Wyoming DUI License Reinstatement (2026): Suspension, Steps and Fees
How do you get your license back after a first DUI in Wyoming?
A first-offense DUI in Wyoming carries a 90-day administrative license suspension, keyed by W.S. 31-6-102(e) to a test result of 0.08% or more. Refusing the test carries no administrative suspension of its own: under 31-6-102(d) no test is given on a refusal except where serious bodily injury or death resulted or a search warrant issues and the old refusal-suspension section, W.S. 31-6-107, was repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 178, section 2. A driver has 20 days from the date of the Notice of Suspension to file a written hearing request with the department. Ignition interlock is required if the BAC was 0.15 or higher, for 6 months, with the clock starting when the interlock license is issued. Reinstatement runs through an alcohol assessment (with counseling if recommended), SR-22 insurance and a $50 WYDOT reinstatement fee.
In Wyoming the license consequences start with the Wyoming Department of Transportation rather than the courtroom. An administrative suspension runs on its own clock beside the court case and the window to request the administrative hearing is 20 days. The page below lays the pieces out in the order the state runs them.
Whether an ignition interlock is required here depends on the case, commonly the test result or the license option chosen. The SR-22 filing is required and stays in force for 3 years. The education or treatment step comes before reinstatement. Each piece has its own section below, with the official source beside it.
The parts Wyoming drivers most often miss are the 20-day hearing-request deadline, which runs from the arrest or notice date, the insurance filing that lives with your insurer rather than the court and the order of the steps, since several gate the ones after them. The sections below take them in order.
How long is your license suspended after a first DUI in Wyoming?
The first-offense term and how the administrative and court tracks interact in Wyoming.
| Item | Wyoming rule |
|---|---|
| First-offense suspension | 90 days, keyed by W.S. 31-6-102(e) to a chemical test result of 0.08% or more |
| Administrative vs court | Wyoming's license consequence for a first DUI runs primarily through the administrative suspension process under the implied consent statute, handled by WYDOT with an independent hearing examiner conducting any contested hearing, independent of the criminal case's outcome in court. |
| Worth knowing | Refusing chemical testing carries no administrative license suspension of its own. W.S. 31-6-102(d) says that where a person under arrest refuses, no test shall be given except where serious bodily injury or death has resulted or a search warrant issues and 31-6-102(e) attaches the 90-day suspension to a test result of 0.08% or more. The 6-month refusal suspension still repeated in older guides traces to W.S. 31-6-107, which the current Title 31 chapter index shows as repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 178, section 2. |
The hearing clock: how long you have to act in Wyoming
The deadline to request the administrative review of the license suspension. It runs from the arrest or notice date, not from the court date.
| Item | Wyoming rule |
|---|---|
| Request window | 20 days |
| How it works | The written request goes to WYDOT, the department, not to the Office of Administrative Hearings. W.S. 31-6-102(f) requires the notice to state that the person has twenty days from the date of the notice within which to request a hearing from the department and that failure to request timely results in the suspension automatically commencing thirty days after the date of the notice. On a timely demand the department forwards it to the independent hearing examiner, who schedules the hearing within forty-five days after receipt and gives the arrested person at least ten days notice of it. The temporary license issued with the notice is valid for thirty days and is not renewable, which is what the 30-day commencement date tracks. |
The path back: the Wyoming reinstatement steps in order
Several of these steps gate the ones after them, so the order matters as much as the list.
