2018 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 31 - MOTOR VEHICLES
CHAPTER 13 - ABANDONED VEHICLES
SECTION 31-13-105 - Limitations on possession; presumption of abandonment; exceptions; expense of removal.

Universal Citation: WY Stat § 31-13-105 (2018)

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

(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(e) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 256, § 4.

(f) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 256, § 4.

(g) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 256, § 4.

(h) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 256, § 4.

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