Article 1 definitions 31‑1‑101. Definitions



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31‑2‑226.  Street rods.
(a)  Street rods shall be registered and licensed pursuant to this section.
(b)  For any vehicle meeting the definition of a street rod that requires a state assigned vehicle identification number as provided in W.S. 31‑11‑105, the model year that is listed on the certificate of title shall be the model year that the body of the vehicle resembles.
(c)  To register a street rod, the owner shall submit an application to the department indicating:
(i)  The owner has resided in Wyoming for at least one (1) year;
(ii)  The vehicle will be maintained for occasional transportation, exhibitions, club activities, parades, tours and related activities and will not be used for general daily transportation; and
(iii)  The vehicle is titled in Wyoming.
(d)  Upon receipt of an approved application and payment of the street rod special license fee the vehicle shall be registered and special license plates issued therefor. The department shall issue a special street rod vehicle license plate of a size and design as prescribed by the department. The registration expires upon transfer of ownership of the vehicle or upon the department's issuance of a new plate design. The department may promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
(e)  Unless the presence of the equipment was specifically required by the laws of this state as a condition of sale for the year listed as the year of manufacture on the certificate of title, the presence of any specific equipment is not required for the operation of a vehicle registered under this section.
31‑2‑227.  Custom vehicles.
(a)  Custom vehicles shall be registered and licensed pursuant to this section.
(b)  For any vehicle meeting the definition of a custom vehicle that requires a state assigned vehicle identification number as provided in W.S. 31‑11‑105, the model year that is listed on the certificate of title shall be the model year that the body of the vehicle resembles.
(c)  To register a custom vehicle, the owner shall submit an application to the department indicating:
(i)  The owner has resided in Wyoming for at least one (1) year;
(ii)  The vehicle will be maintained for occasional transportation, exhibitions, club activities, parades, tours and related activities and will not be used for general daily transportation; and
(iii)  That the vehicle is titled in Wyoming.
(d)  Upon receipt of an approved application and payment of the custom vehicle special license fee the vehicle shall be registered and special license plates issued therefor. The department shall issue a special custom vehicle license plate of a size and design as prescribed by the department. The registration expires upon transfer of ownership of the vehicle or upon the department's issuance of a new plate design. The department may promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
(e)  Unless the presence of the equipment was specifically required by the laws of this state as a condition of sale for the year listed as the year of manufacture on the certificate of title, the presence of any specific equipment is not required for the operation of a vehicle registered under this section.
31‑2‑228.  Embossed license plates.
(a)  Any person required to register a vehicle in Wyoming pursuant to W.S. 31‑2‑201 may apply to the department for embossed license plates for any vehicle owned or leased by the applicant upon registration of the vehicle and payment of the fee required by W.S. 31‑3‑102(a)(xxii). Application for embossed licensed plates for a previously registered vehicle shall be made at least ninety (90) days before the vehicle's registration expires.
(b)  License plates issued under this section shall be displayed upon the vehicle for which they are issued.
(c)  Except as provided in this section, application for issuance and renewal of embossed Wyoming license plates shall be subject to the same requirements and fees as provided in this article. The fee required under W.S. 31‑3‑102(a)(xxii) shall accompany each application.
(d)  The department shall prescribe the design of the embossed plate authorized by this section.
(e)  The department may adopt rules and forms as necessary to implement this section.
31‑2‑229.  Special plates; gold star.
(a)  Any person required to register a vehicle in Wyoming pursuant to this article may apply to the Wyoming veteran's commission for a statement of eligibility for distinctive gold star license plates for any motor vehicle that is not a commercial vehicle or multipurpose vehicle owned or leased by that person upon registration of the vehicle. Upon payment of the fee required in W.S. 31‑3‑102(a)(viii) by the department, the Wyoming veteran's commission shall issue a written statement of eligibility for the gold star plate. Only parents, grandparents, spouses, children or siblings of a member of the United States armed forces who died while in service or who died as a result of the service shall be eligible to receive the gold star plates. Application shall be made at least thirty (30) days before registration of the vehicle expires.
