[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR383.52]

[Page 200]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 383_COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE STANDARDS; REQUIREMENTS AND 
PENALTIES--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart D_Driver Disqualifications and Penalties
 
Sec.  383.52  Disqualification of drivers determined to constitute an 
imminent hazard.

    (a) The Assistant Administrator or his/her designee must disqualify 
from operating a CMV any driver whose driving is determined to 
constitute an imminent hazard, as defined in Sec.  383.5.
    (b) The period of the disqualification may not exceed 30 days unless 
the FMCSA complies with the provisions of paragraph (c) of this section.
    (c) The Assistant Administrator or his/her delegate may provide the 
driver an opportunity for a hearing after issuing a disqualification for 
a period of 30 days or less. The Assistant Administrator or his/her 
delegate must provide the driver notice of a proposed disqualification 
period of more than 30 days and an opportunity for a hearing to present 
a defense to the proposed disqualification. A disqualification imposed 
under this paragraph may not exceed one year in duration. The driver, or 
a representative on his/her behalf, may file an appeal of the 
disqualification issued by the Assistant Administrator's delegate with 
the Assistant Administrator, Adjudications Counsel (MC-CC), Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (d) Any disqualification imposed in accordance with the provisions 
of this section must be transmitted by the FMCSA to the jurisdiction 
where the driver is licensed and must become a part of the driver's 
record maintained by that jurisdiction.
    (e) A driver who is simultaneously disqualified under this section 
and under other provisions of this subpart, or under State law or 
regulation, shall serve those disqualification periods concurrently.

[67 FR 49759, July 31, 2002, as amended at 72 FR 55700, Oct. 1, 2007]