HB0059 • 2005

Driver's license-medical condition.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; providing for cancellation, nonrenewal and denial of a driver's license based upon statements of a treating physician or optometrist; and providing for an effective date.

Healthcare

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Cohee
Last action: 2005-02-22
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 2/22/2005

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Amendments

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HB0059H3001

3rd reading • SIMPSON

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by SIMPSON

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HB0059S3001

3rd reading • NICHOLAS

Adopted, Corrected

Plain English: Adopted, Corrected 3rd reading by NICHOLAS

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HB0059SS001

Standing Committee • BARRASSO

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by BARRASSO

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Bill History

2005-02-22 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 79
2005-02-22 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0041
2005-02-18 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0041
2005-02-16 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0041
2005-02-16 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0041
2005-02-16 House
H Did Concur
2005-02-15 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2005-02-15 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2005-02-14 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2005-02-11 Senate
S Laid Back Without Prejudice
2005-02-10 Senate
S Passed CoW
2005-02-10 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2005-02-10 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2005-02-01 Senate
S Placed on General File
2005-02-01 Senate
S08 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2005-01-28 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08
2005-01-24 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2005-01-24 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2005-01-21 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2005-01-20 House
H Passed CoW
2005-01-19 House
H Placed on General File
2005-01-19 House
H08 Recommended Do Pass
2005-01-14 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08
2005-01-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2004-12-23 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for HB0059

Bill
No.:
HB0059
Drafter:

JWL

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0392
Effective Date:

2/22/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0041

Chapter
No.:
79

Prime
Sponsor:
Representative Cohee

Catch
Title:
Driver's license-medical condition.

Subject:
Amends
driver's license provisions regarding drivers' medical or optical conditions.

Summary/Major
Elements:

This act:

o

Provides for the denial or cancellation of drivers' licenses for persons
whose medical or optical condition renders them incapable of safely operating a
motor vehicle;

o

Allows treating physicians or optometrists to notify the driver's license
division that a person is not capable of safely operating a motor vehicle and
to request an appropriate examination by the division;

o

Contains an immediate effective date.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0059

ENROLLED ACT NO. 41, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2005 GENERAL SESSION

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 31
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108(b) by creating a new paragraph (viii), 31
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122(a)(intro) and 31
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123 are amended to read:

31
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108.

Persons not to be licensed; investigation by the division.

(b)

The division shall not issue or renew any driver's license to any person:

(viii)

When the division has received a written statement from a licensed treating physician or optometrist stating the person is not capable of safely operating a motor vehicle. The licensed treating physician or optometrist may request an examination by the division under W.S. 31
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7
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122.

31
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122.

Reexaminations.

(a)

The division, having good cause to believe that a licensed driver is unsafe or otherwise not qualified to be licensed, may upon written notice of not less than ten (10) days to the licensee require him to submit to an appropriate examination. Upon the conclusion of the examination,
or the refusal of the person to timely complete the examination,
the division shall:

31
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123.

Authority of division to cancel license or permit.

The division may cancel any driver's license or instruction permit upon determining that the licensee or permittee was not entitled to the license or permit, that the licensee or permittee failed to give the required or correct information in his application
,

or
that the license or permit has been altered
or upon receipt of a written statement from a licensed treating physician or optometrist stating that the licensee or permittee is not capable of safely operating a motor vehicle. The licensed treating physician or optometrist may request an examination by the division under W.S. 31
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7
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122
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Section 2.
This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk