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Wyoming title transfer fees

How much is the title fee in Wyoming?

$15

In plain English

Wyoming's motor vehicle statute sets the fee for a certificate of title, original or duplicate, at $15.00. For a lender's claim, the counties statute sets $20.00 for filing and indexing an original financing and termination statement.

“Certificate of title, original or duplicate ...........................................$15.00”

The official words for the rest

“For filing and indexing an original financing and termination statement .................$20.00”

Worked example

Example: a $12,000 used car bought from a private seller in Wyoming. Title fee: $15. Tax is left out of this example. Not included: registration and plates, a lien fee, an out-of-state inspection, county or office add-ons, and late fees.

A made-up price; every other figure is from the quotes on this page. It is an illustration, not a bill.

What other fees come with it?

What are the steps in Wyoming, and by when?

In plain English

  1. Wyoming titles and lien filings are processed through the local county clerk office in the county seat of the county of residence.

    The official words

    “Wyoming titles and lien filings are processed through the local county clerk office in the county seat of the county of residence.”

  2. The statute sets a window of forty-five (45) days for what it calls other transfer. During those forty-five (45) days the new owner may operate the vehicle when it is accompanied by a properly executed title transferring the vehicle to them. The line held here does not say what has to be done within that window.

    The official words

    “Within forty-five (45) days for other transfer. Vehicles may be operated by the transferee during this forty-five (45) day period when accompanied by a properly executed title for the vehicle transferring interest in the vehicle to the transferee.”

  3. The county registration fee is computed from the vehicle's factory price, or is five dollars ($5.00) if that is greater. For a vehicle in its first year of service it is 3% of 60% of the factory price plus special equipment value.

    The official words

    “A county registration fee computed as follows, or five dollars ($5.00), whichever is greater: (A) 3% of 60% of the factory price plus special equipment value for a vehicle in its first year of service;”

What if the car comes from another state?

In plain English

For a vehicle registered or titled in a state other than Wyoming, the statute calls for a current statement from a Wyoming law enforcement officer that the vehicle identification number on the vehicle has been inspected. A licensed Wyoming dealer may give that statement only for vehicles in the dealer's inventory or possession.

The official words

“a vehicle registered or titled in a state other than Wyoming, or any homemade vehicle, rebuilt vehicle, reconstructed vehicle, any vehicle assembled from a kit or any vehicle for which a bond is required, a current statement made by a Wyoming law enforcement officer, or licensed Wyoming dealer only for vehicles in his inventory or possession, that the vehicle identification number on the vehicle has been inspected”

A $10 fee is collected for each vehicle identification number or rebuilt salvage vehicle decal inspected under W.S. 31-2-103(a)(vi) or 31-2-108(d).

The official words

“A ten dollar ($10.00) fee shall be collected for each vehicle identification number or rebuilt salvage vehicle decal inspected pursuant to W.S. 31-2-103(a)(vi) or 31-2-108(d).”

For an owner who was previously a nonresident, the statute's timing is upon becoming a resident. The line held here does not print a number of days.

The official words

“Upon becoming a resident in the case of a previous nonresident owner;”

The tax is not collected if the vehicle was previously registered by the same nonresident owner in another state.

The official words

“The county treasurer shall collect and remit to the department the tax in effect in the county of the owner's principal residence as indicated on the owner's driver's license or other government issued identification. The tax shall not be collected if the vehicle was previously registered by the same nonresident owner in another state;”

What about tax on the purchase in Wyoming?

In plain English

The statute adds a 1% excise tax, administered as an increase from 3% to 4%. The county treasurer collects the tax in effect in the county of the owner’s principal residence, as shown on government-issued identification, but does not collect it if the vehicle was previously registered in another state by the same nonresident owner.

The official words

“in addition to the excise tax under subsection (a) of this section there is imposed an additional excise tax of one percent (1%) which shall be administered as if the tax rate under subsection (a) of this section was increased from three percent (3%) to four percent (4%).”

“The county treasurer shall collect and remit to the department the tax in effect in the county of the owner's principal residence as indicated on the owner's driver's license or other government issued identification. The tax shall not be collected if the vehicle was previously registered by the same nonresident owner in another state;”

We don’t work out tax for Wyoming.

What does a gift or family transfer change in Wyoming?

Nothing on this in the official pages we read for Wyoming. That is about our reading, not about Wyoming’s rules.

What happens if the transfer is late in Wyoming?

In plain English

The tax statute has the county treasurer assess a civil fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) from the sixty-fifth day through the seventy-fifth day after the date of sale. The line held here does not say what applies before or after those days.

The official words

“A civil fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) from the sixty-fifth day through the seventy-fifth day after the date of sale shall also be assessed by the county treasurer under this paragraph.”

What the pages we read do not cover

The quotes we hold say nothing about gifts or transfers within a family.

The statute lines we read do not say what papers to bring beyond the title and the inspection statement.

The quotes do not say what the late fee is before or after the days the statute names.

How Wyoming compares

The title fee quoted for Wyoming is $15. Of the other 37 states with a figure, 15 states quote less, 16 states quote more and 6 states quote the same. A title fee is one line, not the whole cost.

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The states whose flat title fee sits closest to Wyoming’s. Each figure is copied from the quote at the top of that state’s page, with its source and read date. A title fee is one line, not the whole cost.

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Anything else?

Reference only, not legal or tax advice. Confirm with the agency. Full statement

Sources

11 quoted lines from 4 official sources, each matched word for word on November 12, 2026. The state’s own titling page is dot.state.wy.us.

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