§31308. Commercial driver's license

After consultation with the States, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations on minimum uniform standards for the issuance of commercial drivers' licenses by the States and for information to be contained on each of the licenses. The standards shall require at a minimum that-

(1) an individual issued a commercial driver's license pass written and driving tests for the operation of a commercial motor vehicle that comply with the minimum standards prescribed by the Secretary under section 31305(a) of this title;

(2) the license be tamperproof to the maximum extent practicable and each license issued after January 1, 2001, include unique identifiers (which may include biometric identifiers) to minimize fraud and duplication; and

(3) the license contain-

(A) the name and address of the individual issued the license and a physical description of the individual;

(B) the social security account number or other number or information the Secretary decides is appropriate to identify the individual;

(C) the class or type of commercial motor vehicle the individual is authorized to operate under the license;

(D) the name of the State that issued the license; and

(E) the dates between which the license is valid.

( Pub. L. 103–272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1020 ; Pub. L. 105–178, title IV, §4011(c)(1), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 407 .)

The words "Not later than July 15, 1988" are omitted as obsolete.

Amendments

1998-Par. (2). Pub. L. 105–178 inserted before semicolon "and each license issued after January 1, 2001, include unique identifiers (which may include biometric identifiers) to minimize fraud and duplication".

Deadline for Issuance of Regulations

Pub. L. 105–178, title IV, §4011(c)(2), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 407 , provided that: "Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [June 9, 1998], the Secretary [of Transportation] shall issue regulations to carry out the amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section]."

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 31302, 31309, 31311 of this title.