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Senate committee favorably reports bill ending mandatory surrender of physical driver’s license after suspension; debate centers on DUI paperwork for youthful—
Summary
House Bill 23 passed the Committee of the Whole after sponsors said updated Department of Transportation systems remove the need to physically collect suspended licenses; senators sought clarification about implied-consent language for youthful drivers and citation requirements in probable-cause DUI stops.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Senate Committee of the Whole on Feb. 12 reported House Bill 23 with a favorable recommendation, a measure that would repeal statutory requirements for surrendering a physical driver’s license when a license is suspended and update related implied-consent procedures.
Sponsor Senator Brennan told the committee the Department of Transportation is modernizing an older mainframe and can now electronically verify whether a license remains valid without collecting the physical card. "They can electronically suspend that license and see that," Brennan said, noting the department…
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