Wyo. Code R. 045-0005-5
Motor Vehicles & Licensing
Chapter 5: Vehicle Dealers
Effective Date: 06/01/1993 to 03/02/1998
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 045.0005.5.06011993
Section 1. Authority. These Rules of Practice and Procedure are promulgated by authority of W.S. 31-2-304
Section 2. Purpose of the Rules. These rules are intended to provide a uniform and understandable interpretation of the undefined portion of W.S. 31-2-211 and W.S. 31-2-301, 31-2-302 and 31-2-303, pertaining to Dealers. These rules include conversion of dealer certificates, factory new demonstrators, temporary license permits, use of dealer plates, lost or stolen plates or permits, forfeiture of surety bond, motor vehicle dealer form and the right to a hearing.
Section 3. Franchise and Non-Franchise Dealer Certificate. A Franchise Dealer Certificate may be converted into a Non-Franchise Dealer Certificate and vice-versa upon making application to the Wyoming Department of Transportation and surrendering the original certificate. No additional charge will be made for the conversion.
Section 4. Dealer Owned Factory New Demonstrator. Dealer owned factory new demonstrator shall be defined for license registration purposes as being an automobile or truck of the current year model series that has not been previously titled. Current year model is the year model of the vehicle as established by the manufacturer. Prior model year vehicles shall not be eligible for license registration fee exemption.
(a) The current model year and previous ownership shall determine the eligibility of the vehicle for demonstrator automobile license plates for the present license registration year as provided under W.S. 31-3-101(b)(v). (b) Trailers, house trailers and motorcycles shall not qualify for these plates.
Section 5. Temporary License Permits. Requests by licensed dealers for temporary license permits shall be made to the Licensing Section, Wyoming Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 1708, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003-1708, to Ports of Entry or to Highway Shops.
(a) The price for temporary license permits shall be fifty cents ($.50) for each permit and remittance must accompany the order. No permits will be issued until payment is received. (b) When issuing a temporary license permit, all dealers must advise the holder of such permit to carry or be able to produce a dealer's invoice of sale on the vehicle to which the permit is affixed. This serves as evidence of actual purchase of the vehicle. (c) Subsequent permits cannot be issued on the same vehicle in the same owner's name.
(d) The tab attached to the temporary license permit must be detached when the permit is issued and forwarded daily to the Licensing Section, Wyoming Department of Transportation, for record purposes. Void permits with both tabs must be returned to the Licensing Section, Wyoming Department of Transportation.
(e) The required information on the permits must be completed in INK, including the expiration date in large, legible figures not less than one (1) inch high and one and one-fourth (1 and 1/4) inches wide, with two digits each for the month, day and year.
(f) Temporary license permit format:
(i) The temporary license permit shall have an accountability number;
(ii) The permit shall have a place on the form for placement of an extension sticker;
(iii) The permit shall indicate the period of time for which it is valid with a notation that alteration of the permit makes it void;
(iv) The permit tab shall state the name of the purchaser, address of the purchaser, make and model year of the vehicle, the type of body, the dealer number, the date the vehicle was sold, the date the permit expires and the issuing dealer; and
(v) The permit shall have sufficient space for the expiration date which will be easily identifiable for enforcement purposes.
(g) The permit is to be displayed in the rear window or on the back of the vehicle in place of the regular registration license plate.
(h) The renewal extension form must be affixed on the temporary license permit by the county clerk or a designated employee of the county clerk.
(i) Temporary license permits sold to a dealership shall not be loaned or exchanged with other dealerships.
(j) Failure to account for all temporary license permits used could be cause for refusal of additional permits after a hearing is held before the Wyoming Department of Transportation.
(a) A dealer plate may not be used on:
(i) Vehicles being 'tried out' or demonstrated by a prospective customer for over seven (7) days; or
(ii) Vehicles used regularly to drive to and from school, for recreational use or for any use unrelated to the sale or demonstration of the vehicle.
(b) Dealer plates may be used on:
(i) Vehicles consigned to a dealer pursuant to a written consignment agreement;
(ii) Vehicles being delivered to the purchaser after its sale by a dealer;
(iii) Vehicles purchased by a dealer and being delivered to the dealer's location. If such a vehicle tows a second vehicle, both vehicles must have dealer plates;
(iv) Vehicles towed or hauled under the provisions of W.S. 37-8-403(b) as long as each of the vehicles bear a dealer license plate and is owned by subject dealer for trips into and throughout Wyoming even though one or more vehicles are placed on a trailer. This provision does not apply to vehicles owned by the dealer that are exiting the State of Wyoming; or
(v) A trailer being used by a dealer to transport a boat if the boat is being transported for the purpose of demonstration or sale, and the boat is included in the dealer's inventory.
Section 7. Return of Dealer Plates and Temporary Permits. All dealer plates, temporary permits and the dealer certificate shall be returned immediately upon termination of the business, upon expiration, suspension or revocation of the dealer's certificate, and not more than 60 days after the transfer of ownership. Failure to return the dealer plates and temporary license permits will result in the forfeiture of the full amount of the surety bond or certificate of deposit.
Section 8. Forfeiture of Surety Bond for Other Violation. Upon finding by the Department that the dealer has practiced fraud, made any fraudulent representation or violated any Wyoming statutes relating to the conduct of the business for which the dealer certificate is issued will result in forfeiture of the full amount of the bond or certificate of deposit.
Section 9. Motor Vehicle Dealer Form. Pursuant to W.S. 312-201, excluding licensed Wyoming dealers from obtaining a certificate of title on vehicles that are held for sale, all licensed dealers must complete a motor vehicle dealer re-assignment form to effect a re-assignment of the dealer's interest and warranty thereof for all vehicles held for sale and operated for demonstration purposes only under dealer plates.