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District Of Columbia Administrative Code
Title 18 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 18-13 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSES AND COMMERCIAL LEARNER PERMITS
Rule 18-1309 - EMPLOYER'S RESPONSIBILITY

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 18, r. 18-1309

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Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 18-1309 - EMPLOYER'S RESPONSIBILITY
1309.1

An employer shall require an employee who operates a commercial vehicle to have a commercial driver's license.

1309.2

An employer shall not knowingly allow an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle if the employee has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle.

1309.3

An employer shall not knowingly allow, require, permit or authorize a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle during a period in which the driver, or the commercial motor vehicle he or she is driving, or the motor carrier operation, is subject to an out-of-service order.

1309.4

An employer shall not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the District of Columbia in violation of a Federal or District of Columbia law or regulation pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings.

1309.5

An employer shall not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize any of its drivers to engage in texting or using a hand-held mobile telephone while driving.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 18, r. 18-1309

Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 10913 (November 26, 2004); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 10912, 10914 (November 19, 2010); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 13453 (10/16/2015)
Authority: The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles (Director), pursuant to the authority set forth in section 1825 and 1826 of the Department of Motor Vehicles Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-904 and 50-905) , sections 3 and 10 of the Uniform Classification and Commercial Driver's License Act of 1990, effective September 20, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-161; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-402 and 50-409) , section 6 of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1121; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-2201.03) , Mayor's Order 91-161, dated October 15, 1991, and Mayor's Order 2007-168, dated July 23, 2007.