[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: 49CFR383.35]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 383_COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE STANDARDS; REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES
--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart C_Notification Requirements and Employer Responsibilities
 
Sec. 383.35  Notification of previous employment.

    (a) Any person applying for employment as an operator of a 
commercial motor vehicle shall provide at the time of application for 
employment, the information specified in paragraph (c) of this section.
    (b) All employers shall request the information specified in 
paragraph (c) of this section from all persons applying for employment 
as a commercial motor vehicle operator. The request

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shall be made at the time of application for employment.
    (c) The following employment history information for the 10 years 
preceding the date the application is submitted shall be presented to 
the prospective employer by the applicant:
    (1) A list of the names and addresses of the applicant's previous 
employers for which the applicant was an operator of a commercial motor 
vehicle;
    (2) The dates the applicant was employed by these employers; and
    (3) The reason for leaving such employment.
    (d) The applicant shall certify that all information furnished is 
true and complete.
    (e) An employer may require an applicant to provide additional 
information.
    (f) Before an application is submitted, the employer shall inform 
the applicant that the information he/she provides in accordance with 
paragraph (c) of this section may be used, and the applicant's previous 
employers may be contacted for the purpose of investigating the 
applicant's work history.