Wyoming § 31-13-105 Limitations on possession; presumption of
abandonment; exceptions; expense of removal

Wyoming Statutes

§ 31-13-105 — Limitations on possession; presumption of abandonment; exceptions; expense of removal

Wyoming § 31-13-105

Title 31Motor Vehicles

Ch. 13ABANDONED VEHICLES

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-13-105 (2026).

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(a)No person shall possess four (4) or more abandoned vehicles on his property or on property which is in his lawful possession or control, if any four (4) or more of the vehicles are visible from a highway for more than thirty (30) consecutive days.

(b)For purposes of this section a vehicle shall be presumed to be abandoned if it is in an inoperable condition and is not currently registered.

(c)This section shall not apply to:

(i)Antique or historic motor vehicles as defined by W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(A);

(ii)Vehicles kept in an enclosed garage or storage building;

(iii)Vehicles used for riprap on rivers, streams or reservoirs, or for erosion control;

(iv)Persons licensed in accordance with W.S. 31-13-114; or

(v)Vehicles used for educational or instructional purposes.

(d)A police of

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(e) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 256, § 4.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