Vehicle registration—penalties.

2017
STATE OF WYOMING
17LSO-0087
Introduced
1.2

HOUSE BILL

NO.

HB0095

Vehicle registration—penalties.

Sponsored by:
Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; imposing penalties for failure to properly title or register a vehicle; establishing procedures for nonpayment of fines; establishing a lien for unpaid fines; limiting an exemption to vehicle registration requirements; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 31
‑
4
‑
10
6
is created to read:

31
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4
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10
6
.

F
ailure to title
or
register vehicle
;
penalties;
nonpayment of fin
es.

(a)

In addition to the other penalties provided by this section, a
ny person who violates W.S.
31
‑
4
‑
101
(
a)(i)
shall be fined not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisoned for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or both
.

(
b
)

The unpaid portion of any fine due
under this section become
s
delinquent if not paid within one hundred fifty
‑
one (151) days of
the date the fine was imposed
. Delinquent fin
es are a lien on
the vehicle

for which the delinquent payment is due.

Upon perfection of the lien pursuant to W.S. 31
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2
‑
801 and subject to the priority of other security interests, the department may foreclose on the lien and collect the amount of delinquent fines in a civil action against the vehicle owner.

Section
2
.

W.S. 31
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1
‑
101(
a)(xxii)
and
31
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2
‑
224(a)(v)
(A),
(B) and by
creating
a
new
subparagraph (C) are
amended to read:

31
‑
1
‑
101
.

Definitions
.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided, as used in this act:

(xxii)

"This act" means W.S. 31
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1
‑
101 through
31
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4
‑
104
31
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4
‑
10
6
;

31
‑
2
‑
224
.

Registration exemptions.

(a)

The following vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this article:

(v)

Vehicles owned by a nonresident, validly registered in another state or country, displaying registration numbers or plates in accordance with the laws of that state or country and:

(A)

Not operated for gain or profit in Wyoming nor used for transportation to or from employment in Wyoming;
and

(B)

Not owned or operated by a person employed in this state, unless that
person is a daily commuter from another jurisdiction which exempts vehicles of daily commuters from Wyoming from registration under a reciprocity agreement
;
.

and

(
C
)

Not operated by a natural person
who is a resident of

Wyoming.

Section 3
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(END)

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