[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR384.204]



[Page 207-208]

 

                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 384_STATE COMPLIANCE WITH COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE PROGRAM

--Table of Contents

 

    Subpart B_Minimum Standards for Substantial Compliance by States

 

Sec. 384.204  CDL issuance and information.



    (a) General rule. The State shall authorize a person to operate a 

CMV only by issuance of a CDL, unless a waiver under the provisions of 

Sec. 383.7 applies,



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which contains, at a minimum, the information specified in part 383, 

subpart J, of this title.

    (b) Exceptions--(1) Training. The State may authorize a person, who 

does not hold a CDL valid in the type of vehicle in which training 

occurs, to undergo behind-the-wheel training in a CMV only by means of a 

learner's permit issued and used in accordance with Sec. 383.23(c) of 

this title.

    (2) Confiscation of CDL pending enforcement. A State may allow a CDL 

holder whose CDL is held in trust by that State or any other State in 

the course of enforcement of the motor vehicle traffic code, but who has 

not been convicted of a disqualifying offense under Sec. 383.51 based 

on such enforcement, to drive a CMV while holding a dated receipt for 

such CDL.