Car towed in Cheyenne

1Find who towed your car

No record of a tow anywhere? Report the car to police as possibly stolen.

2What they can charge

We have not verified local maximum rates for Cheyenne yet. Ask the tow company for its rate sheet. It must give you one on request.

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3What to bring

• Anyone who shows satisfactory proof of ownership or a right to possess the car can get it back by paying towing, storage, notice and other impoundment costs.
• We found no Wyoming rule on which payment types a tow company must accept. Ask for the accepted payment methods before you go. Call ahead to ask which types the lot takes.

Paperwork locked inside the car? For a car removed at a police officer's request, the custodian must release personal property inside during regular office hours with proper ID, and cannot charge for releasing those items. This rule is not stated for purely private tows.

W.S. 31-13-107; W.S. 31-13-101 to 31-13-116 (no payment rule found); W.S. 31-13-112(c)

4Getting it back

• Inspect the car before you drive away, and photograph any damage.

5Was the tow legal?

Check my towSale deadlinesEvidence checklistDispute letter

6How to dispute a tow

1. Collect evidence. Photograph the lot entrances and any signs, keep every receipt, and write down times and names.
2. Ask for an itemized invoice. Wyoming sets no statewide maximum tow fee for a car towed from private property. The only dollar caps apply to a vehicle sold by the property owner after 30 days: storage at $20 a day and total removal, towing, storage and sale costs of $1,000.
3. File a complaint.
   • Wyoming Attorney General, Consumer Protection and Antitrust Unit
     Website (opens in a new tab)
   • Local police or sheriff non-emergency line
4. Go to court if needed. A tow company has a lien on your car and may keep it until paid, but a person who removes it without the lienholder's written consent commits a misdemeanor (fine up to $750). If you dispute the charges, the lienholder carries a duty to follow the sale rules and is liable for damages if it does not.
5. Consider small claims or a chargeback. Small claims cases in Wyoming circuit court cover claims up to $6,000, not counting costs, and can be used to dispute an improper tow or fee. If you paid by credit card and believe the charge was improper, you can dispute it with your card issuer under federal billing-error rules. Do this in writing, promptly.

7Deadlines to watch

Wyoming deadlines, counted from the law

• Tow company must request a title search within: 3 business days (see the law for when the count starts), if abandoned vehicle. W.S. 31-13-104(g)(ii)-(iii) (opens in a new tab)
• Tow company must mail certified notice after getting the address: 3 business days (see the law for when the count starts), if abandoned vehicle. W.S. 31-13-104(g)(ii)-(iii) (opens in a new tab)
• Company must request title search if car sits in lot more than: 5 business days after the tow. W.S. 29-7-102(e)(iv) (opens in a new tab)
• Storage fees cannot be collected beyond: 180 days (see the law for when the count starts), if unless notice of intent to file a lien was sent and court action started. W.S. 29-7-102(e)(ii) (opens in a new tab)
• Towing company must send notice of intent to file/enforce/foreclose lien within: 30 days (see the law for when the count starts). W.S. 29-7-102(e)(i) (opens in a new tab)
• Property owner may sell car after: 30 days (see the law for when the count starts), if property-owner sale under W.S. 31-13-109. W.S. 31-13-109(a), (d) (opens in a new tab)

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Common questions

Not verified yet for Cheyenne

We only publish details we could confirm from an official source. These are still missing, so ask the agencies above:

• Addresses and hours of the tow lots that hold police tows
• An official online lookup for towed cars
• Local maximum rates for private-property tows
• City-specific documents needed to pick up a car
• Local rules for someone else picking up your car
• Local auction schedules for unclaimed cars