Wyo. Stat. Ann. tit. 31, ch. 9
Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility (31-9-101 to 31-9-409)
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Publisher. Wyoming Legislature (wyoleg.gov)
Edition. Wyoming Statutes Title 31 (Vehicles and Traffic Regulation), wyoleg.gov compressed title PDF (542 pages), retrieved 2026-09-29
Status. Wyoming Statutes, public domain.
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Wyo. Stat. Ann. tit. 31, ch. 9 - Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility (31-9-101 to 31-9-409) is a state statute published by Wyoming Legislature (wyoleg.gov). It is one of the Wyoming documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including wyoming property & casualty, wyoming personal lines practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.
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- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-9-405(f)(i) ("Liability policy" defined; required coverage; additional clauses)
“(i) The liability of the insurance carrier with respect to the insurance required by this act shall become absolute whenever injury or damage covered by the motor vehicle liability policy occurs. The policy may not be cancelled or annulled as to the liability by any agreement between the insurance...”
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-9-405(b)(ii) ("Liability policy" defined; required coverage; additional clauses)
“(ii) Insure the person named and, except for persons specifically excluded pursuant to W.S. 26-35-105, any other person, as insured, using any covered motor vehicle with the express or implied permission of the named insured”
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-9-110 (Providing proof of financial responsibility)
“For purposes of this act, a person shall be considered to have provided and filed proof of financial responsibility whenever a search of the online insurance verification system or other verification system provides proof of financial responsibility.”
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-9-102(a)(xi) (Definitions; "proof of financial responsibility")
“"Proof of financial responsibility" means evidence of ability to respond in damages for liability, resulting from accidents occurring subsequent to the effective date of the proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle, in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars...”
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-9-401(a) (Suspension and revocation of license and registrations until proof maintained; when proof required)
“(a) Whenever the division, under any law of this state, mandatorily suspends or revokes the license of any person, the division shall also suspend the registration for all motor vehicles registered in the name of the person, except that the registration shall not be suspended, unless otherwise...”
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-9-105 (Return of registration to division)
“Any person whose registration is suspended under this act, or whose policy of insurance or bond, when required under this act, is cancelled or terminated, or who neglects to furnish other proof upon request of the division shall immediately return the registration to the division. If any person...”
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-9-414(a) (Self-insurer)
“(a) Any person in whose name more than twenty-five (25) motor vehicles are registered may qualify as a self-insurer by filing cash, securities or a surety bond in the amount of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) plus one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each vehicle in excess of twenty-five...”
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-9-410 (Proof by owner in lieu of driver)
“Whenever any person required to give proof of financial responsibility is or later becomes a driver in the employ of any owner, or is or later becomes a member of the immediate family or household of the owner, the division shall accept proof given by the owner in lieu of proof by the other person...”
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-9-405(m) ("Liability policy" defined; required coverage; additional clauses)
“(m) Any binder issued pending the issuance of a motor vehicle liability policy shall be deemed to fulfill the requirements for the policy.”
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-9-106(c) (General penalties)
“(c) Any person who violates any provision of this act for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisoned not more than ninety (90) days, or both.”
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