What Wyoming law says about riding an electric dirt bike, question by question. 6 of 6 answered from official text. Where the state has no rule on a question, the page says "No statewide rule found" and what the law does cover.
Wyoming defines an off-road recreational vehicle to include any motorcycle not required by law to be licensed that has an unladen weight of 600 pounds or less, is designed to be ridden off-road with the operator astride upon a seat or saddle and travels on two tires.
W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(K)(II), checked . Official text for Wyoming, W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(K)(II), external site
Wyoming's trail user registration applies to off-road recreational vehicles used on Wyoming off-road recreational vehicle trails: a trail, route, road or area specifically designated, marked or signed by the department of state parks and cultural resources as a Wyoming off-road recreational vehicle trail. For each vehicle used on those trails the owner must apply every year for trail user registration and pay an annual user registration fee of $15; the numbered decal must be prominently displayed on the vehicle and expires on December 31 of the registration year. "Off-road recreational vehicle" is the term defined in W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(K), which at (II) reaches a motorcycle that travels on two tires. Off-road recreational vehicles owned or used by a governmental agency, and those being operated for agricultural use, are exempt from the article, and the department's director may waive the registration on an annual basis for any area the department designates through a cooperative agreement under which other governmental agencies agree to contribute to trail maintenance and grooming for that area.
W.S. 31-2-701(a)(ii), 31-2-702(b), 31-2-703(a), 31-2-704(a), 31-2-706, 31-2-707, 31-1-101(a)(xv)(K)(II), checked . Official text for Wyoming, W.S. 31-2-701(a)(ii), 31-2-702(b), 31-2-703(a), 31-2-704(a), 31-2-706, 31-2-707, 31-1-101(a)(xv)(K)(II), external site
No statewide rule found
No statewide off-road helmet rule found. The motorcycle headgear rule covers minors operating or riding a motorcycle and states that it only applies to motorcycles used on public highways, streets and thoroughfares.
That is not the same as no rule: land managers, local governments and tracks set their own, so ask whoever manages the ground before you ride.
What we read: W.S. 31-5-115(o), checked . Official text for Wyoming, W.S. 31-5-115(o), external site
No statewide rule found
No statewide age, supervision or training rule for operating an off-road motorcycle found. The section cited, W.S. 31-5-1601 (Operation on highways) in Title 31, covers operation of an off-road recreational vehicle on public road rights-of-way, streets, roads or highways, and its subsection (b) says nothing in the section authorizes that operation by a person who has not been issued a valid driver's license or permit.
That is not the same as no rule: land managers, local governments and tracks set their own, so ask whoever manages the ground before you ride.
What we read: W.S. 31-5-1601(a), (b), checked . Official text for Wyoming, W.S. 31-5-1601(a), (b), external site
No person may operate an off-road recreational vehicle on public streets or highways except: for incidental operation outside an incorporated municipality pursuant to agricultural operations; under W.S. 31-5-1601; or for a two-tire off-road recreational vehicle registered under W.S. 31-2-232. "Off-road recreational vehicle" is the term defined in W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(K), which at (II) reaches a motorcycle that travels on two tires. Under the agricultural exception a two-tire machine must, wherever practicable, be operated only off the main traveled portion of the roadway, with a helmet under W.S. 31-5-115(o) if the operator or a rider is a minor, and only by a person with a valid driver's license with a motorcycle endorsement. Under 31-5-1601, operation on main-traveled roadways is only on a portion designated open by the agency with jurisdiction and designated a Wyoming off-road recreational vehicle trail, subject to the user registration fee and proof of liability insurance of not less than $25,000; crossings must be at right angles or as nearly so as practicable, yielding to all traffic. The vehicle must have lighted lamps from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, an adequate braking device, a horn, a muffler and a mirror and, on state or federal lands, an approved spark arrester and a muffler of not more than 102 decibels at 20 inches in a stationary test. Nothing in that section authorizes operation by a person who has not been issued a valid driver's license or permit. A two-tire machine registered under 31-2-232 may be operated on any open public road, whether or not it is designated a trail. Off-road recreational vehicles must not be operated on the roadway or right-of-way of an interstate highway except as authorized by department rules, on a designated trail in the adjacent right-of-way with a physical barrier, or on separate grade crossings marked or signed as such a trail; in both cases the operator must hold a valid driver's license for the type or class of vehicle and the vehicle must display a license plate (for grade crossings, "a license") under 31-2-232 or an off-road recreational vehicle decal.
W.S. 31-5-124(a), (c); 31-5-1601(a)(i)-(v), (b), (d), (e); 31-1-101(a)(xv)(K)(II), checked . Official text for Wyoming, W.S. 31-5-124(a), (c); 31-5-1601(a)(i)-(v), (b), (d), (e); 31-1-101(a)(xv)(K)(II), external site
An electric bicycle is a bicycle or tricycle with fully operable pedals, a seat or saddle and an electric motor of less than 750 watts that meets one of three classes. Class 1 and Class 3 motors assist only when the rider is pedaling and cease at 20 and 28 miles per hour respectively; a Class 2 motor may propel the bicycle without pedaling and is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches 20 miles per hour.
W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xxxiv), checked . Official text for Wyoming, W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xxxiv), external site
This page restates state law in plain words and links the text it came from. It is not legal advice. Cities, counties and the agencies that manage federal land (the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service) add rules of their own, so check with whoever manages the ground you plan to ride.
For a young rider, the before-you-ride checker puts the helmet and age rules first.
Official riding areas and the permits Wyoming asks for: where to ride in Wyoming.
Statutes change. Each answer carries the date it was checked; the page is re-checked at least every 180 days and says "Review due" if that slips.
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