100 STAT. 3207-181
PUBLIC LAW 99-570—OCT. 27, 1986
(12) DOMICILE REQUIREMENT.—The State shall issue commercial drivers' licenses only to those persons who operate or will operate commercial motor vehicles and are domiciled in the State; except that the State, in accordance with such regula' tions as the Secretary shall issue, may issue a commercial driver's license to a person who operates or will operate a commercial motor vehicle and who is not domiciled in a State which does issue commercial drivers' licenses. (13) PENALTY APPROVAL.—The State shall impose such penalties as the State determines appropriate and the Secretary approves for operating a commercial motor vehicle while not • having a commercial driver's license, while having a driver's license suspended, revoked, or cancelled, or while being disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle. ^ (14) RECIPROCITY.—The States shall allow any person— • (A) who has a commercial driver's license— (i) which is issued by any other State in accordance Jwith the minimum Federal standards for the issuance '• of such licenses, and fe (ii) which is not suspended, revoked, or cancelled; and fi; (B) who is not disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle; to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the State. (15) FIRST OFFENSES.—The State shall disqualify from operat* • ing a commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less than 1 year each person— (A) who is found to have committed a first violation— (i) of driving a commercial motor vehicle while under V' the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, or -ohr:.. (ii) of leaving the scene of an accident involving a commercial motor vehicle operated by such person; or '(B) who uses a commercial motor vehicle in the commission of a felony (other than a felony described in paragraph (17)); '^ except that if the vehicle being operated or used in connection with such violation or the commission of such felony is transporting a hazardous material required by the Secretary to be placarded under section 105 of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. App. 1804), the State shall disqualify such person from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less than 3 years. oi: •
(16) SECOND OFFENSES.— (A) GENERAL RULE.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the
State shall disqualify from operating a commercial motor vehicle for life each person— (' (i) who is found to have committed more than one violation of driving a commercial motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled sub»-i" stance; • -'t'^(ii) who is found to have committed more than one ' lorf.; violation of leaving the scene of an accident involving a ,nsb,..'. commercial motor vehicle operated by such person; (iii) who uses a commercial motor vehicle in the ' '^ '• " commission of more than one felony arising out of r::.- different criminal episodes; or '-" • (iv)(I) who is found to have committed a violation ' j. •- .^* described in clause (i) or (ii), and
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