SF0122 • 2023

Nonresident workers-vehicle registration extension.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; extending the time period for the temporary registration of vehicles owned by nonresident persons employed in Wyoming; and providing for an effective date.

Labor

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Driskill
Last action: 2023-02-15
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 2/15/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on the requirements for obtaining a temporary vehicle registration beyond proof of insurance, nor does it specify what happens if a nonresident needs to stay longer than 180 days.

Extending Temporary Vehicle Registration for Nonresident Workers

This law extends the time period for nonresident workers to have temporary vehicle registration from 120 days to 180 days.

What This Bill Does

Changes the expiration date of a temporary worker vehicle registration from 120 days to 180 days.

Who It Names or Affects

Nonresident workers employed in Wyoming on a temporary or full-time basis.

Terms To Know

Temporary Worker Registration Permit: A special type of vehicle registration for nonresidents working temporarily or permanently in Wyoming, valid for up to 180 days.

Bill History

2023-02-15 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 22
2023-02-15 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0007
2023-02-14 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0007
2023-02-13 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0007
2023-02-13 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0007
2023-02-13 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 62-0-0-0-0
2023-02-10 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-02-09 House
H COW:Passed
2023-02-08 House
H Placed on General File
2023-02-08 House
H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2023-02-07 House
H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals
2023-01-24 House
H Received for Introduction
2023-01-24 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
2023-01-20 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-01-19 Senate
S COW:Passed
2023-01-19 Senate
S Placed on General File
2023-01-19 Senate
S06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2023-01-17 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel
2023-01-17 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2023-01-16 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 23LSO-0622
Bill No.:

SF0122

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

23LSO-0622

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0007

Chapter No.:

22

Prime Sponsor:

Driskill

Catch Title:

Nonresident workers-vehicle registration extension.

Subject:

Expiration date for nonresident temporary worker vehicle registration.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, a nonresident owner of a noncommercial vehicle who works and drives in Wyoming can apply for a temporary worker vehicle registration in lieu of paying for a yearly vehicle registration. Currently, the registration expires in one hundred twenty (120) days.

This act extends the expiration date of the temporary worker vehicle registration to one hundred eighty (180) days.

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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23LSO-0622

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0122

ENROLLED ACT NO. 7,

SENATE

SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2023 General Session

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; extending the time period for the temporary registration of vehicles owned by nonresident persons employed in Wyoming; 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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2
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201(j) is amended to read:

31
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2
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201.

Registration required; timelines
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(j)

Any nonresident owner, lessee or operator of a vehicle that is not a commercial vehicle, who is employed in this state on a temporary or full
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time basis may choose to purchase a temporary worker registration permit from the county treasurer in lieu of registering the vehicle pursuant to paragraph (a)(iv) of this section and paying the fees pursuant to W.S. 31
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3
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101,

provided the vehicle displays a valid registration and license plate from another jurisdiction and is properly insured.

Application for the temporary worker registration permit shall be made to the county treasurer in the manner and form prescribed by the department and shall be submitted with proof of valid insurance. The temporary worker registration permit shall bear a distinctive number assigned to the vehicle, an expiration date and at all times be prominently displayed and clearly visible on the vehicle in a manner prescribed by the department.

Fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the county general fund. The fee for a temporary worker registration permit shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) per each month of required registration, and shall not exceed
one hundred twenty (120)
one hundred eighty (180)
days per vehicle.

Section 2
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This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(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