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27-23-110. Application for commercial driver license.
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27-23-110. Application for commercial driver license.
(a)(1) The application for a commercial driver license or commercial learner's permit shall include the following:
(A) The full name and current residential address of the applicant;
(B) A physical description of the applicant, including the applicant's sex, height, weight, eye color, and hair color;
(C) The applicant's date of birth;
(D) The applicant's Social Security number;
(E) The applicant's signature;
(F) A consent to release driving record information;
(G) Certifications, including without limitation those required by 49 C.F.R. § 383.71, as in effect on January 1, 2013;
(H) Certification that the applicant is not subject to any disqualification under 49 C.F.R. § 383.51, as in effect on January 1, 2013, or any license suspension, revocation, or cancellation under state law and that the applicant does not have a driver license from more than one (1) state or jurisdiction;
(I) Certification that the applicant is or expects to be one (1) of the following types of drivers:
(i) Nonexcepted interstate;
(ii) Excepted interstate;
(iii) Nonexcepted intrastate; or
(iv) Excepted intrastate;
(J) For an applicant for a commercial driver license only, the surrender of the applicant's noncommercial driver licenses to the state;
(K) The names of all states in which the applicant has previously been licensed to drive any type of motor vehicle during the previous ten (10) years;
(L) For an applicant that certifies as nonexcepted interstate or nonexcepted intrastate, the applicant shall provide the Office of Driver Services with a medical examiner's certificate and any waiver, exemption, or skills performance evaluation certificate required by the medical examiner's certificate as provided in §
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-23-110
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27-23-110. Application for commercial driver license.
(a)(1) The application for a commercial driver license or commercial learner's permit shall include the following:
(A) The full name and current residential address of the applicant;
(B) A physical description of the applicant, including the applicant's sex, height, weight, eye color, and hair color;
(C) The applicant's date of birth;
(D) The applicant's Social Security number;
(E) The applicant's signature;
(F) A consent to release driving record information;
(G) Certifications, including without limitation those required by 49 C.F.R. § 383.71, as in effect on January 1, 2013;
(H) Certification that the applicant is not subject to any disqualification under 49 C.F.R. § 383.51, as in effect on January 1, 2013, or any license suspension, revocation, or cancellation under state law and that the applicant does not have a driver license from more than one (1) state or jurisdiction;
(I) Certification that the applicant is or expects to be one (1) of the following types of drivers:
(i) Nonexcepted interstate;
(ii) Excepted interstate;
(iii) Nonexcepted intrastate; or
(iv) Excepted intrastate;
(J) For an applicant for a commercial driver license only, the surrender of the applicant's noncommercial driver licenses to the state;
(K) The names of all states in which the applicant has previously been licensed to drive any type of motor vehicle during the previous ten (10) years;
(L) For an applicant that certifies as nonexcepted interstate or nonexcepted intrastate, the applicant shall provide the Office of Driver Services with a medical examiner's certificate and any waiver, exemption, or skills performance evaluation certificate required by the medical examiner's certificate as provided in § 27-23-129; and
(M) Any other information required by the office.
(2) The application for a commercial driver license shall be accompanied by an application fee of forty-one dollars ($41.00).
(b) When a licensee changes his or her name, an application for a duplicate license shall be made to the office.
(c) No person who has been a resident of this state for thirty (30) days may drive a commercial motor vehicle under the authority of a commercial driver license issued by another jurisdiction.
(d) The license application shall be accompanied by an examination fee for each knowledge and skills test, which shall be set by regulation of the Division of Arkansas State Police in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for each examination and administration.
(e) The examination fee set in subsection (d) of this section shall be collected by the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration at the time of initial application for a commercial motor vehicle license and any subsequent applications for examination. The funds shall be deposited as special revenues into the State Treasury and distributed to the credit of the Division of Arkansas State Police Fund to defray the cost of administering the examination of the knowledge and skills tests required in § 27-23-108.
(f) If the Office of Driver Services issues a commercial learner's permit to an applicant, the applicant may take the commercial driver license skills test no earlier than fourteen (14) calendar days following the date of issuance of the commercial learner's permit.
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27-23-108. Commercial driver license qualification standards — Definitions.
(a) Testing.
(1)(A) To the extent permitted by federal law and regulation, a person may be issued a commercial driver license only if that person has:
(i) Passed a knowledge and skills test for driving a commercial motor vehicle that:
(a) Complies with minimum federal standards established by 49 C.F.R. § 383.79 if the person is a resident of another state and § 383.133, as in effect on January 1, 2013, and 49 C.F.R. part 383, subparts G and H, as in effect on January 1, 2013; or
(b) Uses a state-to-state testing system pre-approved by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that meets the minimum requirements of the July 2010 version of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators 2005 CDL Test System; and
(ii) Satisfied all other requirements imposed by state or federal law or regulation.
(B)(i) The tests shall be prescribed by the Division of Arkansas State Police and shall be conducted by the division or by a third-party tester designated by the division under regulations promulgated as provided in this section.
(ii) The knowledge test administered by the division shall be given in electronic format.
(iii) The result of a test administered by the division or by a third-party tester shall be transmitted electronically to the Department of Finance and Administration.
(C) The Department of Finance and Administration shall set the length of time consistent with federal law that the commercial driver license is valid under this subdivision (a)(1).
(2) The division shall, by rules, authorize a person, including an agency of this state, an employer, a private driver training facility, another private institution, or a department, agency, or instrumentality o
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-23-108
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 27-23-108. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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27-23-129. Medical certification required — Downgrade of license for noncompliance — Denial or disqualification of license for fraud.
(a)(1) An applicant for a commercial driver license or a commercial learner's permit that certifies as nonexcepted interstate or nonexcepted intrastate shall provide to the Office of Driver Services an original or a copy of a medical examiner's certificate prepared by a medical examiner, as required by 49 C.F.R. part 391, subpart E, as in effect on January 1, 2013.
(2) Upon approval of the application, the office shall post a certification status of “certified” on the commercial driver license record for the driver applicant or driver.
(b) Before issuing a commercial driver license to a person who certifies as nonexcepted interstate or nonexcepted intrastate and has a valid commercial driver license from another state, the office shall:
(1) Verify from the commercial driver license record that the medical certification status of the driver is “certified”; or
(2)(A) Obtain from the driver an original or a copy of a current medical examiner's certificate prepared by a medical examiner, as required by 49 C.F.R. part 391, subpart E, as in effect on January 1, 2013.
(B) Upon approval of the transfer, the office shall post a certification status of “certified” on the commercial driver license record for the driver.
(c)(1) Between January 30, 2012, and January 30, 2014, inclusive, a holder of a commercial driver license shall certify to the office that the driver is one of the following types of drivers:
(A) Nonexcepted interstate;
(B) Excepted interstate;
(C) Nonexcepted intrastate; or
(D) Excepted intrastate.
(2) The office shall post to the commercial driver license record the driver's certification.
(3) Between Janu
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-23-129
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 27-23-129. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.