Wyoming CDL — General Knowledge: Traffic Laws Practice Test

Question 1

Which three documents does Wyoming law require a driver to carry, according to the manual's traffic-stop guidance?

Accepted Answer

Vehicle registration, driver's license, and proof of insurance — During a stop you are expected to produce your license, insurance proof and registration when the officer asks, and the manual notes that state law requires you to have them with you.

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Driver's license, vehicle title, and birth certificate

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Medical certificate, passport, and proof of insurance

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Vehicle registration, bill of sale, and Social Security card

Question 2

Wyoming's manual sets two different deadlines for new residents who arrive with an out-of-state license. Which pairing is correct?

Accepted Answer

A CDL must be transferred within 30 days; a license from a Driver License Compact state has to be turned in within one year of residency — A CDL holder who becomes a resident has 30 days to get a Wyoming CDL. A person licensed by a Driver License Compact member state does not need a Wyoming license right away, but that out-of-state license must be given up within a year of living in Wyoming.

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A CDL must be transferred within one year; a Compact-state license within 30 days

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Both must be transferred within 10 days

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Both must be transferred within 120 days

Question 3

Who supplies the vehicle for a Wyoming CDL skills test, and how does it have to get to the test site?

Accepted Answer

The applicant supplies it, and a person validly licensed for that class and type must drive it there — Wyoming does not furnish test vehicles. Applicants bring one that represents the license class they want, and someone holding a valid license for that class and type of vehicle has to drive it to the site.

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The state supplies it and delivers it to the site

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The applicant supplies it and may drive it there alone on a CLP

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The exam station rents one to the applicant for the $80 fee

Question 4

To prove Wyoming residency, how many documents must an applicant provide, and what must they show?

Accepted Answer

Any two of the listed documents, each showing a residential address and not a P.O. Box — The manual accepts any two of its listed documents, such as a vehicle title or registration, mortgage or rental papers, or a statement from a Wyoming bank. Each has to list where the applicant actually lives; a P.O. Box will not do.

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One document showing any Wyoming mailing address

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Three documents, one of which must be a utility bill

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Two documents showing a Wyoming P.O. Box

Question 5

Which of these may a first-time Wyoming applicant present as legal identification?

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A state-certified birth certificate — The accepted identity documents for first-time applicants are a birth certificate certified by a state, a U.S. passport that is still valid, or immigration papers.

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A hospital souvenir birth record

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A student ID card

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A utility bill in the applicant's name

Question 6

How does Wyoming check that a CDL applicant has no suspension or other adverse action in another state?

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Every applicant is run through the Problem Driver Pointer System, plus other electronic checks — Wyoming screens each applicant using the Problem Driver Pointer System along with other electronic systems, so a person whose privileges are suspended, canceled, denied or revoked anywhere cannot get a Wyoming CDL.

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It relies on the applicant's sworn statement

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It mails a request to each state where the applicant has lived

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It looks only at Wyoming court records

Question 7

Entry-Level Driver Training rules took effect on February 7, 2022. Which of these drivers do they NOT apply to, according to Wyoming's manual?

Accepted Answer

A driver whose valid CDL was issued before February 7, 2022 — The ELDT rules are not retroactive, so anyone whose valid CDL (or S, P or H endorsement) dates from before February 7, 2022 is outside them.

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A driver applying for a Class A CDL for the first time

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A driver upgrading an existing Class B CDL to Class A

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A driver seeking a hazardous materials endorsement for the first time

Question 8

A Wyoming licensee moves to a new address. What does the manual require?

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Send the department written notice within 10 days — Licensees who change addresses have to tell the department in writing, and they have 10 days to do it. Address-change forms are available at every exam location and on the WYDOT website.

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Call the exam station within 30 days

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Do nothing until the next renewal

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Apply in person for a new license within 24 hours

Question 9

Which of these people does NOT need a Wyoming license, according to the manual?

Accepted Answer

A full-time University of Wyoming student who holds a valid license from another state — Full-time students enrolled at UW or at one of Wyoming's community colleges, and holding a valid out-of-state license, are on the manual's list of people who do not need a Wyoming license.

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A part-time worker who has lived in Wyoming for three years

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A new resident whose out-of-state license has expired

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A Wyoming resident who drives only on county roads

Question 10

During a Wyoming traffic stop, an officer asks to search your vehicle. What does the manual say about your rights?

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You may politely decline, but with probable cause the officer may search without your consent — A driver is entitled to turn down a search request politely. If probable cause is present, though, the officer may search the vehicle even without consent.

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You must always consent

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You may refuse, and the officer can never search without a warrant

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You may decline only if a passenger objects

Question 11

Which of these would keep Wyoming from giving a CDL skills test?

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A firearm in the test vehicle — The manual states plainly that no skills test is given when a firearm is in the vehicle. The vehicle also has to be legally registered and meet minimum safety standards.

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A test vehicle with an automatic transmission

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A test vehicle owned by the applicant's employer

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A test scheduled by appointment

Question 12

Which recreational vehicle is exempt from Wyoming's CDL requirement, as long as its operator holds a Class C license?

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One rated from 26,001 pounds up to, but not including, 39,001 pounds that is used only for personal recreation — The exemption covers recreational vehicles of 26,001 pounds but under 39,001 pounds GVWR or GCWR that serve solely as a personal conveyance for recreation and leisure.

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Any RV, whatever it weighs

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One rated under 26,001 pounds that is rented out for hire

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One rated above 39,001 pounds that is driven only in summer

Wyoming CDL — General Knowledge: Traffic Laws practice test

Study questions with answers

1. Which three documents does Wyoming law require a driver to carry, according to the manual's traffic-stop guidance?

2. Wyoming's manual sets two different deadlines for new residents who arrive with an out-of-state license. Which pairing is correct?

3. Who supplies the vehicle for a Wyoming CDL skills test, and how does it have to get to the test site?

4. To prove Wyoming residency, how many documents must an applicant provide, and what must they show?

5. Which of these may a first-time Wyoming applicant present as legal identification?

6. How does Wyoming check that a CDL applicant has no suspension or other adverse action in another state?

7. Entry-Level Driver Training rules took effect on February 7, 2022. Which of these drivers do they NOT apply to, according to Wyoming's manual?

8. A Wyoming licensee moves to a new address. What does the manual require?

9. Which of these people does NOT need a Wyoming license, according to the manual?

10. During a Wyoming traffic stop, an officer asks to search your vehicle. What does the manual say about your rights?

11. Which of these would keep Wyoming from giving a CDL skills test?

12. Which recreational vehicle is exempt from Wyoming's CDL requirement, as long as its operator holds a Class C license?

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