Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-508 (2026)

Removal of illegally stopped vehicles.

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(a) Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle in
violation of W.S. 31-5-505 the officer may move the vehicle, or
require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to
move the vehicle, to a position off the roadway.

     (b) Any police officer may remove or cause to be removed
to a place of safety any unattended vehicle illegally left
standing upon any highway, bridge, causeway, or in any tunnel,
in a position or under circumstances which obstruct the normal
movement of traffic.
     (c) Any police officer may remove or cause to be removed
to the nearest garage or other place of safety any vehicle found
upon a highway when:

          (i) Report has been made that the vehicle has been
stolen or taken without the consent of its owner;

          (ii) The person in charge of the vehicle is unable to
provide for its custody or removal; or

          (iii) When the person driving or in control of the
vehicle is arrested for an alleged offense for which the officer
is required by law to take the person arrested before a proper
judge without unnecessary delay.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1989–2013 · leading case: Ralph Laverne Hunnicutt-Carter v. The State of Wyoming, 2013 WY 103 (Wyo. 2013).

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Ralph Laverne Hunnicutt-Carter v. The State of Wyoming, 2013 WY 103 (Wyo. 2013). · cites it 2× “" Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-5-508 (c)(ii) (LexisNexis 2018).”

United States v. Ibarra, 725 F. Supp. 1195 (D. Wyo. 1989). · cites it 2× “Wyo.Stat. § 31-5-508(c) (1984). Under the facts of this case, Mahaffey was authorized under Wyoming law to take lawful custody of the vehicle at issue under four circumstances: (1) where a report had been received by him that the vehicle was stolen or (2) being operated without…”

— Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-508(c) — 1 case

United States v. Ibarra, 725 F. Supp. 1195 (D. Wyo. 1989). “Wyo.Stat. § 31-5-508(c) (1984). Under the facts of this case, Mahaffey was authorized under Wyoming law to take lawful custody of the vehicle at issue under four circumstances: (1) where a report had been received by him that the vehicle was stolen or (2) being operated without…”

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