WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

(1)  SHALL DISQUALIFY THE INDIVIDUAL FROM DRIVING A
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE FOR THE OFFENSE WHICH RESULTS IN THE
LENGTHIEST PERIOD OF DISQUALIFICATION; AND

(2)  MAY NOT IMPOSE ANY ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF
DISQUALIFICATION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE OFFENSES.

16-813.

(A)  AN INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT DRIVE, OPERATE, OR BE IN PHYSICAL
CONTROL OF A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL HAS
ANY ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION IN THE INDIVIDUAL'S BLOOD OR BREATH.

(B)  A PERSON WHO DRIVES, OPERATES, OR IS IN PHYSICAL
CONTROL OF A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE HAVING ALCOHOL IN THE
PERSON'S SYSTEM OR WHO, SUBJECT TO § 16-205.1 OF THIS TITLE,
REFUSES TO TAKE A CHEMICAL TEST TO DETERMINE THE ALCOHOL
CONCENTRATION, SHALL BE PLACED OUT-OF-SERVICE FOR THE 24-HOUR
PERIOD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE TIME THE POLICE OFFICER OR
EMPLOYER DETECTS ALCOHOL IN THE DRIVER'S BLOOD OR BREATH.

16-814.

WITHIN 10 DAYS OF RECEIVING A REPORT OF THE CONVICTION OF
ANY NONRESIDENT HOLDER OF A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR THE
VIOLATION OF ANY STATE LAW OR LOCAL ORDINANCE RELATING TO
OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE, OTHER THAN PARKING VIOLATIONS,
COMMITTED IN A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL
NOTIFY THE DRIVER LICENSING AUTHORITY IN THE LICENSING STATE OF
THE CONVICTION.

16-815.

(A) (1) A CLASS A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE AUTHORIZES
THE LICENSEE TO DRIVE THE FOLLOWING MOTOR VEHICLES AND
COMBINATIONS OF MOTOR VEHICLES:

(I)  ANY COMBINATIONS OF VEHICLES WITH A GROSS
COMBINATION WEIGHT RATING OF 26,001 OR MORE POUNDS IF THE GVWR
GVW OF THE VEHICLES BEING TOWED IS IN EXCESS OF 10,000 POUNDS;
AND

(II)  ANY VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES
THAT A CLASS B COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE AUTHORIZES ITS HOLDER
TO DRIVE.

(2) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS ISSUED A CLASS A COMMERCIAL
DRIVER'S LICENSE UNDER THIS SUBSECTION MAY NOT DRIVE OR ATTEMPT
TO DRIVE A MOTOR VEHICLE ON ANY HIGHWAY IN THIS STATE UNLESS A
CLASS A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE OR AN APPROPRIATELY ENDORSED
CLASS A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE AUTHORIZES THE INDIVIDUAL TO
DRIVE A VEHICLE OF THE CLASS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS DRIVING OR
ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE.

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