Section 31-18-801 – Definitions.
31-18-801. Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) “Agricultural operations” means the raising and harvesting of their own crops or livestock in this state by farmers or ranchers, their exchange between farmers or ranchers or the transportation of implements of husbandry to or from farmers or ranchers by persons engaged in the business of […]
Section 31-18-802 – General Requirements.
31-18-802. General requirements. (a) All vehicles operated on the highways of this state shall comply with the following: (i) Width-all highways: (A) No vehicle, unladen or with load or load-holding device thereon shall exceed one hundred two (102) inches in width. Notwithstanding the foregoing, appurtenances on noncommercial motor homes, house trailers and truck campers may […]
Section 31-18-606 – Metal Tires; Implements of Husbandry.
31-18-606. Metal tires; implements of husbandry. (a) No person shall operate or move on any highway any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer having any metal tire in contact with the roadway. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, it shall be permissible to use implements of husbandry with tires having protuberances which will not injure […]
Section 31-18-607 – Out-of-Service Orders.
31-18-607. Out-of-service orders. (a) The department shall adopt regulations regarding issuance of out-of-service orders for drivers committing violations identified in 49 C.F.R., as amended as of March 1, 2007, or the 2006 North American uniform out-of-service criteria published by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. (b) A driver or employer of a driver convicted of violating […]
Section 31-18-701 – Specific Crimes and Penalties; Enforcement.
31-18-701. Specific crimes and penalties; enforcement. (a) Any person who violates any provision of this act or rule and regulation of the department, who fails to comply with any order, decision, rule or regulation of the department or who procures, aids or abets any person in the violation or noncompliance is guilty of a misdemeanor […]
Section 31-18-702 – General Liability.
31-18-702. General liability. Any person operating, driving or moving any commercial vehicle, object or contrivance over a street, highway or bridge is liable for all damages which the street, highway, bridge or appurtenances thereto or other structures in connection therewith, may sustain, as a result of any illegal or negligent operation or as a result […]
Section 31-18-703 – Closing or Restricting Use; Failure to Observe Signs, Markers.
31-18-703. Closing or restricting use; failure to observe signs, markers. Any operator of a commercial vehicle who willfully fails to observe any sign, marker, warning, notice, or direction, placed or given under W.S. 24-1-108 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof by any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be subject to a fine […]
Section 31-18-705 – Speed or Acceleration Contest or Exhibition on Highways.
31-18-705. Speed or acceleration contest or exhibition on highways. (a) No operator of a commercial vehicle shall engage in any motor vehicle speed or acceleration contest, or exhibition of speed or acceleration on any highway without approval of that use by the governing body in charge of the highway. No person shall aid or abet […]
Section 31-18-602 – Moving Heavy Equipment at Railroad Grade Crossings.
31-18-602. Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings. (a) No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of ten (10) or less miles per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of less than one-half (1/2) inch per foot […]
Section 31-18-603 – Loads on Vehicles.
31-18-603. Loads on vehicles. No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless the vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom. This section does not prohibit the necessary spreading of any substance in highway maintenance or construction operations.