Wyoming: Do you need a front license plate?
Wyoming requires plates on the front and rear, though several vehicle types are exempt from the front plate.
State law requires one plate on the front and one on the rear. The front plate is not required on motorcycles, multipurpose vehicles, trailers, street rods, custom and antique vehicles, certain off-road vehicles, and cars originally built without a front plate bracket. Wyoming's “multipurpose vehicles” are small off-road-style machines such as UTVs, not ordinary SUVs or pickups.
What the law says
(a) License plates for vehicles shall be: (i) Conspicuously displayed and securely fastened to be plainly visible: (A) One (1) on the front of the vehicle, excluding the following: (I) Motorcycles; (II) Multipurpose vehicles; (III) Trailers, including house trailers; ... (VIII) A motor vehicle which was originally manufactured without a bracket, device or other means to display and secure a front license plate; ... (B) One (1) on the rear of the vehicle.
Sources
- Wyo. Stat. § 31-2-205 (FindLaw) Mirror of official text · codes.findlaw.com
- WYDOT: Multipurpose vehicles (definition) Official · dot.state.wy.us
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Wyoming Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Services
- Phone
- 307-777-4709
- Website
- dot.state.wy.us
How bordering states compare
- Colorado Front and rear platesColorado requires passenger cars to display license plates on both the front and the rear.
- Idaho Front and rear platesIdaho requires front and rear plates on a passenger car, but only if the car has a front plate mounting bracket.
- Montana Front and rear platesMontana requires most vehicles to display one plate on the front and one on the rear.
- Nebraska Front and rear platesNebraska requires front and rear plates on passenger cars through 2028. Starting January 1, 2029, only a rear plate is required.
- South Dakota Front and rear platesSouth Dakota requires a passenger car to display two plates, one on the front and one on the rear.
- Utah Rear plate onlySince January 1, 2025, Utah requires only a rear license plate and issues a single plate to most vehicles.