Embossed license plates.

WORKING DRAFT
2007
STATE OF
WYOMING
07LSO-0480.E1

SENATE FILE
NO.
SF0125

Embossed license plates.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Mockler and Decaria

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; providing for consultation with the department of state parks and cultural resources in the design of license plates;
providing for a study; providing for a report;
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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204(b)
is
amended to read:

31
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204.

Issuance of certificates of registration and license plates by county; form.

(b)

Except as otherwise provided, license plates shall be of metal not less than twelve (12) inches long in the left
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hand end of which shall be arabic numerals for the county in which issued, followed by the bucking horse and rider emblem and a distinctive number assigned to the vehicle, set forth in numerals and letters as determined by the department and above or underneath such numerals shall be the word "Wyoming" and arabic numerals for the year of issue or validation.
The design on the license plate shall be determined by the department of transportation in consultation with the department of state parks and cultural resources.

License plates issued to dealers and for trailers shall contain appropriate identification which may be in lieu of the bucking horse and rider emblem. License plates shall be changed or validated annually. There shall be a marked contrast between the color of the plate and that of the numerals and letters and the background of all plates shall be fully reflectorized. Motorcycle plates shall not be less than three (3) inches wide and six (6) inches long. Antique license plates shall bear no date and shall bear the inscription "Pioneer Wyo". License stickers for trucks and trailers used by any farmer or rancher for the transportation of livestock, feed or unprocessed agricultural products owned and produced by the farmer or rancher from the place of production to market and of ranch supplies intended solely for the use of the farmer or rancher, and not for sale, on the return trip, and not for the transportation of goods and persons for hire shall bear the inscription "Farm". Upon application to the department and payment of a fee as provided by W.S. 31
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102(a)(xix), veteran license stickers bearing the inscription "Veteran" and designating the conflict service of the veteran may be issued to the veterans' commission in a format approved by the department. The veterans' commission may sell the veteran license sticker to qualified veterans at a fee not to exceed cost, plus ten dollars ($10.00) per vehicle. Any fees collected by the veterans' commission under this subsection shall be deposited in the veterans' commission expendable trust fund. The veterans' commission shall establish eligibility criteria for veterans applying for a veteran license sticker. A qualified veteran purchasing a veteran license sticker manufactured by the department and sold by the veterans' commission may display the sticker on the license plate issued by the county treasurer. The provisions of W.S. 31
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205(a)(iv) shall not apply to any veteran license sticker manufactured by the department and displayed as provided in this section.

Section 2.
The department of transportation shall conduct a review and analysis of the feasibility and costs associated with contracting for specialized or prestige embossed plates and report back to the joint transportation, highways and military affairs interim committee no later than September 30, 2007.

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This act is effective July 1, 2007.

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