate, nor shall an owner knowingly permit to be operated, upon any highway any vehicle:
(i) Unless a valid certificate of title, certificate of registration and license plates or temporary permits have been issued for the vehicle except as otherwise provided by this act;
(ii) Unless valid license plates or permits issued for the vehicle are displayed on the vehicle as provided by this act except as otherwise provided by this act;
(iii) With license plates, validation stickers or license permits altered, mutilated or obscured so as to prevent the license plate number from being easily read.
(b) No person shall alter or mutilate any valid license plate, sticker or permit.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 116, 2.
(d) No person shall sell or transfer his interest in a vehicle for which a certificate of title is required unless he has obtained a certificate and assigns his interest on the title except as otherwise provided by this act.
(e) No person shall operate a vehicle in any manner with an expired or improper registration, permit, decal or any other department approved registration upon any highway or other publicly maintained roadway in this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 4 - General Offenses and Penalties › Section 31-4-102 - Falsifications; Alterations, Forgery or Counterfeiting; Penalties.

31-4-102. Falsifications; alterations, forgery or counterfeiting; penalties.
(a) No person shall knowingly make a false statement in any application or other document required under this act.
(b) No person shall alter with fraudulent intent, forge or counterfeit any certificate of title, certificate of registration, or assignment of a certificate of title. No person shall hold or use any certificate of title or certificate of registration knowing the same to have been altered, forged or counterfeited.
(c) Any person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-103 - Applicability of Provisions to Vehicles Being Operated Upon Highways.

31-5-103. Applicability of provisions to vehicles being operated upon highways.
(a) The provisions of this act relating to the operation of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon highways except:
(i) Where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section;
(ii) The provisions of W.S. 31-5-225, 31-5-229, 31-5-233 and 31-5-1101 through 31-5-1112 apply upon highways and elsewhere throughout the state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-104 - Obedience to Authorized Persons Directing Traffic.

31-5-104. Obedience to authorized persons directing traffic.
No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer, authorized flagman, or fireman with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-105 - Applicability of Provisions to Drivers of Public Vehicles.

31-5-105. Applicability of provisions to drivers of public vehicles.
(a) The provisions of this act applicable to the drivers of vehicles upon the highways shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned and operated by the United States, this state, or any county, city, town, special district or any other political subdivision of the state, except as provided in this section and subject to such specific exceptions as are set forth in this act with reference to authorized emergency vehicles.
(b) Unless specifically made applicable, the provisions of this act except those contained in W.S. 31-5-225, 31-5-229, 31-5-233 and 31-5-236 do not apply to persons, motor vehicles and equipment while actually engaged in work upon a highway but shall apply to the persons and vehicles when traveling to or from work.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-106 - Authorized Emergency Vehicles.

31-5-106. Authorized emergency vehicles.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call or when in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm, may:
(i) Park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of this act;
(ii) Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;
(iii) Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as he does not endanger life or property;
(iv) Disregard regulations governing direction of movement, high occupancy vehicle lanes or turning in specified directions.
(b) This section does not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall this section protect the driver from the consequences of his reckless disregard for the safety of others.
(c) Paragraphs (a)(ii) and (iii) of this section do not apply to a driver of a wrecker, tow truck or other vehicle as defined in W.S. 31-5-102(a)(ii)(C).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-107 - Persons Riding Animals or Driving Animal-Drawn Vehicles.

31-5-107. Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles.
Every person riding an animal or driving any animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway is granted all the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this act except those provisions of this act which by their very nature can have no application.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-108 - Local Regulations.

31-5-108. Local regulations.
The provisions of this act shall be applicable and uniform throughout this state and in all political subdivisions and municipalities therein. Local authorities may, however, adopt by ordinance, traffic regulations for all streets within their city limits and highways under their corporate jurisdiction and shall have the express authority to enforce the traffic regulations so adopted, by action in their respective local municipal courts.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-109 - General Powers of Local Authorities.

