§ 31-7-117 — Restricted licenses

Wyoming § 31-7-117

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

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(a) Upon issuing a driver's license the division for good
cause may impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's driving
ability. The restrictions may require special mechanical control
devices on any motor vehicle which the licensee may drive and
any other restrictions upon the licensee the division determines
to be necessary and reasonably likely to assure the safe driving
of any motor vehicle by the licensee. The division may issue a
restricted license to a person whose license has otherwise been
suspended or revoked, as provided in article 4 of this chapter.
(b) The division may issue a special restricted license or
may state the restrictions on the license form.
(c) The division may issue a restricted class "C" or "M"
license, or both such licenses, to a person who is between the
ages of fourteen (14) and sixteen (16) years upon receipt of
application, payment of the proper fees, an affidavit of extreme
inconvenience signed by the parent or guardian having custody of
the applicant and a finding by the highway patrol that extreme
inconvenience actually exists. The applicant shall successfully
pass the examination required by W.S. 31-7-114. The licensee may
drive a vehicle only between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 8:00
p.m., within a fifty (50) mile radius of his domicile and only
at the direction of his parent or guardian. If any person while
licensed under this subsection, receives a citation for a moving
violation, the division, upon receipt of the notice of
conviction, shall suspend the license and any other license or
permit evidencing that person's privilege to operate a motor
vehicle. For purposes of this subsection "extreme inconvenience"
includes the following circumstances:
(i) The person must drive to school and the person's
residence is more than five (5) miles from the school;
(ii) The person has a regular job more than five (5)
miles from the person's residence;
(iii) The person must have the license to work in his
parent's business; or
(iv) Any other circumstance which the highway patrol
finds is an extreme inconvenience.
(d) Upon receiving satisfactory evidence of any violation
of the restrictions of the license, the division may cancel,
suspend or revoke the license but the licensee is entitled to a
hearing under W.S. 31-7-105.
(e) It is a misdemeanor to drive a motor vehicle in
violation of the restrictions imposed in a restricted license
issued pursuant to this section.
(f) A person who is at least fifteen (15) years of age who
holds a restricted class "C" license may drive beyond the hours
and radius specified in subsection (c) of this section if the
person is accompanied by a person who:
(i) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(ii) Is licensed to drive as a driver for the type or
class of vehicle being used;
(iii) Is fit and capable of exercising control over
the vehicle; and
(iv) Is occupying a seat beside the driver.
(g) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section,
any license issued pursuant to subsection (c) of this section
shall only be used for the situation creating the extreme
hardship and shall only be valid when accompanied by and used in
conjunction with the statement restriction listing the
circumstances of the extreme inconvenience. The statement of
restrictions is to be issued by the department pursuant to the
highway patrol's investigation. Drivers convicted of violating
this subsection shall be subject to the provisions of
subsections (d) and (e) of this section.