HB0277 • 2023

Vehicle registration e-certificate and grace period.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; confirming the ability of county treasurers to provide certificates of registration in electronic form as specified; amending requirements for the display of license plates, validation stickers and permits as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Representative Larson, JT
Last action: 2023-02-06
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and has no effective date as per the official status label.

Vehicle Registration E-Certificates and Grace Period

The bill allows county treasurers to issue vehicle registration certificates in electronic form and sets a grace period for displaying license plates, validation stickers, or permits.

What This Bill Does

Allows county treasurers to provide vehicle registration certificates electronically.

Who It Names or Affects

Drivers who need to register their vehicles with county treasurers.
County treasurers responsible for issuing registration certificates.

Terms To Know

Electronic form: A digital version of a document that can be stored and transmitted electronically instead of on paper.
Grace period: An extra time given before something must be done, such as displaying license plates after registration.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass in the session and has no effective date.
It does not specify what happens if a driver fails to display required documents within thirty days.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB0277HS001

Standing Committee • House Transportation, Highways and Military Affair

Filed

Plain English: The amendment changes the bill to allow both physical and electronic forms of vehicle registration certificates.

Adds 'registration,' after 'of' in line 4 on page 1.
Inserts 'physical or electronic' before 'A' in line 10 on page 2.

Bill History

2023-02-06 House
H COW:H Did not consider for COW
2023-02-02 House
H Placed on General File
2023-02-02 House
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
2023-01-27 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation
2023-01-26 House
H Received for Introduction
2023-01-26 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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23LSO-0715
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0715
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0277

Vehicle registration e-certificate and grace period.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Larson, JT, Niemiec, Stith, Washut, Wylie and Zwonitzer, Dn and Senator(s) Baldwin, Driskill, Jones, Kolb and Rothfuss

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles;

confirming the ability of county treasurers to provide certificates of registration in electronic form as specified; amending requirements for the display of license plates, validation stickers and permits as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 31
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204(a) and 31
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101(a)(ii) are amended to read:

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204.

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

(a)

Upon receipt of an approved application and payment of fees the county treasurer shall issue to the applicant a certificate of registration conforming with the facts set forth in the application together with one (1) license plate or validation sticker for motorcycles, multipurpose vehicles, trailers, including house trailers, and vehicles operated with dealer license plates and two (2) license plates or proper validation stickers for any other vehicle.

A copy of the certificate of registration shall be carried at all times in the motor vehicle for which it is valid and shall be displayed upon demand of any peace officer.

The certificate of registration issued by the county treasurer may be provided in electronic form.

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101.

General prohibitions.

(a)

No person shall knowingly operate, nor shall an owner knowingly permit to be operated, upon any highway any vehicle:

(ii)

Unless valid license plates
, validation stickers
or permits issued for the vehicle are displayed on the vehicle as provided by this act
within thirty (30) days of issuance
except as otherwise provided by this act;

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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(END)

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