Graduated Driver,s License
SEPTEMBER, 2005
!nside t)is issue:
Applying for an Instruction
Permit/Intermediate Permit
Full Driving Privileges
Intermediate Permit Ex-
Driver’s Education
Frequently Asked Questions
More Questions
2005 Wyoming Under 21
Driver’s License
Provisions of an
Intermediate Permit
! 50 hours of behind-the-
wheel driving
! Limited hours of driving
! Limited number of pas-
sengers
! Exceptions to hours of
driving and passenger
restriction
New law affects drivers under 17 years of age
The 3445 Wyoming State
legislature passed a gradu>
ated licensing law re@uiring
persons under AB years of
age to oDtain an Instruction
Permit and Intermediate
Permit prior to receiving full
driving privileges.
Persons who do not oDtain
an Intermediate permit will
2 De re@uired to De AB years of
age Defore full driving privi>
leges can De issued.
2 unless accompanied Dy a
An Intermediate permit
3 can De issued at age AI pro>
videdJ
3
3 ! The applicant has held a
Restricted Class C MRCN
4 licenseO PR
4 3N
! The applicant has held
an Instruction Permit
for at least A4 days and
Why Graduated Driver Licensing?
Driving is a sWill. Xeing a
good driver taWes practiceO
practiceO and more practice.
For a new driverO a practice
period allows for learning how
to handle road conditionsO dis>
tractionsO haZardous situations
and maWing the split>second
decisions that are part of Deing
a safe driver.
Rost individuals have
Deen issued their first driver,s
license at age AIO usually with>
out having had much eTperi>
ence with actual Dehind>the>
wheel driving and[or without
the Denefit of a driver,s educa>
tion course. Even if the person
held an instruction permit
Defore licensingO Dehind>the>
wheel driving eTperience has
Deen minimal. Add this to the
has completed 54 hours of
Dehind>the>wheel driving
certified Dy the parent or
legal guardian. The 54
hours must include A4
hours of night driving.
The holder of an Intermedi>
ate PermitJ
AN Cannot transport more
than A passenger under
the age of AQ who is not an
immediate family memDer
licensed driver AQ years of
age or older who holds a
valid driver,s license.
3N Rust ensure that all occu>
pants of the vehicle are
wearing seat Delts.
Cannot drive Detween
AAJ44 pm and 5J44 am
unless the holder meets
inherent risW>taWing Dehavior of
this age groupO and you have an
accident waiting to happen.
NationallyO motor vehicle
crashes are the leading cause of
death for young people Detween
the ages of A5 and 34O causing
one>third of all fatalities or AV]
of all traffic fatalities. Teens are
involved in three times as many
fatal crashes as are all other
drivers.
Graduated Driver Licens>
ing systems are designed to
phase drivers into full driving
privileges as they develop their
driving sWills and demonstrate
responsiDle driving Dehaviors.
There are 3 phases to a GDL
systemJ a learner,s permit period
in which a driver must De super>
the eTception criteria and
presents the completed
ETception form.
VN Will De suspended for 34
days for any violation of
the provisions for an In>
termediate Permit.
The holder of an Intermedi>
ate Rotorcycle Permit cannot
carry a passenger or drive De>
tween AAJ44 pm and 5J44 am
unless the holder meets the
eTception criteria and presents
the completed ETception form.
The holder will De suspended
for 34 days for any violation of
the provisions of the permit.
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vised^ an intermediate period
after the applicant passes a
driver test which limits unsuper>
vised driving in high>risW situa>
tions^ and a license with full
driving privileges that is issued
after the first two phases have
Deen completed successfully.
AdditionallyO some GDL
licensing systems re@uire driv>
ers to remain violation>free for a
prescriDed period of time Defore
they can move into the neTt
phase of licensing.
W y om in g , s Gr aduated
Driver Licensing system incor>
porates all three M3N phases of
the model GDL systemJ
Learner,s PermitO Intermediate
PermitO and Full Driving Privi>
leges.
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Applying for an Instruction Permit/Intermediate Permit

!nstruction Bermit applicants: or older who holds a valid driver,s li> driving sWills test. Completion of an
censeO who is fit and capaDle of eTercis> approved Driver Education course
! Rust De A5 years of age or older.
ing control over the vehicle and who may De honored Dy the department to
! Rust present a state>certified Dirth occupies a seat Deside the driver. waive the driving sWills test. MSee
certificate or valid US passportO state> There are no restrictions for hours or Driver,s Education section in this
issued identification cardO or valid Im> distance. pamphlet for detailsN.
migration documents.
!ntermediate Bermit applicants: ! Rust have minor,s release signed Dy
! Rust pass a written test and vision a parent or legal guardian Mre@uired
screening. ! Rust De AI years of age. for applicants under AQ years of ageN.
! Rust have minor,s release signed Dy a ! Rust have held an Instruction Per>
parent or legal guardian Mre@uired for mit. An Intermediate Permit eTpires 34
applicants under AQ years of ageN. days after the ABth Dirthday. The fee
! Rust present proof of identity such
for an Intermediate Permit is aA5 with
as a state>issued license or permitO
an additional a3 fee if adding motorcy>
An Instruction Permit is valid for state>certified Dirth certificate or
cle.
one MAN year from the date of issuance. valid US passportO state>issued iden>
The fee for an Instruction Permit is a34 tification cardO or valid Immigration
with an additional a3 fee if adding mo> documents. Cer
tific
torcycle. beh atio
! Rust present certification of comple> ind n fo
-the rms
tion of 54 hours of driving to include are -wh for
ava eel
Drivers who hold an Instruction l o ca ilab d rivi
A4 hours of night driving certified Dy l Dr le a ng
Permit may only drive when accompa> the legal parent or legal guardian. iver t yo
or m Exa ur
nied Dy a licensed driver AQ years of age ay b mO
! Rust pass a vision screeningO and a at:
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Full Driving Privileges

