§ 1609. Application for commercial driver's license.

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(a)Contents of application.-- The application for a commercial driver's license or commercial driver learner's permit shall include the following:

(1)The full name and current residential address of the person.

(2)A physical description of the person, including sex, height and eye color.

(3)Date of birth.

(4)The applicant's Social Security number.

(5)The person's signature.

(6)Certifications, including those required by Federal regulations.

(7)Any other information required by the department.

(b)Change of name or address.-- Whenever any person, after applying for or receiving a commercial driver's license or commercial driver learner's permit, moves from the address named in the application or in the driver's license or learner's permit issued or when the name of the licensee or permittee is changed, such person shall, within 15 days, make application for a duplicate license. The duplicate shall be issued upon payment of the required fee and return of the original, or previous duplicate, license.

(c)New residents.-- No person who is a resident of this Commonwealth for 30 days shall drive a commercial motor vehicle under the authority of a commercial driver's license issued by another jurisdiction.

(d)Waiver.-- Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(4), the department shall not require a Social Security number on the application for a commercial driver's license of a person who submits a waiver obtained from the Federal Highway Administration of the United States Department of Transportation permitting him not to have a Social Security number. If the waiver requires the person to have some other sort of identifier in place of the Social Security number, the identifier must be indicated on the application.

75c1609v

(June 11, 1992, P.L.266, No.47, eff. imd.)

1992 Amendment. Act 47 added subsec. (d).

Cross References. Section 1609 is referred to in section 1610 of this title.

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