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 100 STAT. 3207-171 Effective dates. 49 USC app. 2702.

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PUBLIC LAW 99-570—OCT. 27, 1986

SEC. 12003. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) NOTIFICATION OF VIOLATIONS.—

(1) TO STATES.—Effective July 1, 1987, each person who operates a commercial vehicle, who has a driver's license issued by a ... State, and who violates a State or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control (other than a parking violation) in any V i other State shall notify a State official designated by the State which issued such license of such violation, within 30 days after the date such person is found to have committed such violation. (2) To EMPLOYERS.—Effective July 1, 1987, each person who operates a commercial vehicle, who has a driver's license issued by a State, and who violates a State or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control (other than a parking violation) shall notify his or her employer of such violation, within 30 days after the date such person is found to have committed such violation. (b) NOTIFICATION OF SUSPENSIONS.—Effective July 1, 1987, each employee who has a driver's license suspended, revoked, or cancelled by a State, who loses the right to operate a commercial motor vehicle in a State for any period, or who is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for any period shall notify his or her employer of such suspension, revocation, cancellation, lost right, or disqualification, within 30 days after the date of such suspension, revocation, cancellation, lost right, or disqualification. (c) NOTIFICATION OF PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT.— (1) GENERAL RULE.—Effective July 1, 1987, subject to para-

Regulations.

graph (2) of this subsection, each person who operates a commercial motor vehicle and applies for employment as an operator of a commercial motor vehicle with an employer shall notify at the time of such application the employer of his or her previous employment as an operator of a commercial motor vehicle. (2) PERIOD OF PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT.—The Secretary shall establish by regulation the period for which previous employment must be notified under paragraph (1), except that such period shall not be less than a 10-year period ending on the date of application for employment.

Effective date. State and local governments. 49 USC app. 2703.

SEC. 12004. EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES.

49 USC app. 2704. Regulations.

SEC. 12005. T E S T I N G OF OPERATORS.

Effective July 1, 1987, no employer shall knowingly allow, permit, or authorize an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the United States during any period— (1) in which such employee has a driver's license suspended, revoked, or cancelled by a State, has lost the right to operate a commercial motor vehicle in a State, or has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle; or (2) in which such employee has more than 1 driver's license, except during the 10-day period beginning on the date such employee is issued a driver's license and except whenever a State law enacted on or before June 1, 1986, requires such " employee to have more than one driver's license. The second exception in paragraph (2) shall not be effective after December 31, 1989. ^ ^

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM FEDERAL STANDARDS.—Not later than July 15, 1988, the Secretary shall issue regulations to establish

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