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SF0106 • 2021

Transportation statutory amendments-1.

AN ACT relating to highways and transportation; inserting additional license plates in the replacement duplicate plates process; clarifying dealer permit fees; repealing obsolete and unnecessary definitions and fees; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Landen
Last action
2021-04-01
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide information on who pays for the changes to the license plate process.

Changes to Transportation Laws

This law updates transportation rules by adding new types of license plates, clarifying dealer permit fees, and removing outdated definitions and fees.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds street rod, custom vehicle, gold star, tribal, and wildlife conservation license plates to the process for replacing lost or damaged plates.
  • Clarifies how out-of-state recreational vehicle dealers can get temporary demo plates and permits.
  • Removes old rules about antique vehicle dealers since they are no longer active.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Vehicle owners who need to replace lost or damaged license plates.
  • Recreational vehicle dealers applying for temporary demo plates.

Terms To Know

Dealer permit
A special permission given by the government to sell vehicles or recreational vehicles temporarily.
Demo plate
A temporary license plate used for displaying a vehicle at a dealership before it is sold.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not explain how exactly the new plates will be designed or what they look like.
  • It's unclear if there are any specific rules about when dealers must return demo plates after an event.

Bill History

  1. 2021-04-01 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 64

  2. 2021-04-01 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0027

  3. 2021-03-30 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0027

  4. 2021-03-30 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0027

  5. 2021-03-30 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0027

  6. 2021-03-30 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-3-0-0-0

  7. 2021-03-29 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2021-03-26 House

    H COW:Passed

  9. 2021-03-18 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2021-03-18 House

    H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  11. 2021-03-12 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation

  12. 2021-03-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2021-03-11 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0

  14. 2021-03-10 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2021-03-09 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  16. 2021-03-04 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  17. 2021-03-04 Senate

    S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  18. 2021-03-01 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation

  19. 2021-02-24 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  20. 2021-02-24 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 21LSO-0551
Bill No.:

SF0106

Effective:

7/1/2021 12:00:00 AM

LSO No.:

21LSO-0551

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0027

Chapter No.:

64

Prime Sponsor:

Landen

Catch Title:

Transportation statutory amendments-1.

Subject:

Amending motor vehicle statutes.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act inserts additional types of license plates in the replacement duplicate plates process. Additional license plates have been created and are inserted into the replacement duplicate process
including:
street rod plates, custom vehicle plates, gold star license plates, tribal license plates and wildlife conservation license plates.

This act clarifies how dealer permits and demo plates are now packaged and purchased.

The act repeals obsolete and unnecessary definitions and fees, specifically:
Since antique vehicle dealers are no longer active, W.S. 31-16-101(a)(xxi), 31
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16
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103(b)(ix) and 31
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16
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125(b)(
i
)(E) are repealed;
W.S. 31-16-101(b) is repealed to make trailer and motorcycle dealers, who are now required to have a license, subject to the same unlawful acts,
franchise
and odometer consumer protection provisions to which other vehicle dealers are subject.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

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21LSO-0551

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0106

ENROLLED ACT NO. 27,

SENATE

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2021 General Session

AN ACT relating to highways and transportation; inserting additional license plates in the replacement duplicate plates process; clarifying dealer permit fees; repealing obsolete and unnecessary definitions and fees; 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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212 and 31
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16
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127(b)(i)(C) and (D) are amended to read:

31
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2
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212.

Loss, mutilation or destruction of registration, plates or validation stickers.

Upon loss, mutilation or destruction of a certificate of registration, license plate, or validation sticker the owner of a vehicle may obtain a duplicate certificate of registration, new license plates or validation stickers from any county treasurer or the department if the vehicle was registered or plates or stickers were issued by the department upon application showing the loss, mutilation or destruction, return of mutilated plates or stickers and payment of the duplicate registration, plate or sticker fee. For those vehicles registered under the provisions of W.S. 31
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2
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213(h)
,

or
31
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2
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215 through 31
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2
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223,
31
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2
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226, 31
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2
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227 or 31
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2
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229 through 31
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2
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231
replacement duplicate license plates may be obtained upon application with the county treasurer from which the original plates were purchased or the department if applicable, accompanied by fees as provided by W.S. 31
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3
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102(a)(vi)(C). Duplicate license plates obtained under this section to replace lost or stolen plates shall not be displayed on the vehicle until the validation stickers on the lost or stolen plates have expired. Upon loss, mutilation or destruction of a dealer plate or validation sticker the dealer may obtain a
replacement dealer plate or validation sticker from the county treasurer from which he purchased the original plate in the same manner as the owner of a vehicle and upon payment of the appropriate fee under W.S. 31
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3
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102(a)(vi). Obtaining a replacement plate is not the purchase of an additional plate under W.S. 31
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16
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125(b)(i). Upon application for new license plates or stickers the county treasurer shall notify the department and the county sheriff as soon as possible of the loss, mutilation or destruction. The department shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agencies of any loss, mutilation or destruction of license plates or stickers.

31
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16
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127.

Temporary recreational vehicle display and sales permit.

(b)

The department shall issue a temporary recreational vehicle display and sales permit to an out of state recreational vehicle dealer not currently licensed in Wyoming, subject to the following conditions:

(i)

The applicant shall submit an application accompanied by an application fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00) to the department at least ninety (90) days prior to the recreational vehicle display and sales event. The application shall be on a form approved by the department and shall include:

(C)

An
additional fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for
indication whether the applicant wishes to purchase one (1) or
two (2) temporary recreational vehicle demo plates
for an additional fee as set forth in W.S. 31
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3
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102(a)(v)
;

(D)

An
additional fee of five dollars ($5.00) for ten (10)
indication whether the applicant wishes to purchase a minimum order as set forth in department rules for an additional fee established in accordance with W.S. 31
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3
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102(a)(x) of
temporary permits for issuance to purchasers of recreational vehicles at the event;

Section 2
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W.S. 31
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16
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101(a)(xxi) and (b), 31
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16
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103(b)(ix) and 31
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16
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125(b)(i)(E) are repealed
.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2021
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(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

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