§ 31-7-110 — Instruction and temporary driver's permits

(a) Any person who is at least fifteen (15) years of age
may apply to the division for an instruction permit. The
division, after the applicant has successfully passed all parts
of the examination other than the driving test, may issue to the
applicant an instruction permit which entitles the applicant
while having the permit in his immediate possession to drive a
specified type or class of motor vehicle for a period of one (1)
year when accompanied by a person at least eighteen (18) years
of age who holds a valid driver's license for the type or class
of vehicle being used, who is fit and capable of exercising
control over the vehicle and who is occupying a seat beside the
driver.
(b) Any person at least fifteen (15) years of age may
apply to the division for a motorcycle instruction permit. The
division, after the applicant has successfully passed a written
examination and has demonstrated adequate visual acuity
according to department rules, may issue to the applicant an
instruction permit that entitles the applicant to drive a
motorcycle for a period of ninety (90) days without a passenger.
If the applicant also passes a driving test, the division may
issue an instruction permit that entitles the applicant to drive
a motorcycle for a period of one (1) year, without a passenger.
The motorcycle instruction permit for a person who is under
seventeen (17) years of age shall be subject to restricted hours
of operation as provided in W.S. 31-7-110(h)(ii)(B) through (E).
(c) The division may issue a temporary driver's permit to
an applicant for a driver's license permitting him to drive a
specified type or class of motor vehicle while the division is
completing its investigation and determination of the facts
relative to the applicant's eligibility to receive a driver's
license. The permit or receipt for application thereof must be
in his immediate possession while driving a motor vehicle of the
type for which the license is to be issued. The permit or
receipt is invalid upon expiration or when the applicant's
license has been issued. If for good cause the issuance of a
license has been refused, any temporary permit becomes invalid
and the division shall give notice to the permit holder who
shall immediately return the temporary permit to the division.
(d) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 145, §§ 2, 5.
(e) Any person who holds a valid Wyoming classified
driver's license and who is at least eighteen (18) years of age
may apply to the division for a commercial learner's permit.
The division may, after the person has successfully passed all
required examinations, other than the driving skills examination
and paid the required fee, issue to the person a commercial
learner's permit, which entitles the person to drive a
commercial motor vehicle on a highway only when accompanied by a
person who has a commercial driver's license valid for the type
of vehicle driven and who occupies a seat beside the person for
the purpose of giving instruction in driving the commercial
motor vehicle. The commercial learner's permit may not be issued
for a period to exceed three hundred sixty-five (365) days.
Every person holding a commercial driver's license shall obtain
a commercial learner's permit prior to upgrading their
commercial driver's license to a higher class type, adding an
endorsement or removing a restriction which requires a skills
test.
(f) Any person who is at least fourteen (14) years of age
and who has applied and been approved for a restricted license
under W.S. 31-7-117(c), shall apply to the division for an
instruction permit. The division, after the applicant has
successfully passed all parts of the examination other than the
driving test, may issue to the applicant an instruction permit
which entitles the applicant while having the permit in his
immediate possession to drive a class "C" motor vehicle for a
period of sixty (60) days when accompanied by a person at least
eighteen (18) years of age who holds a valid class "C" driver's
license, who is fit and capable of exercising control over the
vehicle and who is occupying a seat beside the driver.
(g) Any person, who is at least sixteen (16) years of age
and has held an instruction permit pursuant to subsection (a) or
(f) of this section, or in the case of an applicant for an
intermediate motorcycle permit an instruction permit pursuant to
subsection (b) of this section, or a similar permit from another
jurisdiction and has completed practice driving of at least
fifty (50) actual driving hours, including at least ten (10)
hours of night driving, may apply to the division for an
intermediate permit that entitles the applicant to drive a
specified type or class of motor vehicle. No permit may be
issued unless a parent or guardian certifies the applicant has
completed the practice driving requirements.
(h) A person operating a motor vehicle, other than a
motorcycle, with an intermediate permit:
(i) May not transport more than one (1) passenger
under the age of eighteen (18) who is not a member of the
permittee's immediate family unless accompanied by a person at
least eighteen (18) years of age who holds a valid driver's
license for the type or class of vehicle being used and provided
that all occupants of the vehicle are in seats equipped with and
are using proper safety belts;
(ii) Shall only be upon a public highway between the
hours of 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. unless:
(A) Accompanied by a person at least eighteen
(18) years of age who holds a valid driver's license for the
type or class of vehicle being used;
(B) Required by medical necessity as evidenced
by a signed statement from medical personnel;
(C) Driving to or from work as evidenced by a
signed statement from the permittee's employer;
(D) Driving to or from school, a school
activity, an organized youth sports activity or a religious
activity as evidenced by a signed statement of a parent or
guardian; or
(E) Required due to a medical emergency.
(j) A person with an intermediate motorcycle permit shall
not operate the motorcycle with any passenger and shall be
subject to the restrictions provided in subparagraph (h)(ii)(B)
through (E) of this section.
(k) The division shall suspend for a period of thirty (30)
days the intermediate operating permit of any person violating
any provision of subsection (h) or (j) of this section. Records
of convictions or license suspensions under this subsection
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