(b)  License plates issued under this section shall be displayed only on the vehicle for which they are issued.
(c)  Except as provided in this section, application for, issuance and renewal of gold star license plates shall be subject to the same requirements and fees as provided in this article.
(d)  The department shall prescribe the design of the gold star license plate authorized by this section in consultation with the Wyoming veteran's commission and shall arrange for production of the license plates. Following initial approval, the gold star license plates shall be subject to redesign on the same schedule as all license plates beginning with the year 2017 reissuance. The license plates shall be issued by the county treasurer of each county.
(e)  The department may prepare any special forms and issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out this section.
(f)  The department of transportation shall include within its biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9‑2‑1013 a report identifying the actions taken and monies expended pursuant to this section for each of the immediately preceding two (2) fiscal years.
31‑2‑230.  Tribal license plates. Note: this is effective as of 1/1/2018.
(a)  Any person required to register a vehicle in Wyoming pursuant to this article may apply for distinctive Eastern Shoshone Indian tribe license plates for any motor vehicle that is not a commercial vehicle or multipurpose vehicle owned or leased by the applicant upon registration of the vehicle. The department, in consultation with the business council of the Eastern Shoshone Indian tribe, shall prescribe the design of the Eastern Shoshone license plate, which shall include an image of the bucking horse and rider as described in W.S. 8‑3‑117, and need not include Arabic numerals for the county. The design of the plate shall comply with any applicable federal or state law.
(b)  Any person required to register a vehicle in Wyoming pursuant to this article may apply for distinctive Northern Arapaho Indian tribe license plates for any motor vehicle that is not a commercial vehicle or multipurpose vehicle owned or leased by the applicant upon registration of the vehicle. The department, in consultation with the business council of the Northern Arapaho Indian tribe, shall prescribe the design of the Northern Arapaho license plate, which shall include an image of the bucking horse and rider as described in W.S. 8‑3‑117, and need not include Arabic numerals for the county. The design of the plate shall comply with any applicable federal or state law.
(c)  The department shall arrange for production of the license plates authorized by this section. The county treasurer of each county shall issue the license plates.
(d)  The applicant shall pay an application fee of seventy dollars ($70.00) to the University of Wyoming, whereupon the university shall issue a written statement of eligibility for license plates under this section. Any fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in equal amounts to the Chief Washakie memorial endowment fund and the Northern Arapaho endowment fund and are continuously appropriated for the purpose of funding scholarships for students at the University of Wyoming.
(e)  Applicants shall apply at least thirty (30) days before registration is required for the vehicle for which the plates are intended. Except as provided in this section, application for, issuance and renewal of license plates under this section shall be subject to the same requirements and fees as provided in this article in addition to the application fee in subsection (d). The license plate fee required under W.S. 31‑3‑102(a)(viii) shall accompany each application.
(f)  License plates issued under this section shall be displayed only upon the vehicle for which they are issued.
(g)  The department may prepare any special forms and issue any rules and regulations necessary to carry out this section.
(h)  Unless five hundred (500) sets of license plates are issued under this section before December 31, 2025, the plates authorized under this section shall be eliminated from production, and the department shall report the cessation of production to the legislature not later than January 15, 2027.
ARTICLE 3

DEALERS AND MANUFACTURERS


31‑2‑301.  Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 154, § 3.
31‑2‑302.  Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 154, § 3.
31‑2‑303.  Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 154, § 3.
31‑2‑304.  Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 154, § 3.
ARTICLE 4

SNOWMOBILES


31‑2‑401.  Definitions.
(a)  For purposes of this act:
(i)  "Commercial snowmobile" means a snowmobile operated as a nonguided rental snowmobile or a snowmobile leased, rented or operated by a commercial snowmobile outfitter;
(ii)  "Snowmobile" means any mechanically driven vehicle of a type which utilizes sled type runners, or skis, or any endless belt tread or combination of these, designed primarily for operation over snow;
(iii)  "Nonresident snowmobile" means any snowmobile that is not a resident snowmobile;
(iv)  "Resident snowmobile" means any snowmobile:
(A)  Titled in Wyoming;
(B)  Owned by a Wyoming resident; or
(C)  Which is used or kept in Wyoming for more than thirty (30) consecutive days.
