PRINTER'S NO. 2900
No. 2165 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY GEIST, NOVEMBER 19, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, NOVEMBER 19, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for the issuance and renewal of
3 resident and nonresident commercial drivers' licenses.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Sections 1608 and 1610(c) and (e) of Title 75 of
7 the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
8 § 1608. Nonresident CDL.
9 [(a) Issuance of nonresident CDL.--The department may issue
10 a nonresident CDL to a resident of a foreign jurisdiction if the
11 United States Secretary of Transportation has determined that
12 the commercial motor vehicle testing and licensing standards in
13 the foreign jurisdiction do not meet the testing standards
14 established in Federal regulations.
15 (1) The word "nonresident" shall appear on the face of
16 the nonresident CDL.
17 (2) An applicant shall surrender any nonresident CDL
18 issued by another state.
1 (3) Prior to issuing a nonresident CDL, the department
2 shall establish the practical capability of revoking,
3 suspending or canceling the nonresident CDL and disqualifying
4 the commercial motor vehicle driving privilege of that
5 person.
6 (b) Other provisions applicable.--All provisions of this
7 chapter applicable to the commercial driver's license for a
8 resident of this Commonwealth, except the residency requirement,
9 and all provisions of this title applicable to drivers' licenses
10 shall be applicable to a nonresident CDL.]
11 The department shall have no authority to issue or renew a
12 nonresident CDL.
13 § 1610. Commercial driver's license.
14 * * *
15 (c) Applicant fingerprint and record check.--Before issuing
16 or renewing a commercial driver's license, the department shall
17 [obtain]:
18 (1) Require the applicant to submit a complete set of
19 fingerprints taken by the Pennsylvania State Police or a
20 municipal police department.
21 (2) Obtain driving record information through the
22 Commercial Driver's License Information System and the
23 National Driver Register.
24 (3) Require all CDL-approved applicants with H, N or X
25 classifications, endorsements or restrictions to undergo a
26 criminal background check.
27 * * *
28 (e) License renewal procedures.--When applying for renewal
29 of a commercial driver's license, the applicant must complete
30 the application form required by section 1609(a) (relating to
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1 application for commercial driver's license) and the records
2 check under subsection (c), providing current and valid
3 information and required certifications. If the applicant wishes
4 to retain a hazardous materials endorsement, the English version
5 of the written test for a hazardous materials endorsement must
6 be taken and passed.
7 * * *
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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