Effective - 28 Aug 2013
302.740. License, manufacture of, requirements — driving information to be obtained prior to issue of license, notice to commercial driver license information system, when. — 1. The commercial driver's license shall be manufactured of materials and processes that will prohibit as nearly as possible the ability to reproduce, alter, counterfeit, forge, or duplicate any license without ready detection. Such license shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: a colored photograph of the person, the legal name and address of the person, a physical description of the person, including sex, height, weight and eye color, the person's driver's license number or such other number or identifier deemed appropriate by the director or the Secretary, the date of birth, class or type of commercial motor vehicle or vehicles which the person is authorized to drive, the name of this state, and the words "COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE" or "CDL", the dates of issuance and expiration, the person's signature and such other information as the director prescribes.
2. Before issuing a commercial driver's license, the director shall obtain driving record information from sources including, but not limited to, the national driver's register, the commercial driver's license information system, and any state driver's licensing system in which the person has been licensed; except that the director shall only be required to obtain the complete driving record from each state the person has ever been licensed in when such person is issued an initial commercial driver's license or renews his or her commercial driver's license for the first time. The director shall maintain a notation in the driving record system of the date when he or she has obtained the driving records from all other states which the person has been licensed.
3. Within ten days after issuing a commercial driver's license, the director shall notify the commercial driver's license information system of such fact, providing all information required to ensure identification of the person. For the purpose of this subsection, the date of issuance shall be the date the commercial driver's license is mailed to the applicant.
4. The commercial driver's license shall indicate the class of vehicle the person may drive and any applicable endorsements or restrictions. Commercial driver's license classifications, endorsements and restrictions shall be in compliance with the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (Title XII of Pub. Law 99-570) and those prescribed by the director. The commercial driver's license driving record shall contain a complete history of the driver, including information and convictions from previous states of licensure.
5. The commercial driver's instruction permit shall include but not be limited to the same data elements as a commercial driver's license and the words "CDL PERMIT" or "COMMERCIAL LEARNER PERMIT" and such other information as the director or Secretary prescribes.
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(L. 1989 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 3, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al., A.L. 2013 H.B. 103)