2019 Wyoming Statutes
Title 31 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 18 - Commercial Vehicles
Article 1 - Generally
Section 31-18-104 - Powers and Duties of the Department.

31-18-104. Powers and duties of the department.

(a) The department shall:

(i) Supervise and regulate the operations of motor carriers to:

(A) Preserve the safety of the highways;

(B) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

(C) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

(ii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

(iii) Issue or refuse to issue authority to operate as a contract or private motor carrier;

(iv) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

(v) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

(vi) Promulgate and enforce rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this act;

(vii) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

(viii) Make and enforce rules of procedure for holding hearings including fixing reasonable fees for filing complaints and other pleadings subject to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act;

(ix) Exercise such other powers as are reasonably necessary to carry out and enforce this act.

(b) The department may initiate appropriate civil proceedings in the courts of this state to enforce and cause to be prosecuted criminal violations of this act, or of orders, rules or regulations. The district and county and prosecuting attorneys of this state shall prosecute all criminal violations. Other persons affected by violations of this act or the orders, rules or regulations of the department, may seek redress by appropriate remedy in the courts of this state or upon proper complaint or application to the department. The department may revoke any authority upon conviction of a carrier of any violation under W.S. 31-18-701(a) or after notice and hearing upon good cause shown.

(c) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

(d) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.

(e) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 46, § 2.