Bill No.: HB0090                  Drafter:  MDO

LSO No.:  11LSO-0428              Effective Date:  7/1/2011

Enrolled Act No.:  HEA0080

Chapter No.:       172

Prime Sponsor:     Representative Byrd

Catch Title:       Vehicle restoration.

Subject:  Obtaining title to a vehicle that is being restored for personal use when no certificate of title for the prior owner is available.

Summary/Major Elements:

● Provides for issuance of title to a vehicle when no title is available, without posting a bond, if:

o The applicant is restoring the vehicle for his own personal use; and

o The applicant presents an affidavit of vehicle ownership, a notarized bill of sale, a certified written statement of the value of the vehicle and a VIN inspection, at the time of application.

● If the value of the vehicle cannot be determined from any prior registration or title, the applicant shall provide the county clerk the value of the vehicle from a national appraisal guide, or a certified written statement obtained from a licensed Wyoming vehicle dealer stating the appraised value of the vehicle.

● Any title issued under this act shall state on its face that it is nontransferable for one hundred eighty (180) days from the date title issued.

● A vehicle shall only be eligible to be titled under this subsection if, on the date the applicant purchased the vehicle it was not operational and could not have been rendered operational without substantial repairs to one (1) or more of the vehicle's mechanical systems. 

● Provides rulemaking authority to WYDOT to define the term "substantial repairs".