(a) Each applicant shall present a proof of identity or legal identification document with each application and complete an application form furnished by the Wyoming Department of Transportation. - (i) Any applicant that does not have a proof of identity or legal identification document, as defined in Section 3(b) (xvii) of these rules, may present alternative documentation that must be approved by the manager of Driver Services before any applicant can be completed.
- (ii) An applicant who presents a proof of identity or legal identification document(s) suspected by a trained examiner to be false shall have the document(s) seized. Whenever possible, the applicant shall be given a receipt for the seized document(s). Examiners shall contact local law enforcement upon seizing the suspicious document(s).
- (iii) If the law enforcement agency refuses to receive the seized document(s), the document(s) shall be sent to the Driver Services fraud unit located in Cheyenne for review and held until authenticity is determined as described in the following:
- (A) If it is determined that the document(s) seized is (are) authentic and the person who presented the document(s) possesses the document(s) legally, then the document(s) will be returned to that person.
- (B) If it is determined that the document(s) seized is (are) false or the person who presented the document(s) does not possess the document(s) legally, then the Driver Services fraud unit in Cheyenne will retain and not return the document(s).
(b) In addition to the information specifically requested on the application form as called for by statute, the applicant is required to fill out additional identifying information including; - (i) Natural eye and hair color; and
- (ii) Indicate whether he or she is a citizen of the United States.
- (A) If not a citizen of the United States, the person must provide proof of "lawful status" or "temporary lawful status" in the United States, as defined in Title 6, CFR, Chapter 1, Part 37.03.
(c) The applicant shall answer the questions pertaining to medical history within the previous 2 years as requested on the application. Any applicant answering in the affirmative to any of the medical questions or listing any physical or mental disabilities may be required to have a qualified doctor complete the medical form furnished by the Department.
(d) All applicants for a driver's license, instruction permit, or identification card shall provide the Department their social security number. - (i) Any applicant applying for a noncommercial driver's license or instruction permit who does not have a social security number shall be required to submit a sworn affidavit under penalty of perjury stating he or she does not have a social security number.
- (ii) Any applicant applying for a commercial driver's license who has a conscientious objection to disclosing his or her social security number may be issued a pseudo-number upon submitting a written request to the Department stating the basis for his or her objection.
(e) All applicants for a commercial driver's license are required at the time of application to self-declare if they are exempt or non-exempt interstate status. - (i) If the applicant is in a non-exempt status, the applicant must present a valid federal medical examiner's certificate, from a qualified national registry doctor to the examiner.
- (ii) If the applicant is in an exempt status, the applicant must present a document showing he or she is operating under an exemption as allowed in 49 CFR 390.3(f), 391.2, 391.68, or 398.3.
- (iii) If an applicant's federal medical examiner's certificate is expired, the applicant shall:
- (A) Provide the Department a new valid federal medical examiner's certificate;
- (B) Provide a document showing that he or she is operating under an exemption as allowed in 49 CFR 390.3(f), 391.2, 391.68, or 398.3; or
- (C) If no longer medically qualified or exempt, have his or her CDL privilege removed from his or her driver's license.
- (iv) If an applicant does not comply with preceding (iii), the Department shall downgrade the license to a non-CDL class license.
- (v) If an applicant has a valid federal medical examiner's certificate with a medical or vision waiver, the letter or skill performance evaluation certificate shall be presented at the time of the application or renewal.
(f) Any applicant applying for a commercial driver's license requesting to waive the skills test shall complete the certification form provided by the Department. Commercial applicants meeting the requirements of FMCSR 383 may be excused from taking the driving skills test.
(g) Commercial driver's license applicants required to take a driving skills test shall sign the Commercial Driver's License Skills Test Form (FSCDL-101 A) to certify the class and type of vehicle used for the driving skills test.
(h) Any driver's license issued to an applicant under the age of 21 shall expire on the applicant's twenty-first birthday except - (i) A restricted Class "C" and/or Class "M" license, which shall expire 30 days after the licensee's sixteenth birthday;
- (ii) An intermediate license shall expire 30 days after the licensee's seventeenth birthday.
(i) All applicants shall be screened through the Problem Driver Pointer System (PDPS) and the Driver's License Number (DLN) Survey for licensing eligibility. PDPS and the DLN Survey shall show a status of "eligible" or "licensed" before the person may be issued a license.
(j) Any license issued to a nonresident alien shall be a temporary license valid only for the period authorized on the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service documents presented.
(k) Any license issued to a nonresident alien shall be identified with a suffix code of NR (nonresident alien) in the class field of the license.