Wyoming § 31-5-306 Charging violations; burden of proving proximate
cause

Wyoming Statutes

§ 31-5-306 — Charging violations; burden of proving proximate cause

Wyoming § 31-5-306

Title 31Motor Vehicles

Ch. 5REGULATION OF TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS

Art. 3SPEED REGULATIONS

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Bluebook

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-5-306 (2026).

Text

(a)In every charge of violation of any speed regulation in this act except a charge under W.S. 31-5-301(a) the complaint, also the summons or notice to appear, shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven, also the maximum speed applicable within the district or at the location.

(b)The provision of this act declaring maximum speed limitations shall not be construed to relieve the plaintiff in any action from the burden of proving negligence on the part of the defendant as the proximate cause of an accident.

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(a) In every charge of violation of any speed regulation
in this act except a charge under W.S. 31-5-301(a) the
complaint, also the summons or notice to appear, shall specify
the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven, also
the maximum speed applicable within the district or at the
location.
(b) The provision of this act declaring maximum speed
limitations shall not be construed to relieve the plaintiff in
any action from the burden of proving negligence on the part of
the defendant as the proximate cause of an accident.