ORIGINAL HOUSE                                   ENGROSSED

BILL   NO.  0190

 

ENROLLED ACT NO. 111,  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

2001 GENERAL SESSION

 

 

 

 

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles owned by veterans;
authorizing issuance of a special license sticker as
specified; establishing the cost for the veteran's license
sticker as specified; providing for the distribution of
fees; and providing for an effective date.

 

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

 

Section 1.  W.S. 31-2-204(b), 31-2-215 by creating a
new subsection (d), 31-2-216 by creating a new subsection
(h), 31-2-217 by creating a new subsection (h) and
31-3-102(a) by creating a new paragraph (xix) are amended
to read:

 

31-2-204.  Issuance of certificates of registration
and license plates by county; 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 trailers shall contain appropriate identification which
may be in lieu of the bucking horse and rider emblem.
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.
Motorcycle plates 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".

 

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License stickers 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 shall bear the inscription "Farm". Upon application to
the department and payment of a fee as provided by W.S.
31-3-102(a)(xix), veteran license stickers bearing the
inscription "Veteran" and designating the conflict service
of the veteran may be issued to the veterans' affairs
commission in a format approved by the department. The
veterans' affairs commission may sell the veteran license
sticker to qualified veterans at a fee not to exceed cost,
plus ten dollars ($10.00) per vehicle. Any fees collected
by the veterans' affairs commission under this subsection
shall be deposited in the veterans' affairs commission
expendable trust fund. The veterans' affairs commission
shall establish eligibility criteria for veterans applying
for a veteran license sticker. A qualified veteran
purchasing a veteran license sticker manufactured by the
department and sold by the veterans' affairs commission may
display the sticker on the license plate issued by the
county treasurer. The provisions of W.S. 31-2-205(a)(iv)
shall not apply to any veteran license sticker manufactured
by the department and displayed as provided in this
section.

 

31-2-215.  Disabled veteran's license plates.

 

(d)  A veteran who qualifies for a special license
plate under this section may apply to the veterans' affairs
commission for a veteran license sticker authorized under
W.S. 31-2-204(b) for each vehicle owned and registered
under the name of the veteran. Upon verification by the

 

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Wyoming veterans' affairs commission that the veteran was
honorably discharged from service and specifying the
conflict service of the veteran and payment of the fee
established by the commission, the commission shall issue
the veteran license sticker for each vehicle for which the
veteran has paid the fee established by the commission.

 

31-2-216.  Special plates; former prisoners of war.

 

(h)  A veteran who qualifies for a special license
plate under this section may apply to the veterans' affairs
commission for a veteran license sticker authorized under
W.S 31-2-204(b) for each vehicle owned and registered under
the name of the veteran. Upon verification by the Wyoming
veterans' affairs commission that the veteran was honorably
discharged from service and specifying the conflict service
of the veteran and payment of the fee established by the
commission, the commission shall issue the veteran license
sticker for each vehicle for which the veteran has paid the
fee established by the commission.

 

31-2-217.  Special plates; Pearl Harbor survivors;
national guard members; purple heart recipients.

 

(h)  A veteran who qualifies for a special license
plate under this section may apply to the veterans' affairs
commission for a veteran license sticker authorized under
W.S 31-2-204(b) for each vehicle owned and registered under
the name of the veteran. Upon verification by the Wyoming
veterans' affairs commission that the veteran was honorably
discharged from service and specifying the conflict service
of the veteran and payment of the fee established by the
commission, the commission shall issue the veteran license
sticker for each vehicle for which the veteran has paid the
fee established by the commission.

 

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31-3-102.  Miscellaneous fees.

 

(a)  The following fees shall be collected for the
instruments or privileges indicated:

 

(xix)  Veteran license sticker. Cost

 

Section 2.  This act is effective January 1, 2002.

 

(END)

 

 

 

 

                                     

Speaker of the House                  President of the Senate

 

                                              

                 Governor                     

                                              

                 TIME APPROVED: _________     

                 DATE APPROVED: _________     

 

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

 

 

Chief Clerk

 

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