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Wyo. Stat. § 31-7-116 (2026)

Carrying and displaying.

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Every licensee shall have his driver's license in his immediate
possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle and shall
display the license upon demand of any judicial officer,
municipal court judge, any officer or agent of the division or
any police officer as defined in W.S. 31-5-102(a)(xxxiii).
However, no person charged with violating this section shall be
convicted if he produces in court a driver's license previously
issued to him and valid at the time of his arrest. For the
purposes of this section "display" of a physical license means
the surrender of the physical license to the demanding officer.
After examination the officer shall immediately return the
license to the licensee. For purposes of this section, "display"
of a digital driver's license means that a licensee may provide
access to the digital driver's license on the licensee's
portable electronic device. No law enforcement or judicial
officer demanding display of a licensee's digital driver's
license for any licensing or identification verification purpose
shall take custody of the licensee's portable electronic device.
Display of a digital driver's license shall not serve as consent
to search the driver's portable electronic device. Nothing in
this section shall be construed to require a person, other than
the department if it has chosen to issue a digital driver's
license, to accept a digital driver's license or otherwise
require the purchase of equipment to verify the accuracy of a
digital driver's license.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1994–2003 · leading case: Meadows v. State, 2003 WY 37, 65 P.3d 33.
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Meadows v. State, 2003 WY 37, 65 P.3d 33. · cites it 2× “The following facts may be discerned from the transcript of the suppression hearing and the videotape of the traffic stop: (1) The driver of the vehicle, Furman, did not possess a driver’s license or proof of insurance in violation of Wyoming law (see Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 31-7-116…”
State v. Welch, 873 P.2d 601 (Wyo. 1994). · cites it 2× “See W.S. 31-7-116 (Cum.Supp.1993). During his testimony, Patrolman Dyer indicated that although he still had the driver's license and vehicle registration in his possession, respondents were free to leave because they could have walked away.”
Pogue v. Allison, 851 F. Supp. 1536 (D. Wyo. 1994). · cites it 3× “Therefore, under the terms of § 31-5-102(a)(xxxiii), although he is not a Wyoming "police officer," he may be considered a "peace officer" for the purposes of enforcing Tribal traffic law and is accordingly authorized under Wyo.Stat. § 31-7-116 to withhold licenses.”
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