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: Representative(s) Simpson
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.
5
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:
9
10 31-2-218. Special plates; private
firefighting
11 vehicles.
12
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).
6
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).
17
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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1
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:
19
20 (xix) Privately owned firefighting vehicles
21 Cost
22
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1 Section 3. This act is effective July 1, 2001.
2
3 (END)
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