Exams / Wyoming Property and Casualty Insurance License / Wyo. Stat. §31-9-201

Wyo. Stat. §31-9-201 — what it says, and how the exam tests it

This section is cited by 4 of our practice questions and is tested on the Wyoming Property and Casualty Insurance License.

The text

31-9-201. Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 173, § 2. 31-9-202. Suspension of license and registration after accident report; exclusions and security requirements. (a) Within thirty (30) days after receipt of an investigating officer's report of a motor vehicle accident within this state as required under W.S. 31-5-1106 through 31-5-1108 or after a demand for additional security under W.S. 31-9-207(b), the division shall with respect to each driver and motor vehicle involved in the accident, and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, suspend: (i) The Wyoming driver's license of each driver of a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state; (ii) All Wyoming registrations of each owner whose motor vehicle is required to be registered in this state; (iii) The nonresident driving privilege of each driver of a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state; and (iv) The nonresident driving privilege of each owner of a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state. (b) The suspension in subsection (a) of this section shall be imposed unless the driver, the owner or both file proof of financial responsibility. (c) This section does not apply to: (i) An owner if the owner had in effect at the time of the accident an automobile liability policy with respect to the motor vehicle involved in the accident; (ii) The driver, if not the owner of the motor vehicle, if there was in effect at the time of the accident an automobile liability policy or bond with respect to his operation of motor vehicles not owned by him; (iii) The driver or owner whose liability for damages resulting from the accident is, in the judgment of the division, covered by any other form of liability insurance policy or surety bond; (iv) Any person qualifying as a self-insurer under W.S. 31-9-414; or (v) The owner or driver, if a personal surety bond is filed with the division in an amount required by the division under this act with at least two (2) individual sureties each owning real estate within the state, which real estate shall be scheduled in the bond to be approved by a judge of the district court. (d) No insurance policy or surety bond is effective under this section unless issued by an insurance company or surety company authorized to do business in this state, except that if the motor vehicle was not registered in this state, or was a motor vehicle which…

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How it comes up on the exam

Practice questions written from this section — answers and explanations are in the drill.

  1. Under Wyoming law, within how many days after receipt of an investigating officer's accident report must the division suspend the driver's license and registrations of persons involved in the accident?
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  2. A driver involved in a Wyoming motor vehicle accident had an automobile liability policy in effect at the time of the accident. Under Wyo. Stat. §31-9-202, what is the effect on the post-accident license suspension?
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  3. Under Wyoming's Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, what is the minimum liability coverage limit for bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident?
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