U.S. STATE · DRIVER LICENSE
Wyoming Driver License Photo Requirements
Find out whether you need to make a photo, where the state takes it, and what is known about online renewal and photo upload.
Sources reviewed: October 12, 2026 · photo law reviewed: October 18, 2026
Do you need to make a photo?
Do not prepare a separate photo unless the state agency or your transaction instructions specifically ask for one. The agency procedure below describes where a photo is captured and what is known about remote renewal.
This page covers a driver license. It does not automatically apply to learner permits, state identification cards, commercial endorsements, or every exception.
Photo law and requirements
W.S. 31-7-115(a)(iii)(D) requires a Wyoming driver license to include a full facial digital photograph of the licensee; this was read in the 2023 enrolled act (SF0020, effective July 1, 2023) that removed the word "color," not in the compiled code. WYDOT's Chapter 1 driver-license rules, as posted in the Legislative Service Office's 2024 rule-review filing, provide that a new photograph is taken at each in-person renewal unless the person asks to reuse the previous photo for medical reasons and that photo is no more than 10 years old (Section 8(a)(i)(H)), and address renewal by mail in Section 7. W.S. 31-7-118(b) (as amended in 2025) allows a replacement license by mail or in person only if the department has a digitized photograph on record. The renewal statute (W.S. 31-7-119) could not be opened, and the rule's final effective version was not confirmed.
Where the photo is taken
Wyoming requires an in-person renewal every 10 years and takes an updated photo at that visit.
Online renewal, photo reuse, and upload
Remote renewal is available between the in-person photo cycles, subject to eligibility.
New photo upload: Only treat upload as allowed when the linked official instructions explicitly say so.
Scope and limitations
This entry reports the issuing agency’s current public procedure. It does not by itself establish the full legal rule for every permit, state ID, exception, or transaction.
Official laws, rules, and agency sources
- Wyoming WYDOT — Lost or renewal
- Wyoming 2023 Enrolled Act No. 21 (SF0020) — amends W.S. 31-7-115(a)(iii)(D), full facial digital photograph (official legislature site)
- Wyoming 2025 Enrolled Act No. 6 (HB0030) — amends W.S. 31-7-118, replacement license requires digitized photograph on record (official legislature site)
- WYDOT Rules Chapter 1, Driver's Licenses — LSO rule-review filing ARR24-032 (official legislature site)
Check your exact application
Renewal eligibility and photo handling can depend on your record and transaction.
Open the interactive photo checker