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ORIGINAL House
Bill No
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HB0030
ENROLLED ACT NO. 6,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2025 General Session
AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; amending expiration and renewal of licenses for persons under twenty-one (21) years of age; amending identification card contents; clarifying the timeline for contested case hearings regarding licenses; amending requirements for replacement licenses; adding a fee for replacement licenses; repealing obsolete provisions; providing rulemaking authority; and providing for effective dates.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1
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W.S. 31
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105(e), 31
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113(a) by creating a new paragraph (xiii), 31
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115(b), 31
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118 and 31
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102(a)(vii) are amended to read:
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105.
Administrative hearings.
(e)
The licensee has twenty (20) days from the date the department denies the license or gives the notice of intent to suspend, revoke or cancel the license or disqualify the licensee from driving a commercial motor vehicle within which to request a hearing or the opportunity for a hearing is waived. If the request for a hearing is timely and the request is for a contested case, the department shall forward the request and certified record to the hearing examiner who shall schedule a hearing within forty
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five (45) days after receipt of the certified record at a time and place specified by the hearing examiner. The hearing examiner shall provide the licensee notice of the hearing at least ten (10) days in advance of the hearing. If the hearing examiner fails to schedule the hearing within forty
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five (45) days of
receipt of
the
request
certified record from the department
, other than at the request of the licensee, the licensee, as his sole remedy, shall be given credit against any action upheld at the hearing for the time between the expiration of the forty
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five (45) day period and the date the hearing was first scheduled. The hearing examiner may administer oaths, subpoena and compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of relevant books, papers and other evidence reasonably necessary to resolve the matters under consideration in accordance with W.S. 16
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101 through 16
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115 and may require reexamination of the licensee. The hearing examiner shall issue subpoenas upon his own motion or upon the request of any party to the proceedings in compliance with the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure. Upon hearing, the hearing examiner shall either rescind or uphold the action or upon a showing of good cause, may continue or modify a suspension of the license.
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113.
Fees.
(a)
The following fees are imposed, in addition to the fee in subsection (g) of this section:
(xiii)
Replacement license under W.S. 31
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118 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20.00
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115.
Issuance, description and contents.
(b)
Licenses issued to persons under twenty
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one (21) years of age shall bear distinctive markings indicating the licensee is under twenty
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one (21) years
. After January 1, 1994, a license
and
shall expire
no later than when the licensee attains twenty
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one (21) years of age. The department shall notify the licensee at least ninety (90) days prior to his twenty
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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
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one (21) years, payment of the proper fee and surrender of the original license
in accordance with W.S. 31
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119(a
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118.
Replacement license.
(a)
If a license issued under this act is lost, destroyed or if the licensee desires to withdraw or insert notice of anatomical organ donation or a medical alert designation, the person may obtain the appropriate replacement license upon payment of the proper fee and surrender of the original license, if available.
(b)
The department may issue a replacement license under this section without the examinations required under W.S. 31
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114, except for a commercial driver's license with a hazardous materials endorsement, upon request by the licensee either by mail or in person if the following conditions exist:
(i)
The expiration date of the licensee's original license is more than one (1) year from the date of the licensee's request for a replacement license;
(ii)
The licensee has not legally changed the licensee's name since issuance of the licensee's original license; and
(iii)
The department has a digitized photograph and signature of the licensee on record.
(c)
A replacement license issued under this section shall expire on the expiration date of the licensee's original license.
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102.
Contents.
(a)
The identification card or digital identification card shall resemble a Wyoming driver's license or digital driver's license. It shall have:
(vii)
The following: "State of Wyoming"
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"Identification Card No. ...."
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This card is provided solely for the purpose of identification of the person described on the card
FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY
";
Section 2.
W.S. 31
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113(a)(iv) and 31
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119(e) are repealed.
Section 3.
The department of transportation shall promulgate rules as necessary to implement this act.
Section 4.
(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective January 1, 2026
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(b)
Sections 3 and 4 of this act are effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.
(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
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