§ 31-7-108 — Persons not to be licensed; investigation by the division

Wyoming § 31-7-108

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 31: Motor Vehicles
• Ch. 7: DRIVER'S LICENSES
• Art. 1: IN GENERAL

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(a) No driver's license shall be issued to any person who
is under the age of seventeen (17) years, except as provided in
W.S. 31-7-110 and 31-7-117(c), or unless the person is at least
sixteen (16) years of age and has held an intermediate permit
pursuant to W.S. 31-7-110(g) or a similar permit from another
jurisdiction for six (6) months and has completed a drivers
education course approved by the appropriate school district, or
taught by a person qualified as a driving instructor pursuant to
W.S. 21-2-802(h), as evidenced by a passing grade or
certificate.
(b) The division shall not issue or renew any driver's
license to any person:
(i) Whose license or nonresident operating privilege
is currently under suspension or revocation in this or any other
state except as otherwise provided in this act;
(ii) Who is an habitual user of alcohol or any
controlled substance to a degree rendering him incapable of
safely driving a motor vehicle;
(iii) Who has previously been adjudged by a court of
law to be mentally incompetent and who has not at the time of
application been restored to competency by the methods provided
by law;
(iv) Who has failed to successfully pass an
examination required by this act;
(v) When the division has good cause from the
examination administered to the person under W.S. 31-7-114 or
31-7-122 to believe that the person by reason of physical or
mental disability would not be able to safely operate a motor
vehicle upon the highways;
(vi) Who is in violation of the immigration laws of
the United States;
(vii) Repealed by Laws 2005, ch. 197, § 2.
(viii) When the division has received a written
statement from a licensed treating physician or optometrist
stating the person is not capable of safely operating a motor
vehicle. The licensed treating physician or optometrist may
request an examination by the division under W.S. 31-7-122.
(c) The division shall not issue a new license to a person
who has had his Wyoming license revoked or restore a person's
revoked nonresident operating privilege until the division
determines after investigation of the character, habits and
driving ability of the person that the person has met the
requirements adopted by the division by rule and demonstrated
his ability to drive a motor vehicle safely and it is
appropriate to restore the person's privilege to drive a motor
vehicle.
(d) Subject to W.S. 31-7-313, a commercial driver's
license or commercial learner's permit shall not be issued to a
person while the person is subject to a cancellation,
revocation, suspension or disqualification from driving a
commercial motor vehicle.
(e) The division shall not issue, renew, upgrade or
transfer a hazardous materials endorsement for a commercial
driver's license to any person unless the Transportation
Security Administration of the United States Department of
Homeland Security has completed a security threat assessment of
the person seeking the endorsement and determined that the
person does not pose a security risk warranting denial of the
endorsement.