[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR383.1]

[Page 961-962]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 383_COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE STANDARDS; REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES
--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 383.1  Purpose and scope.




                            Subpart A_General

Sec.
383.1 Purpose and scope.
383.3 Applicability.
383.5 Definitions.
383.7 XXX

                  Subpart B_Single License Requirement

383.21 Number of drivers' licenses.
383.23 Commercial driver's license.

    Subpart C_Notification Requirements and Employer Responsibilities

383.31 Notification of convictions for driver violations.
383.33 Notification of driver's license suspensions.
383.35 Notification of previous employment.
383.37 Employer responsibilities.

            Subpart D_Driver Disqualifications and Penalties

383.51 Disqualification of drivers.
383.52 Disqualification of drivers determined to constitute an imminent 
          hazard.
383.53 Penalties.

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               Subpart E_Testing and Licensing Procedures

383.71 Driver application procedures.
383.72 Implied consent to alcohol testing.
383.73 State procedures.
383.75 Third party testing.
383.77 Substitute for driving skills tests.

                Subpart F_Vehicle Groups and Endorsements

383.91 Commercial motor vehicle groups.
383.93 Endorsements.
383.95 Air brake restrictions.

                 Subpart G_Required Knowledge and Skills

383.110 General requirement.
383.111 Required knowledge.
383.113 Required skills.
383.115 Requirements for double/triple trailers endorsement.
383.117 Requirements for passenger endorsement.
383.119 Requirements for tank vehicle endorsement.
383.121 Requirements for hazardous materials endorsement.

Appendix to Subpart G--Required Knowledge and Skills--Sample Guidelines

                             Subpart H_Tests

383.131 Test procedures.
383.133 Testing methods.
383.135 Minimum passing scores.

    Subpart I_Requirement for Transportation Security Administration 
          approval of hazardous materials endorsement issuances

383.141 General.

             Subpart J_Commercial Driver's License Document

383.151 General.
383.153 Information on the document and application.
383.155 Tamperproofing requirements.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 521, 31136, 31301 et seq., 31502; Sec. 214 of 
Pub. L. 106-159, 113 Stat. 1766; Sec. 1012(b) of Pub. L. 107-56, 115 
Stat. 397; and 49 CFR 1.73.

    Source: 52 FR 20587, June 1, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

    Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 383 appear at 66 FR 
49872, Oct. 1, 2001.



    (a) The purpose of this part is to help reduce or prevent truck and 
bus accidents, fatalities, and injuries by requiring drivers to have a 
single commercial motor vehicle driver's license and by disqualifying 
drivers who operate commercial motor vehicles in an unsafe manner.
    (b) This part:
    (1) Prohibits a commercial motor vehicle driver from having more 
than one commercial motor vehicle driver's license;
    (2) Requires a driver to notify the driver's current employer and 
the driver's State of domicile of certain convictions;
    (3) Requires that a driver provide previous employment information 
when applying for employment as an operator of a commercial motor 
vehicle;
    (4) Prohibits an employer from allowing a person with a suspended 
license to operate a commercial motor vehicle;
    (5) Establishes periods of disqualification and penalties for those 
persons convicted of certain criminal and other offenses and serious 
traffic violations, or subject to any suspensions, revocations, or 
cancellations of certain driving privileges;
    (6) Establishes testing and licensing requirements for commercial 
motor vehicle operators;
    (7) Requires States to give knowledge and skills tests to all 
qualified applicants for commercial drivers' licenses which meet the 
Federal standard;
    (8) Sets forth commercial motor vehicle groups and endorsements;
    (9) Sets forth the knowledge and skills test requirements for the 
motor vehicle groups and endorsements;
    (10) Sets forth the Federal standards for procedures, methods, and 
minimum passing scores for States and others to use in testing and 
licensing commercial motor vehicle operators; and
    (11) Establishes requirements for the State issued commercial 
license documentation.

[52 FR 20587, June 1, 1987, as amended at 53 FR 27648, July 21, 1988; 54 
FR 40787, Oct. 3, 1989]