(a) Notwithstanding Section 13366, whenever in this code the department is required to disqualify the commercial driving privilege of a person to operate a commercial motor vehicle upon the conviction of that person of a violation of this code, the suspension or revocation shall begin upon receipt by the department of a duly certified abstract of any court record showing that the person has been so convicted.
(b) This section shall become operative on September 20, 2005.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 952, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2005. Section operative September 20, 2005, by its own provisions.)