Section 16-801 – Short Title
This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Commercial Driver’s License Act.
Section 16-802 – Purpose; Construction
(a) The purpose of this subtitle is to implement the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (Title XII of Public Law 99-570) and reduce or prevent heavy and commercial motor vehicle accidents, fatalities, and injuries by: (1) Disqualifying drivers for certain criminal offenses and serious traffic violations; and (2) Strengthening licensing and testing standards. (b) This subtitle […]
Section 16-803 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Commerce” means: (1) Trade, traffic, and transportation within the jurisdiction of the United States between a place in a state and a place outside of the state, including a place outside the United States; and (2) Trade, traffic, and transportation in the United States which affects any […]
Section 16-804 – Number of Licenses
An individual who drives a commercial motor vehicle may not have more than 1 driver’s license.
Section 16-805 – Required Disclosures
(a) (1) Any driver of a commercial motor vehicle holding a driver’s license issued by this State, who is convicted of violating any federal law, State law, or local ordinance relating to operating a motor vehicle in any other state, other than parking violations, shall notify the Administration in the manner specified by the Administration within 30 […]
Section 16-806 – Duties of Employers
(a) Each employer shall require the information specified in § 16–805(c) of this subtitle to be provided by the applicant. (b) An employer may not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle in the United States: (1) During any period in which the driver has a driver’s license suspended, revoked, or […]
Section 16-807 – License Requirement; Tests; Eligibility for Licenses; Instructional Permits
(a) (1) Except when driving under a commercial driver’s instructional permit and accompanied by the holder of a driver’s license valid for the class of vehicle being driven, an individual may not drive a commercial motor vehicle unless the individual: (i) Has been issued a commercial driver’s license that: 1. Is valid for the class of vehicle being operated; […]
Section 16-807.1 – Program for Veterans and Service Members
(a) The Administration shall establish a program to assist veterans and members of the military who are transitioning out of military service to obtain a commercial driver’s license. (b) As part of the program, the Administration shall: (1) Waive the skills test required under § 16–807(b) of this subtitle for program participants who meet eligibility criteria established by […]
Section 16-807.2 – Training on Recognition, Prevention, and Effective Reporting of Human Trafficking
(a) A commercial driver’s license training school shall include as part of its curriculum education and training on the recognition, prevention, and effective reporting of human trafficking. (b) The Administration shall: (1) Include as part of its Commercial Driver’s License Manual content on the recognition, prevention, and effective reporting of human trafficking; and (2) Provide to an applicant renewing […]
Section 16-808 – Persons Ineligible to Drive Commercial Motor Vehicles
(a) A person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle on any highway or any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article: (1) Unless authorized to do so under this title; (2) While the person’s driver’s license or privilege to drive is refused in this State or any other state; (3) While the person’s driver’s license or privilege […]
Section 16-809 – Persons Eligible to Drive Commercial Motor Vehicles
A person may drive a commercial motor vehicle if: (1) The person holds a valid commercial driver’s license issued by any: (i) State in accordance with the minimum federal standards for the issuance of a commercial driver’s license; or (ii) Foreign jurisdiction that the United States Department of Transportation has determined issues commercial drivers’ licenses in accordance with […]
Section 16-810 – Application for License
(a) Each application for a commercial driver’s license or commercial driver’s instructional permit shall be made on the form the Administration requires. (b) In addition to the information specified by § 16-106 of this title, each application shall contain: (1) The applicant’s Social Security number; (2) A consent to release a complete driving record to any employer or prospective […]
Section 16-811 – Issuance of License Generally
(a) An applicant is entitled to receive the commercial driver’s license applied for if the applicant: (1) Passes the examination required by this subtitle; (2) Is eligible to drive pursuant to the Commercial Driver’s License Information System and the National Driver Register; (3) Surrenders any previously issued commercial driver’s instructional permit or license; and (4) Pays the fees prescribed by […]
Section 16-812 – Disqualification; Cancellation; Records and Notices of Suspension, Revocation, Etc
(a) The Administration shall disqualify any individual from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 1 year if: (1) The individual is convicted of committing any of the following offenses while driving a commercial motor vehicle: (i) A violation of § 21–902 of this article; (ii) A violation of a federal law or any other state’s law […]
Section 16-813 – Alcohol Concentration
(a) (1) An individual may not drive, operate, or be in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle while the individual has any alcohol concentration in the individual’s blood or breath. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection and for the purpose of disqualifying an individual’s commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license for a […]
Section 16-813.1 – Obtaining License by Misrepresentation Unlawful
(a) A person may not knowingly or fraudulently obtain a commercial driver’s license by misrepresentation. (b) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.
Section 16-814 – Nonresidents
Within 10 days of the conviction, the Administration shall notify the driver licensing authority in the licensing state of the conviction of: (1) Any nonresident holder of a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license for the violation of any State law or local ordinance relating to operating a motor vehicle, other than parking violations; (2) Any […]
Section 16-815 – Classes of Licenses; Driving Vehicles Not Authorized by License; Additional Endorsements
(a) (1) A Class A commercial driver’s license authorizes the licensee to drive the following motor vehicles and combinations of motor vehicles: (i) Any combination of vehicles with a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds if the GVWR of the vehicles being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds; and (ii) Any vehicle or combination of […]
Section 16-816 – School Vehicles
(a) An individual may not drive a school vehicle on any highway in this State unless the individual: (1) Passes an appropriate medical examination; and (2) For driving a school bus, has been issued a commercial driver’s license endorsed school bus. (b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a driver of a school vehicle […]
Section 16-817 – Eligibility for Licenses or Activities
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Administration may not issue a commercial driver’s license or a commercial driver’s instructional permit to any individual: (1) Who is not a resident of Maryland; and (2) Who is not at least 21 years of age. (b) The Administration may issue a Class A, B, or […]