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 16-819 – 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 16-801 – Short Title
This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Commercial Driver’s License Act.
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 16-802 – 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 16-815 – 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 16-803 – 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 16-816 – 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 16-804 – Number of Licenses
An individual who drives a commercial motor vehicle may not have more than 1 driver’s license.