- Serve the 90-day administrative suspension, keyed to a test result of 0.08% or more
- Complete the mandatory alcohol assessment and any additional counseling the substance abuse counselor recommends
- Install an ignition interlock device for 6 months if BAC was 0.15 or higher, then apply for the ignition interlock restricted license under W.S. 31-7-401 to 31-7-404, since the 6 months does not start until that license is issued
- File SR-22 proof of financial responsibility
- Pay the WYDOT reinstatement fee ($50)
- Apply to WYDOT for reinstatement once the suspension period and all conditions are satisfied, having no other pending cases and having met all court requirements
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Ignition interlock rules in Wyoming
Whether the device is required for a first offense, for how long and where the state lists its certified providers.
| Item | Wyoming rule |
|---|---|
| Required for a first offense? | In some first-offense cases (see below) |
| First-offense duration | 6 months, counted from the date the ignition interlock restricted license is issued. WYDOT states that the ignition interlock requirement time does not start until the interlock license has been issued, regardless of how long the device has been installed in the vehicle, so neither the conviction date nor the install date starts the clock |
| BAC trigger | 0.15 and above. W.S. 31-5-233 requires a person, for a first conviction or a prosecution deferred under W.S. 7-13-301 where the department's administrative action indicates 0.15% or more, to operate only vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock device pursuant to W.S. 31-7-401 through 31-7-404 for a period of six months |
| Approved providers | Wyoming Department of Transportation ignition interlock program information: https://www.dot.state.wy.us/home/driver_license_records/suspensionsignition-interlock.html |
| Worth knowing | Below the 0.15 BAC threshold, a standard first-offense DUI in Wyoming does not carry a mandatory interlock condition and the Probationary License is the usual route. At 0.15% or above the two routes swap: WYDOT lists an ignition interlock requirement among the reasons a driver is ineligible for a Probationary License, so that group takes the separate ignition interlock restricted license under W.S. 31-7-401 through 31-7-404 (31-7-401 definitions and administration, 31-7-402 issuance and eligibility, 31-7-403 suspension or revocation, 31-7-404 driving without the device). WYDOT's interlock page lists the costs as the $50 reinstatement fee, the regular driver license fee and a $100 ignition interlock administrative fee. |
Confirm the exact interlock term and trigger for your case with the Wyoming Department of Transportation before you schedule an install.
Do you need SR-22 insurance in Wyoming?
The financial-responsibility filing your insurer makes with the state, where Wyoming requires one.
| Item | Wyoming rule |
|---|---|
| Required after a first DUI? | Yes |
| The form | SR-22 |
| How long it must stay in force | 3 years |
| Worth knowing | Required before WYDOT will reinstate a license or issue a Probationary License. Must meet Wyoming's minimum auto insurance liability coverage limits (25/50/20). |
Not settled in one published place. Confirm the filing requirement and how long it must stay in force with the Wyoming Department of Transportation and your insurer before you rely on it.
Driving before full reinstatement in Wyoming
The limited license, if any, that lets a first offender drive during the suspension.
| Item | Wyoming rule |
|---|---|
| Available for a first offense? | In some cases (see below) |
| What Wyoming calls it | Probationary License |
| Waiting period | Available by written request for a record review plus a $15 fee; not available to a driver who is subject to an ignition interlock requirement, which WYDOT lists among its disqualifiers |
| Worth knowing | Requires satisfying the alcohol assessment and any recommended counseling before issuance. The disqualifier that matters for a high-BAC first offender is the interlock requirement itself: because W.S. 31-5-233 imposes the device for six months on a first conviction where the administrative action indicates 0.15% or more, that driver cannot take the Probationary License and instead uses the ignition interlock restricted license under W.S. 31-7-401 through 31-7-404. Refusal is not among WYDOT's seven published disqualifiers. |
The DUI program, the fees and the lookback
The DUI program. A mandatory alcohol assessment for any license suspension arising from an alcohol-related offense. If the substance abuse counselor recommends additional counseling sessions, those must be completed before the driver can receive a Probationary License. Length: unverifiable; no fixed hour count located in sources consulted.
The lookback period. 10 years, calculated conviction-to-conviction (a fourth DUI conviction with three or more priors within the preceding 10 years is prosecuted as a felony). This is the window over which a prior offense counts toward repeat-offense treatment.
The costs a Wyoming driver can expect on the way back.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| WYDOT reinstatement fee | $50, assessed for all suspensions except nonpayment of child support suspensions |
| Probationary license record review request fee | $15 |
Confirm the exact program length and the providers the Wyoming Department of Transportation accepts before you enroll.
