Vehicle accident reporting-amendments.

Plain English Breakdown

The official bill text does not specify the removal of reporting requirements for property damage over $1,000 that doesn't affect normal operation. This claim was removed as unsupported by the provided source material.

Changes to Vehicle Accident Reporting Rules

This law changes when drivers and police officers must report motor vehicle accidents involving injuries, deaths, or significant damage preventing normal operation.

What This Bill Does

• Drivers involved in an accident that causes injury, death, or makes a car unusable must tell the local police or state patrol right away.
• Police officers who investigate such accidents must send written reports to the Department of Transportation within ten days if there are injuries, deaths, or significant damage making the vehicle unusable.

Who It Names or Affects

• Drivers involved in motor vehicle accidents
• Police officers who investigate these accidents

Terms To Know

Property Damage

Damage to property, especially vehicles, that affects their normal and safe operation.

Normal Operation

The ability of a vehicle to be driven safely on the road after an accident.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law only applies to accidents causing injury, death, or significant damage making vehicles unusable.
• It does not change reporting requirements for minor property damage over $1,000 that doesn't affect a vehicle's operation.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 25LSO-0075

Bill No.:

HB0025

Effective:

7/1/2025

LSO No.:

25LSO-0075

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0001

Chapter No.:

1

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee

Catch Title:

Vehicle accident reporting-amendments.

Has Report:

No

Subject:

Motor vehicle accident reporting requirements.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, drivers involved in a motor vehicle accident that results in injury to or death of any person or property damage greater than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) must notify law enforcement of the accident. In addition, police officers who investigate these motor vehicle accidents must forward a written report to the Department of Transportation when the motor vehicle accident resulted in injury to or death of any person or property damage greater than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).

This act only requires notification to law enforcement by drivers involved in a motor vehicle accident and requires reporting and submission of a report by police officers when the accident results injury to or death of any person or total property damage to the extent the vehicle is so disabled as to prevent its normal and safe operation.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

25LSO-0075

ORIGINAL House

Bill No
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HB0025

ENROLLED ACT NO. 1,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2025 General Session

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; amending when notification and reporting is required for motor vehicle accidents; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 31
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1105 and 31
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1106(c) are amended to read:

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1105.

Notice required of driver.

(a)

The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident
resulting in injury to or death of any person, in property

damage to another or others to an apparent extent of at least one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or in any vehicle, excluding bicycles or any other vehicle moved solely by human power, becoming so disabled as to prevent its normal and safe operation,
shall immediately by the quickest means of communication give notice of the accident to
:

(i)

T
he local police department if the accident occurs within a municipality
;
, otherwise

or

(ii)

T
o the nearest office of the state highway patrol or to the office of the county sheriff.

(b)

Subsection (a) of this section shall only apply if the accident results in:

(i)

Injury to or death of any person; or

(ii)

Property damage to the extent the vehicle, excluding bicycles or any other vehicle moved solely by human power, is so disabled as to prevent its normal and safe operation.

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1106.

Written reports required of police officers; reporting of vehicles struck by bullets.

(c)

Every police officer who investigates a motor vehicle accident
resulting
shall forward a written report of the accident to the highway department within ten (10) days after his investigation of the accident if the motor vehicle accident results
in
:

(i)

B
odily injury to or death of any person
;
or

(ii)

T
otal property damage to
an apparent
the
extent
of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or more
the vehicle is so disabled as to prevent its normal and safe operation
, either
:

(A)

A
t the time of and at the scene of the accident
;
or
thereafter by interviewing the participants or witnesses shall forward a written report of the accident to the highway department within ten (10) days after his investigation of the accident.

(B)

After the motor vehicle has been moved from the scene of the accident and the police officer is informed by the participants or witnesses of the accident that the motor vehicle is no longer operable.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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