Most states have a dram shop law to deter providers of alcoholic beverages (servers, liquor stores, bars, restaurants) who sell or serve alcoholic beverages under authority of a license or permit from selling or serving alcoholic beverages to obviously intoxicated individuals.

These laws generally eliminate any liability of servers, liquor stores, bars, and restaurants when a person to whom they sell or serve alcohol causes personal injury or property damage—whether in an automobile accident, a fight, or other incident—unless the person to whom they sell or serve alcohol is obviously intoxicated.

Laws regarding dram shop liability vary from state to state and are usually located in a state’s statutes.

In Wyoming, there is no dram shop law that holds alcohol servers or establishments liable for serving alcohol to an obviously intoxicated individual who then goes on to cause harm to themselves or others. Unlike many other states, Wyoming has not enacted statutes that create liability for bars, restaurants, liquor stores, or other establishments in such situations. This means that if an individual is over-served alcohol in Wyoming and subsequently causes an accident or injury, the establishment or server that provided the alcohol typically cannot be held responsible in a civil lawsuit for damages resulting from the intoxicated person's actions. It is important for establishments serving alcohol to be aware of this and to consider implementing their own policies to promote responsible service of alcohol.