Street rods & custom vehicles.

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0002

ENROLLED ACT NO. 36, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
motor vehicles; specifying requirements for registration of street rods and custom vehicles; providing definitions; authorizing vehicle equipment as specified; establishing and increasing fees as specified;
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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221 and 31
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222
are created to read:

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221.

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
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105, t
he 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.

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222.

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
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105, t
he 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. Notwithstanding W.S. 31
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205(a)(i)(A), for a custom vehicle that was manufactured prior to 1968 or was originally manufactured to have one (1) license plate, a license plate shall only be required to be displayed on the rear of the vehicle.

(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.

Section 2.
W.S. 31
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101(a)(xv) by creating new subparagraphs (N) and (O), 31
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205(a)(i)(A), 31
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102(a) by creating new paragraphs (xx) and (xxi), 31
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913 by creating a new subsection (c) and 31
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105(a) are amended to read:

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101.

Definitions.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided, as used in this act:

(xv)

"Motor vehicle" means every vehicle which is self-propelled except vehicles moved solely by human power or motorized skateboards. The term includes the following vehicles as hereafter defined:

(N)

"Street rod" means a motor vehicle that:

(I)

Is a 1948 or older vehicle, or the vehicle was manufactured after 1948 to resemble a vehicle manufactured before 1949; and

(II)

Has been altered from the manufacturer's original design, or has a body constructed from nonoriginal materials.

(O)

"Custom vehicle" means any motor vehicle that:

(I)

Is at least twenty-five (25) years old and of a model year after 1948, or was manufactured to resemble a vehicle at least twenty-five (25) years old and of a model year after 1948; and

(II)

Has been altered from the manufacturer's original design, or has a body constructed from nonoriginal materials.

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205.

Display of license plates.

(a)

License plates for vehicles shall be:

(i)

Conspicuously displayed and securely fastened to be plainly visible:

(A)

One (1) on the front of the vehicle, excluding motorcycles, multipurpose vehicles, trailers (including house trailers)
,

and
vehicles operated with demo, full use or manufacturer license plates issued pursuant to W.S. 31
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, street rods registered pursuant to W.S. 31
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221 and custom vehicles registered pursuant to W.S. 31
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222
,

provided
that
such custom vehicles
were manufactured prior to 1968 or were originally manufactured to have one (1) license plate
;

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102.

Miscellaneous fees.

(a)

The following fees shall be collected for the instruments or privileges indicated:

(xx)

Street rod
................

$
10
0.00

(xxi)

Custom vehicle
..........

$
10
0.00

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913.

Tail lamps.

(c)

A street rod as defined in W.S. 31
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101(a)(xv)(N) or a custom vehicle as defined in W.S. 31
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101(a)(xv)(O) may use blue dot tail lights for stop lamps, rear turning indicator lamps, rear hazard lamps and rear reflectors. For purposes of this subsection, "blue dot tail light" means a red lamp installed in the rear of a motor vehicle containing a blue or purple insert that is not more than one (1) inch in diameter
.

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105.

Special vehicle identification number.

(a)

An owner of

a vehicle that does not have a vehicle identification number present or an owner of
a vehicle for which a Wyoming certificate of title has been issued

or is required
who replaces any part of the vehicle on which the vehicle identification number appears or who incorporates a part containing the vehicle identification number into another vehicle, shall apply to the department forthwith for a special vehicle identification number. The department shall determine that the applicant for the special vehicle identification number is the lawful owner of the vehicle. An application blank shall be furnished by the department for the registration of the special vehicle identification number containing a complete description of the vehicle, the name and address of the owner, from whom purchased and other information as required by the department. The owner shall pay a registration fee of
one dollar ($1.00)

twenty dollars ($20.00)
for the special vehicle identification number.

Section 3.
This act is effective
July
1, 2010
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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