Title 31, Title 31 — Motor Vehicles

Definitions. (a) Except as otherwise provided, as used in this act: (i) "Commercial vehicle" means any vehicle or vehicle combination used, designed or maintained for transportation of persons for hire, compensation or profit, or designed or used primarily for the transportation …

General administrative procedures. (a) The department shall provide for the administration and enforcement of this act by its divisions. The department has supervisory jurisdiction over the levy and collection of fees and taxes levied by this act and shall promulgate rules and re…

Records. (a) County treasurers shall keep and maintain a permanent record of vehicle registrations. All applications and records other than the record of vehicle registrations may be destroyed by the treasurer after two (2) years from December 31 of each year. (b) County clerks s…

Special enforcement officers; summons and notice to appear for violations; deposit for appearance; disposition of deposit. (a) The department shall designate certain employees as special officers for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of motor vehicle laws and regulations. (…

Transportation information system account. (a) There is created the transportation information system account into which shall be deposited funds as provided by law. Earnings from funds in the account shall be credited to the account. Funds in the account are continuously appropr…

Third party providers; motor vehicle division partner program. (a) The department may enter into agreements with third party providers to administer written, driving and skills tests for driver's licenses and administer motor vehicle services. (b) The department may establish a m…

Required application; resident and nonresident applications. (a) Except as provided by W.S. 31-2-102 and pursuant to W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xxi)(A) through (G), any owner of a vehicle for which no Wyoming certificate of title has been issued to the owner or the transferee upon transfer…

Exemptions. (a) No certificate of title shall be issued for: (i) Vehicles owned by the United States; (ii) Implements of husbandry, except multipurpose vehicles that qualify as implements of husbandry; (iii) Vehicles of nonresident owners titled in another state, except as author…

Contents of application; signature; vehicle identification number; issuance of certificate. (a) Applications for paper certificates of title or electronic certificates of title, if available, shall contain or be accompanied by: Note: Effective 7/1/2027 this subsection will read a…

1, the owner of a vehicle who sells or transfers his interest in a vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued shall endorse an assignment and warranty of title upon the certificate for the vehicle with a statement of all liens and encumbrances thereon, which assignm…

Transfer of title upon death; beneficiary designation forms; definitions. (a) Each county clerk shall make available a beneficiary designation form that allows the owner or owners of a vehicle to arrange for the transfer of the vehicle's title to a named beneficiary upon the deat…

Duplicate titles; affidavit of vehicle ownership. (a) Upon loss of a certificate of title, the owner may apply to the county clerk issuing the original title for a duplicate title. For purposes of applying for a duplicate title, "owner" means any one (1) person listed as owner on…

Definitions. (a) As used in W.S. 31-2-106 through 31-2-112: (i) "Flood vehicle" means any motor vehicle that has been submerged in water to the point that rising water has reached over the door sill and has entered into the passenger or trunk compartment of the vehicle and the ac…

Titles for damaged vehicles; return of certificate of title and registration for damaged vehicle; replacement title and registration. (a) When a motor vehicle is declared a total loss by the insurance company or, in the event an insurance company is not involved in the settlement…

Rebuilt salvage vehicles; titles; requirements. (a) Repealed by Laws 2009, Ch. 16, § 4. (b) The certificate of title and the rebuilt salvage decal stating "rebuilt salvage vehicle" shall meet security standards minimizing the opportunity for fraud. (c) A motor vehicle owner submi…

Disclosure requirements. (a) When any dealer in this state or motor vehicle owner who is not a dealer knowingly offers for sale or trade a motor vehicle which carries a title branded pursuant to this article, the dealer or owner shall disclose on a form prescribed by the departme…

Violations; penalties. (a) Any dealer or a person holding legal certificate of title to a motor vehicle who fails to obtain a proper certificate of title for a salvage vehicle as required under W.S. 31-2-107 within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the transferor's correctly end…

Towing and recovery carrier junk vehicle certificate of title. (a) The county clerk of any one (1) of the counties of Wyoming may issue a junk vehicle certificate of title for a junk vehicle, as defined in W.S. 31-13-101(a)(xi) containing the following notation conspicuously disp…

Glider kit vehicle certificate of title. (a) Any county clerk may issue a glider kit vehicle certificate of title for a glider kit vehicle, as defined in W.S. 31-2-106(a)(vii), containing the following notation "glider kit" conspicuously branded on the face of the certificate. (b…

Electronic lien and title system. Note: this section is effective as of 7/1/2027. (a) As used in this section "electronic lien and title system" means a statewide electronic lien and title system implemented by the department to process through electronic means: (i) Certificates …

Registration required; timelines. (a) Except as provided in W.S. 31-2-224 and subsection (q) of this section, every owner, or if applicable, operator or lessee, of a vehicle which will be operated or driven upon any highway in Wyoming, shall be required to obtain registration at …

Reciprocal agreements and exemptions. (a) The department may negotiate reciprocal agreements with appropriate officials of any other jurisdiction, in which nonresidents of this state shall be exempt from Wyoming vehicle registration fees in exchange for equivalent exemptions from…

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 toge…

Display of license plates. (a) License plates for vehicles shall be: (i) Conspicuously displayed and securely fastened to be plainly visible: (A) One (1) on the front of the vehicle, excluding the following: (I) Motorcycles; (II) Multipurpose vehicles; (III) Trailers, including h…

