Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 31-9-102 (2026)

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(a)   As used in this act:

          (i)    Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 241, § 4.

          (ii)   "Driver" means as defined by W.S. 31-5-102(a);

          (iii) "Division" means the division within the
department of transportation charged with administration and
enforcement of this act;

          (iv) "Judgment" means any judgment that is final
without further appeal. The judgment shall have been rendered by
a court of competent jurisdiction of any state or of the United
States. The cause of action shall result from damages occurring
from a motor vehicle accident and may relate to bodily injury or
death of person, or to damage or to loss of property;

          (v) "License" means any driver's license, instruction
permit or temporary license issued under the laws of this state
pertaining to the licensing of drivers;
          (vi)      "Motor vehicle" means as defined by W.S.
31-5-102(a);

          (vii) "Nonresident" means every person who is not a
resident of this state;

          (viii) "Nonresident's operating privilege" means the
privilege conferred upon a nonresident by the laws of this state
pertaining to the operation by him of a motor vehicle, or the
use of a motor vehicle owned by him, in this state;

          (ix) "Operator" means every person who is in actual
physical control of a motor vehicle;

            (x)   "Owner" means as defined by W.S. 31-5-102(a);

          (xi) "Proof of financial responsibility" means
evidence of ability to respond in damages for liability,
resulting from accidents occurring subsequent to the effective
date of the proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance or
use of a motor vehicle, in the amount of twenty-five thousand
dollars ($25,000.00) because of bodily injury to or death of one
(1) person in any one (1) accident, and subject to the limit for
one (1) person, in the amount of fifty thousand dollars
($50,000.00) because of bodily injury to or death of two (2) or
more persons in any one (1) accident, and in the amount of
twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) because of injury to or
destruction of property of others in any one (1) accident;

          (xii) "Registration" means registration certificate
or certificates and registration plates issued under the laws of
this state pertaining to the registration of motor vehicles;

          (xiii) "State" means any state, territory or
possession of the United States, the District of Columbia or any
province of the Dominion of Canada;

            (xiv)   "This act" means W.S. 31-9-101 through
31-9-415.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 15 cases, 1983–2016 · leading case: Allstate Ins. Co. v. Wyoming Ins. Dep't, 672 P.2d 810 (Wyo. 1983).

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Allstate Ins. Co. v. Wyoming Ins. Dep't, 672 P.2d 810 (Wyo. 1983). · cites it 15× “31-9-403 or bond in amounts provided by W.S. 31-9-102(a)(x)." Public-policy identification is indispensable to the decision-making process here because, even though the compulsory insurance statute provides that all owners of motor vehicles will be possessed of automobile…”

Ulrich v. United Servs. Auto. Ass'n, 839 P.2d 942 (Wyo. 1992). · cites it 6× “[2] Wyo.Stat. § 31-9-102(a)(xi) (1989) provides: "Proof of financial responsibility" means evidence of ability to respond in damages from liability, resulting from accidents occurring subsequent to the effective date of the proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use…”

Harbel v. Wintermute, 883 P.2d 359 (Wyo. 1994). · cites it 4× “Wyo.Stat. § 31-9-102(a)(ix) states: "`Operator' means every person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle[.”

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Shrader, 882 P.2d 813 (Wyo. 1994). · cites it 2× “aw for bodily injury or death suffered by any natural person arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state with respect to any motor vehicle registered or principally garaged in this state unless…”

Meridian Mut. Ins. Co v. Richie, 540 N.E.2d 27 (Ind. 1989). · cites it 2× “6701h § 1 (Vernon 1986); Wyoming ($10,000/$20,000), Wyo. Stat. § 31-9-102 (1987).”

Wyoming Ins. Guar. Ass'n v. Allstate Indem. Co., 844 P.2d 464 (Wyo. 1992). · cites it 4× “Such recovery, however, will not exceed the minimum requirements for coverage [ 1 ] under Section 31-9-102 — W.S. 1977, as to all other policies except the primary policy.”

Com. Union Ins. Co. v. Stamper, 732 P.2d 534 (Wyo. 1987). · cites it 2× “aw for bodily injury or death suffered by any natural person arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state with respect to any motor vehicle registered or principally garaged in this state unless…”

Pribble v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 933 P.2d 1108 (Wyo. 1997). · cites it 2× “] Wyo. Stat. § 31-9-102(a)(xi). The evidence may be in the form of an insurance policy, a bond, or self-insurance.”

Sorensen v. State Farm Auto. Ins. Co., 2010 WY 101 (Wyo. 2010). “aw for bodily injury or death suffered by any natural person arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state with respect to any motor vehicle registered or principally garaged in this state unless…”

Century Sur. Co. v. Jim Hipner, LLC & Huey Brock, 2016 WY 81 (Wyo. 2016). “§§ 31-9-102(a)(xi) and 81-9-402 (LexisNexis 2015).”

State v. Nelson, 2002 WY 99 (Wyo. 2002). · cites it 3× “31-9-405(b) or a bond in amounts provided by W.S. 31-9-102(a)(xi). Violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.”

Shaw v. State, 2009 WY 18 (Wyo. 2009). “No operator or owner of a motor vehicle charged with violating this section shall be convicted if he produces in court one (1) of the following which was valid at the time of arrest or at the time the citation was issued: (i) A Hability insurance policy previously issued to him;…”

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— Wyo. Stat. § 31-9-102(a)(ix) — 1 case

Harbel v. Wintermute, 883 P.2d 359 (Wyo. 1994). “Wyo.Stat. § 31-9-102(a)(ix) states: "`Operator' means every person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle[.”

— Wyo. Stat. § 31-9-102(a)(x) — 2 cases

Allstate Ins. Co. v. Wyoming Ins. Dep't, 672 P.2d 810 (Wyo. 1983). “31-9-403 or bond in amounts provided by W.S. 31-9-102(a)(x)." Public-policy identification is indispensable to the decision-making process here because, even though the compulsory insurance statute provides that all owners of motor vehicles will be possessed of automobile…”

Com. Union Ins. Co. v. Stamper, 732 P.2d 534 (Wyo. 1987). “aw for bodily injury or death suffered by any natural person arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state with respect to any motor vehicle registered or principally garaged in this state unless…”

— Wyo. Stat. § 31-9-102(a)(xi) — 9 cases

Ulrich v. United Servs. Auto. Ass'n, 839 P.2d 942 (Wyo. 1992). “[2] Wyo.Stat. § 31-9-102(a)(xi) (1989) provides: "Proof of financial responsibility" means evidence of ability to respond in damages from liability, resulting from accidents occurring subsequent to the effective date of the proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use…”

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Shrader, 882 P.2d 813 (Wyo. 1994). “aw for bodily injury or death suffered by any natural person arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state with respect to any motor vehicle registered or principally garaged in this state unless…”

Pribble v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 933 P.2d 1108 (Wyo. 1997). “] Wyo. Stat. § 31-9-102(a)(xi). The evidence may be in the form of an insurance policy, a bond, or self-insurance.”

Century Sur. Co. v. Jim Hipner, LLC & Huey Brock, 2016 WY 81 (Wyo. 2016). “§§ 31-9-102(a)(xi) and 81-9-402 (LexisNexis 2015).”

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