§ 31-2-229 — 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 vehicle or multipurpose vehicle owned or leased by
that person upon registration of the vehicle. Upon payment of
the fee required in W.S. 31-3-102(a)(viii) by the department,
the Wyoming veteran's commission shall issue a written statement
of eligibility for the gold star plate. Only parents,
grandparents, spouses, children or siblings of a member of the
United States armed forces who died while in service or who died
as a result of the service shall be eligible to receive the gold
star plates. Application shall be made at least thirty (30)
days before registration of the vehicle expires.
(b) License plates issued under this section shall be
displayed only on the vehicle for which they are issued.
(c) Except as provided in this section, application for,
issuance and renewal of gold star license plates shall be
subject to the same requirements and fees as provided in this
article.
(d) The department shall prescribe the design of the gold
star license plate authorized by this section in consultation
with the Wyoming veteran's commission and shall arrange for
production of the license plates. Following initial approval,
the gold star license plates shall be subject to redesign on the
same schedule as all license plates beginning with the year 2017
reissuance. The license plates shall be issued by the county
treasurer of each county.
(e) The department may prepare any special forms and issue
rules and regulations necessary to carry out this section.
(f) The department of transportation shall include within
its biennial budget request submitted under W.S. 9-2-1013 a
report identifying the actions taken and monies expended
pursuant to this section for each of the immediately preceding
two (2) fiscal years.