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49 U.S.C. § 30303 — State participation

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49 U.S.C. § 30303 — State participation

**(a) Notification.—** A State may become a participating State under this chapter by notifying the Secretary of Transportation of its intention to be bound by [section 30304 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30304&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Withdrawal.—** A participating State may end its status as a participating State by notifying the Secretary of its withdrawal from participation in the National Driver Register. **(c) Form and Way of Notification.—** Notification by a State under this section shall be made in the form and way the Secretary prescribes by regulation.

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49 U.S.C. § 30304 — Reports by chief driver licensing officials

**(a) Individuals Covered.—** As soon as practicable, the chief driver licensing official of each participating State shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation a report containing the information specified by subsection (b) of this section for each individual— (1) who is denied a motor vehicle operator’s license by that State for cause; (2) whose motor vehicle operator’s license is revoked, suspended, or canceled by that State for cause; or (3) who is convicted under the laws of that State of any of the following motor vehicle-related offenses or comparable offenses: (A) operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of, or impaired by, alcohol or a controlled substance. (B) a traffic violation arising in connection with a fatal traffic accident, reckless driving, or racing on the highways. (C) failing to give aid or provide identification when involved in an accident resulting in death or personal injury. (D) perjury or knowingly making a false affidavit or statement to officials about activities governed by a law or regulation on the operation of a motor vehicle. **(b) Contents.—** (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a report under subsection (a) of this section shall contain— (A) the individual’s legal name, date of birth, sex, and, at the Secretary’s discretion, height, weight, and eye and hair color; (B) the name of the State providing the information; and (C) the social security account number if used by the State for driver record or motor vehicle license purposes, and the motor vehicle operator’s license number if different from the social security account number. (2) A report under subsection (a) of this section about an event that occurs during the 2-year period before the State becomes a participat

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49 U.S.C. § 30301 — Definitions

In this chapter— (1) “alcohol” has the same meaning given that term in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation. (2) “chief driver licensing official” means the official in a State who is authorized to— (A) maintain a record about a motor vehicle operator’s license issued by the State; and (B) issue, deny, revoke, suspend, or cancel a motor vehicle operator’s license issued by the State. (3) “controlled substance” has the same meaning given that term in section 102 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 ([21 U.S.C. 802](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section802&num=0&edition=prelim)). (4) “motor vehicle” means a vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used on public streets, roads, or highways, but does not include a vehicle operated only on a rail line. (5) “motor vehicle operator’s license” means a license issued by a State authorizing an individual to operate a motor vehicle on public streets, roads, or highways. (6) “participating State” means a State that has notified the Secretary under [section 30303 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30303&num=0&edition=prelim) of its participation in the National Driver Register. (7) “State” means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. (8) “State of record” means a State that has given the Secretary a report under [section 30304 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section3030

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49 U.S.C. § 30303 — State participation

Page 814 TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION § 30303 the States shall begin only after a determina- tion is made by the Secretary that all States are participating in the National Driver Reg- ister’s ‘‘Problem Driver Pointer System’’ (the system used by the Register to effect the ex- change of motor vehicle driving records) and that the system is functioning properly. (3) TRANSITION PERIOD.—Any agreement en- tered into under this subsection shall include a provision for a transition period sufficient to allow the States to make the budgetary and legislative changes the States may need to pay fees charged by the organization rep- resenting their interests for their use of the National Driver Register’s computer timeshare and user assistance functions. Dur- ing this transition period, the Secretary shall continue to fund these transferred functions. (4) FEES.—The total of the fees charged by the organization representing the interests of the States in any fiscal year for the use of the National Driver Register’s computer timeshare and user assistance functions shall not exceed the total cost to the organization of performing these functions in such fiscal year. (5) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUC- TION.—Nothing in this subsection may be con- strued to diminish, limit, or otherwise affect the authority of the Secretary to carry out this chapter. (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 973; Pub. L. 105–178, title II, § 2006(a), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 335; Pub. L. 112–141, div. C, title I, § 31104, July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 741.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 30302 .......... 23:401 (note). Oct. 25, 1982, Pub. L. 97–364, § 203, 96 Stat. 1741. In subsection (a), before clause (1

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