Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 24-3-109 (2026)

Survey of proposed location for new road;

✓ current as of May 2026
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recordation required.

If, upon considering and acting upon the report of the viewer,
or otherwise, the board of the county commissioners shall decide
to lay out such road, they shall cause the county surveyor to
make an accurate survey thereof, if such survey is deemed
necessary, and to plat and record the same in the book provided
by the county for such purpose; and a copy of said plat and
notes of survey shall, without unnecessary delay, be filed in
the office of the county clerk.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1979–2003 · leading case: Big Horn Cnty. Commissioners v. Hinckley, 593 P.2d 573 (Wyo. 1979).
Big Horn Cnty. Commissioners v. Hinckley, 593 P.2d 573 (Wyo. 1979). · cites it 8× “[6] Section 24-1, supra, requires a resolution by the county to establish a public road by prescription, and provides for publication of the proposed road after the filing of a plat and survey pursuant to § 24-3-109, W.S. 1977. [7] This is all of the formal action required by…”
Broek v. Cnty. of Washakie, 2003 WY 164 (Wyo. 2003). “If any such board shall resolve the creation or establishment of a public highway right-of-way based upon the common-law doctrines of adverse possession or prescription, it shall, following the filing of a plat and accurate survey required in accordance with the terms and…”
Steplock v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 894 P.2d 599 (Wyo. 1995). · cites it 9× “The statute references the filing of a plat and accurate survey in accordance with the terms of Wyo.Stat. § 24-3-109 (1993) which provides: If, upon considering and acting upon the report of the viewer, or otherwise, the board of the county commissioners shall decide to lay out…”
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