Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-302 (2026)

Establishment of specific maximum speed limits

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by superintendent.

Whenever the superintendent determines upon the basis of an
engineering and traffic investigation, or in the event of a
vehicle or weather emergency, that a maximum speed greater or
less than that authorized herein is safe and reasonable under
the conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place
or upon any part of the state highway system, the
superintendent, except as provided for in W.S. 31-5-303(b), may
determine and declare a reasonable and safe maximum limit
thereat, which shall be effective when appropriate signs giving
notice thereof are erected and which shall not exceed eighty
(80) miles per hour on interstate highways. The maximum speed
limit may be declared to be effective at all times or at such
times as are indicated upon the signs and differing limits may
be established for different times of day, different types of
vehicles, varying weather conditions, and other factors bearing
on safe speeds, which shall be effective when posted upon
appropriate fixed or variable signs. This section does not
grant power to the superintendent to declare statewide or
countywide maximum speed limits but grants power to declare
maximum speed limits for the public safety in localized
geographic areas.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1983–2002 · leading case: State, Dep't of Revenue & Taxation, Motor Veh. Div. v. Andrews, 671 P.2d 1239 (Wyo. 1983).

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State, Dep't of Revenue & Taxation, Motor Veh. Div. v. Andrews, 671 P.2d 1239 (Wyo. 1983). · cites it 5× “31-131 [§ 31-5-302] and 31-132 [§ 31-5-303].” The district court decided that the “50-mile hour zone” violation relied upon by the department must be considered for purposes of § 31-5-1201(c), W.”

Roberts v. Est. of Randall, 2002 WY 115 (Wyo. 2002). · cites it 2× “(c) The maximum speed limits set forth in this section may be altered as authorized in W.S. 31-5-302 and 31-5-303. (d) Speeding violations of up to eighty (80) miles per hour under W.”

State, Dept. of Rev. & Tax., Motor Veh. v. Andrews, 671 P.2d 1239 (Wyo. 1983). · cites it 5× “31-131 [§ 31-5-302] and 31-132 [§ 31-5-303]." The district court decided that the "50-mile hour zone" violation relied upon by the department must be considered for purposes of § 31-5-1201(c), W.”

State, Dep't of Revenue & Taxation v. Guadagnoli, 677 P.2d 823 (Wyo. 1984). “31-131 [§ 31-5-302] and 31-132 [§ 31-5-303].”, (emphasis added), and we then said: “It is our conclusion that reliance by the appellee and by the district court upon § 31-5-1201(c), W.”

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