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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-2-205

Display of license plates

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Andrew Lee Boyer v. The State of Wyoming (2025)

Most recently applied in Andrew Lee Boyer v. The State of Wyoming (August 2025)

(a) License plates for vehicles shall be:

(i) Conspicuously displayed and securely fastened to be plainly visible:

(A) One (1) on the front of the vehicle, excluding the following:

(I) Motorcycles; (II) Multipurpose vehicles; (III) Trailers, including house trailers; (IV) Vehicles operated with demo, full use or manufacturer license plates issued pursuant to W.S. 31-16-125;

(V) Street rods registered pursuant to W.S. 31-2-226; (VI) Custom vehicles registered pursuant to W.S. 31-2-227; (VII) Antique vehicles registered pursuant to W.S. 31-2-223; (VIII) A motor vehicle which was originally manufactured without a bracket, device or other means to display and secure a front license plate; (IX) Off-road recreational vehicles as defined by W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(K)(II) that are registered pursuant to W.S. 31-2-232.

(B) One (1) on the rear of the vehicle.

(ii) Secured to prevent swinging;

(iii) Attached in a horizontal position no less than twelve (12) inches from the ground;

(iv) Maintained free from foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly legible.

(b) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 37, § 1.

Official source: Wyoming Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wyoming statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.