Wyoming driver vision testing rules to change as Gordon signs bill into law By Brendan LaChance on April 5, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has signed House Bill 20 into law, a bill that will modify driver vision testing rules in the state effective July 1, 2021.
The bill will allow the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish vision testing rules through their own rule-making process for people to demonstrate visual acuity rather than being limited to vision testing or results from an eye doctor as set in current statute
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“Currently, as you know, you sit in front of a vision box when you are getting or renewing your driver’s license or you can present current results from your eye doctor,” Obermueller told the House.
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By Brendan LaChance on March 1, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. The Wyoming Legislature is working to modify visual requirements for someone to obtain a driver’s license.
Rep. Jerry Obermueller (Natrona County) said during the House of Representatives Monday, March 1 floor session that the need to modify rules for vision testing “became apparent during this COVID era.”
“Currently, as you know, you sit in front of a vision box when you are getting or renewing your driver’s license or you can present current results from your eye doctor,” Obermueller told the House.
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Obermueller explained that the in-person requirements for people to demonstrate visual acuity during the COVID pandemic “was problematic and caused delays and in some cases more than just an inconvenience.”
Wyoming looking to hike fees, divert highway funds to pay for ~$80M vehicle record system By Brendan LaChance on February 25, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. The Wyoming Legislature is working to find a way to pay for a new transportation information record system. The estimated cost of the new system keeps ballooning.
The state’s current Revenue Information System (RIS) provides “services to our citizens related to driver licenses, driving records and vehicle registration” and relies on “antiquated” COBOL technology developed in the 1980s, according to the Wyoming Department of Transportation.
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The system is used by law enforcement agencies across the state as well as county clerks and treasurers offices in all 23 counties. WYDOT says that several federal agencies and third-party vendors also contract to use the system.