Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-118 (2026)

Regulations relative to school buses.

✓ current as of May 2026
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(a) The state superintendent of public instruction shall
adopt and enforce regulations not inconsistent with this act to
govern the design and operation of all school buses used for the
transportation of school children when owned and operated by any
school district or privately owned and operated under contract
with any school district in this state and the regulations shall
by reference be made a part of any contract with a school
district. Every school district, its officers and employees, and
every person employed under contract by a school district shall
be subject to the regulations.

     (b) Any officer or employee of any school district who
violates any of the regulations or fails to include obligation
to comply with the regulations in any contract executed by him
on behalf of a school district is guilty of misconduct and
subject to removal from office or employment. Any person
operating a school bus under contract with a school district who
fails to comply with the regulations is guilty of breach of
contract and the contract shall be cancelled after notice and
hearing by the responsible officers of the school district.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1982–1998 · leading case: Dubus v. Dresser Indus., 649 P.2d 198 (Wyo. 1982).
Dubus v. Dresser Indus., 649 P.2d 198 (Wyo. 1982). · cites it 16× “In urging that appellees Dresser and Johnson were negligent in failing to remove the boxes after they were strewn about the highway and that such breach caused him to fall, the appellant looks to § 31-5-118, W.S. 1977. That section provides: "(a) No person shall throw or deposit…”
Mgt. Council of Legislature v. Geringer, 953 P.2d 839 (Wyo. 1998). “In addition, the foundation program transportation amount for each district shall include one-sixth (1/6) of the amount actually expended by the district during the previous four (4) years as transportation capital outlay for purchase or lease of all school busses meeting…”
Mgmt. Council of the Wyoming Legislature v. Geringer, 953 P.2d 839 (1998). “— In addition, the foundation program transportation amount for each district shall include one-sixth (1/6) of the amount actually expended by the district during the previous four (4) years as transportation capital outlay for purchase or lease of all school busses meeting…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-118(b) — 1 case
Dubus v. Dresser Indus., 649 P.2d 198 (Wyo. 1982). “In urging that appellees Dresser and Johnson were negligent in failing to remove the boxes after they were strewn about the highway and that such breach caused him to fall, the appellant looks to § 31-5-118, W.S. 1977. That section provides: "(a) No person shall throw or deposit…”
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