No individual shall operate a commercial motor vehicle without a valid commercial driver's license issued in accordance with section 31308. An individual operating a commercial motor vehicle may have only one driver's license at any time and may have only one learner's permit at any time.
49 U.S.C. § 31302
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE | ||
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
31302 | 49 App.:2701. | Oct. 27, 1986,Pub. L. 99-570, §120021986,, 100 Stat. 3207-170. |
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2005- Pub. L. 109-59 inserted "and may have only one learner's permit at any time" before period at end.1998- Pub. L. 105-178 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "An individual operating a commercial motor vehicle may have only one driver's license at any time, except during the 10-day period beginning on the date the individual is issued a driver's license."
- motor vehicle
- "motor vehicle" means a vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used on public streets, roads, or highways, but does not include a vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer operated only on a rail line or custom harvesting farm machinery.