SF0031 • 2007

Automobile joint titles-transfer.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; providing for issuance of a new certificate of title following the death of a joint owner as specified;

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Enacted

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Sponsor: Senator Geis
Last action: 2007-02-28
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2007

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Amendments

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SF0031SS001

Standing Committee • BARRASSO

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by BARRASSO

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Bill History

2007-02-28 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 150
2007-02-28 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0060
2007-02-26 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 60
2007-02-23 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0060
2007-02-23 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0060
2007-02-23 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2007-02-22 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2007-02-21 House
H Passed CoW
2007-02-16 House
H Placed on General File
2007-02-16 House
H08 Recommended Do Pass
2007-02-07 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08
2007-02-07 House
H Received for Introduction
2007-02-06 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2007-02-05 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2007-02-02 Senate
S Passed CoW
2007-02-02 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2007-02-02 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2007-01-31 Senate
S Placed on General File
2007-01-31 Senate
S08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2007-01-10 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08
2007-01-09 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2006-12-15 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for SF0031

Bill No.:
SF0031
Drafter:

JWL

LSO No.:
07LSO-0294
Effective Date:

7/1/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0060

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Geis

Catch Title:
Automobile
joint titles-transfer.

Subject:
Amends
transfer requirements for vehicles upon death of a joint tenant.

Summary/Major Elements:
This
act:

Authorizes issuance of a new
vehicle title, following the death of one of the vehicle's joint tenants with
right of survivorship, in the name(s) of the surviving joint tenant(s) upon
presentation of the death certificate to the county clerk;

Provides that no sales or use
tax shall be due upon transfer to the surviving joint tenant or tenants;

Authorizes issuance of a new
vehicle title, following the death of one of the vehicle's joint tenants with
right of survivorship, in the name of a transferee who was not a joint tenant
upon presentation of the death certificate to the county clerk;

Provides that any applicable sales or use tax shall be due upon
transfer to a transferee who was not a surviving joint tenant.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0031

ENROLLED ACT NO. 60, SENATE

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2007 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; providing for issuance of a new certificate of title following the death of a joint owner as specified;
providing for transfer of a vehicle by a surviving joint owner;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 31
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2
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104 by creating new subsections (j) and (k) is amended to read:

31
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2
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104.

Transfer of ownership.

(j)

If a vehicle is held by two (2) or more
persons as joint tenants with right of survivorship clearly stated on the certificate of title
, following the death of one (1) of the joint owners a surviving owner may apply to a county clerk for a new certificate of title in the name of the survivor or, if more than one (1) owner survives, jointly in the names of the survivors. The application for a new certificate of title shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the death certificate of the deceased owner. The county clerk shall issue the new certificate of title as provided in W.S. 31
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2
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103(d), except that no sales or use tax shall be due when obtaining a certificate of title pursuant to this subsection.

(k)

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (j) of this section, the surviving owner or owners of a vehicle held by joint tenants with the right of survivorship may transfer ownership without first obtaining a title in the name of the surviving owner or owners by complying with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and providing the transferee with a certified copy of the death certificate of the deceased owner. Any applicable sales or use tax shall be paid pursuant to W.S. 39
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15
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107(b) or 39
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16
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107(b).

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2007.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk