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49 U.S.C. § 31302 — Commercial driver’s license requirement

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49 U.S.C. § 31302 — Commercial driver’s license requirement

No individual shall operate a commercial motor vehicle without a valid commercial driver’s license issued in accordance with section 31308. An individual operating a commercial motor vehicle may have only one driver’s license at any time and may have only one learner’s permit at any time.

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49 U.S.C. § 31304 — Employer responsibilities

**(a) In General.—** An employer may not allow an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the United States during a period that the employer knows or should reasonably know that the employee— (1) has a driver’s license revoked, suspended, or canceled by a State, has lost the right to operate a commercial motor vehicle in a State, or has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle; or (2) has more than one driver’s license (except as allowed under [section 31302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section31302&num=0&edition=prelim)). **(b) Driver Violation Records.—** (1) **Periodic review.—** — Except as provided in paragraph (3), an employer shall ascertain the driving record of each driver it employs— (A) by making an inquiry at least once every 12 months to the appropriate State agency in which the driver held or holds a commercial driver’s license or permit during such time period; (B) by receiving occurrence-based reports of changes in the status of a driver’s record from 1 or more driver record notification systems that meet minimum standards issued by the Secretary; or (C) by a combination of inquiries to States and reports from driver record notification systems. (2) **Record keeping.—** — A copy of the reports received under paragraph (1) shall be maintained in the driver’s qualification file. (3) **Exceptions to record review requirement.—** — Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a driver employed by an employer who, in any 7-day period, is employed or used as a driver by more than 1 employer— (A) if the employer obtains the driver’s identification number, type, and issuing State of the driver’s commercial motor vehicle license; or (B) if the information described in su

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49 U.S.C. § 31302 — Commercial driver’s license requirement

Page 891 TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION § 31303 128 Stat. 1844; Pub. L. 114–21, title I, § 1102(g), May 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 222; Pub. L. 114–41, title I, § 1102(g), July 31, 2015, 129 Stat. 449; Pub. L. 114–73, title I, § 1102(g), Oct. 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 572; Pub. L. 114–87, title I, § 1102(g), Nov. 20, 2015, 129 Stat. 681; Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title V, § 5105(e), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1529, which es- tablished a grant program for persons to train opera- tors of commercial motor vehicles, was repealed by Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title V, § 5101(e)(7), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1525, effective Oct. 1, 2016. CDL TASK FORCE Pub. L. 109–59, title IV, § 4135, Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1744, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary [of Transportation] shall convene a task force to study and address current impediments and foreseeable challenges to the com- mercial driver’s license program’s effectiveness and measures needed to realize the full safety potential of the commercial driver’s license program, including such issues as— ‘‘(1) State enforcement practices; ‘‘(2) operational procedures to detect and deter fraud; ‘‘(3) needed improvements for seamless information sharing between States; ‘‘(4) effective methods for accurately sharing elec- tronic data between States; ‘‘(5) adequate proof of citizenship; ‘‘(6) updated technology; and ‘‘(7) timely notification from judicial bodies con- cerning traffic and criminal convictions of commer- cial driver’s license holders. ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Members of the task force should include State motor vehicle administrators, organiza- tions representing government agencies or officials, members of the Judicial Conference, representatives of the trucking industry, representatives of labor organi- zations, safet

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