Sec. 5204. Failure To pay civil penalty as a disqualifying offense
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Chapter 311 is amended by inserting after section 31151 the following: An individual assessed a civil penalty under this chapter, or chapters 5, 51, or 149 of this title, or a regulation issued under any of those provisions, who fails to pay the penalty or fails to comply with the terms of a settlement with the Secretary, shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle. The disqualification shall continue until the penalty has been paid, or the individual complies with the terms of the settlement, unless such nonpayment is because the individual is a debtor in a case under chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code. . Section 31310 is amended— by redesignating subsections
(h)through
(k)as subsections
(i)through (l), respectively; by inserting after subsection
(g)the following: The Secretary shall disqualify from operating a commercial motor vehicle any individual failing to pay a civil penalty within the prescribed period, or failing to conform to the terms of any settlement with the Secretary. The disqualification shall continue until the penalty has been paid, or the individual conforms to the terms of the settlement, unless the nonpayment is because the individual is a debtor in a case under chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code. ; and in subsection
(i)(as redesignated by paragraph
(1)of this subsection) by striking Notwithstanding subsections
(b)through
(g)and inserting Notwithstanding subsections
(b)through
(h). The analysis of chapter 311 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 31151 the following: 31152. Disqualification for failure to pay. .