Waiver of certain requirements for certain persons with experience driving commercial motor vehicles in Armed Forces of United States; requirements to obtain waiver. [Effective on the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the provisions of chapter 119, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 429.]

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1. In accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 383.77, the requirement set forth in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 483.928 for the issuance of a commercial driver’s license by this State must be waived for an applicant who:

(a) Has experience driving a commercial motor vehicle because of his or her service in the Armed Forces of the United States;

(b) Is licensed at the time of his or her application for a commercial driver’s license; and

(c) Meets the requirements set forth in subsection 2.

2. An applicant for a commercial driver’s license who seeks a waiver pursuant to subsection 1 of the requirement set forth in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 483.928 shall:

(a) Certify that, during the 2 years immediately preceding his or her application for a commercial driver’s license, the applicant has not had:

(1) More than one license in more than one jurisdiction at the same time, except for a military license;

(2) A license suspended, revoked, cancelled or denied;

(3) A conviction for an offense listed in 49 C.F.R. § 383.51(b);

(4) More than one conviction for a serious traffic violation listed in 49 C.F.R. § 383.51(c); and

(5) A conviction for a violation of any military, state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation, arising in connection with any traffic crash, and has no record of a crash in which he or she was at fault.

(b) Certify and provide evidence that he or she:

(1) Has been regularly employed in a military position that requires the operation of a commercial motor vehicle within the 90 days immediately preceding his or her application;

(2) Is exempt from the requirements for a commercial driver’s license pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 383.3(c); and

(3) Has operated a vehicle which is representative of the commercial motor vehicle that he or she intends to operate for at least 2 years immediately preceding the date of his or her application.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 3864, effective on the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the provisions of chapter 119, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 429)


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