31-5-109. General powers of local authorities.
(a) This act does not prevent local authorities with respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of the police power from:
(i) Regulating or prohibiting stopping, standing or parking;
(ii) Regulating traffic by means of police officers, authorized flagmen or official traffic-control signals;
(iii) Regulating or prohibiting processions or assemblages on the highways;
(iv) Designating particular highways or roadways for use by traffic moving in one (1) direction as authorized by W.S. 31-5-208;
(v) Repealed By Laws 2002, Ch. 68, 2.
(vi) Designating any highway as a through highway or designating any intersection or junction of roadways as a stop or yield intersection or junction;
(vii) Regulating the operation of bicycles and electric bicycles and requiring the registration and licensing of bicycles and electric bicycles, including the requirement of a registration fee;
(viii) Regulating or prohibiting the turning of vehicles or specified types of vehicles;
(ix) Altering or establishing speed limits as authorized by this act;
(x) Requiring written accident reports as authorized by W.S. 31-5-1106;
(xi) Designating no-passing zones as authorized in W.S. 31-5-207;
(xii) Prohibiting or regulating the use of controlled-access roadways by any class or kind of traffic as authorized in W.S. 31-5-213;
(xiii) Prohibiting or regulating the use of heavily traveled streets by any class or kind of traffic found to be incompatible with the normal and safe movement of traffic;
(xiv) Establishing minimum speed limits as authorized by W.S. 31-5-304(b);
(xv) Designating and regulating traffic on play streets;
(xvi) Regulating persons propelling push carts;
(xvii) Regulating persons upon skates, coasters, sleds, motorized skateboards and other toy vehicles;
(xviii) Adopting and enforcing such temporary or experimental regulations as may be necessary to cover emergencies or special conditions;
(xix) Prohibiting drivers of ambulances from exceeding maximum speed limits;
(xx) Adopting such other traffic regulations as are specifically authorized by this act.
(b) No local authority shall erect or maintain any official traffic-control device at any location so as to require the traffic on any state highway to stop before entering or crossing any intersecting highway unless approval in writing has first been obtained from the highway department.
(c) No ordinance or regulation enacted under paragraphs (a)(iv), (v), (vi), (viii), (ix), (x), (xiii) or (xv) of this section is effective until official traffic-control devices giving notice of the local traffic regulations are erected upon or at the entrances to the highway or part thereof affected as may be most appropriate.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-110 - Limitations Upon Powers of Local Authorities; Exceptions as to Municipal Authorities.

31-5-110. Limitations upon powers of local authorities; exceptions as to municipal authorities.
(a) Except as otherwise provided, local authorities shall not require any person to pay any fee or license for the use or exclude any person from the free use of the public highways or in any other way regulate the operation of motor vehicles or their speed upon or use of the public highways. Local authorities may, within their legal corporate limits:
(i) Regulate the operation of vehicles offered for hire, or forming a part of processions, assemblages or parades on public highways or public grounds;
(ii) Close for a reasonable time a specified highway for speed contests or races, with proper safety restrictions and regulations;
(iii) Exclude motor vehicles from any cemetery or burial ground; and
(iv) Exclude motor vehicles used solely for commercial purposes from any park or part of a park system.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-111 - Right of Real Property Owners to Prohibit or Regulate Public Vehicular Use; Handicapped Parking.

31-5-111. Right of real property owners to prohibit or regulate public vehicular use; handicapped parking.
(a) Nothing in this act prevents the owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel by permission of the owner, and not as matter of right, from prohibiting the use, or from requiring other or different or additional conditions than those specified in this act, or otherwise regulating use of the real property as determined by the owner.
(b) With the approval of the board of county commissioners or the local governing body having jurisdiction, the real property owner may reserve parking spaces for the handicapped and erect signs in accordance with W.S. 31-5-501(b). The signs reserving parking spaces for the handicapped under this section shall be enforceable under W.S. 31-5-501(c) or any existing municipal ordinance adopted by the governing body of the municipality with jurisdiction.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-112 - Adoption of Uniform System of Traffic-Control Devices.

31-5-112. Adoption of uniform system of traffic-control devices.
The department shall adopt a manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic-control devices consistent with this act for use upon highways within this state. The uniform system shall correlate with and so far as possible conform to the system set forth in the most recent edition of the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways" and other standards issued or endorsed by the federal highway administrator.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-113 - Placement and Maintenance of Traffic-Control Devices by Department.