Annual renewal; delivery of license plates and stickers; staggered registration; permanent registration of lightweight trailers. (a) Except as otherwise provided vehicle registrations expire on the last day of the annual registration month. Renewals are effective for one (1) year…

Publicly owned vehicles. Upon application the department shall issue distinctive license plates indicating public ownership for vehicles owned by the United States, state of Wyoming, a county, city, town or political subdivision of Wyoming, the tribal governments of the Eastern S…

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 plate…

The department may promulgate rules necessary to implement this act. (d) The registration of mobile machinery expires ten (10) days after its transfer unless the original owner files an application for a transfer of ownership accompanied by the fees based on the amount which woul…

Transfer of ownership. (a) Except as provided by subsections (b) through (e) of this section, upon transfer of ownership of a vehicle the registration of the vehicle expires and the original owner shall immediately remove the license plates from the vehicle. Within sixty (60) day…

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 und…

Special plates; former prisoners of war. (a) The county treasurer shall issue one (1) set of special license plates 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. (b) An…

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 to each applicant for either a passenger car, truck, motor…

Firefighter's license plates. (a) A firefighter employed by a city, county, state or duly created fire protection district, a volunteer firefighter as defined by W.S. 35-9-616(a)(x) or a firefighter retired from his department with at least ten (10) years of service may apply for…

University of Wyoming license plates. (a) Any person required to register a vehicle in Wyoming pursuant to this article may apply to the University of Wyoming for a statement of eligibility for distinctive University of Wyoming license plates for any motor vehicle that is not a c…

Emergency medical technician's license plates. (a) Any person certified by the department of health as an emergency medical technician may apply for distinctive license plates for any motor vehicle that is not a commercial vehicle or multipurpose vehicle owned or leased by that p…

Prestige license plates. Excluding dealer, antique, specialty, apportioned, publicly owned vehicle and radio amateur license plates, upon payment of the regular registration fees prescribed by W.S. 31-3-101 and a prestige license plate fee and application to the department, the d…

Radio amateur license plates. A resident who is the owner of a motor vehicle that is not a commercial vehicle or multipurpose vehicle and who is licensed by the federal communications commission to engage in private and experimental two-way radio operation and holding a bona fide…

Antique motor vehicles. (a) Antique motor vehicles may be registered and licensed pursuant to this section. (b) The owner of an antique motor vehicle shall register the vehicle within ten (10) days from the date of acquisition of the vehicle by submitting an application to the de…

Registration exemptions. (a) The following vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this article: (i) Transportable homes and the empty frame or frames used to haul transportable homes; (ii) Passenger automobiles or trailers owned by a full-time member of the armed forces of th…

Application requirements; contents; weight certificate; title requirement; liability. (a) Applications for registration of vehicles shall be filed in the office of the county treasurer in person, by regular mail, or if available, electronically, in the county in which the owner o…

Street rods. (a) Street rods shall be registered and licensed pursuant to this section. (b) For any vehicle meeting the definition of a street rod that requires a state assigned vehicle identification number as provided in W.S. 31-11-105, the model year that is listed on the cert…

Custom vehicles. (a) Custom vehicles shall be registered and licensed pursuant to this section. (b) For any vehicle meeting the definition of a custom vehicle that requires a state assigned vehicle identification number as provided in W.S. 31-11-105, the model year that is listed…

Embossed license plates. (a) Any person required to register a vehicle in Wyoming pursuant to W.S. 31-2-201 may apply to the department for embossed license plates for any vehicle owned or leased by the applicant upon registration of the vehicle and payment of the fee required by…

Special plates; gold star. (a) Any person required to register a vehicle in Wyoming pursuant to this article may apply to the Wyoming veteran's commission for a statement of eligibility for distinctive gold star license plates for any motor vehicle that is not a commercial vehicl…

Tribal license plates. (a) Any person required to register a vehicle in Wyoming pursuant to this article may apply for distinctive Eastern Shoshone Indian tribe license plates for any motor vehicle that is not a commercial vehicle or multipurpose vehicle owned or leased by the ap…

Wildlife conservation license plates; wildlife conservation account; authority to receive and expend monies. (a) Any person required to register a vehicle in Wyoming pursuant to this article may apply to the department or county treasurer for a statement of eligibility for wildli…

Specified off-road vehicle licensing and registration. (a) Off-road recreational vehicles as defined by W.S. 31- 1-101(a)(xv)(K)(II) may be registered and licensed pursuant to this section. (b) Before the owner of an off-road recreational vehicle as defined by W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv…

Organ, eye and tissue donation license plates. (a) Any person interested in increasing awareness of organ, eye and tissue donation and transplantation may apply for and be issued distinctive license plates for any motor vehicle that is not a commercial vehicle or multipurpose veh…

Search and rescue license plates. (a) Any person required to register a vehicle in Wyoming pursuant to this article may apply to the department or county treasurer for a statement of eligibility for search and rescue license plates for any motor vehicle that is not a commercial v…

Rodeo license plates. (a) Any person interested in recognizing rodeo as the official sport of this state pursuant to W.S. 8-3-119 and supporting rodeo programs at the University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges may apply for and be issued distinctive license plates for a…