Section 16-819 – Driving Records
(a) The Administration shall retain a record of: (1) Each commercial driver’s license application that it receives; and (2) Each commercial driver’s license that it issues. (b) The Administration shall retain as part of the driving record: (1) Each conviction for any offense related to the use or operation of a motor vehicle which is prohibited by State law, municipal […]
Section 16-820 – Regulations
The Administration may adopt and enforce regulations not inconsistent with the Maryland Vehicle Law, the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act, and the Code of Federal Regulations in order to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.
Section 16-818 – Fees
(a) An applicant for a commercial driver’s license shall pay the Administration the following fees established by the Administration: (1) Upon application for a new commercial driver’s license or a commercial driver’s license of a class other than that which the applicant holds: (i) The base license fee if a commercial driver’s instructional permit is required or an […]
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 […]