[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR384.206]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
        CHAPTER III--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION,
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 384--STATE COMPLIANCE WITH COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart B--Minimum Standards for Substantial Compliance by States
 
Sec. 384.206  State record checks.

    (a) Required checks--(1) Issuing State's records. Before issuing a 
CDL to any person, the State shall, within the period of time specified 
in Sec. 384.232, check its own driving record for such person in 
accordance with Sec. 383.73(a)(3) of this title.
    (2) Other States' records. Before the initial or transfer issuance 
of a CDL to a person, and before renewing a CDL held by any person, the 
issuing State must:
    (i) Require the applicant to provide the names of all States where 
the applicant has previously been licensed to operate any type of motor 
vehicle.
    (ii) Within the time period specified in Sec. 384.232, request the 
complete driving record from all States where the applicant was licensed 
within the previous 10 years to operate any type of motor vehicle.
    (iii) States receiving a request for the driving record of a person 
currently or previously licensed by the State must provide the 
information within 30 days.
    (b) Required action. Based on the findings of the State record 
checks prescribed in this section, the State shall issue the license, 
or, in the case of adverse information, promptly implement the 
disqualifications, licensing limitations, denials, and/or penalties that 
are called for in any applicable section(s) of this subpart.

[59 FR 26039, May 18, 1994, as amended at 67 FR 49761, July 31, 2002]