31-5-113. Placement and maintenance of traffic-control devices by department.
(a) The department shall place and maintain such traffic-control devices, conforming to the department's manual and specifications, upon all state highways as it deems necessary to indicate and to carry out this act or to regulate, warn or guide traffic.
(b) No local authority shall place or maintain any traffic-control device upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the highway department except with the highway department's permission.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-116 - Obstruction to Driver's View or Driving Mechanism.

31-5-116. Obstruction to driver's view or driving mechanism.
(a) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is loaded, or when there are in the front seat enough people, exceeding three (3), to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(b) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with his control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-117 - Dropping or Throwing Material on Highway; Removal of Injurious Material.

31-5-117. Dropping or throwing material on highway; removal of injurious material.
(a) Except in the process of highway construction or repair, any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown, upon a highway any material shall immediately remove the material or cause it to be removed.
(b) Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove any glass or other substance dropped upon the highway from the vehicle.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-118 - Regulations Relative to School Buses.

31-5-118. Regulations relative to school buses.
(a) The state superintendent of public instruction shall adopt and enforce regulations not inconsistent with this act to govern the design and operation of all school buses used for the transportation of school children when owned and operated by any school district or privately owned and operated under contract with any school district in this state and the regulations shall by reference be made a part of any contract with a school district. Every school district, its officers and employees, and every person employed under contract by a school district shall be subject to the regulations.
(b) Any officer or employee of any school district who violates any of the regulations or fails to include obligation to comply with the regulations in any contract executed by him on behalf of a school district is guilty of misconduct and subject to removal from office or employment. Any person operating a school bus under contract with a school district who fails to comply with the regulations is guilty of breach of contract and the contract shall be cancelled after notice and hearing by the responsible officers of the school district.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-119 - Clinging to Vehicles.

31-5-119. Clinging to vehicles.
(a) No person riding upon any bicycle, electric bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach it or himself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
(b) This section does not prohibit attaching a bicycle trailer or bicycle semitrailer to a bicycle or electric bicycle if the trailer or semitrailer was designed for the attachment.
(c) No person operating a vehicle shall permit a passenger to ride on the fender or running board of the vehicle nor shall any passenger ride on the fender or running board of a vehicle. This subsection does not apply to a commercial vehicle or a vehicle operated by or for a political subdivision of this state designed to permit a passenger to ride on a fender or running board, such as a fire department or trash collection truck.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-120 - Driving Upon Sidewalk.

31-5-120. Driving upon sidewalk.
No person shall drive any vehicle except motorized wheelchairs other than by human power upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-121 - Opening and Closing Vehicle Doors.

31-5-121. Opening and closing vehicle doors.
No person shall open any door on a motor vehicle unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic, nor shall any person leave a door open on a side of a vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-123 - Funeral Processions; Right-of-Way; Limitations.

31-5-123. Funeral processions; right-of-way; limitations.
(a) A funeral procession led by a funeral car or escorted by a police vehicle and displaying flashing lights authorized under W.S. 31-5-928 has the right-of-way in the lane or portion of the roadway upon which it is traveling subject to the following:
(i) The driver of the lead vehicle of the procession shall comply with all traffic control devices except when otherwise directed by a law enforcement officer. Vehicles in the procession displaying headlamps may follow the lead vehicle without stopping at stop signs or traffic signals. Vehicles in the procession shall yield the right-of-way to authorized emergency vehicles;
(ii) Vehicles in a funeral procession shall be driven on the right-hand side of the roadway and, if a laned roadway, in the right-hand lane nearest the right-hand edge of the roadway.
(b) Drivers of oncoming vehicles are required to yield the right-of-way to funeral processions.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 1 - In General › Section 31-5-124 - Off-Road Recreational Vehicles; Multipurpose Vehicles; Limitation on Use; Equipment.

