{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-31-2-101","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 31-2-101","heading":"Required application; resident and nonresident applications.","body":"(a) Except as provided by W.S. 31-2-102 and pursuant to W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xxi)(A) through (G), any owner of a vehicle for which no Wyoming certificate of title has been issued to the owner or the transferee upon transfer of ownership of a vehicle for which a Wyoming certificate of title is required, shall apply for a certificate of title at the office of a county clerk, or if available, electronically, within the same time periods as required by W.S. 31-2-201(a)(ii) and (iii).\nNote: Effective 7/1/2027 this subsection will read as:\n(a) Except as provided by W.S. 31-2-102 and pursuant to W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xxi)(A) through (G), any owner of a vehicle for which no Wyoming certificate of title has been issued to the owner or the transferee upon transfer of ownership of a vehicle for which a Wyoming certificate of title is required, shall apply for a certificate of title electronically through the electronic lien and title system established under W.S. 31-2-113 or at the office of a county clerk, within the same time periods as required by W.S. 31-2-201(a)(ii) and (iii).\n(b) Any owner, owner's agent or transferee upon transfer of ownership of any vehicle that has an identifying number pursuant to W.S. 31-1-101(a)(ix), including off-road recreational or multipurpose vehicles and, for the purpose of titling under this section, including snowmobiles and watercraft, shall apply for a certificate of title at the office of a county clerk.\nNote: Effective 7/1/2027 this subsection will read as:\n(b) Any owner, owner's agent or transferee upon transfer of ownership of any vehicle that has an identifying number pursuant to W.S. 31-1-101(a)(ix), including off-road recreational or multipurpose vehicles and, for the purpose of titling under this section, including snowmobiles and watercraft, shall apply for a certificate of title electronically through the electronic lien and title system established under W.S. 31-2-113 or at the office of a county clerk.\n(c) Any nonresident person registered as a business entity under the laws of another state in the United States and who operates a vehicle in this state for business or commercial purposes for which no Wyoming certificate of title has been issued may apply for a certificate of title for that vehicle at the office of a county clerk, or if available, electronically.\nNote: Effective 7/1/2027 this subsection will read as:\n(c) Any nonresident person registered as a business entity under the laws of another state in the United States and who operates a vehicle in this state for business or commercial purposes for which no Wyoming certificate of title has been issued may apply for a certificate of title for that vehicle electronically through the electronic lien and title system established under W.S. 31-2-113 or at the office of a county clerk.","path":["TITLE 31 - MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 2 - TITLE AND REGISTRATION","ARTICLE 1 - CERTIFICATES OF TITLE"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title31.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"b8e7bcfb4e23ca8e6c7b0ab203f00158d8d3205691ba54815b440f1df02efb05","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-31-1-205","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-31-2-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}