§ 31-2-204 — Issuance of certificates of registration and license plates by county; form

Wyoming § 31-2-204

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 31: Motor Vehicles
• Ch. 2: TITLE AND REGISTRATION
• Art. 2: REGISTRATION

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(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 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.
(b) Except as otherwise provided, license plates shall be
of metal not less than twelve (12) inches long in the left-hand
end of which shall be arabic numerals for the county in which
issued, followed by the bucking horse and rider emblem and a
distinctive number assigned to the vehicle, set forth in
numerals and letters as determined by the department and above
or underneath such numerals shall be the word "Wyoming" and
arabic numerals for the year of issue or validation. License
plates issued to dealers and for state or federal official
forestry vehicles, motorcycles, multipurpose vehicles and
trailers shall contain appropriate identification which may be
in lieu of the bucking horse and rider emblem. After the county
number on the left-hand end, the license plate may also contain
a distinctive symbol or letters, as determined by the
department, indicating vehicle type. License plates shall be
changed or validated annually. There shall be a marked contrast
between the color of the plate and that of the numerals and
letters and the background of all plates shall be fully
reflectorized. Plates for light utility trailers under one
thousand (1,000) pounds, motorcycles and multipurpose vehicles
shall not be less than three (3) inches wide and six (6) inches
long. Antique license plates shall bear no date and shall bear
the inscription "Pioneer Wyo". Distinctive license farm stickers
shall be issued by the county treasurer upon request for trucks
and trailers used by any farmer or rancher for the
transportation of livestock, feed or unprocessed agricultural
products owned and produced by the farmer or rancher from the
place of production to market and of ranch supplies intended
solely for the use of the farmer or rancher, and not for sale,
on the return trip, and not for the transportation of goods and
persons for hire. Farm stickers shall bear the inscription
"Farm".
(c) The distinctive license plate numbers shall begin with
one (1) and be numbered consecutively in each county. In
ordering license plates the department may from year to year
change the location of the figures, words and letters or
validation sticker as deemed necessary.
(d) For the purposes of this section, the several counties
of the state shall be numbered as follows: Albany-5, Big Horn-9,
Campbell-17, Carbon-6, Converse-13, Crook-18, Fremont-10,
Goshen-7, Hot Springs-15, Johnson-16, Laramie-2, Lincoln-12,
Natrona-1, Niobrara-14, Park-11, Platte-8, Sheridan-3,
Sublette-23, Sweetwater-4, Teton-22, Uinta-19, Washakie-20,
Weston-21, and new counties shall be assigned numbers by the
department as they may be formed, beginning with the number 24.
(e) For the purposes of this chapter, provisions for
license plates for motorcycles shall apply to autocycles.
(f) Any person may apply for one (1) set of decals 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 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.