31-5-124. Off-road recreational vehicles; multipurpose vehicles; limitation on use; equipment.
(a) No person shall operate an off-road recreational vehicle as defined in W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(K) upon public streets or highways except:
(i) For incidental operation of vehicles specified in W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(K), upon a public street or highway located outside the limits of an incorporated municipality pursuant to agricultural operations as defined in W.S. 31-18-801(a)(i). An off-road recreational vehicle operated upon a public street or highway under this paragraph is subject to the same equipment requirements under this act as an implement of husbandry, except that vehicles specified in W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(K)(II), when operated pursuant to this paragraph, shall:
(A) Wherever practicable, only be operated off the main traveled portion of the roadway. Crossings of main traveled roadways shall be made at right angles to the roadway or as nearly so as practicable, but in any case yielding the right-of-way to all traffic in the main traveled roadway;
(B) If the operator is a minor, or if a minor is a rider, be operated with a helmet in accordance with W.S. 31-5-115(o);
(C) Be operated only by a person who possesses a valid driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement pursuant to W.S. 31-7-109(d)(vi).
(ii) For operation of a vehicle in accordance with the provisions of W.S. 31-5-1601;
(iii) For off-road recreational vehicles as defined by W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(K)(II) that are registered pursuant to W.S. 31-2-232.
(b) Multipurpose vehicles may be operated on public streets or highways, subject to the following:
(i) Multipurpose vehicles shall not be operated on interstate highways;
(ii) If a multipurpose vehicle is incapable of achieving the maximum speed allowed on the specific highway, it shall be operated on the extreme right hand edge of the roadway and shall be equipped with either a reflectorized flag as described in W.S. 31-5-960(a)(vi) or a slow moving vehicle emblem as described in W.S. 31-5-921(h);
(iii) Multipurpose vehicles designed for operation at speeds less than twenty-five (25) miles per hour shall be equipped with a slow moving vehicle emblem as described in W.S. 31-5-921(h).
(c) Off-road recreational vehicles shall not be operated on the roadway or right-of-way of an interstate highway except in accordance with W.S. 31-5-1601(e).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 2 - Operation of Vehicles Generally › Section 31-5-201 - Driving on Right Side of Roadway; Exceptions.

31-5-201. Driving on right side of roadway; exceptions.
(a) Upon all roadways of sufficient width a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except for any of the following:
(i) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing the movement;
(ii) When a stationary obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway but any person so doing shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the highway within such distance as to constitute an immediate hazard;
(iii) Upon a roadway divided into three (3) marked lanes for traffic under the rules applicable thereon;
(iv) Upon a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic;
(v) Upon a roadway designated and signposted as a high occupancy vehicle lane.
(b) Upon all roadways except one-way streets any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into an alley, private road or driveway.
(c) Upon any roadway having four (4) or more lanes for moving traffic and providing for two-way movement of traffic, no vehicle shall be driven to the left of the center line of the roadway except when authorized by official traffic-control devices designating certain lanes to the left side of the center of the roadway for use by traffic not otherwise permitted to use the lanes, or except as permitted under paragraph (a)(ii) of this section. This subsection does not prohibit the crossing of the center line in making a left turn into or from an alley, private road or driveway.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 2 - Operation of Vehicles Generally › Section 31-5-202 - Passing of Vehicle Approaching From Opposite Direction.

31-5-202. Passing of vehicle approaching from opposite direction.
Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right and upon roadways having width for not more than one (1) line of traffic in each direction each driver shall give to the other at least one-half (1/2) of the main-traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as possible.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 2 - Operation of Vehicles Generally › Section 31-5-203 - Rules Governing Overtaking on the Left.

