SUMMARY OF TRAFFIC LAW CHANGES 2015
W.S. 31-5-301 MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS: (Amended) Effective July 1, 2015, the following speeding violations for
Wyoming drivers will be entered on the driving record as follows:
POSTED SPEED
DRIVING SPEED
80 mph
81-85 mph
86 mph or more
DRIVING RECORD ACTION
WILL NOT go on the record
WILL go on record and count towards Suspension
70 mph
71-75 mph
WILL NOT go on the record
75 mph
76-79 mph
WILL NOT go on the record
80 mph or more
65 mph
66-79 mph
80 mph or more
60 mph
61-65 mph
66 mph or more
55 mph
56-60 mph
61 mph or more
WILL go on record and count towards Suspension
WILL NOT go on the record
WILL go on record and count towards Suspension
WILL NOT go on the record
WILL go on record and count towards Suspension
WILL NOT go on the record
WILL go on record and count towards Suspension
W.S. 31-5-301(b) MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS: (Amended) Effective July 1, 2014, unless otherwise indicated, the maximum speed limit
on paved roads is 65 mph, and 55 mph on unpaved roads. NOTE: Any violations for exceeding the speed limit in a school zone, or
construction zone will go on record.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE: All speeding violations in a commercial vehicle will go on the driving record.
Violations of fifteen (15) miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit will count towards a
disqualification. *Note: Violations in the personal vehicle of a CDL holder may cause a disqualification.
W.S. 31-5-203 (c) Effective July 1, 2015, the driver of a motor vehicle overtaking and passing a bicycle, which is operating
lawfully, proceeding in the same direction shall, when space allows, maintain at least three (3) foot separation between
the right side of the driver’s motor vehicle, including all mirrors and other projections from the motor vehicle, and the
bicycle.
W.S. 31-5-102 (ii) (C) (I) (II) Effective July 1, 2015, (ii) "Authorized emergency vehicles" means: (C) A wrecker, tow truck
or other vehicle equipped with a mechanical apparatus designed to hoist, pull or otherwise move wrecked, disabled or
stalled motor vehicles: (I) While at the scene where the wrecked, disabled or stalled motor vehicle is located; and (II)
When equipped with at least one(1) flashing red and blue lamp visible from five hundred (500) feet in front of and behind
the vehicle, in addition to any other equipment or lights required or authorized by law.
W.S. 31-7-111(b)(xii) VETERAN’S DESIGNATION CERTIFICATION: Effective July 1, 2013, certification by the Wyoming
veterans’ commission that the applicant is an honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States, if
the applicant wishes to have a veteran designation pursuant to W.S. 31-7-141.
W.S. 31-8-201(c) ISSUANCE OF IDENTIFICATION CARD BY INSURERS; INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2013, the
identification card prescribed by this section may be carried by the insured in an electronic format if: (i) the insured and the
insurer both agree to the issuance of the card in electronic format; and (ii) the electronic identification card contains the
information required by this section.
FSDL-705D (May 2015)