Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 31-7-103 (2026)

Administration and enforcement.

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(a) The administration of this act shall be exercised by
the department, which may prescribe forms and reasonable rules
and regulations in conformity with this act and the Uniform
Electronic Transactions Act under W.S. 40-21-101 through 40-21-
119. Provisions of this act prevail over the Uniform Electronic
Transactions Act if there is a conflict. The department shall
keep records of all monies received and disbursed. The records
shall be open to examination by the director of the state
department of audit or his designee and the legislative service
office. The highway patrol and all peace officers of any county
or municipality shall aid in the enforcement of this act.

     (b) The department shall perform background checks on all
persons engaged in the manufacture or production of driver's
licenses or state identification cards including, but not
limited to, all persons who have the ability to affect identity
information appearing on driver's licenses or identification
cards. The background check shall include a verification of any
references and a name and fingerprint based criminal history
records check. The background check also shall include a check
of the federal bureau of investigation's databases and the
Wyoming department of criminal investigation's database. The
department shall by rule and regulation establish criteria for
the qualification of persons permitted to access documents
described under this section.

     (c) The department shall require fraudulent document
recognition training for all employees handling those documents
listed in W.S. 31-7-111(a) or engaged in the issuance of
driver's licenses or identification cards.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1979–2000 · leading case: Yeik v. Dep't of Revenue & Taxation, 595 P.2d 965 (Wyo. 1979).

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Yeik v. Dep't of Revenue & Taxation, 595 P.2d 965 (Wyo. 1979). · cites it 4× “Does the party seeking review have a right or obligation to present oral argument to the tax commission? There are a host of other unanswered procedural questions that the state tax commission must answer in the form of reasonable rules and regulations before § 31 — 7-105(c) can…”

Parodi v. Wyoming Dep't of Transp., 947 P.2d 1294 (Wyo. 1997). · cites it 2× “It is the Department, rather than the hearing examiner, which administers the Driver’s License Act, pursuant to Wyo. Stat. § 31-7-103, and the legislature has imposed clear limits on that administration: The [Department’s] discretion to continue or modify any order of suspension…”

State, Dep't of Revenue & Taxation v. Guadagnoli, 677 P.2d 823 (Wyo. 1984). · cites it 3× “In that case, we recalled and re-affirmed the Irvine tax-commission-appeal requirement, but held that the provision of the statute requiring an appeal be taken to the tax commission before filing a petition for review with the district court was void, absent implementing rules…”

Mecikalski v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., Div. of Crim. Investigation, 2 P.3d 1039 (Wyo. 2000). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-7-103 (LEXIS 1999). There are objective components one must meet in order to obtain a driver's license (e.”

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