Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 216, Sec. 4. (AB 2144) Effective January 1, 2011.
involving a motor vehicle operated by the driver.
California Vehicle Code — §§ 15300-15326
Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 216, Sec. 4. (AB 2144) Effective January 1, 2011.
involving a motor vehicle operated by the driver.
Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 563, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2008.
The Department of Motor Vehicles, in conjunction with the State Fire Marshal, shall develop regulations and procedures to temporarily suspend the commercial motor vehicle license of a person who is operating a commercial motor vehicle while transporting dangerous fireworks having a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or more. A driver of a commercial motor vehicle shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for three years if the driver is convicted of transporting dangerous fireworks having a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or more.
Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 216, Sec. 5. (AB 2144) Effective January 1, 2011.
A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for the rest of his or her life if convicted of more than one violation of any of the following:
operated by the driver.
Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 226, Sec. 10. (AB 3278) Effective January 1, 2025.
Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 226, Sec. 11. (AB 3278) Effective January 1, 2025.
Pursuant to Subpart E of Part 383 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, a driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle if the department receives notice from the federal Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse that the driver is prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle. The term for which a driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle shall remain in effect for the period specified by Subpart E of Part 383 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 226, Sec. 12. (AB 3278) Effective January 1, 2025.
Pursuant to Subpart E of Part 383 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the department shall not issue, renew, or upgrade a commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license if the department receives notification from the federal Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse that the driver is prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle.
Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 952, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 2005. Amended version operative September 20, 2005, pursuant to earlier operation of new subdivision (b).
Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 216, Sec. 6. (AB 2144) Effective January 1, 2011.
A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 60 days if the person is convicted of a serious traffic violation involving a commercial or a noncommercial motor vehicle and the offense occurred within three years of a separate offense of a serious traffic violation that resulted in a conviction.
Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (AB 2144) Effective January 1, 2011.
Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 724, Sec. 35.4. Effective January 1, 2000.
In addition to any other action taken under this code, no driver may operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 60 days if the department determines, after a hearing, that the person falsified information on his or her application for a driver’s license in violation of the standards set forth in subpart J of part 383 or Section 383.71(a) of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 649, Sec. 5. (AB 1047) Effective January 1, 2014.
any examination administered by the department for a commercial driver’s license or permit.
Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 216, Sec. 8. (AB 2144) Effective January 1, 2011.
for a period of two years if the person is convicted of a second violation of an out-of-service order under subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section 2800 during any 10-year period, arising from separate incidents.
conviction, and a civil penalty of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a second or subsequent conviction.
Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 216, Sec. 9. (AB 2144) Effective January 1, 2011.
An employer that knowingly allows or requires an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order is, upon conviction, subject to a civil penalty of not less than two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($2,750) nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 216, Sec. 10. (AB 2144) Effective January 1, 2011.
A driver may not operate a commercial motor vehicle for the following periods:
any three-year period of a separate, prior offense of a railroad-highway grade crossing violation, that resulted in a conviction.
Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 952, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 2005. Section operative September 20, 2005, by its own provisions.
Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1509, Sec. 9.
Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1509, Sec. 9.
The department may execute or make agreements, arrangements, or declarations to carry out this chapter.
Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 724, Sec. 37. Effective January 1, 2000.
The department shall suspend, revoke, or cancel, the privilege of any person to operate a commercial motor vehicle for the periods specified in this article upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of any court that the person has been convicted of any of the offenses set forth in this article.
Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 952, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2005. Section operative September 20, 2005, by its own provisions.
Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 670, Sec. 10. (AB 2188) Effective January 1, 2013.
Upon receiving notification of an administrative action or conviction of a commercial licenseholder in a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the Dominion of Canada, the department shall impose a suspension, revocation, or disqualification action on that person’s commercial driving privilege based upon violations that would result in an administrative action or a conviction pursuant to Section 383.51 of Subpart D of Part 383 and Sections 384.206(b)(3), 384.213, and 384.231 of Subpart B of Part 384 of Title 49 of the Federal Code of Regulations. Those violations include, but are not limited to, all of the following: