Wyoming driving lesson · Losing the Privilege to Drive
Reckless driving, compact and moving-violation 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.
Alcohol isn't the only way to lose your license. Reckless driving, giving alcohol to minors, ignoring a traffic ticket, or piling up moving violations can all lead to a suspension.
Reckless driving
Driving a vehicle with willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.
To reinstate after reckless driving, complete all suspension actions, file an SR-22 and pay the reinstatement fee. A third offense also needs a driving re-examination.
When a court reports you didn't comply with a traffic citation from Wyoming or another state. The state that licensed you (not where the offense happened) suspends you.
A compact suspension lasts until the court confirms you've met the citation's requirements and you pay the reinstatement fee. If you comply before the start date, it's deleted from your record. No limited privileges.
You're allowed up to three moving violations in 12 months. A fourth brings a 90-day suspension, and each additional one within 12 months adds another 90 days.
An act of control or lack of control by the driver while the vehicle is moving that results in a conviction, including driving in violation of a license restriction.
You're cited for speeding in March, May and August, then for failing to yield in December, all within 12 months by offense date. The fourth conviction brings 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.
How long is a first-offense Reckless Driving suspension (within five years)?
30 days
Six months
One year
90 days
Answer: 90 days
A first Reckless Driving offense within the previous five years carries a 90-day suspension.
What happens on a third or subsequent Reckless Driving offense within five years?
A six-month suspension with limited driving privileges
A one-year revocation, with no limited driving privileges
A 90-day suspension only
A lifetime revocation
Answer: A one-year revocation, with no limited driving privileges
A third or subsequent Reckless Driving offense within five years results in a one-year revocation, and the driver is not eligible for limited driving privileges.
Under the Compact Suspension, which state takes suspension action against a violator who failed to comply with a traffic citation?
The state where the offense occurred
Both states, each with its own suspension
The state where the violator is licensed
The state where the vehicle is registered
Answer: The state where the violator is licensed
The Compact Suspension is taken by the state where the violator is licensed, not the state where the offense occurred, under the Non-Resident Violator Compact.