HB0331 - Fire vehicles-exemption from license fees.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0434

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0331

 

 

Fire vehicles-exemption from license fees.

 

Sponsored by:

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; exempting private
 2  vehicles used for firefighting from registration fees;
 3  establishing a special license plate and fee as specified;
 4  and providing for an effective date.

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

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 8         Section 1.  W.S. 31-2-218 is created to read:

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10         31-2-218.  Special plates; private firefighting
11  vehicles.

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13         (a)  Upon application, the county treasurer shall
14  issue a special exempt license plate to the owner of any
15  private vehicle designed or capable of being used for
16  firefighting purposes when operated on a highway only in
17  responding to, and returning from, emergency fire calls.

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 1  The owner of the vehicle shall submit an affidavit stating
 2  that the vehicle will be used only for purposes specified
 3  in this section. Any vehicle issued a license plate under
 4  this section is exempt from registration fees required
 5  under W.S. 31-3-101(a) and (b).

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 7         (b)  All applications for special license plates under
 8  this section shall be made directly to the county treasurer
 9  at least thirty (30) days before the registration of the
10  vehicle expires. If a vehicle that is issued a special
11  license plate under this section is subsequently removed
12  from firefighting service by the owner and will continue to
13  be operated on highways of the state, the owner shall
14  immediately register the vehicle as required under W.S.
15  31-2-201 and pay the registration fees for the vehicle as
16  required under W.S. 31-3-101(a) and (b).

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18         (c)  The special license plates issued under this
19  section shall be the same color as regular motor vehicle
20  license plates, but shall indicate the vehicle is exempt
21  from registration fees as a privately owned firefighting
22  vehicle. The department shall prescribe the symbol or
23  letters which need not include arabic numerals designating
24  the county.

 

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 2         Section 2.  W.S. 31-3-101(g) by creating a new
 3  paragraph (v) and 31-3-102(a) by creating a new paragraph
 4  (xix) are amended to read:

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 6         31-3-101.  Registration fees; exemptions.

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 8         (g)  Owners of the following vehicles are exempt from
 9  the payment of fees provided by subsections (a) and (b) of
10  this section:

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12              (v)  Privately owned vehicles used for
13  firefighting purposes as specified in W.S. 31-2-218.

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15         31-3-102.  Miscellaneous fees.

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

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20              (xix)  Privately owned firefighting vehicles
21                                                         Cost

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 1         Section 3.  This act is effective July 1, 2001.

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 3                         (END)

 

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