Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-207 (2026)

No-passing zones.

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(a) The superintendent and local authorities may determine
those portions of any highway under their respective
jurisdictions where overtaking and passing or driving on the
left of the roadway would be especially hazardous and may by
appropriate signs or markings on the roadway indicate the
beginning and end of such zones and when the signs or markings
are in place and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant
person every driver of a vehicle shall obey the directions
thereof.

     (b) Where signs or markings are in place to define a
no-passing zone as set forth in subsection (a) of this section
no driver shall drive on the left side of the roadway within a
no-passing zone or on the left side of any pavement striping
designed to mark a no-passing zone throughout its length.

     (c) This section does not apply under the conditions
described in W.S. 31-5-201(a)(ii) nor to the driver of a vehicle
turning left into or from any alley, private road or driveway.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2001–2011 · leading case: Sellers v. Dooley Oil Transp., 2001 WY 44 (Wyo. 2001).

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Sellers v. Dooley Oil Transp., 2001 WY 44 (Wyo. 2001). · cites it 20× “[T12] In comparison, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-5-207 (Lexis 1999) in its entirety states: No-passing zones.”

Orchard v. State, Dep't of Transp., 2011 WY 145 (Wyo. 2011). · cites it 2× “However, the officer's observations suggest violations of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-5-207 , governing "No-passing zones," § 31-5-209, titled "Driving on roadways laned for traffic," and § 31-5-217, governing "Turning movements and required signals.”

United States v. Luna-Santana, 128 F. App'x 42 (10th Cir. 2005). “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-5-207 (b). 4 . The fact that Quintero later admitted ownership of the pipe did not require the officers to release Luna-Santana.”

— Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-207(a) — 1 case

Sellers v. Dooley Oil Transp., 2001 WY 44 (Wyo. 2001). “[T12] In comparison, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-5-207 (Lexis 1999) in its entirety states: No-passing zones.”

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