§ 31-7-111 — Application for license or permit generally

Wyoming § 31-7-111

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

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(a) Every application for an instruction permit, driver's
license, commercial driver's license or commercial learner's
permit shall be made upon a form furnished by the division.
Every application shall be accompanied by the proper fee, proof
of residence and proof of identity. Proof of identity shall be
established by a certified copy of the applicant's birth
certificate, valid unexpired United States passport, consular
report of birth abroad, certificate of citizenship, certificate
of naturalization, permanent resident card, employment
authorization document, foreign passport (with United States
visa affixed and accompanied by an approved document documenting
the applicant's most recent admittance to the United States),
state issued driver's license or identification card which
complies with federal law and applicable regulations, or other
document required by the division to establish identity where
reasons beyond the applicant's control prevent the applicant
from presenting the documents required by this subsection.
(b) The application shall include:
(i) The full legal name and current mailing and
residential address of the person;
(ii) A physical description of the person including
sex, height and weight;
(iii) Date of birth;
(iv) The person's social security number or other
numbers or letters deemed appropriate on applications for
instruction permits, driver's licenses, commercial driver's
licenses and commercial learner's permits;
(v) The person's signature;
(vi) Whether the applicant has previously been
licensed as a driver specifying the state or country;
(vii) Information including dates, if any license or
application has been refused, suspended, revoked or canceled;
(viii) An organ donor notation pursuant to W.S.
35-5-205;
(ix) A consent to release driving record information
for persons applying for a commercial driver's license only;
(x) Any other information or documentation required
by the department to validate information or identity;
(xi) A signed declaration indicating that the
information provided is true and correct under the penalty of
perjury;
(xii) Documentation issued by the armed forces of the
United States that the applicant is an honorably discharged
veteran of the armed forces of the United States, if the
applicant wishes to have a veteran designation pursuant to W.S.
31-7-141;
(xiii) Whether the applicant is requesting a medical
alert designation as provided for in W.S. 31-7-142;
(xiv) The option for the applicant to donate an
additional amount to provide for wildlife conservation efforts
related to the transportation system.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 145, §§ 2, 5.
(d) Whenever application is received from a person
previously licensed in another jurisdiction, the division shall
request a copy of the driver's record from the other
jurisdiction. When received, a driving record shall become a
part of the driver's record in this state.
(e) Whenever the division receives a request for a driving
record from another licensing jurisdiction, the record shall be
forwarded without charge.
(f) No person shall be issued a driver's license within
ten (10) days of issuance of an instruction or temporary
driver's permit for the same vehicle class. A commercial
driver's license issued after a commercial learner's permit
shall be subject to the time restrictions stated in W.S.
31-7-304(g).
(g) The department may modify the requirements of
subsection (b) of this section by properly adopted rule or
regulation for driver's license or identification card
applications received from federal, state or local criminal
justice agencies, or other similarly situated persons, where
applicable law or regulation requires that limited information
be provided.