EVERY DEADLINE
84 periods Wyoming law measures, gathered out of the guide and put in order, shortest first. Each one says what starts it, whose period it is, and what the law attaches to it. The shortest here is 8 hours before. The longest is 10 years.
Every period on this page is stated by a section of the guide and carries that section's own authority. None of it is a calculation: a period that turns on facts, on service, or on a court's discretion is described the way the section describes it and no further.
84 deadlines
Traffic stops2
30 days
Suspension of an intermediate permit for a passenger or hours violation
- From
- The violation of the passenger or hours limit
- Whose
- The new driver
Breaking the intermediate permit's passenger limit or hours rule suspends the permit for 30 days.
1 year
An instruction permit's term
- From
- The issue of the instruction permit
- Whose
- The new driver
A person at least fifteen may get an instruction permit, good for one year, to drive with a licensed person at least eighteen beside them.
Being stopped1
24 hours
Warrantless arrest for domestic violence
- From
- The act of domestic violence
- Whose
- The officer
An officer may arrest a household member without a warrant, even for an act not seen, on probable cause that it took place within the preceding twenty four hours.
Marijuana and drugs2
30 days
Probable cause hearing after a drug seizure
- From
- The seizure of the property
- Whose
- The circuit court
A recorded probable cause hearing is held within thirty days of the seizure, with an officer who made it testifying under oath.
120 days
Filing a forfeiture action
- From
- The seizure of the property
- Whose
- The state
A forfeiture action must be brought within 120 days of the seizure, or within thirty days after any related criminal case ends, if that is later.
Impaired driving4
20 days
Request a hearing on a DUI suspension
- From
- The notice of the suspension
- Whose
- The driver
A driver given notice of a suspension after a test result of 0.08 or more has 20 days to request a hearing, and a timely request stays the suspension.
30 days
A DUI suspension takes effect without a hearing request
- From
- The notice of the suspension
- Whose
- The department
Without a request for a hearing, the suspension begins 30 days after the notice.
90 days
License suspension after a test at 0.08 or more
- From
- The start of the suspension
- Whose
- The driver
A result showing the person under the influence brings a 90 day suspension, and may also bring criminal penalties and an ignition interlock.
6 months
Interlock only driving after a first conviction at 0.15
- From
- The first conviction at 0.15 or more
- Whose
- The driver
A first conviction with an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more brings six months of driving only vehicles with an ignition interlock.
Court and money46
8 hours before
Notice of a special meeting
- From
- The start of the special meeting, counted back
- Whose
- The governing body
A special meeting needs notice at least eight hours before it starts, naming the time, place and business, and nothing else is taken up.
24 hours before
Service before a stalking order hearing
- From
- The hearing, counted back
- Whose
- The court
Each party is served with the order to appear, the petition and the affidavits at least twenty four hours before the hearing.
48 hours
Making an emergency meeting's action permanent
- From
- The emergency meeting
- Whose
- The governing body
Action at an emergency meeting is temporary until taken up again at an open meeting within forty eight hours, not counting weekends and holidays.
3 business days
Cancel a sale made at the door
- From
- Signing the agreement, once the copy and the cancellation notice are given
- Whose
- The buyer
A buyer may cancel a home solicitation sale until midnight of the third business day after signing, by written notice in any form.
72 hours
Hearing after a temporary protection order
- From
- The granting of the temporary order
- Whose
- The court
After an ex parte temporary order for domestic abuse, the court holds a hearing within seventy two hours or as soon after as the petition can be heard.
72 hours
Hearing on a stalking or sexual assault order
- From
- The filing of the petition
- Whose
- The court
The court schedules the hearing within seventy two hours of filing, with each party served at least twenty four hours before it.
72 hours
Report a work injury to the employer
- From
- The injury becoming apparent
- Whose
- The worker
An injured employee reports the accident or injury to the employer no later than seventy two hours after it became apparent, or the claim is presumed denied.
5 business days
Placing a credit freeze
- From
- The reporting agency's receipt of the request
- Whose
- The credit bureau
A consumer reporting agency places a security freeze within five business days of receiving the consumer's request.
7 business days
Notice that an agency does not hold the records
- From
- The acknowledged receipt of the request
- Whose
- The agency
An agency that does not hold the records says so within seven business days, naming who does if it knows.
10 business days
Confirmation of a credit freeze
- From
- The placing of the freeze
- Whose
- The credit bureau
The agency sends written confirmation within ten business days after placing the freeze, with a personal identification number or password.
