Wyoming HB 44: Mobile home and vehicle titles and transfers.

Bill Text

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL NO. HB0044
ENROLLED ACT NO. 50, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2022 BUDGET SESSION
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AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; modifying provisions
related to the issuance and transfer of titles and
duplicate titles; requiring a county treasurer to issue an
excise tax receipt; authorizing transfer of interest in a
mobile home by a single co-owner as specified; conforming a
provision; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1. W.S. 31-2-103(d), 31-2-104(m)(intro) and
(ii), 31-2-105(a), 31-2-501(b), 31-2-504 by creating a new
subsection (d), 31-2-505, 39-15-107(b)(i) and
39-16-107(b)(ii) are amended to read:
31-2-103. Contents of application; signature; vehicle
identification number; issuance of certificate.
(d) Upon receipt of an application and payment of
fees any county clerk shall, if satisfied that the
applicant is the owner of the vehicle for which application
for certificate of title is made, issue a paper certificate
of title or electronic certificate of title, if available,
upon a form or electronic format, approved by and provided
at cost to the county clerk by the department in the name
of the owner bearing the signature and seal of the county
clerk's office. The county clerk shall not deliver a
certificate of title issued under this section until
presentation of a receipt for payment of sales or use tax
pursuant to W.S. 39-15-107(b) or 39-16-107(b) or
presentation of a county treasurer receipt noting a valid
exemption from paying the sales or use tax. If a lien is
filed with respect to the vehicle, the county clerk shall,
within three (3) business days, deliver a copy of the filed
lien and a copy of the issued title to the financial
institution and if available, such delivery may be made

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL NO. HB0044
ENROLLED ACT NO. 50, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2022 BUDGET SESSION
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electronically. Each paper certificate of title or
electronic version, shall bear a document control number
with county designation and certificate of title number.
The title shall be completely filled out giving a
description of the vehicle including factory price in a
manner prescribed by the department, indicate all
encumbrances or liens on the vehicle and indicate the date
of issue. Certificates of title shall contain forms for
assignment of title or interest and warranty thereof by the
owner with space for notation of liens and encumbrances at
the time of transfer on the reverse side and contain space
for the notarization of the seller's signature for a sale
or transfer of title. Certificates of title are valid for
the vehicle so long as the vehicle is owned or held by the
person in whose name the title was issued. A certificate of
title is prima facie proof of ownership of the vehicle for
which the certificate was issued.
31-2-104. Transfer of ownership.
(m) If a motor vehicle is held by two (2) or more
persons, any person identified as an owner on the
certificate of title shall have the right to transfer all
interest in the vehicle without the signature of any other
owner on the title unless:
(ii) The title states the vehicle is held by
coowners co-owners in the conjunctive, by the use of the
word "and" or other similar language, in which event
transfer shall require the signature of each coowner
co-owner;
31-2-105. Duplicate titles; affidavit of vehicle
ownership.

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL NO. HB0044
ENROLLED ACT NO. 50, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2022 BUDGET SESSION
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(a) Upon loss of a certificate of title, the owner
may apply to the county clerk issuing the original title
for a duplicate title. For purposes of applying for a
duplicate title, "owner" means any one (1) person listed as
owner on the face of the title. The applicant shall file an
affidavit describing the loss with the county clerk. Upon
payment of fees the county clerk shall issue a duplicate
certificate of title corresponding to the original
certificate and containing the following notation
prominently displayed in capital letters on the face of the
certificate: "THIS IS A DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE AND
MAY BE SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF A PERSON OR PERSONS UNDER
THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE".
31-2-501. Definitions; application required.
(b) Except as provided by W.S. 31-2-502, every any
owner of a mobile home located in this state for which no
Wyoming certificate of title has been issued to the owner,
or the transferee upon transfer of ownership of a mobile
home, shall apply for a certificate of title at the office
of a county clerk within forty-five (45) days of the date
the mobile home became subject to this act, or upon a
transfer, within forty-five (45) days of the date of
transfer.
31-2-504. Transfer of ownership.
(d) If a mobile home is held by two (2) or more
persons, any person identified as an owner on the
certificate of title shal