2019 Wyoming Statutes
Title 31 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 3 - General Fees
Section 31-3-103 - Distribution of Fees; Refunds.

31-3-103. Distribution of fees; refunds.

(a) Fees collected pursuant to W.S. 31-3-101(a)(i) for the registration of Wyoming based commercial vehicles or fleets pursuant to this act shall be distributed monthly to the county in which each vehicle or fleet is principally located and for the registration of non-Wyoming based commercial vehicles or fleets, rental vehicles, utility trailers and rental trucks shall be distributed monthly to the counties in the ratio that the total miles of primary, secondary and interstate highways in each county bears to the total miles of primary, secondary and interstate highways in the state.

(b) Fees collected pursuant to W.S. 31-3-101(a)(i) and subsection (a) of this section shall be distributed by county treasurers in the same proportions and manner as property taxes are distributed.

(c) All other fees shall be credited to the state highway fund except as otherwise provided.

(d) Except as otherwise provided no fees shall be refunded unless paid and collected by mistake.

(e) Fifty percent (50%) of the fees collected pursuant to W.S. 31-3-102(a)(vi)(A) through (C) and (xii) shall be distributed to the county general fund in the county where the fees were collected.

(f) One dollar ($1.00) of the fees collected pursuant to W.S. 31-3-102(a)(vii) shall be credited to the county abandoned vehicle account created by W.S. 31-13-111(b).

(g) Fees collected by U-Drive-It vehicle or rental vehicle agencies pursuant to W.S. 31-19-105 in excess of registration fees paid on rental vehicles in Wyoming shall be distributed as follows:

(i) Fifty percent (50%) of the fees shall be distributed to the state highway fund;

(ii) Fifty percent (50%) of the fees shall be distributed to the counties in the ratio that the total miles of primary, secondary and interstate highways in each county bears to the total miles of primary, secondary and interstate highways in the state.

(h) Of the fees collected pursuant to W.S. 31-3-101(a)(ii)(D), seven dollars ($7.00) of each registration shall be deposited in the motorcycle safety education program account created by W.S. 31-5-1506.

(j) Eighty percent (80%) of the fees collected for demo or manufacturer license plates pursuant to W.S. 31-3-102(a)(v) shall be distributed to the state highway fund. Twenty percent (20%) of the fee shall be distributed to the county general fund in the county where the fees were collected.

(k) The fees collected for full use plates pursuant to W.S. 31-3-102(a)(v)(C) shall be distributed by the county treasurers as follows:

(i) Eighty percent (80%) shall be distributed in the same proportions and manner as property taxes are distributed;

(ii) Twelve percent (12%) of the fee shall be distributed to the state highway fund;

(iii) Eight percent (8%) of the fee shall be distributed to the county general fund in the county where the fees were collected.