Sec. 32303. COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
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## SEC. 32303 COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM ###
(a)In General Section 31304 is amended— ####
(1)by striking “ An employer ” and inserting the following: > > ### “(a) In General > > An employer” > ; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(b) Driver Violation Records > > > #### “(1) Periodic review > > Except as provided in paragraph (3), an employer shall ascertain the driving record of each driver it employs— > > > ##### “(A) > > by making an inquiry at least once every 12 months to the appropriate State agency in which the driver held or holds a commercial driver’s license or permit during such time period; > > > ##### “(B) > > by receiving occurrence-based reports of changes in the status of a driver’s record from 1 or more driver record notification systems that meet minimum standards issued by the Secretary; or > > > ##### “(C) > > by a combination of inquiries to States and reports from driver record notification systems. > > > #### “(2) Record keeping > > A copy of the reports received under paragraph
(1)shall be maintained in the driver’s qualification file. > > > #### “(3) Exceptions to record review requirement > > Paragraph
(1)shall not apply to a driver employed by an employer who, in any 7-day period, is employed or used as a driver by more than 1 employer— > > > ##### “(A) > > if the employer obtains the driver’s identification number, type, and issuing State of the driver’s commercial motor vehicle license; or > > > ##### “(B) > > if the information described in subparagraph
(A)is furnished by another employer and the employer that regularly employs the driver meets the other requirements under this section. > > > #### “(4) Driver record notification system defined > > In this section, the term ‘driver record notification system’ means a system that automatically furnishes an employer with a report, generated by the appropriate agency of a State, on the change in the status of an employee’s driver’s license due to a conviction for a moving violation, a failure to appear, an accident, driver’s license suspension, driver’s license revocation, or any other action taken against the driving privilege.” > . ###
(b)Standards for Driver Record Notification Systems **[**[49 U.S.C. 31304 note](/us/usc/t49/s31304)**]** Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue minimum standards for driver notification systems, including standards for the accuracy, consistency, and completeness of the information provided. ###
(c)Plan for National Notification System ####
(1)Development Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop recommendations and a plan for the development and implementation of a national driver record notification system, including— #####
(A)an assessment of the merits of achieving a national system by expanding the Commercial Driver’s License Information System; and #####
(B)an estimate of the fees that an employer will be charged to offset the operating costs of the national system. ####
(2)Submission to congress Not later than 90 days after the recommendations and plan are developed under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit a report on the recommendations and plan to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
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COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
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