Bill Text: IN HB1146 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Commercial driver's licenses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-07 - First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation [HB1146 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2010-HB1146-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 9-24-6-2.
Synopsis: Commercial driver's licenses. Provides that an application
for a commercial driver's license from a holder of a commercial driver's
license from another state must be conducted in accordance with
federal regulations.
Effective: Upon passage; July 1, 2010.
January 7, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
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(b) The rules must carry out 49 U.S.C. 521, 49 U.S.C. 31104, 49 U.S.C. 31301 through 31306, 49 U.S.C. 31308 through 31317, and 49 CFR 383 through 384, and may not be more restrictive than the federal Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (MCSIA) (Public Law 106-159, 113 Stat. 1748).
(c) Rules adopted under this section must include the following:
(1) Establishment of classes and periods of validation of commercial driver's licenses, including the period set forth in IC 9-24-12-6(e).
(2) Standards for commercial driver's licenses, including suspension and revocation procedures.
(3) Requirements for documentation of eligibility for legal
employment, as set forth in 8 CFR 274a.2, and proof of Indiana
residence.
(4) Development of written or oral tests, driving tests, and fitness
requirements.
(5) Defining the commercial driver's licenses by classification and
the information to be contained on the licenses, including a
unique identifier of the holder.
(6) Establishing fees for the issuance of commercial driver's
licenses, including fees for testing and examination.
(7) Procedures for the notification by the holder of a commercial
driver's license to the bureau and the driver's employer of
pointable traffic offense convictions.
(8) Conditions for reciprocity with other states, including
requirements for a written commercial driver's license test and
operational skills test, and a hazardous materials endorsement
written test and operational skills test, before a license may be
issued. The rules must carry out 49 CFR 383.71(b) with
respect to an application for a commercial driver's license for
a holder of a commercial driver's license in another state who
seeks a transfer of the commercial driver's license to Indiana.
(9) Other rules necessary to administer this chapter.
(d) 49 CFR 383 through 384 are adopted as Indiana law.
(b) Notwithstanding IC 9-24-6-2(c)(8), as amended by this act, the bureau, under interim written guidelines approved by the commissioner of the bureau, shall provide that, after June 30, 2010, an application for a commercial driver's license for a holder of a commercial driver's license from another state be conducted in accordance with 49 CFR 383.71(b).
(c) This SECTION expires on the earlier of the following:
(1) The date rules are adopted by the bureau under IC 9-24-6-2(c)(8), as amended by this act.
(2) December 31, 2011.
