Sheriff’s deputies continued their “red card” non-resident vehicle registration enforcement campaign last week, handing out nearly 150 of the official warnings at job sites in Sweetwater County.
Sweetwater County Sheriff Rich Haskell said county officers tagged non-resident workers’ vehicles at a variety of work locations, including the Jim Bridger Power Plant, Simplot, BJ Services, Halliburton, Oil States International, and Schlumberger.
Under Wyoming law, if you are working here or have lived here 120 days, you must obtain Wyoming license plates and registration or a temporary worker registration permit for your vehicle.
The “red cards,” while official notices, are not citations. They explain that Wyoming license plates and registration or a temporary worker registration permit must be obtained for the vehicle. Haskell said his agency and the County Treasurer’s Office track the notices and citations are a consequence of not being in compliance.
Full-time college students from out of state are exempt from the registration and license plate requirements, as are full-time members of the armed forces of the United States, “whether in regular service, organized reserves or national guard, as long as a registration from another state is in effect when the vehicle entered Wyoming and the vehicle is properly registered in accordance with the laws of that state.” Also exempt are workers’ vehicles from Idaho, Nebraska, Illinois, and New Mexico, with which Wyoming has reciprocity agreements, and workers who live in another state and commute to Wyoming for work on a daily basis.
Haskell said the campaign will continue and urged affected non-resident workers to get their vehicles in compliance.
Sweetwater County Sheriff Rich Haskell said county officers tagged non-resident workers’ vehicles at a variety of work locations, including the Jim Bridger Power Plant, Simplot, BJ Services, Halliburton, Oil States International, and Schlumberger.
Under Wyoming law, if you are working here or have lived here 120 days, you must obtain Wyoming license plates and registration or a temporary worker registration permit for your vehicle.
The “red cards,” while official notices, are not citations. They explain that Wyoming license plates and registration or a temporary worker registration permit must be obtained for the vehicle. Haskell said his agency and the County Treasurer’s Office track the notices and citations are a consequence of not being in compliance.
Full-time college students from out of state are exempt from the registration and license plate requirements, as are full-time members of the armed forces of the United States, “whether in regular service, organized reserves or national guard, as long as a registration from another state is in effect when the vehicle entered Wyoming and the vehicle is properly registered in accordance with the laws of that state.” Also exempt are workers’ vehicles from Idaho, Nebraska, Illinois, and New Mexico, with which Wyoming has reciprocity agreements, and workers who live in another state and commute to Wyoming for work on a daily basis.
Haskell said the campaign will continue and urged affected non-resident workers to get their vehicles in compliance.
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