10 days
File the injury report with the employer and the division
- From
- The injury becoming apparent
- Whose
- The worker
Within ten days after the injury became apparent, the employee files an injury report with the employer and the workers' compensation division.
10 days
Refund after cancelling a door sale
- From
- The cancellation
- Whose
- The seller
Within ten days after cancellation, the seller returns all payments and any trade in, keeping at most a five percent cancellation fee.
14 days before
Registration before an election
- From
- Election day, counted back
- Whose
- The voter
Registration by mail or at the clerk's office closes fourteen days before an election; a voter may also register at their own polling place on election day.
15 days
A business's offer to cure
- From
- The consumer's written notice
- Whose
- The business
If the business makes no written offer to cure within fifteen days of the notice, the practice is uncured and the consumer may sue for actual damages.
15 calendar days
Request a hearing on a wage claim decision
- From
- Receipt of the department's determination
- Whose
- The employer or the employee
Either side may ask in writing for a fair hearing within fifteen calendar days of receiving the department's decision on a wage claim.
15 calendar days
Request a hearing on an equal pay decision
- From
- Receipt of the director's determination
- Whose
- The employer or the employee
After the department decides an equal pay claim, either side has fifteen calendar days from receiving the decision to ask in writing for a fair hearing.
20 days
Defendant's appearance in small claims
- From
- Service of the summons
- Whose
- The defendant
The defendant's appearance date is no more than twenty days and no less than twelve days after the summons is served.
28 days
Appeal an unemployment decision
- From
- The mailing of the notice of determination
- Whose
- The claimant or the employer
A determination becomes final unless a redetermination or an appeal is sought within twenty eight days after the notice is mailed.
30 days
Apply for summary distribution of real estate
- From
- The death
- Whose
- The heirs
Not earlier than thirty days after the death, heirs of an estate up to $400,000 may apply for a decree of summary distribution, including real estate.
30 days
Collect a small estate by affidavit
- From
- The death
- Whose
- The heirs
At least thirty days after the death, heirs may collect property of an estate worth no more than $400,000 by a sworn affidavit filed with the clerk.
30 days before
Notice before a parent moves
- From
- The planned move, counted back
- Whose
- The parent moving
A parent planning to change city or state gives written notice thirty days before the move to the other parent and the clerk of district court.
30 calendar days
Release of public records
- From
- The acknowledged receipt of the request
- Whose
- The agency
Every public record is released within thirty calendar days unless good cause prevents it, and then on a date agreed with the requester.
30 days before
Residence before voting
- From
- Election day, counted back
- Whose
- The voter
A voter must have been a bona fide Wyoming resident for at least thirty days before the next election.
60 days before
Residence before filing for divorce
- From
- The filing of the complaint, counted back
- Whose
- The spouse filing
Unless the marriage took place in Wyoming, one spouse must have lived in Wyoming for the sixty days right before the divorce complaint is filed.
120 days
Sue over a firing for a garnishment
- From
- The firing
- Whose
- The worker
A worker fired because a creditor garnished their earnings may sue within 120 days for reinstatement and up to thirty working days of lost wages.
6 months
File an employment discrimination complaint
- From
- The discriminatory act
- Whose
- The worker or applicant
A verified written complaint goes to the department of workforce services within six months of the alleged violation.
6 months before
Residence before a name change petition
- From
- The filing of the petition, counted back
- Whose
- The person petitioning
A person petitioning to change their name must have been a bona fide Wyoming resident for at least six months right before filing.
6 months
Review of a child support order
- From
- The entry or last adjustment of the order
- Whose
- Either parent
An order entered or adjusted more than six months earlier can be reviewed where the table amount would change by twenty percent or more a month.
6 months
Sue over a firing for jury service
- From
- The firing or other violation
- Whose
- The worker
An employee fired, threatened or coerced over jury service has six months after the violation to bring an action for reinstatement and damages.
1 year
Claim for workers' compensation benefits
- From
- The injury, or its discovery if not readily apparent
- Whose
- The worker
For an injury from a single brief occurrence, a claim for benefits is filed within one year; the injury report alone is not a claim.
1 year
Notice of a deceptive practice after discovering it
- From
- Discovery of the deceptive practice
- Whose
- The consumer
A consumer gives the business written notice within one year after discovering the practice, or two years after the transaction if that comes first, before any suit.
1 year
Report a new vehicle defect
- From
- Delivery of the new vehicle
- Whose
- The buyer
A defect reported to the manufacturer or dealer within one year after delivery is repaired under the warranty, even after the year runs out.
