§ 31-7-115 — Issuance, description and contents

Wyoming § 31-7-115

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

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(a) Upon the satisfactory completion of any required
examination, the division shall issue to every qualifying
applicant a driver's license, and:
(i) The license shall be tamperproof to the maximum
extent practicable and may include security features as deemed
appropriate by the department;
(ii) The commercial driver's license and commercial
learner's permit shall be marked "Commercial Driver's License"
or "CDL";
(iii) The driver's license shall include, but not be
limited to, the following information:
(A) The class or type of motor vehicle or
vehicles which the person is authorized to drive together with
any authorized endorsements or required restrictions;
(B) The distinguishing number assigned to the
licensee;
(C) The full legal name, any identifying numbers
or letters deemed appropriate, date of birth, principal
residence address, height, weight and sex of the licensee.
Unless otherwise required by federal law, the social security
number of the person shall not be required on a driver's
license;
(D) A full facial digital photograph of the
licensee;
(E) The space for identification as an
anatomical organ donor as provided for in W.S. 31-7-139;
(F) The licensee's usual signature. No license
is valid until it has been signed by the licensee;
(G) Date the license is issued;
(H) Date the license expires;
(J) Any other information required by the
department to comply with applicable federal law;
(K) At the option of the licensee pursuant to a
signed application prepared by the department, a symbol that the
designation of a person who could be contacted in the event of
an emergency is on file with the department;
(M) A veteran designation in the form of a
printed "V" pursuant to W.S. 31-7-141;
(N) The space for a medical alert designation as
provided for in W.S. 31-7-142.
(iv) The license issued to a person who is not a
United States citizen but who has lawful status as defined by
title 6, section 37.3 of the Code of Federal Regulations shall
state "Not U.S. citizen". [NOTE: This paragraph will be
effective 1/1/2026.]
(b) Licenses issued to persons under twenty-one (21) years
of age shall bear distinctive markings indicating the licensee
is under twenty-one (21) years. After January 1, 1994, a
license shall expire no later than when the licensee attains
twenty-one (21) years of age. The department shall notify the
licensee at least ninety (90) days prior to his twenty-first
birthday of the expiration date of his license. A licensee may
apply for a license within ninety (90) days of attaining the age
of twenty-one (21) years, payment of the proper fee and
surrender of the original license.
Note: Effective 1/1/2026 this subsection will read as:
(b) Licenses issued to persons under twenty-one (21) years
of age shall bear distinctive markings indicating the licensee
is under twenty-one (21) years and shall expire in accordance
with W.S. 31-7-119(a).
(c) Any permit issued in connection with a commercial
learner's permit shall be issued as a separate document or
digital document, which shall comply with all security measures
required by the department to comply with applicable federal
law.
(d) A license issued under subsection (a) of this section
may include a digital driver's license. A digital driver's
license may be issued upon request of a licensee and payment of
the required fee. No digital driver's license shall be issued
unless the applicant holds the corresponding physical driver's
license or unless the corresponding physical driver's license is
issued simultaneously. The department may digitally cancel,
suspend or revalidate a digital driver's license on the
occasions that a physical driver's license would be taken
possession of, cancelled, suspended, returned or reinstated, as
appropriate. A digital driver's license shall be designed:
(i) To protect to the maximum extent practicable the
digital driver's license holder's privacy, including the use of
privacy enhancing technologies or other security methods as
deemed appropriate by the department;
(ii) So that there is no need for the driver's
license holder to relinquish possession of the portable
electronic device in which the digital driver's license is
stored to present the digital driver's license.