Wyoming No Chase Law
Agency discretion
Does Wyoming have a no-chase law? No — Wyoming has no statewide law restricting police pursuits. Each department sets its own chase policy.
What governs pursuits in Wyoming
Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-225 (fleeing/eluding, not a pursuit-restriction statute)
Wyoming has no statewide statute restricting when officers may pursue; Wyo. Stat. §31-5-225 criminalizes a driver's failure to stop/fleeing from a marked police vehicle but does not govern or limit officer pursuit decisions. Pursuit standards are set individually by each department (e.g., city/university police manuals), consistent with general emergency-vehicle statutes.
Will police chase a motorcycle in Wyoming?
No statewide or documented no-chase-motorcycle policy exists in Wyoming; pursuit of a motorcycle, like any vehicle, is governed by the pursuing agency's own written policy and officer/supervisor discretion.
No US state has a literal law forbidding officers from chasing motorcycles. What riders call a "no-chase law" is nearly always a department policy that tells officers to break off a pursuit when the danger to the public outweighs the arrest — and fleeing remains a crime in Wyoming regardless. See the state-by-state motorcycle guide for how this works everywhere.
Sources
- law.justia.com/codes/wyoming/2020/title-31/chapter-5/article-2/section-31-5-225/
- wyomingmn.org/vertical/sites/%7B42A4B1FD-5852-47F4-9CA2-BF7F0675E0FD%7D/uploads/
Verified as of August 2026. Department policies can change without notice — check the agency's published policy for current break-off criteria.