§ 31-2-225 — Application requirements; contents; weight certificate; title requirement; liability

Wyoming § 31-2-225

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

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(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 of the vehicle resides or in any county in any
other case and contain:
(i) Information required by W.S. 31-2-103(a)(i),
(ii), (vii) and (ix);
(ii) Unladen weight if required to compute fees and
taxes;
(iii) The purpose for which the vehicle is used and
such other information as required by the department or the
county treasurer;
(iv) Color of the vehicle at the time of
registration;
(v) Information regarding whether the owner desires
to donate one dollar ($1.00) or more to promote awareness and
education efforts for procurement of organ and tissue donations
for anatomical gifts.
(vi) The option for the owner to donate an additional
amount to provide for wildlife conservation efforts related to
the transportation system;
(vii) The option for the owner to donate an
additional amount to support search and rescue operations under
W.S. 31-2-234.
(b) The department, county treasurer or any peace officer
may cause a truck or trailer to be reweighed at any time and a
new weight certificate issued. A 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.
(c) County treasurers shall not register nor renew the
registration of a vehicle unless a certificate of title has been
issued to the owner or the owner presents satisfactory evidence
that a certificate of title for the vehicle has been previously
issued to the owner by any county clerk except:
(i) A county treasurer may register a vehicle without
the Wyoming title of an applicant who is an owner, lessee or
operator if the vehicle is required to be registered in Wyoming,
and the owner, lessee or operator, if applicable, presents proof
from any jurisdiction of a current registration and any other
requested documentation from any other source necessary to
satisfy the treasurer that the applicant is the owner, lessee or
otherwise has lawful right to the vehicle as an owner, lessee or
operator.
(d) Applications for a specific license plate number shall
be made to the county treasurer by the last day of the annual
registration month. The county treasurer shall determine the
number of license plates to be reserved for each license plate
type, but in no case shall the number reserved for any
registration year for any one (1) type exceed nine thousand nine
hundred ninety-nine (9,999).
(e) No motor vehicle shall be registered unless the
applicant verifies the motor vehicle is covered by a motor
vehicle liability policy in full force and effect in amounts
provided by W.S. 31-9-405(b) or a bond on file with the
department in amounts provided by W.S. 31-9-102(a)(xi). The
department shall adopt rules and regulations to implement this
subsection. This subsection does not apply to self-insurers
under W.S. 31-9-414. Issuance or renewal of registration by a
county treasurer does not constitute verification or
certification on the part of the county treasurer that the
registered vehicle is in fact covered by required insurance or
bond and neither the county treasurer nor any employee of the
county treasurer's office is liable for damages caused by any
person operating a registered vehicle in violation of W.S.
31-4-103(a). Proof of insurance shall be carried at all times
in the insured vehicle and shall be open for inspection at all
times when requested by any peace officer. Any applicant making
a false certification required by this subsection or failing to
provide proof of insurance on the registered vehicle as
required, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable pursuant to W.S.
31-4-103(a) upon conviction.