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Wyoming driving lesson · Losing the Privilege to Drive

Insurance, ID misuse and other suspensions

A 3-minute lesson from the Wyoming course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.

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3 minutes
Course unit
Losing the Privilege to Drive
Checkpoint questions
6
Source pages
25, 26, 27

Some suspensions have nothing to do with how you drive: no insurance, misusing a license or ID, unpaid child support, or breaking the rules of a young driver's license. Each has its own trigger and its own way back.

Know the rule

A court conviction for not having liability insurance brings a suspension until an SR-22 is filed, with no limited privileges. If you file before the start date, the suspension is deleted from your record.

Handbook p. 25 ↗

Illegal with a license or ID card:

  • Displaying or using someone else's license or ID
  • Having a license or ID that has been tampered with or altered
  • Lending your license or ID for someone else to use as identification
  • False statements, fictitious info, a false name or hiding facts on an application
  • Applying with another person's name, address, Social Security number or birth date
Handbook p. 25 ↗

Know the rule

These can bring cancellation of the card and/or a 90-day suspension for the person using or lending the license or ID.

Handbook p. 25 ↗
$5,000

Child support arrears (for 90 consecutive days) that trigger suspension

Handbook p. 25 ↗

Know the rule

A child support suspension lasts until DFS reports full compliance or an approved payment plan, and a $5 reinstatement fee is paid.

Handbook p. 26 ↗

License-type suspensions

License-type suspensions
ViolationSuspension
Moving violation on an RC/RM license, 1st90 days
Moving violation on an RC/RM license, 2nd+1 year
Breaking intermediate license restrictions30 days
Under 21: driving while suspended/revoked/canceled30 days
Handbook p. 26 ↗

Uninsured at a crash? To reinstate, do one of these:

  • Submit a notarized release from the other party(s)
  • Submit a notarized conditional release agreeing to a payment plan
  • Post a cash deposit for all property damage plus $25,000 per injury
  • One year after the crash, submit a notarized affidavit that no judgments are unsatisfied
Handbook p. 26 ↗

Know the rule

A cash deposit is refunded one year from the crash date if there are no judgments against you. If you're suspended, you must also pay the reinstatement fee and file an SR-22.

Handbook p. 26 ↗

Put it into practice

A friend under 21 asks to borrow your license to get into a bar. Lending your license for someone else to use is illegal and can bring cancellation and a 90-day suspension.

Check your understanding

Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.

What results from a conviction of not having liability insurance in Wyoming?
  1. A 90-day suspension, then reinstatement
  2. A suspension until an SR-22 is filed
  3. A one-year revocation of the license
  4. A fine, with no license suspension

Answer: A suspension until an SR-22 is filed

A Compulsory Insurance Suspension lasts until an SR-22 insurance form has been filed with the department.

Handbook p. 25 ↗
What is the penalty for lending your driver license to someone else to use as identification?
  1. A one-year revocation of your license
  2. A 30-day suspension of your license
  3. Cancellation and/or a 90-day suspension
  4. A $50 fine with no suspension

Answer: Cancellation and/or a 90-day suspension

Lending your license or ID card for someone else to use may result in cancellation of the card and/or a 90-day suspension.

Handbook p. 25 ↗
What dollar amount of arrears for 90 consecutive days triggers a Child Support Suspension?
  1. $5,000 or more
  2. $1,000 or more
  3. $2,500 or more
  4. $10,000 or more

Answer: $5,000 or more

A Child Support Suspension results from being in arrears of $5,000 or more for 90 consecutive days.

Handbook p. 25 ↗
A driver under 21 is convicted of driving under suspension, revocation, or cancellation. What penalty applies?
  1. A 90-day suspension
  2. A one-year revocation
  3. A 30-day suspension
  4. A permanent cancellation

Answer: A 30-day suspension

Driving under suspension, revocation, or cancellation results in a 30-day suspension of driving privileges for a driver under 21.

Handbook p. 26 ↗
An uninsured driver in a crash may post a cash deposit covering total property damage plus how much per injury?
  1. $10,000 per injury
  2. $50,000 per injury
  3. $15,000 per injury
  4. $25,000 per injury

Answer: $25,000 per injury

An uninsured driver can post a cash deposit for the total property damage plus $25,000 per injury.

Handbook p. 26 ↗
How long after a crash is an uninsured driver entitled to a refund of their cash deposit, if no judgments exist?
  1. One year from the date of the crash
  2. 90 days from the date of the crash
  3. Six months from the date of the crash
  4. Two years from the date of the crash

Answer: One year from the date of the crash

One year from the date of the crash, the driver is entitled to a refund of the cash deposit, provided there are no judgments against them.

Handbook p. 26 ↗
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