§ 31-3-101 — Registration fees; exemptions

(a) Except as otherwise provided, the following fees shall
accompany each application for the registration of a vehicle:
(i) A county registration fee computed as follows, or
five dollars ($5.00), whichever is greater:
(A) 3% of 60% of the factory price plus special
equipment value for a vehicle in its first year of service;
(B) 3% of 50% of the factory price plus special
equipment value for a vehicle in its second year of service;
(C) 3% of 40% of the factory price plus special
equipment value for a vehicle in its third year of service;
(D) 3% of 30% of the factory price plus special
equipment value for a vehicle in its fourth year of service;
(E) 3% of 20% of the factory price plus special
equipment value for a vehicle in its fifth year of service;
(F) 3% of 15% of the factory price plus special
equipment value for a vehicle in its sixth year of service and
thereafter.
(ii) A state registration fee computed as follows:
(A) Passenger cars $30.00
(B) School buses $25.00
(C) Repealed by Laws 2014, Ch. 128, § 2.
(D) Motorcycles, autocycles and multipurpose
vehicles $25.00
(E) House trailers and other noncommercial
vehicles based on unladen weight, which for purposes of this
subparagraph only, shall be by the manufacturer's published
weight, if available:
(I) 1,000 pounds or less
$ 5.00
(II) 1,001 to 3,500 pounds
$30.00
(III) 3,501 to 4,500 pounds
$40.00
(IV) 4,501 to 5,500 pounds
$50.00
(V) 5,501 to 6,000 pounds
$70.00
(VI) 6,001 pounds or more
$90.00
(F) Commercial vehicles, except passenger cars,
school buses, house trailers, multipurpose vehicles, autocycles
and motorcycles for which the fees shall be computed based on
gross vehicle weight pursuant to W.S. 31-18-401;
(G) Repealed by Laws 2009, Ch. 16, § 4.
(H) Commercial vehicles being operated as a
combination of two (2) or more vehicles shall be registered on
the gross combined weight and pay fees as prescribed by W.S.
31-18-401(a)(ii)(A) and 31-18-401(a)(iii).
(iii) Except as otherwise provided in W.S.
31-18-201(d)(iii), an equalized highway use tax collected by the
department in lieu of the county registration fee imposed by
paragraph (a)(i) of this section for commercial vehicles or
fleets proportionally registered under W.S. 31-18-201(d)(ii);
(iv) As used in this subsection, "special equipment
value" shall not include any value from an assistive device.
(b) The fees prescribed by subsection (a) of this section
are modified for owners of the following vehicles:
(i) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 90, § 2.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 90, § 2.
(iii) War veteran owners of vehicles entitled to
exemptions pursuant to W.S. 39-11-105(a)(xxiv) and 39-13-105 may
claim unused exemptions against the fees prescribed by paragraph
(a)(i) of this section;
(iv) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 90, § 2.
(v) Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 154, § 3.
(vi) Any veteran as defined by W.S. 39-13-105(a) who
was a prisoner of war while serving in the armed forces of the
United States is exempt from the fees provided by subsection (a)
of this section for one (1) vehicle owned by the claimant. In
order to receive the exemption, the claimant shall file with the
county treasurer a sworn claim at the time of registration
indicating the claimant's right to the exemption. County
assessors shall file notice of the number of exemptions granted
and revenue lost in the same manner provided by W.S.
39-13-102(k);
(vii) Fees prescribed in subsection (a) of this
section for vehicles not previously qualified for operation in
this state are reduced by the proportionate share of the year
prior to first operation if the vehicles have not been illegally
operated on the highways of this state prior to application for
registration;
(viii) A farmer, rancher, logger or well servicer who
owns a commercial vehicle or combination of commercial vehicles
operated by him or his employees primarily in agricultural
operations, logging operations from the source to the mill, or
in the servicing of well field operations and registered with
the county treasurer under W.S. 31-18-201(b)(ii) shall pay
twenty-five percent (25%) of the fee prescribed in subparagraph
(a)(ii)(F) of this section;
(ix) An owner of a commercial vehicle or combination
of vehicles registered with the county treasurer under W.S.