At a5e 0> 0?@ to De issued a Wyo>
ming driver,s license with full driving
privileges re@uires that the applicant
have held an Intermediate PermitO
the driving privilege is not suspendedO
and have completed an approved
Driver,s Education course.
:t a5e 0> 0?@ years you must:
! Present a signed Certificate of Com>
pletion from an approved Driver,s
Education course which includes
Dehind>the>wheel driving. MSee
Driver,s Education section in this
pamphlet for detailsN.
! Present proof of identity such as a
state>issued permitO state>certified
Dirth certificate or valid US pass>
portO valid Immigration documentsO
etc.
! Pass a vision screening.
! Have your parent or legal guardian
sign the minor,s release.
! Pay the re@uired fee
At a5e 029 an applicant may De is>
sued a Wyoming driver,s license with
full driving privileges without having
held an Intermediate PermitO or any
other type of license or permit unless
driving privileges are suspended.
REMEMBER…
:t a5e 02 years you must:
! Present proof of identity such as a
state>issued license or permitO state>
certified Dirth certificate or valid US EF!G!HI !. :
passportO valid Immigration docu>
BF!G!JEIE9
mentsO etc.
! Pass the vision screen>
ingO a written test and
a driving sWills test.
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! Have your parent or
legal guardian sign the
F!INMO
minor,s release.
! Pay the re@uired fee.
P AGE 3 G RA DUA TED DRI KER’ S LIC E NSE

Intermediate Permit Exceptions

The holder of an Intermediate Permit ! Driving to or from schoolO a school ac> presented to law enforcement if
cannot drive Detween the hours of AAJ44 tivityO organiZed youth sports activity stopped.
pm and 5J44 am unless they areJ or a religious activity Mevidenced Dy
parent or legal guardianN.
! Accompanied Dy a licensed driver AQ
years of age or older who holds a ! Driving for a medical emergency
valid driver,s license for the type or Mevidenced Dy medical personnelN. Exce
class of vehicle Deing used. ptio
n fo
The appropriate individual Mas de> at y rms
! Re@uired to drive for a medical neces> termined Dy the eTceptionN must com> our are
Offi local avai
sity Mevidenced Dy medical personnelN. plete and sign an ETception form to cer> ce o Driv lable
from r ma er E
tify that the holder of the Intermediate y be xam
! Driving to or from worW Mevidenced Dy Permit needs to drive Deyond the hours
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employerN. of 5J44 am to AAJ44 pm. The ETception si t e ded
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The Wyoming Department of Educa>
tion approves driver education courses
offered Dy school districtsO community
collegesO and @ualified persons through>
out the state. UnfortunatelyO not all
school districts offer driver education or
class siZe is limited and not everyone
who seeWs to enroll has the opportunity
to taWe the course during the school
year. Those unaDle to De enrolled dur>
ing the school year may choose to taWe a
driver education classO where offeredO
during the summer months.
An approved course re@uires for 34
hours of classroom instructionO and I
hours of Dehind>the>wheel driving.
Courses using simulated driving count
actual driving eTperience as followsJ V
hours simulation time b A hour Dehind>
the>wheel drive time. HoweverO there
must De at least 3 hours of actual Dehind>
the>wheel driving eTperience. Simulated
driving can count for no more than 3
hours of Dehind>the>wheel driving.
Driver Services will honor a Certifi>
cate of Completion from an approved
course^ provided the card indicates the
applicant has successfully completed the
re@uired 34 hours of classroom instruc>
tion and I hours of Dehind>the>wheel
driving. The card must identify the
school district and contain the student,s
nameO date of DirthO driver license num>
DerO and the original signature of Doth
the driver education instructor and the
school administrator.
At age AI A[3O the driver education
completion card may De presented at a
Driver ETam PfficeO along with the In>
termediate Permit and[or proper iden>
tificationO to apply for a Wyoming
driver license with full driving privi>
leges.
Completion of an approved Driver
Education course may De honored Dy the
department for a period of 3 years from
the date of issuance of the card to waive a
driving sWills test.

(307) 777-4800…………………FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Cheyenne, WY 82009-3340 privile5esV

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@33S Under @0 Driver’s License

In the Spring of 3445O Wyoming driver,s licenses c permits for persons
under the age of 3A years were issued in a vertical format. The Intermedi>
ate Permit will additionally De identified with the header dDriver Licensee
and the code dI2e in front of the class code for the type of license.

Li@uor retailers will find that the vertical format and the indication in
red of dAge 3A on…e will @uicWly identify persons under the age of 3A for
alcohol purchases.

Retailers will De aDle to @uicWly identify persons AQ years of age or

older for toDacco purchases with the indicator on the license of dAge AQ
on…e in red.

The code for an

Intermediate Permit is
dI2e.

The restrictions
associated with an In>
termediate Permit are
I2=Intermediate License
listed on the DacW of the
card.
5 am to 11 pm, one non-family passenger under 18.
Exception form & conditions should be verified.