# Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-110: Limitations upon powers of local authorities; exceptions as to municipal authorities

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T31_C5_S31-5-110

## Section

- **Citation:** Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-110
- **Heading:** Limitations upon powers of local authorities; exceptions as to municipal authorities
- **Jurisdiction:** Wyoming
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wyoming Code / Title 31 / Chapter 5 / Section 31-5-110

## Text

(a) Except as otherwise provided, local authorities shall not require any person to pay any fee or license for the use or exclude any person from the free use of the public highways or in any other way regulate the operation of motor vehicles or their speed upon or use of the public highways. Local authorities may, within their legal corporate limits:

(i) Regulate the operation of vehicles offered for hire, or forming a part of processions, assemblages or parades on public highways or public grounds;

(ii) Close for a reasonable time a specified highway for speed contests or races, with proper safety restrictions and regulations;

(iii) Exclude motor vehicles from any cemetery or burial ground; and

(iv) Exclude motor vehicles used solely for commercial purposes from any park or part of a park system.

## Nearby sections

- [Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-101 § 31-5-101. Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T31_C5_S31-5-101.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-102 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T31_C5_S31-5-102.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-103 § 31-5-103. Applicability of provisions to vehicles being operated upon highways](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T31_C5_S31-5-103.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-104 Obedience to authorized persons directing traffic](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T31_C5_S31-5-104.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-105 § 31-5-105. Applicability of provisions to drivers of public vehicles](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T31_C5_S31-5-105.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-106 Authorized emergency vehicles](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T31_C5_S31-5-106.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-107 § 31-5-107. Persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T31_C5_S31-5-107.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-108 Local regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T31_C5_S31-5-108.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-109 General powers of local authorities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T31_C5_S31-5-109.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-110 Limitations upon powers of local authorities; exceptions as to municipal authorities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T31_C5_S31-5-110.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-111 Right of real property owners to prohibit or regulate public vehicular use; handicapped parking](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T31_C5_S31-5-111.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-112 Adoption of uniform system of traffic-control devices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T31_C5_S31-5-112.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-113 Placement and maintenance of traffic-control devices by department](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T31_C5_S31-5-113.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-114 Renumbered as § 31-18-602 by Laws 1993, ch. 68, § 4](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T31_C5_S31-5-114.md)

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