31-7-501. 24/7 licenses; definitions; account; administration and enforcement.

(a) For purposes of this article:

(i) "24/7 administrator" means the 24/7 sobriety program director authorized by W.S. 7-13-1710. In the absence of a 24/7 sobriety program director, the 24/7 administrator shall mean the attorney general or his designee;

(ii) "24/7 restricted driver's license" means a driver's license issued under W.S. 31-7-109(m);

(iii) "24/7 sobriety program" means the program created under W.S. 7-13-1701 through 7-13-1710;

(iv) "Department" means the Wyoming department of transportation;

(v) "Indigent person" means a person able to produce evidence that he is eligible and qualified to participate in the federal supplemental nutrition assistance program.

(b) The department shall prescribe reasonable rules and regulations and prescribe forms related to the issuance and revocation of 24/7 restricted driver's licenses as provided in this article.

(c) The department shall establish a fee chargeable to every person applying for a 24/7 restricted driver's license. The fee shall compensate the department for all the costs directly associated with administering 24/7 restricted driver's licenses required by this article, but in no event shall the fee exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00). The fee shall not be collected from any indigent person.

(d) There is created the 24/7 restricted driver's license account. All monies received by the department under subsection (c) of this section shall be deposited into the 24/7 account. Interest earned on monies in the account shall be credited to the account. All monies in the account including earned interest are continuously appropriated to the department and shall be expended only for the purpose of administering 24/7 restricted driver's licenses required by this article.