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2025 GENERAL SESSION
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AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; amending grounds for
disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle
for persons under twenty-one (21) years of age; authorizing
expunged records to be considered for purposes of
disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle as
specified; adding violations that qualify as serious
traffic violations; authorizing the department to waive
examinations for a commercial driver's license applicant as
specified; providing rulemaking authority; and providing
for effective dates.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1. W.S. 31-7-102(a)(xli)(D), (G) through (J)
and by creating new subparagraphs (K) and (M), 31-7-114(g),
31-7-120(b) and 31-7-305(a)(viii), by creating a new
paragraph (ix), by renumbering (ix) as (x) and (q) are
amended to read:
31-7-102. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(xli) "Serious traffic violation" means
(1) of the following:
(D) rratic lane changes;
(G) Driving a commercial vehicle without
obtaining a commercial driver's license
learner's permit
(H) Driving a commercial motor vehicle
without a commercial driver's license
learner's permit in the driver's possession. ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
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A person shall not be guilty of a violation of this
subparagraph if the provides proof prior
to or at a court or administrative hearing establishing
that the held a valid commercial driver's
license on the date of the
citation; or
(J) Driving a commercial motor vehicle
without the proper class of commercial driver's license
commercial learner's permit or endorsements for the
specific vehicle group being operated or for the passengers
or type of cargo being transported;.
(K) A violation of state or local law
relating to motor vehicle traffic control that prohibits
using an electronic wireless communication device to write,
send or read text-based communication while driving a
commercial motor vehicle;
(M) A violation of state or local law
relating to motor vehicle traffic control that restricts or
prohibits the in‑hand use of a hand held electronic wireless
communication device while driving a commercial motor
vehicle.
31-7-114. Examinations; visual acuity.
(g) The department may waive the
skills test specified in subsection (e) of this
section for a commercial driver license applicant who meets
the requirements contained in rules and regulations of the
department which shall at a minimum include the
requirements designated in rules and regulations of the
United States department of transportation. ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
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331-7-120. Records to be kept by division; exceptions.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section
the division shall, twelve (12) months after conviction,
expunge the record relating to the suspension of a driver's
license of a minor pursuant to W.S. 31-7-128(f) for the
violation of any law or ordinance relating to the
possession or consumption of a controlled substance or
alcohol, except a violation of W.S. 31-5-233. For any
person whose records of a driver's license suspension were
expunged under this subsection, the suspension under this
subsection is deemed not to have occurred and the
individual may reply accordingly upon any inquiry in
the matter. Notwithstanding W.S. 31-5-1214, records of
suspensions under W.S. 31-7-128(f) shall not be made
available for public inspection except for inspection by
any law enforcement officer or agency. Any driver's license
suspension or related records under this subsection shall
not be the basis for any increase in insurance premiums or
the cancellation of any insurance policy for a minor or his
parents affected by this section.
relating to the suspension of a driver's license of a minor
may be considered for purposes of disqualification from
driving a commercial motor vehicle under W.S. 31-7-305.
31-7-305. Disqualification and cancellation; right to
a hearing.
(a) Any person is disqualified from driving a
commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less than one
(1) year if convicted of a first violation arising from
separate incidents of:
(viii) Driving or being in actual physical
control of a motor vehicle while the alcohol concentration ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
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of the person's blood, breath or other bodily substance is
eight one-hundredths of one percent (0.08%) or more; or
(ix) Driving or being in actual physical control
of a motor vehicle while the alcohol concentration of the
person's blood, breath or other bodily substance is two
one-hundredths of one percent (0.02%) or more if the person
is under twenty-one (21) years of age and the person holds
a valid commercial driver's license or commercial learner's
permit at the time of the offense; or
(ix)(x) Violating any local ordinance or state
law in another jurisdiction which is substantially similar
to any of the violations listed in this subsection.
(q) Upon the department receiving credible
information that the holder of a commercial driver's
license or commercial learner's permit is suspected of
obtaining the license in a fraudulent manner, the state
shall notify the license holder in writing at the address
on file that they have thirty (30) days to contact the
department and schedule retesting. The notification shall
specify what tests must be retaken. If the license holder
does not contact the department, does not take the test
required or fails any rescheduled test, the license holder
shall have his license cancelled. Once cancelled, the
license holder shall be required to reapply to the
department to obtain
a commercial
permit motor vehicle for a period of one (1) year.
Section 2. The department of transportation shall
promulgate rules as necessary to implement this act. ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
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5Section 3.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
section, this act is effective July 1, 2025.
(b) Sections 2 and 3 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 HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________
I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.
Chief Clerk