§ 31-7-109 — Classes of licenses

(a) Every driver's license issued by the division shall be
classified by the class, type or endorsement of the vehicles the
licensee may drive.
(b) License classification, type or endorsement shall take
into account the operational characteristics of the vehicles
operated.
(c) Qualifications of applicants may be determined by any
test authorized by W.S. 31-7-114.
(d) Licensing classification plan:
(i) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 100, § 2.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 100, § 2.
(iii) Class "C" consists of any single vehicle or
combination of vehicles, except motorcycles, that does not
require a commercial driver's license. Any person under the age
of eighteen (18) is prohibited from operating a vehicle with a
gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one (26,001)
pounds or more;
(iv) Class "I" indicates an instruction permit issued
pursuant to W.S. 31-7-110(a) and (b);
(v) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 176, §§ 2, 3.
(vi) Class "M" consists of motorcycles which may be
added to a license valid for any other class or may be issued as
the only class on a license if the applicant is not licensed for
any other classification;
(vii) Class "I2" indicates an intermediate permit
issued pursuant to W.S. 31-7-110(g).
(e) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 176, §§ 2, 3.
(f) Any person licensed to drive any class of vehicle
pursuant to this section may also drive a moped, multipurpose
vehicle or an off-road recreational vehicle as defined in W.S.
31-1-101(a)(xv)(K), upon public streets or highways pursuant to
W.S. 31-5-124.
(g) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 176, §§ 2, 3.
(h) The following driver's license endorsements are
special authorizations permitting the driver to operate certain
types of motor vehicles or transport certain types of cargo if
the endorsement is displayed on the driver license:
(i) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 145, §§ 2, 5.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 100, § 2.
(iii) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 145, §§ 2, 5.
(iv) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 100, § 2.
(v) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 145, §§ 2, 5.
(vi) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 100, § 2.
(vii) "IIR" authorizes the operation of a vehicle
equipped with an ignition interlock device as provided in
article 4 of this chapter;
(viii) "Z" authorizes the holder of a class C license
under subsection (d) of this section to operate a vehicle or
combination of vehicles which have a gross vehicle weight rating
of thirty-nine thousand one (39,001) pounds or more. An
endorsement under this paragraph shall not be required for any
driver exempted from licensing requirements of this article
under W.S. 31-7-303 and shall be issued only if the driver held
a class A or class B license under this article prior to July 1,
2015 or the driver, as required by rule and regulation of the
department, has completed a written test and:
(A) Has taken a skills test; or
(B) Has submitted an affidavit of competency
signed by a person currently licensed to operate a vehicle of
this weight.
(j) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 145, §§ 2, 5.
(k) Any person licensed to drive any class of vehicle
pursuant to this section may also drive an autocycle as defined
in W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xv)(Q).
(m) The restricted driver's license "24/7" authorizes the
driver to operate a vehicle as provided in W.S. 31-5-233(n).
This restricted license shall not permit a driver to operate a
motor vehicle that requires a commercial driver's license.