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26LSO-0315
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0315
Numbered
2.0
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0081
Less is More Plate Act.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Geringer, Banks, Brown, L, McCann, Nicholas, Posey and Wylie and Senator(s) Anderson, Barlow, Kolb and Pappas
A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; repealing the requirement to display a license plate on the front of a vehicle; making conforming amendments; 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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204(a) and (f), 31
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205(a)(i)(intro), 31
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212, 31
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213(b) and (h)(viii), 31
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215(a) and (c), 31
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216(a), 31
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217(a) and (m), 31
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223(c), 31
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233(d), 31
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234(f) and 31
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235(e) 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
all vehicles
. A physical or electronic 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. A certificate of registration issued by a county treasurer may be provided in electronic form.
(f)
Any person may apply for one (1)
set of decals
decal
for breast cancer awareness for any license plate issued under this article. A decal supporting breast cancer awareness shall bear the breast cancer ribbon symbol and shall be attached in the lower left corner of the license plate without obscuring any other symbols, letters or numbers on the license plate. Application forms shall be available at all county treasurer's offices. Each applicant for a decal under this subsection shall submit an administration fee with the application. The fee shall be in an amount determined by the department to be sufficient to recover reasonable administrative costs of the decal, but not more than five dollars ($5.00) per
set of decals
decal
for any one (1) vehicle. Upon completion of the application, receipt of the administration fee and issuance or renewal of a license plate under this article, the county treasurer shall issue to the applicant the number of decals corresponding to the number of license plates issued or renewed. Decals issued under this subsection shall not be required to be renewed upon renewal of a license plate. The replacement fee for a decal under this subsection shall be the same as for the original decal.
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205.
Display of license plates.
(a)
License plates for vehicles shall be:
(i)
Conspicuously displayed and securely fastened to be plainly visible
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on the rear of the vehicle;
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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
plate
or validation
stickers
sticker
from any county treasurer or the department if the vehicle was registered or
plates or stickers were
the plate or sticker was
issued by the department upon application showing the loss, mutilation or destruction, return of
the
mutilated
plates or stickers
plate or sticker
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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213(h), 31
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215 through 31
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223, 31
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226, 31
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227 or 31
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235 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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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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102(a)(vi). Obtaining a replacement plate is not the purchase of an additional plate under W.S. 31
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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.
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213.
Department to supply registration certificates, plates and stickers; removable windshield placards.
(b)
The department may issue license plates, except permanent, dealer and antique motor vehicle license plates, which shall be valid for not more than eight (8) years if
an
annual validation
stickers are
sticker is
attached in the upper left corner of the license plate with the month and year of expiration clearly visible. Department authorized license plates and annual stickers shall be of colors that are readily distinguishable from the previous year.
(h)
Effective January 1, 1993, any person eligible for a special placard under subsection (c) of this section may apply to the county treasurer for special license plates for a motor vehicle owned by that person. Special license plates shall not be issued to any person who is eligible only for a temporary removable windshield placard under subsection (g) of this section. Special plates issued under this subsection are subject to the following:
(viii)
The county treasurer shall issue a
set of plates
license plate
for each vehicle and a special license plate for each motorcycle or multipurpose vehicle registered to a qualified applicant under this subsection upon payment of required fees.
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215.
Disabled veteran's license plates.
(a)
A disabled veteran who receives fifty percent (50%) or more service connected disability compensation from the United States department of veteran's affairs and who is a resident at the time of initial application and renewal application under subsection (b) of this section, may apply for distinctive license plates for a passenger car, pickup truck, motorcycle or multipurpose vehicle owned or leased by him upon registration of the vehicle.
These license plates shall be displayed upon the vehicle for which they are issued.
A disabled veteran may purchase one (1) additional
pair of
license
plates
plate
as provided in this section for either a motorcycle or a multipurpose vehicle upon payment of regular fees provided in this article. The license plates shall bear a distinctive symbol or letters identifying the registrant as a disabled veteran. The department shall prescribe the symbol or letters which shall not include arabic numerals designating the county.
(c)
The county treasurer shall only issue one (1)
pair of
license
plates
plate
annually that
are
is
exempt as provided by W.S. 31
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101(b)(xv) to each applicant under this section.
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216.
Special plates; former prisoners of war.
(a)
The county treasurer shall issue one (1)
set of
special license
plates
plate
for either a passenger car, truck or motor home owned or leased by a former prisoner of war in accordance with this section for the year 1988 and thereafter.
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217.
Special plates; Pearl Harbor survivors; national guard members; armed forces veterans; purple heart recipients; women armed forces veteran decals.
(a)
The county treasurer shall issue one (1)
set of
special license
plates
plate
to each applicant for either a passenger car, truck, motorcycle, handicapped motorcycle or motor home owned or leased by a survivor of Pearl Harbor, a member of the Wyoming army or air national guard, a purple heart recipient or honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces and, if applied for and eligible, one (1)
set of decals
decal
designating the person is an honorably discharged woman veteran of the United States armed forces in accordance with this section. These license plates shall be displayed upon the vehicle for which they are issued. A decal designating the person is an honorably discharged woman veteran shall be attached in the lower left corner of a license plate issued under this section.
(m)
The decal designating a woman veteran of the United States armed forces shall bear a distinctive symbol or letters identifying the registrant as an honorably discharged woman veteran of the United States armed forces. Each applicant for a decal under this subsection shall submit an administration fee with the application. The fee shall be in an amount determined by the department to be sufficient to recover reasonable administrative costs of the decal, but not more than five dollars ($5.00) per
set of decals
decal
for any one (1) vehicle. Upon completion of the application, receipt of the administration fee, determination of eligibility and issuance or renewal of special license plates under this section, the county treasurer shall issue to the applicant the number of decals corresponding to the number of license plates issued or renewed under this section to be attached to the license plates issued or renewed under this section. The replacement fee for a decal under this subsection shall be the same as for the original decal.
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223.
Antique motor vehicles.
(c)
Upon receipt of an approved application and payment of fees the vehicle shall be registered and
a
license
plates issued therefor
plate shall be issued for the vehicle
. The registration expires upon transfer of ownership of the vehicle.
Notwithstanding W.S. 31
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205(a)(i)(A), a license plate shall only be required to be displayed on the rear of those antique motor vehicles that were originally manufactured to have one (1) license plate.
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233.
Organ, eye and tissue donation license plates.
(d)
Unless
five hundred (500) sets of
license plates are issued
to not less than five hundred (500) vehicles
under this section before December 31, 2031, the plates authorized under this section shall be eliminated from production and not later than January 15, 2033 the department shall report the cessation of production to the joint transportation, highways and military affairs interim committee.
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234.
Search and rescue license plates.
(f)
Unless
one thousand (1,000) sets of
license plates are issued
to not less than one thousand (1,000) vehicles
under this section before December 31, 2032, the plates authorized under this section shall be eliminated from production and the department shall report the cessation of production to the legislature not later than January 15, 2033.
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235.
Rodeo license plates.
(e)
Unless
five hundred (500) sets of
license plates are issued
to not less than five hundred (500) vehicles
under this section before December 31, 2031, the plates authorized under this section shall be eliminated from production and not later than January 15, 2032 the department shall report the cessation of production to the joint transportation, highways and military affairs interim committee.
Section 2.
W.S. 31
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205(a)(i)(A) and (B) is repealed.
Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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