(v)  "This act" means W.S. 31‑2‑401 through 31‑2‑409.
31‑2‑402.  Registration selling agents; application for registration.
(a)  Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 50, § 3.
(b)  The department of state parks and cultural resources through the division of state parks and historic sites shall in accordance with W.S. 36‑4‑123, appoint selling agents to sell snowmobile registrations and user fees. Each selling agent shall retain one dollar ($1.00) for each nonresident user fee sold under W.S. 31‑2‑409(a)(ii) or for each resident snowmobile registration sold under W.S. 31‑2‑404(a)(i). Designated department employees may sell snowmobile registrations and user fees, but no employee shall receive any commission on registrations or user fees collected.
(c)  Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 50, § 3.
(d)  Except as hereafter provided, every person who owns or uses a resident snowmobile which will be operated within the state of Wyoming shall, for each snowmobile so owned or used file or cause to be filed each year beginning July 1, with any designated selling agent, an application for registration of the snowmobile which shall be in writing in duplicate. The application shall state the name and address of the owner and the name of the applicant and describe the snowmobile, including make, model and any identifying serial numbers located on the snowmobile.
(e)  Every person who owns or uses a nonresident snowmobile which will be operated within this state shall, for each snowmobile so owned or used, file or cause to be filed with a designated selling agent each year prior to the operation within the state, an application under W.S. 31-2-409 which states the name and mailing address of the owner of the snowmobile and the name of the applicant.
31‑2‑403.  Required registration fee.
The owner of a resident snowmobile which will be operated within the state of Wyoming shall, upon the filing of an application, pay to the selling agent, in cash, money order, certified check or bank draft, a registration fee as provided by W.S. 31‑2‑404.
31‑2‑404.  Amount of fee; ad valorem tax exemption; disposition of fees; duties of department of state parks and cultural resources.
(a)  Except as provided in W.S. 31‑2‑408, the annual registration fee for a resident snowmobile is:
(i)  For a snowmobile intended for private use $35.00;
(ii)  For a commercial snowmobile $105.00.
(b)  Snowmobiles are hereby exempt from any and all ad valorem taxes.
(c)  The selling agent shall forward to the department of state parks and cultural resources the original copy of the registration application together with:
(i)  The registration fee as provided for in paragraph (a)(i) of this section minus one dollar ($1.00);
(ii)  The registration fee as provided in paragraph (a)(ii) of this section minus one dollar ($1.00);
(iii)  All voluntary fees collected under subsection (f) of this section.
(d)  Except as provided in this subsection, the fees forwarded to the department of state parks and cultural resources under this section shall be deposited in the snowmobile trails account created by W.S. 31‑2‑409(c) and may be expended by the department subject to approval by the legislature. All fees collected under subsection (f) of this section shall be deposited in the search and rescue account created by W.S. 19‑13‑301(a).
(e)  The department of state parks and cultural resources of Wyoming shall:
(i)  Administer the snowmobile trails program;
(ii)  Furnish a sufficient quantity of numbered decals and necessary forms to each registration selling agent; and
(iii)  Keep full and complete records of all registered snowmobiles.
(f)  In addition to the fees under subsection (a) of this section, persons registering snowmobiles in Wyoming may pay a voluntary fee of two dollars ($2.00) or any greater amount to fund search and rescue activities. Snowmobile registration forms shall contain information about the voluntary fee under this subsection.
31‑2‑405.  Payment of fees; issuance of certificate and decal; trespass warning printed on decal.
