[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: 49CFR384.215]



[Page 209-210]

 

                        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. 384.215  First offenses.



    (a) General rule. The State must disqualify from operating a CMV 

each person who is convicted, as defined in Sec. 383.5 of this 

subchapter, in any State or jurisdiction, of a disqualifying offense 

specified in items (1) through (8) of Table 1 to Sec. 383.51 of this 

subchapter, for no less than one year.



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    (b) Special rule for hazardous materials offenses. If the offense 

under paragraph (a) of this section occurred while the driver was 

operating a vehicle transporting hazardous materials required to be 

placarded under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (implementing 

regulations at 49 CFR 177.823), the State shall disqualify the person 

for no less than three years.



[59 FR 26039, May 18, 1994, as amended at 67 FR 49762, July 31, 2002]