31-18-201(b)(ii), except for a vehicle owner whose fee is
modified pursuant to paragraph (viii) of this subsection, shall
pay a percentage of the state registration fee prescribed by
subparagraph (a)(ii)(F) of this section as provided in the table
below if the owner states under oath on a form prescribed and
furnished by the department that the owner will not operate the
vehicle or combination of vehicles more than the applicable
number of miles stated in the table below on highways in the
calendar year of registration:
NUMBER OF MILES PERCENTAGE OF
OPERATED STATE FEE
2,500 miles or less 15%
2,501 to 5,000 20%
5,001 to 10,000 miles 25%
10,001 to 20,000 miles 50%
20,001 to 30,000 miles 75%
(x) The department shall prescribe by rule and
regulation a means to identify conspicuously the vehicle or
combination of vehicles for which a percentage of the state fee
is paid at the time of registration pursuant to paragraphs
(viii) and (ix) of this subsection. The department shall
furnish the means of identification to each county treasurer to
be issued at the time of registration. The vehicle owner shall
display the means of identification as required by rules and
regulations of the department. Failure to display the
identification as required shall result in the penalties
provided by law for failure to display a license plate;
(xi) If an owner of a commercial vehicle or
combination of vehicles who pays a percentage of the state fee
pursuant to paragraph (ix) of this subsection desires to
increase the authorized amount of mileage for which the vehicle
or combination of vehicles is registered, he shall pay an
additional fee equal to the fee due for the additional amount of
miles less the amount of fee paid at the time of registration.
If the department determines through an audit, a verification of
mileage statements or other means that the owner of a commercial
vehicle or combination of vehicles has exceeded the authorized
amount of mileage, an additional fee shall be due equal to twice
the amount that should have been paid for the actual amount of
miles driven less the fee paid pursuant to this paragraph and
paragraph (ix) of this subsection;
(xii) Repealed by Laws 2009, Ch. 16, § 4.
(xiii) A vehicle designed and used exclusively for
the purpose of removing, towing or transporting wrecked,
disabled or replacement vehicles incidental to an accidentally
wrecked or disabled vehicle shall be considered a single unit
and the fees prescribed by subparagraph (a)(ii)(F) and paragraph
(a)(iii) of this section shall be based only on the gross weight
of the towing vehicle;
(xiv) From and after January 1, 1993, vehicles owned
and primarily operated by an enrolled member of the Eastern
Shoshone or Northern Arapaho Indian tribe who resides within the
exterior boundaries of the state of Wyoming on the Wind River
Indian Reservation or on other Indian country as defined by 18
U.S.C. § 1151 are exempt from fees provided by paragraph (a)(i)
of this section. To receive the exemption, at the time of first
registering the vehicle for which the owner qualifies for the
exemption under this paragraph, the claimant shall file a sworn
claim with the county treasurer indicating the claimant's right
to the exemption. If the claimant ceases to be an enrolled
tribal member or ceases to reside within an area under this
paragraph that creates the claimant's right to the exemption
under this paragraph, the claimant shall pay fees as required
under paragraph (a)(i) of this section beginning when the
vehicle's annual registration is next due following the change
in eligibility. County treasurers shall file notice of the
exemptions granted and revenue lost and may be reimbursed by the
state treasurer for all or a portion of revenue lost from funds
appropriated for that purpose, in the same manner and subject to
the same time limitation as provided for veteran exemptions
under W.S. 39-13-102(k). The department, in consultation with
the state treasurer, shall prescribe forms and procedures
necessary to implement this paragraph. A vehicle registration
issued under this paragraph shall indicate that the claimant
received the exemption and shall include the text, "IF A
CLAIMANT'S ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS TRIBAL MEMBER RESIDENTIAL
EXEMPTION CHANGES, THE CLAIMANT SHALL NOTIFY THE COUNTY
TREASURER WITHIN SIXTY (60) DAYS OF THE CHANGE." When an annual
registration for a vehicle registered under this section is due
to be renewed the county treasurer shall notify a claimant of
the duty to inform the county treasurer if the claimant is no
longer eligible for this exemption;
(xv) A disabled veteran who receives fifty percent
(50%) or more service connected disability compensation from the
United States department of veteran's affairs is exempt from the
fees imposed under subsection (a) of this section for one (1)
vehicle owned by the claimant for which the claimant qualifies
for a license plate in accordance with W.S. 31-2-215. County
treasurers shall file notice with the department of revenue of
the number of exemptions granted and the fiscal impact on
revenues.