1 year
Sue for libel, slander, assault or false imprisonment
- From
- The statement or act
- Whose
- The person suing
Libel, slander, assault or battery other than sexual assault, malicious prosecution and false imprisonment must be sued on within one year.
1 year
Sue over a deceptive practice
- From
- The consumer's written notice
- Whose
- The consumer
A suit under the consumer protection act is brought within one year after the consumer gave the required notice.
2 years
A claim to a governmental entity
- From
- The alleged act, error or omission, or its discovery where it could not reasonably be found sooner
- Whose
- The person with the claim
No action is brought against a governmental entity unless the claim is presented to it as an itemized written statement within two years of the alleged act, error or omission, stating the circumstances, the claimant and the amount demanded.
2 years
Notice of a deceptive practice after the transaction
- From
- The consumer transaction
- Whose
- The consumer
The written notice of a deceptive practice is due no later than two years after the transaction, even if the practice was discovered later.
2 years
Sue a professional or health care provider
- From
- The act or omission, or its discovery if not reasonably discoverable
- Whose
- The person suing
A claim against a licensed professional or health care provider is brought within two years of the act, or of discovering it if it could not reasonably be found sooner.
3 years
A domestic violence protection order's term
- From
- The order of protection being granted
- Whose
- The parties
An order of protection lasts a fixed time of no more than three years, and can be extended for good cause for up to three years at a time.
3 years
Claim for an injury that developed over time
- From
- The last harmful exposure at work
- Whose
- The worker
For an injury that develops over a substantial period, a claim is filed within one year after the diagnosis is communicated or three years from the last exposure, if that is later.
3 years
Periodic review of an enforced support order
- From
- The last review of the order
- Whose
- Either parent
Every three years, on either parent's request, the court reviews a support order being enforced and adjusts it if appropriate.
4 years
Sue for an injury or damaged property
- From
- The injury
- Whose
- The person suing
An action for injury to rights not arising on contract, trespass, taking or injuring personal property, or fraud is brought within four years.
8 years
Sue on a contract not in writing
- From
- The breach
- Whose
- The person suing
An action on a contract not in writing, or on a liability created by statute, is brought within eight years.
10 years
Sue on a written contract
- From
- The breach
- Whose
- The person suing
An action on a written contract, agreement or promise is brought within ten years after the cause of action accrues.
Your home19
48 hours
Bond to stay an eviction judgment on appeal
- From
- The judgment
- Whose
- The tenant
An appeal stops the judgment only if the tenant files a bond with two or more approved sureties within forty eight hours of the judgment, Sundays excepted.
2 days
Carrying out the writ of restitution
- From
- The officer's receipt of the writ
- Whose
- The sheriff
Unless the tenant appeals, the officer carries out the writ within two days of receiving it, Sundays excepted, putting the landlord back in possession.
3 days
Corrective action after a notice to repair
- From
- The renter's service of the notice to repair or correct condition
- Whose
- The landlord
The renter's second notice says that if the landlord does not begin reasonable corrective action within three days, the renter will go to court.
3 days before
Notice to quit before an eviction case
- From
- The filing of the eviction case, counted back
- Whose
- The landlord
The landlord serves a written notice to leave at least three days before starting the case, left with the tenant or at their home or business.
3 days before
Service of the eviction summons
- From
- The trial date, counted back
- Whose
- The landlord
The summons is served no less than three and no more than twelve days before the trial, and the tenant need not file a written answer.
3 days
Unpaid rent before an eviction case can be brought
- From
- The day the rent was due
- Whose
- The tenant
An eviction case can be brought against a tenant who has failed to pay rent for three days after it is due.
7 days
Claiming property left behind
- From
- Service of the landlord's notice
- Whose
- The former renter
Without a written response within seven days of the notice, property left behind is conclusively deemed abandoned and the landlord may keep or dispose of it.
7 days
Collecting property after answering the notice
- From
- The landlord's receipt of the written response
- Whose
- The former renter
A renter who answers in writing that they will take the property has seven more days after the answer to collect it, after paying storage.
7 days
Refund of what is left of a utilities deposit
- From
- The application of the deposit to the utility debt
- Whose
- The landlord
Any balance left after the deposit is applied to the utility debt is paid within seven days, or fifteen days after the new address arrives if later.
10 days
Moving out after a court ends the lease over repairs
- From
- The court's order ending the rental agreement
- Whose
- The renter
The renter moves out no sooner than ten days and no later than twenty days after the court ends the agreement.
