{"identifier":"/us/usc/t49/s31308","title":49,"num":"\u00a7\u202f31308.","heading":"Commercial driver\u2019s license","text":"\u00a7\u202f31308.\nCommercial driver\u2019s license\nAfter consultation with the States, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations on minimum uniform standards for the issuance of commercial drivers\u2019 licenses and learner\u2019s permits by the States and for information to be contained on each of the licenses and permits. The standards shall require at a minimum that\u2014\n(1) an individual issued a commercial driver\u2019s license\u2014\n(A) pass written and driving tests for the operation of a commercial motor vehicle that comply with the minimum standards prescribed by the Secretary under section 31305(a); and\n(B) present certification of completion of driver training that meets the requirements established by the Secretary under section 31305(c);\n(2) before a commercial driver\u2019s license learner\u2019s permit may be issued to an individual, the individual must pass a written test, that complies with the minimum standards prescribed by the Secretary under section 31305(a), on the operation of the commercial motor vehicle that the individual will be operating under the permit;\n(3) the license or learner\u2019s permit be tamperproof to the maximum extent practicable and each license or learner\u2019s permit issued after\nJanuary 1, 2001\n(4) the license or learner\u2019s permit contain\u2014\n(A) the name and address of the individual issued the license or learner\u2019s permit and a physical description of the individual;\n(B) the social security account number or other number or information the Secretary decides is appropriate to identify the individual;\n(C) the class or type of commercial motor vehicle the individual is authorized to operate under the license or learner\u2019s permit;\n(D) the name of the State that issued the license or learner\u2019s permit; and\n(E) the dates between which the license or learner\u2019s permit is valid.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t49/s31308.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t49/s31308","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f31308."},{"t":"heading","text":"Commercial driver\u2019s license","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"After consultation with the States, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations on minimum uniform standards for the issuance of commercial drivers\u2019 licenses and learner\u2019s permits by the States and for information to be contained on each of the licenses and permits. The standards shall require at a minimum that\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t49/s31308/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" an individual issued a commercial driver\u2019s license\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t49/s31308/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" pass written and driving tests for the operation of a commercial motor vehicle that comply with the minimum standards prescribed by the Secretary under section 31305(a); and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t49/s31308/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" present certification of completion of driver training that meets the requirements established by the Secretary under section 31305(c);","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t49/s31308/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" before a commercial driver\u2019s license learner\u2019s permit may be issued to an individual, the individual must pass a written test, that complies with the minimum standards prescribed by the Secretary under section 31305(a), on the operation of the commercial motor vehicle that the individual will be operating under the permit;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t49/s31308/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" the license or learner\u2019s permit be tamperproof to the maximum extent practicable and each license or learner\u2019s permit issued after ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"January 1, 2001","tail":", include unique identifiers (which may include biometric identifiers) to minimize fraud and duplication; and"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t49/s31308/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" the license or learner\u2019s permit contain\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t49/s31308/4/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" the name and address of the individual issued the license or learner\u2019s permit and a physical description of the individual;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t49/s31308/4/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" the social security account number or other number or information the Secretary decides is appropriate to identify the individual;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t49/s31308/4/C","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(C)"},{"t":"content","text":" the class or type of commercial motor vehicle the individual is authorized to operate under the license or learner\u2019s permit;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t49/s31308/4/D","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(D)"},{"t":"content","text":" the name of the State that issued the license or learner\u2019s permit; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t49/s31308/4/E","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(E)"},{"t":"content","text":" the dates between which the license or learner\u2019s permit is valid.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}