(a)  Resident snowmobile registration fees shall be paid before the expiration of thirty (30) days after acquiring ownership of a snowmobile which will be operated within the state of Wyoming. Upon receipt of the registration fee the selling agent shall issue to the owner for each snowmobile a certificate of registration, setting forth the facts in the application, together with a numbered decal which shall bear a distinctive number assigned to the snowmobile and the date of expiration, which decal shall at all times be prominently displayed on the snowmobile.
(b)  Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 30, § 2.
31‑2‑406.  Lost, mutilated or destroyed certificate or decal.
In the event of loss, mutilation or destruction of any resident or nonresident snowmobile certificate issued pursuant to this act, or numbered decal, the owner of a snowmobile may obtain a duplicate certificate or a new numbered decal from any selling agent or any authorized department of state parks and cultural resources employee upon filing an affidavit showing the loss, mutilation or destruction of the original certificate or numbered decal and paying a fee of one-half (1/2) of the applicable current registration or user fee. The selling agent shall forward to the division of parks and historic sites within the department one-half (1/2) of the applicable current registration or user fee minus one dollar ($1.00) of each duplicate certificate fee to be deposited to the general fund. It is unlawful for any person to willfully alter or mutilate any certificate or numbered decal.
31‑2‑407.  Duration of certificate and number.
Every certificate and number issued pursuant to W.S. 31‑2‑401 through 31‑2‑409 shall be valid from July 1 of the year designated until June 30 of the following year. The use of license plates or decals issued during any registration year is hereby authorized and legalized until and including the first day of August of the next succeeding registration year.
31‑2‑408.  Exemptions.
(a)  The following snowmobiles are exempt from W.S. 31‑2‑401 through 31‑2‑407:
(i)  Mobile track‑laying units;
(ii)  Snowmobiles used solely for business and agricultural purposes; and
(iii)  Nonresident snowmobiles, except to the extent a nonresident snowmobile meets the qualifications and requirements set forth in W.S. 31‑2‑402(e);
(iv)  Snowmobiles used exclusively on private land.
(b)  This section does not exempt snowmobiles which are leased or rented for hire as commercial snowmobiles as defined under W.S. 31‑2‑401(a)(i).
31‑2‑409.  Snowmobile user fee; amount of fee; disposition of fees; account created; duties of department of state parks and cultural resources; duration of decal; exemptions.
(a)  There shall be collected by selling agents an annual nonresident snowmobile user fee for nonresident snowmobiles operated in Wyoming as follows:
(i)  Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 30, § 2.
(ii)  For any nonresident snowmobile not exempt under subsection (f) of this section $35.00.
(b)  The selling agent shall forward to the department of state parks and cultural resources the original copy of the snowmobile user fee form together with:
(i)  Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 30, § 2.
(ii)  The snowmobile user fee as provided in paragraph (a)(ii) of this section minus one dollar ($1.00);
(iii)  All voluntary fees collected under subsection (h) of this section.
(c)  There is hereby created a snowmobile trails account. Except as provided in this subsection, the monies collected under this section and forwarded to the department of state parks and cultural resources shall be deposited in the account created by this section and may be expended by the department subject to approval by the legislature for the administration of the snowmobile trails program. All voluntary fees collected under subsection (h) of this section shall be deposited in the search and rescue account created by W.S. 19‑13‑301(a).
(d)  The department of state parks and cultural resources shall:
(i)  Administer the snowmobile trails program;
(ii)  Furnish a sufficient quantity of numbered decals and necessary forms to each selling agent;
(iii)  Keep a full and complete record of all snowmobile user fees collected.
(e)  The annual nonresident snowmobile user fee numbered decal shall be valid from July 1 of the year designated until June 30 of the following year, with the date of expiration prominently displayed on the decal.
(f)  The nonresident snowmobile user fee prescribed by paragraph (a)(ii) of this section may be waived on an annual basis by the director of the department of state parks and cultural resources in an area designated by the department through a cooperative agreement whereby other governmental agencies agree to contribute to the snowmobile trail maintenance and grooming for that area.
(g)  The decal issued under this section shall be prominently displayed on the exterior of the snowmobile.
