Town of Pinedale, WY Article I Uniform Traffic Act

[Adopted 1968 and 1970 by Ord. No. 20 (Ch. 10.04 of the 1983 Municipal Code)]

§ 440-1 Adoption of standards.

[Amended 1985 by Ord. No. 166; 1986 by Ord. No. 193; 1987 by Ord. No. 201; 1993 by Ord. No. 241; 1995 by Ord. No. 288; 1996 by Ord. No. 299; 1998 by Ord. No. 326; 2001 by Ord. No. 347; 2004 by Ord. No. 365; 8-23-2010 by Ord. No. 461; 10-24-2016 by Ord. No. 595]

Pursuant to WS § 15-1-119, Chapter 5 of Title 31 of Wyoming Statutes, including all amendments thereto through and including 2016, except such sections of said chapter as are specifically deleted therefrom by § 440-2 of this Code, are hereby adopted by reference and incorporated herein as a part of this section as if fully set forth herein.

§ 440-2 Sections not adopted.

[Amended 1982 by Ord. No. 89; 1982 by Ord. No. 93; 1983 by Ord. No. 121; 1984 by Ord. No. 146; 1993 by Ord. No. 242; 1998 by Ord. No. 327; 2001 by Ord. No. 346; 10-24-2016 by Ord. No. 596]

The following sections of Chapter 5, Title 31 of Wyoming Statutes, as amended, are specifically deleted and excepted therefrom before adoption by the Town Council, as provided in § 440-1 of this article:

§ 31-5-114[1]

§ 31-5-118

§ 31-5-213

§ 31-5-225(b)

§ 31-5-227

§ 31-5-233

§ 31-5-302

§ 31-5-502

§ 31-5-510

§ 31-5-511

§ 31-5-613

§ 31-5-937

§ 31-5-938

§ 31-5-939

§ 31-5-940

§ 31-5-959(c)

§ 31-5-1101(b)

§ 31-5-1108

§ 31-5-1110

§ 31-5-1111

§ 31-5-1112

§ 31-5-1201

§ 31-5-1204

§ 31-5-1212

§ 31-5-1501

§ 31-5-1502

§ 31-5-1503

§ 31-5-1504

§ 31-5-1505

§ 31-5-1506

§ 31-5-1507

[1] Editor's Note: Section 31-5-114 was renumbered as § 31-18-602 by Laws 1993, Ch. 68, § 4.

§ 440-3 References to Justice of the Peace or Circuit Court Judge.

[Amended 8-23-2010 by Ord. No. 461]

Whenever reference is made in the Uniform Traffic Act Regulating Traffic on Highways[1] to "Justice of the Peace" or “Circuit Court Judge,” those words are amended to and intended to refer to the Municipal Judge or Municipal Court.

[1] Editor's Note: See WS § 31-5-101 et seq.

§ 440-4 Determination of traffic regulations.

[Amended 8-14-2017 by Ord. No. 624]

The Town Council is authorized to determine those portions of any highway or street where overtaking and passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous; or the places, time and manner in which parking should be allowed and the speed at which vehicles may be operated within the Town limits, and may by appropriate signs and markings on the roadways so indicate. When such signs or markings are in place and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person, every driver of a vehicle shall obey the directions thereof.

§ 440-5 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 1981 by Ord. No. 79; 1982 by Ord. No. 89; 1984 by Ord. No. 146; 1985 by Ord. No. 179; 2001 by Ord. No. 347; 8-14-2017 by Ord. No. 626]

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person convicted of violating the provisions of this chapter or any amendment thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to the general penalty provisions of Chapter 1, Article IV, General Penalty.

§ 440-5.1 Private streets and highways open to public use included in term "streets and highways."

[Added 1-10-2011 by Ord. No. 474]

All private streets, highways or ways which are open to public use are included under the term "streets and highways" as used in the Wyoming Statutes which are adopted by reference by § 440-1.