§ 31-1-202 — Records

Wyoming § 31-1-202

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 31: Motor Vehicles
• Ch. 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
• Art. 2: ADMINISTRATION

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(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 shall keep and maintain a record in
which all certificates of title shall be recorded at the time of
issue and which is open to inspection by the public during
reasonable office hours.
(c) Within three (3) business days after issuance of a
vehicle registration or certificate of title, county treasurers
and county clerks shall forward a record thereof to the
department. County treasurers shall notify the department and
sheriff of his county of loss or mutilation of license plates.
Note: Effective 7/1/2027 this subsection will read as:
(c) Within three (3) business days after issuance of a
vehicle registration or certificate of title, county treasurers
and county clerks shall forward a record thereof to the
department. County clerks shall forward a record of certificate
of title electronically through the electronic lien and title
system established under W.S. 31-2-113. County treasurers shall
notify the department and sheriff of his county of loss or
mutilation of license plates.
(d) The department shall maintain records of vehicle
registrations from all counties indexed by distinctive vehicle
numbers assigned by the department, the name of the registered
owner and vehicle identification numbers. The department shall
maintain a record of all vehicle certificates of title from all
counties. Records are public and open to inspection by the
public during reasonable office hours. The department shall
maintain a vehicle identification number index of all vehicles
for which certificates of title have been issued. Upon receipt
of a notice of issuance of a certificate of title from any
county clerk the department may destroy all records relating to
former transfers of title to the vehicle and shall retain only
the notice of issuance of the certificate of title in effect at
any time. The department may annually compile and publish a list
of all registered vehicles and supplements thereto which shall
be furnished to Wyoming peace officers and the Wyoming office of
homeland security without charge.
Note: Effective 7/1/2027 this subsection will read as:
(d) The department shall maintain records of vehicle
registrations from all counties indexed by distinctive vehicle
numbers assigned by the department, the name of the registered
owner and vehicle identification numbers. The department shall
maintain a record of all vehicle certificates of title from all
counties in the electronic lien and title system established
under W.S. 31-2-113. Records are public and open to inspection
by the public during reasonable office hours. The department
shall maintain a vehicle identification number index of all
vehicles for which certificates of title have been issued. Upon
receipt of a notice of issuance of a certificate of title from
any county clerk the department may destroy all records relating
to former transfers of title to the vehicle and shall retain
only the notice of issuance of the certificate of title in
effect at any time. The department may annually compile and
publish a list of all registered vehicles and supplements
thereto which shall be furnished to Wyoming peace officers and
the Wyoming office of homeland security without charge.
(e) Records under this section shall be available to the
public pursuant to current federal and state laws relative to
the release of private information. Nothing in this section
shall supersede federal law.