(h)  In addition to the fees under subsection (a) of this section, persons paying a user fee for snowmobiles in Wyoming may pay a voluntary fee of two dollars ($2.00) or any greater amount to fund search and rescue activities. Snowmobile user fee forms shall contain information about the voluntary fee under this subsection.
ARTICLE 5

MOBILE HOMES


31‑2‑501.  Definitions; application required.
(a)  As used in this act:
(i)  The definitions in W.S. 31‑1‑101 apply;
(ii)  "Mobile home" means a transportable home defined in W.S. 31‑1‑101(a)(xxiv)(C);
(iii)  "Mobile home dealer" means as defined in W.S. 35‑18‑102(a)(v) but includes a finance agency as defined in W.S. 34.1‑2‑104;
(iv)  "This act" means W.S. 31‑2‑501 through 31‑2‑508.
(b)  Except as provided by W.S. 31‑2‑502, every owner of a mobile home located in this state for which no Wyoming certificate of title has been issued to the owner, or the transferee upon transfer of ownership of a mobile home, shall apply for a certificate of title at the office of a county clerk within forty‑five (45) days of the date the mobile home became subject to this act, or upon a transfer, within forty‑five (45) days of the date of transfer.
31‑2‑502.  Exclusions.
(a)  No certificate of title shall be issued or required for mobile homes:
(i)  Owned by the United States;
(ii)  Being transported from a point outside this state;
(iii)  Held for sale by a Wyoming mobile home dealer;
(iv)  Installed on a permanent foundation, taxable as real property and which has no current title under this act.
(b)  If a mobile home is installed on a permanent foundation and is taxable as real property:
(i)  The certificate of title or manufacturer's certificate of origin, if any, shall be surrendered to and cancelled by the county clerk of the county in which the mobile home is located except that no title shall be cancelled under this subsection unless all liens on the home have been released. The county clerk may require the person surrendering the title for cancellation to disclose information necessary to determine whether cancellation is proper under law. The county clerk shall issue a document certifying the cancellation of the certificate of title for recording in the real estate records of the county clerk of the county in which the mobile home is located;
(ii)  If the certificate of title or manufacturer's certificate of origin is unavailable then upon filing with the county clerk a sworn affidavit in accordance with this paragraph and an acknowledgment if required by subsection (c) of this section, the clerk shall issue a title for the purpose of immediate surrender to and cancellation by the county clerk. The affidavit required under this paragraph shall be on a form prescribed by the department. The affiant shall attest to the unavailability of the certificate of title, manufacturer's certificate of origin or other relevant documentation and to the mobile home's permanent affixation to the real property. The surrendered title and affidavit shall be recorded in the real estate records of the county clerk of the county in which the mobile home is located upon payment of the title fee under W.S. 31‑3‑102(a)(vii) and recording fees under W.S. 18‑3‑402(a)(xvi)(A). The affidavit form shall:
(A)  Include a complete description of the mobile home including its physical address and any data plate, tags, labels or other relevant identifying documentation;
(B)  Include a statement that the mobile home is installed on a permanent foundation and is intended by all parties to constitute, be and remain in perpetuity a fixture to the real property;
(C)  Include a statement that the mobile home is taxable as real property and not as personal property;
(D)  Contain a recital of facts and circumstances by which the affiant acquired the ownership and possession of the mobile home including why the affiant is unable to provide the clerk with the certificate of title, manufacturer's certificate of origin or other relevant documentation;
(E)  Contain a statement that there are no known security interests, liens or encumbrances outstanding against the mobile home separate from the land;
(F)  Contain a statement that the affiant is the true and lawful owner of the mobile home.
(c)  If an affiant under paragraph (b)(ii) of this section is not the owner of the real property on which the mobile home is permanently affixed, the affiant shall file with the affidavit required under paragraph (b)(ii) of this section an acknowledgment by the owner of the real property that the mobile home is installed on a permanent foundation on the real property and is intended by the owner to constitute, be and remain in perpetuity a fixture to the real property.

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