Title 31 · WY

31-5-234.

Citation: Wyo. Stat. § 31-5-234

Section: 31-5-234

31-5-234.

(k) Records of convictions or license suspensions under subsection (h) of this section shall not be made a part of the abstracts or records kept by the department of transportation pursuant to W.S. 31-5-1214 or 31-7-120. Any records maintained by the department for suspensions under subsection (h) of this section shall be maintained separately and shall not be available for public inspection except for inspection by any law enforcement officer or agency to enforce the laws of Wyoming. Records under this subsection shall be maintained so that, upon inquiry by any member of the public who is not otherwise entitled to inspect a record maintained under this subsection, the records relating to the subject of the inquiry shall not display information with respect to a license suspension under subsection (h) of this section. Any driver's license suspension or related records under subsection (h) of this section shall not be the basis for any increase in insurance premiums or the cancellation of any insurance policy for a person or his parents affected by subsection (h) of this section.

(m) Notwithstanding subsection (k) of this section, the department shall expunge the record relating to the suspension of a driver's license under subsection (h) of this section when the person under suspension attains twenty-one (21) years of age, unless the person's driver's license is under suspension at that time, in which case the record shall be expunged when the suspension terminates and the person has paid the reinstatement fee required under W.S. 31-7-113(e).

(n) The division shall suspend the license or nonresident operating privilege of any driver upon receiving a record of the driver's second or subsequent conviction under W.S. 6-3-402 with regard to motor vehicle fuel offered for retail sale, a similar local ordinance or a similar statute or ordinance in another jurisdiction for:

(i) Thirty (30) days, for the second conviction;

(ii) Ninety (90) days for the third and each subsequent conviction.

31-7-129. Discretionary suspension of license.

(a) The division may suspend the license of any driver for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months if the licensee:

(i) Is a repeated violator, such fact being established by a record of moving violations, accidents or by other evidence;

(ii) Has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of his license as defined in W.S. 31-7-133; (iii) Has refused or neglected to submit to an examination required by the division under W.S. 31-7-122;

(iv) Has violated his promise to appear in court, given to an arresting officer in this state or any other state upon the issuance of a traffic citation, or has failed to appear in court in this state or another state at the time specified by the court; or

(v) Violates any of the endorsements on his commercial driver's license.

(b) Upon receiving a record of the licensee's conviction, the division may suspend a license issued under W.S. 31-7-117(c) for:

(i) Ninety (90) days, for a first conviction;

(ii) One (1) year, for a subsequent conviction.

31-7-130. Commencement of cancellation, suspension or revocation.

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a cancellation, suspension or revocation by the division under this act or any other law shall commence the later of:

(i) Twenty (20) days after notice of intent to suspend or revoke is given by the division;

(ii) If a hearing is requested in a timely manner, at the conclusion of the hearing process; or

(iii) If the person's license or privilege to drive was suspended or revoked at the time an additional suspension or revocation would have commenced under paragraph (a)(i) or (ii) of this section or other law, on the date that prior suspension or revocation expires.

31-7-131. Repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 9, § 2.

31-7-132. Restriction on operation under foreign license during cancellation, suspension or revocation in this state.

Any resident or nonresident whose driver's license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle in this state has been cancelled, suspended or revoked under this act, shall not drive a motor vehicle in this state under a license or permit issued by any other jurisdiction during the suspension or after cancellation or revocation until a new license is obtained or nonresident operating privileges are authorized under this act.

31-7-133. Unlawful use of license.

(a) It is an unlawful use of a license and is a misdemeanor for any person to:

(i) Display or permit to be displayed, or have in his possession any cancelled, revoked, suspended, fictitious or fraudulently altered driver's license;

(ii) Lend his driver's license to any other person or knowingly permit its use by another;

(iii) Display or represent as one's own any driver's license not issued to him;

(iv) Repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 9, § 2.

(v) Use a false or fictitious name in any application for a driver's license, knowingly make a false statement, knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any application;

(vi) Permit any unlawful use of a driver's license issued to him; or

(vii) Drive a vehicle in violation of the endorsements on his driver's license, commercial driver's license or commercial learners, instruction or temporary permit.

31-7-134. Driving while license cancelled, suspended, invalid or revoked.

(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle on any public highway in this state at a time when his driver's license, from this or any other jurisdiction, or nonresident operating privileges are cancelled, suspended, deemed invalid or revoked under this act or any other law. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both. (b) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 113, § 2.

(c) A person convicted of a subsequent violation of subsection (a) of this section or other substantially similar law of any other jurisdiction for driving during the same period of cancellation, suspension or revocation giving rise to the previous conviction, or a person convicted of driving during a period of cancellation, suspension or revocation arising from a previous conviction under W.S. 31-5-229 or 31-5-233 or other substantially similar law of any other jurisdiction, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be imprisoned for not less than seven (7) days nor more than six (6) months and shall not be eligible for probation or suspension of sentence or release on any other basis until he has served at least seven (7) days in jail. In addition, the person shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years convicted of being in control of a vehicle in this state with an alcohol concentration of between two one-hundredths of one percent (0.02%) and the amount specified in W.S. 31-5-233(b)(i) shall not be punished by imprisonment of at least seven (7) days in jail as otherwise provided under this section, but shall have his license administratively suspended for thirty (30) days.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years convicted of being in control of a vehicle in this state with an alcohol concentration of between two one-hundredths of one percent (0.02%) and the amount specified in W.S. 31-5-233(b)(i) shall not be punished by imprisonment of at least seven (7) days in jail as otherwise provided by this section, but shall have his license administratively suspended for thirty (30) days.

31-7-135. Permitting unlicensed person to drive.

No person shall authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him or under his control to be driven or towed upon any highway by any person who is not licensed for the type or class of vehicles to be driven or is in violation of any provision of this act.

31-7-136. General penalties.

Except as otherwise provided by this act, any person who violates any provision of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).

31-7-137. Proof of receipt of notice or order; change of address or name.

(a) Evidence that a notice or order from the division under this act was mailed to the last known address of a person is prima facie proof the person received the notice or order five (5) days after the notice or order was mailed. Evidence that a notice or order from the division was sent by electronic means to the person's last known address, if the person has consented to receive notices electronically, is prima facie proof that the person received the notice or order one (1) day after the notice or order was sent electronically.

(b) A person licensed under this act shall notify the division in writing within ten (10) days of any change of his address or name. Notification to the division may be by electronic means if the division has made electronic notification available and if the person opts to use electronic means. The division shall maintain a record of the names and addresses of all persons licensed under this act and shall amend the record when notified under this subsection.

(c) When a licensee changes his name, mailing address or residence, an application for a duplicate license shall be made within ten (10) days of the date of the change.

31-7-138. Repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 9, § 2.

31-7-139. Anatomical organ donor.

(a) The department shall, at the applicant's request, identify on the Wyoming driver's license or identification card that the person is an anatomical organ donor as provided by W.S.