Wyoming § 31-13-108 Disposition of abandoned vehicles impounded by
a police officer; payment of expenses; extinguishment of liens

Wyoming Statutes

§ 31-13-108 — Disposition of abandoned vehicles impounded by a police officer; payment of expenses; extinguishment of liens

Wyoming § 31-13-108

Title 31Motor Vehicles

Ch. 13ABANDONED VEHICLES

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-13-108 (2026).

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(a)As to vehicles impounded by a police officer having a fair market value of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) or more after thirty (30) days have elapsed from the date notice was given as provided in W.S. 31-13-106, the sheriff shall sell the vehicle and its contents, if any, at public auction to the highest bidder or cause an action to be filed pursuant to W.S. 31-13-112(e). Notice of the sale shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the vehicle is impounded not less than ten (10) days preceding the date of the sale, giving a full description of the vehicle together with engine or serial numbers or marks, if any, and the amount of money claimed to be due thereon and the time and place of sale. All expenses incident to the removal, preservation, c

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