# Wyoming — How long before a car left on your property or towed from it can legally be sold — by US state

For Wyoming, time to count as abandoned on private property is more than thirty (30) days without the oral or written consent of the owner or the person in lawful possession or control of the property; statutory citation is 31-13-101, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Wyoming _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Time to count as abandoned on private property:** more than thirty (30) days without the oral or written consent of the owner or the person in lawful possession or control of the property _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** 31-13-101 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 31-13-101. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 241, § 4. (ii) "Department" means the department of transportation; (iii) "Highway" means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel; (iv) "Lienholder" means a person holding a valid security interest in a vehicle; (v) "Local authorities" means as provided by W.S. 31-5-102(a)(xix); (vi) "Owner" means as provided by W.S. 31-5-102(a)(xxvi); (vii) "Police officer" means as provided by W.S. 31-5-102(a)(xxxiii); (viii) "Registration" means the certificate of title or certificates and registration card issued under the laws of this state pertaining to the registration of vehicles; (ix) "Vehicle" means: (A) As provided by W.S. 31-5-102(a)(lviii) excepting every vehicle which is designed for agricultural purposes and exclusively used by the owner thereof in the conduct of his agricultural operations; (B) A housetrailer as provided by W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xxiii)(A) which is not installed on a permanent foundation and which is not taxable as real property; (C) A transportable home as provided by W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xxiv)(C) which is not installed on a permanent foundation and which is not taxable as real property; or (D) Watercraft titled under W.S. 31-2-101(b). (x) "Abandoned vehicle" means: (A) Any vehicle left unattended on a highway for more than twenty-four (24) hours after a notice of intent to impound has been placed on the vehicle by a police officer pursuant to this act; (B) Any vehicle left unattended on public or private property without the oral or written consent of the owner or person in lawful possession or control of the property for more than five (5) days after a notice of intent to impound has been placed on the vehicle by a police officer pursuant to this act; (C) Any vehicle left unattended or unclaimed on private property for more than thirty (30) days without the oral or written consent of the owner or the person in lawful possession or control of the property or for more than thirty (30) days after the expiration of the oral or written consent;

## Source

- https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title31.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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