[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: 49CFR384.206]



[Page 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. 384.206  State record checks.



    (a) Required checks--(1) Issuing State's records. Before issuing a 

CDL to any person, the State shall, within the period of time specified 

in Sec. 384.232, check its own driving record for such person in 

accordance with Sec. 383.73(a)(3) of this title.

    (2) Other States' records. Before the initial or transfer issuance 

of a CDL to a person, and before renewing a CDL held by any person, the 

issuing State must:

    (i) Require the applicant to provide the names of all States where 

the applicant has previously been licensed to operate any type of motor 

vehicle.

    (ii) Within the time period specified in Sec. 384.232, request the 

complete driving record from all States where the applicant was licensed 

within the previous 10 years to operate any type of motor vehicle.

    (iii) States receiving a request for the driving record of a person 

currently or previously licensed by the State must provide the 

information within 30 days.

    (b) Required action. Based on the findings of the State record 

checks prescribed in this section, the State shall issue the license, 

or, in the case of adverse information, promptly implement the 

disqualifications, licensing limitations, denials, and/or penalties that 

are called for in any applicable section(s) of this subpart.



[59 FR 26039, May 18, 1994, as amended at 67 FR 49761, July 31, 2002]