31-5-203. Rules governing overtaking on the left.
(a) The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions and special rules hereinafter stated and those contained in subsection (c) of this section:
(i) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle;
(ii) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on audible signal and shall not increase the speed of his vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
(b) A driver of a passenger car, motorcycle, autocycle or pickup truck, not towing any other vehicle, may exceed the speed limit by up to ten (10) miles an hour while passing another vehicle traveling at less than the legal maximum speed, in order to safely pass the vehicle. The overtaking vehicle shall return to the right-hand lane and reduce speed to the posted speed limit as soon as practicable. This subsection shall be applicable only upon roadways divided into two (2) lanes for two (2) way movement of traffic and where the posted speed limit is fifty (50) miles per hour or greater. This subsection shall not be applicable in construction zones. Passing a vehicle pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to all other applicable motor vehicle laws. A driver of a vehicle exceeding the ten (10) mile per hour limitation of this subsection shall be subject to the full penalty or penalties applicable to exceeding the posted speed limit by the actual speed of the vehicle. As used in this section, "motorcycle," "passenger car," "pickup," "autocycle" and "vehicle" mean as defined in W.S. 31-1-101.
(c) The driver of a motor vehicle overtaking and passing a bicycle or electric bicycle, which is operating lawfully, proceeding in the same direction shall, when space allows, maintain at least a three (3) foot separation between the right side of the driver's motor vehicle, including all mirrors and other projections from the motor vehicle, and the bicycle or electric bicycle.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 2 - Operation of Vehicles Generally › Section 31-5-204 - General Limitations on Overtaking on the Left.

31-5-204. General limitations on overtaking on the left.
No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the center of the roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless the left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit the overtaking and passing to be completely made without interfering with the operation of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken. In every event the overtaking vehicle must return to an authorized lane of travel as soon as practicable and in the event the passing movement involves the use of a lane authorized for vehicles approaching from the opposite direction, before coming within two hundred (200) feet of any approaching vehicle.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 2 - Operation of Vehicles Generally › Section 31-5-205 - Additional Limitations on Driving on the Left; Exceptions.

31-5-205. Additional limitations on driving on the left; exceptions.
(a) No vehicle shall be driven on the left side of the roadway under the following conditions:
(i) When approaching or upon the crest of a grade or a curve in the highway where the driver's view is obstructed within such distance as to create a hazard in the event another vehicle might approach from the opposite direction;
(ii) When approaching within one hundred (100) feet of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade crossing unless otherwise indicated by official traffic-control devices;
(iii) When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred (100) feet of any bridge, viaduct or tunnel.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply:
(i) Upon a one-way roadway;
(ii) Under the conditions described in W.S. 31-5-201(a)(ii);
(iii) To the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from an alley, private road or driveway;
(iv) Upon a roadway designated and signposted as a high occupancy vehicle lane.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 2 - Operation of Vehicles Generally › Section 31-5-206 - Overtaking on the Right.

31-5-206. Overtaking on the right.
(a) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:
(i) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;
(ii) Upon a roadway with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two (2) or more lines of vehicles moving lawfully in the direction being traveled by the overtaking vehicle.
(b) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting the movement in safety. The movement shall not be made by driving off the roadway.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 2 - Operation of Vehicles Generally › Section 31-5-207 - No-Passing Zones.

31-5-207. No-passing zones.
(a) The superintendent and local authorities may determine those portions of any highway under their respective jurisdictions where overtaking and passing or driving on the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous and may by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway indicate the beginning and end of such zones and when the signs or markings are in place and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person every driver of a vehicle shall obey the directions thereof.
(b) Where signs or markings are in place to define a no-passing zone as set forth in subsection (a) of this section no driver shall drive on the left side of the roadway within a no-passing zone or on the left side of any pavement striping designed to mark a no-passing zone throughout its length.
(c) This section does not apply under the conditions described in W.S. 31-5-201(a)(ii) nor to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from any alley, private road or driveway.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 31 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 5 - Regulation of Traffic on Highways › Article 2 - Operation of Vehicles Generally › Section 31-5-208 - One-Way Roadways and Rotary Traffic Islands.

31-5-208. One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands.
(a) The superintendent and local authorities with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions may designate any highway, roadway, part of a roadway or specific lanes upon which vehicular traffic shall proceed in one (1) direction at all or such times as is indicated by official traffic-control devices.
(b) Upon a roadway so designated for one-way traffic a vehicle shall be driven only in the direction designated at all or such times as indicated by official traffic-control devices.
(c) A vehicle passing around a rotary traffic island shall be driven only to the right of the island.