This text of Wyoming § 31-7-404 (Driving without interlock device) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Wyoming primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
(a)No person shall drive any motor vehicle without a
functioning and certified ignition interlock device if:
(i)He is licensed under this article;
(ii)He is required to apply for an interlock
restricted license under W.S. 31-7-402(a) or (b); or
(iii)His driving privileges have been restricted to
operating vehicles with an interlock device by a court or by
operation of law.
(b)No person shall remove or otherwise circumvent an
installed ignition interlock device nor blow or solicit another
to blow into an ignition interlock device for the purpose of
rendering an operable vehicle to a person whose driving
privileges have been restricted under this article.
(c)A person who violates subsection (a) or (b) of this
section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall:
(i)For a first offense, be imp
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(a) No person shall drive any motor vehicle without a
functioning and certified ignition interlock device if:
(i) He is licensed under this article;
(ii) He is required to apply for an interlock
restricted license under W.S. 31-7-402(a) or (b); or
(iii) His driving privileges have been restricted to
operating vehicles with an interlock device by a court or by
operation of law.
(b) No person shall remove or otherwise circumvent an
installed ignition interlock device nor blow or solicit another
to blow into an ignition interlock device for the purpose of
rendering an operable vehicle to a person whose driving
privileges have been restricted under this article.
(c) A person who violates subsection (a) or (b) of this
section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall:
(i) For a first offense, be imprisoned for not less
than seven (7) days nor more than six (6) months, and shall not
be eligible for probation or suspension of sentence or release
on any other basis until serving at least seven (7) days in
jail. In addition, the person shall be fined not less than two
hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty
dollars ($750.00);
(ii) For a second or subsequent violation of
subsection (a) or (b) of this section during the same license
period is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be imprisoned for
not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months and
shall not be eligible for probation, suspension of sentence or
release on any other basis until serving at least thirty (30)
days in jail. In addition, the person shall be fined not less
than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than seven hundred
fifty dollars ($750.00);
(iii) Be considered to have been convicted under W.S.
31-5-233 for the purposes of the ignition interlock device
requirements of W.S. 31-5-233(f)(ii) through (v).
(d) A person violating subsection (b) of this section who
is not the restricted licensee is guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be punished by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty
dollars ($750.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6)
months, or both. Upon a subsequent violation of subsection (b)
of this section, the violator shall no longer be eligible for an
ignition interlock restricted license should that person ever
apply and otherwise be eligible.
(e) The courts of this state shall forward to the
department a copy of the record pertaining to the disposition of
any arrest or citation for a violation of subsection (a) or (b)
of this section within ten (10) days after such record becomes
available.
(f) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall
not apply to any person starting a vehicle when necessary in the
interest of safety or for the repair of the device or vehicle
nor shall they apply to any ignition interlock service provider
while performing his duties as an ignition interlock service
provider.