(c) When a factory price or special equipment value is not
available for the computation of fees as required by this act an
affidavit of valuation executed by the owner may be accepted.
When an affidavit is presented for a homemade trailer or
homemade special equipment, an affidavit of valuation executed
by the owner may be accepted but the valuation given shall not
be less than the actual cost of construction of the trailer or
homemade special equipment. The county clerk or treasurer may
also utilize a valuation for any trailer set by the county
assessor. In no event shall any special equipment for which a
registration has been issued be assessed for property taxation
purposes pursuant to W.S. 39-13-103.
(d) The fees prescribed by subsection (a) of this section
collected for the registration of a vehicle are in lieu of taxes
provided by W.S. 39-13-101 through 39-13-111.
(e) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 93, § 3.
(f) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 93, § 3.
(g) Owners of the following vehicles are exempt from the
payment of fees provided by subsections (a) and (b) of this
section:
(i) Vehicles owned by the United States, state of
Wyoming, county, city, town or political subdivision of Wyoming
or a joint powers board created under W.S. 16-1-101 through
16-1-109, or vehicles owned by an irrigation district created
under W.S. 41-7-201 through 41-7-210 or vehicles owned by a weed
and pest control district created under W.S. 11-5-101 et seq.
provided the vehicles are essential to the operation and
maintenance of the district and are used for no business or
commercial activity unrelated to the operation and maintenance
of the district, or vehicles owned by a senior citizen center
that is providing services to senior citizens under W.S.
18-2-105;
(ii) Motor vehicles which have not been operated or
driven upon Wyoming highways during the registration year upon
the verified affidavit by the owner stating facts entitling him
to relief;
(iii) Antique motor vehicles if registered pursuant
to W.S. 31-2-223;
(iv) Vehicles held for sale by licensed Wyoming
dealers or manufacturers;
(v) Trailers if permanently registered pursuant to
W.S. 31-2-206(n) through (q).
(h) Any owner of a vehicle who wishes to donate money to
promote awareness and education efforts for procurement of organ
and tissue donations for anatomical gifts shall be provided
space on the registration form to do so pursuant to W.S.
31-2-225(a)(v). Any money received under this subsection shall
be forwarded by the county treasurer to the state treasurer to
be deposited into a separate account to be used as provided by
W.S. 35-5-225.
(j) Any owner of a vehicle who wishes to donate money to
provide for wildlife conservation efforts related to the
transportation system shall be provided space on the
registration form to do so pursuant to W.S. 31-2-225(a)(vi).
Revenues collected under this subsection shall be forwarded by
the county treasurer to the state treasurer to be deposited into
the wildlife conservation account created by W.S. 31-2-231(b).
(k) Any owner of a vehicle who wishes to donate money to
provide for search and rescue efforts under W.S. 31-2-234 shall
be provided space on the registration form to do so pursuant to
W.S. 31-2-225(a)(vii). Revenues collected under this subsection
shall be forwarded by the county treasurer to the state
treasurer to be deposited into the search and rescue account
created by W.S. 19-13-301.