Wyoming native-specialty license plate.

2015
STATE OF WYOMING
15LSO-0517
Numbered
2.1

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0178

Wyoming native-specialty license plate.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Esquibel, K. and Senator(s) Esquibel, F.

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to motor vehicle license plates; authorizing special Wyoming native license plates; specifying requirements; providing for 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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2
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230 is created to read:

31
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2
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230
.

Wyoming native license plates.

(a)

Any person required to register a vehicle in
Wyoming
pursuant to W.S. 31
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2
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201 may apply to the department for a statement of eligibility for distinctive Wyoming native license plates for any motor vehicle owned
by the applicant upon registration of the vehicle. Upon payment by the applicant of a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) to the department
, along

with documentation requir
ed under
subsection (b) of this section
, the department shall issue a written statement of eligibility for Wyoming native license plates. Application shall be made at least thirty (30) days before registration of the vehicle expires. Any fees collected under this section shall be payable to the department
and
shall be deposited in the highway fund created by W.S. 9
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4
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204(u)(i).

(b)

Any person who was born in Wyoming and
who
graduated from a Wyoming high school may apply for and use a Wyoming native license plate. Any person who applies for a Wyoming native license plate shall provide the department with a copy of the applicant's Wyoming birth certificate and proof of the applicant's graduation from a Wyoming high school
at the time of application
.
The county treasurer shall provide any applicant with an application form developed by the department.

(c
)

License plates issued under this section shall be displayed upon the vehicle for which they are issued.

(
d
)

Except as provided in this section, application for, issuance and renewal of license plates shall be subject to the same requirements and fees as provided in this article. The fee required under W.S. 31
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3
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102(a)(viii) shall accompany each application.

(
e
)

The department shall prescribe the design of the special license plate authorized by this section, which shall include an image of the bucking horse and rider as described in W.S. 8
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3
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117, in consultation with the secretary of state's office, and arrange for production of the license plates.

Following initial approval, Wyoming native 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.

(
f
)

The department may prepare any special forms and issue any rules and regulations necessary to carry out this section.

Section
2
.

This
act is effective J
anuar
y 1,
201
6
.

(END)

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