§ 31-3-103 — Distribution of fees; refunds

(a) Fees collected pursuant to W.S. 31-3-101(a)(i) for the
registration of Wyoming based commercial vehicles or fleets
pursuant to this act shall be distributed monthly to the county
in which each vehicle or fleet is principally located and for
the registration of non-Wyoming based commercial vehicles or
fleets, rental vehicles, utility trailers and rental trucks
shall be distributed monthly to the counties in the ratio that
the total miles of primary, secondary and interstate highways in
each county bears to the total miles of primary, secondary and
interstate highways in the state.
(b) Fees collected pursuant to W.S. 31-3-101(a)(i) and
subsection (a) of this section shall be distributed by county
treasurers in the same proportions and manner as property taxes
are distributed.
(c) All other fees shall be credited to the state highway
fund except as otherwise provided.
(d) Except as otherwise provided no fees shall be refunded
unless paid and collected by mistake.
(e) Fifty percent (50%) of the fees collected pursuant to
W.S. 31-3-102(a)(vi)(A) through (C) and (xii) shall be
distributed to the county general fund in the county where the
fees were collected.
(f) One dollar ($1.00) of the fees collected pursuant to
W.S. 31-3-102(a)(vii) shall be credited to the county abandoned
vehicle account created by W.S. 31-13-111(b).
(g) Fees collected by U-Drive-It vehicle or rental vehicle
agencies pursuant to W.S. 31-19-105 in excess of registration
fees paid on rental vehicles in Wyoming shall be distributed as
follows:
(i) Fifty percent (50%) of the fees shall be
distributed to the state highway fund;
(ii) Fifty percent (50%) of the fees shall be
distributed to the counties in the ratio that the total miles of
primary, secondary and interstate highways in each county bears
to the total miles of primary, secondary and interstate highways
in the state.
(h) Of the fees collected pursuant to W.S.
31-3-101(a)(ii)(D), seven dollars ($7.00) of each registration
shall be deposited in the motorcycle safety education program
account created by W.S. 31-5-1506.
(j) Eighty percent (80%) of the fees collected for demo or
manufacturer license plates pursuant to W.S. 31-3-102(a)(v)
shall be distributed to the state highway fund. Twenty percent
(20%) of the fee shall be distributed to the county general fund
in the county where the fees were collected.
(k) The fees collected for full use plates pursuant to
W.S. 31-3-102(a)(v)(C) shall be distributed by the county
treasurers as follows:
(i) Eighty percent (80%) shall be distributed in the
same proportions and manner as property taxes are distributed;
(ii) Twelve percent (12%) of the fee shall be
distributed to the state highway fund;
(iii) Eight percent (8%) of the fee shall be
distributed to the county general fund in the county where the
fees were collected.
(m) Fifty percent (50%) of the permanent registration fee
collected under W.S. 31-2-206(n) shall be distributed by county
treasurers in the same proportion and manner as property taxes
are distributed. The remaining fifty percent (50%) of the
permanent registration fee collected under W.S. 31-2-206(n)
shall be distributed to the highway fund.