10 days
Refund of a utilities deposit
- From
- A satisfactory showing that the utility charges are paid
- Whose
- The landlord
A separately identified utilities deposit is refunded within ten days after the renter shows all the utility charges they incurred are paid.
10 days
Time to find housing when the landlord ends the lease instead of repairing
- From
- The landlord's written notice ending the agreement
- Whose
- The renter
A landlord who ends the lease rather than make an unreasonably costly repair gives no less than ten days and no more than twenty days to find other housing.
15 days
Applying a utilities deposit to unpaid bills
- From
- Forty five days after the end of the agreement, without a showing
- Whose
- The landlord
When the renter has not shown the bills are paid, the landlord applies the deposit to the outstanding utility debt within fifteen days.
15 days
Return of the deposit after a new address
- From
- The landlord's receipt of the renter's new mailing address
- Whose
- The landlord
Where it falls later than thirty days after the agreement ends, the deposit is due within fifteen days after the landlord gets the renter's new address.
20 days
Landlord's appearance in a repair case
- From
- Service of the summons
- Whose
- The landlord
The summons in a renter's repair case gives the landlord no fewer than three and no more than twenty days from service to appear and defend.
30 days
Refund after a court ends the lease over repairs
- From
- The court's order ending the rental agreement
- Whose
- The landlord
When the court ends the agreement, the renter receives the balance of the rent and the deposit within thirty days.
30 days
Renter's notice of where to send the deposit
- From
- The end of the rental agreement
- Whose
- The renter
The renter tells the landlord, within thirty days after the agreement ends, where the deposit and the notice of deductions can be sent.
30 days
Return of the deposit with an itemization
- From
- The end of the rental agreement
- Whose
- The landlord
The balance and an itemized list of deductions go to the renter within thirty days after the agreement ends, or fifteen days after the new address arrives if that is later.
45 days
Showing the utility bills are paid
- From
- The end of the rental agreement
- Whose
- The renter
Without the renter's showing within forty five days of the end, the landlord applies the utilities deposit to the renter's unpaid utility debt.
Carrying a firearm4
20 days
Answer on reconsidering a permit denial
- From
- Receipt of the added documentation by the division
- Whose
- The division of criminal investigation
The division tells the applicant the result of its reconsideration within twenty days of getting the additional documentation.
30 days
Send more documents after a permit denial
- From
- The written notice of denial
- Whose
- The applicant
A denied applicant may send more documentation on the grounds for denial within thirty days, and the division then reconsiders.
60 days
Decision on a concealed carry permit
- From
- The division's receipt of the full application
- Whose
- The division of criminal investigation
The division issues or denies the permit within sixty days of receiving the application, fee, fingerprints and proof of familiarity with a firearm.
5 years
A concealed carry permit's term
- From
- The date the permit is issued
- Whose
- The permit holder
A Wyoming concealed carry permit is valid throughout the state for five years from issuance.
Charges and penalties6
20 days
Prosecutor's objection to an arrest expungement
- From
- Service of the petition
- Whose
- The prosecuting attorney
The prosecutor has twenty days after service to object; no order issues before then, and with no objection the court may enter it without a hearing.
30 days
Objection to a misdemeanor expungement
- From
- Service of the petition on the prosecuting attorney
- Whose
- The prosecuting attorney
A written objection within thirty days of service brings a hearing, and no order issues before the thirty days run.
180 days
Expunge an arrest or a dismissed charge
- From
- The arrest, or the dismissal of the charge
- Whose
- The person arrested
At least 180 days after the arrest or the dismissal, with nothing pending and no conviction, the person may petition to expunge the records, with no filing fee.
1 year
Expunge a status offense conviction
- From
- The end of the sentence for the status offense
- Whose
- The person convicted
For a status offense, the wait before a petition to expunge the conviction is one year rather than five.
5 years
Expunge a misdemeanor conviction
- From
- The end of the sentence, probation and any court program
- Whose
- The person convicted
A misdemeanor that did not involve a firearm can be expunged once five years have passed, for a $100 filing fee, and only once.
10 years
Expunge an eligible felony conviction
- From
- The end of the sentence and program, with restitution paid
- Whose
- The person convicted
A felony not on the excluded list can be expunged ten years after the sentence, any court program and restitution are complete, for a $300 filing fee.
MyRightz is legal education, not legal advice. Nothing here creates an attorney client relationship. Applying the law to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Wyoming attorney.