ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 196

time; providing that an employer of an operator of a commercial motor vehicle
who is convicted of certain violations shall be subject to a certain civil penalty;
and generally relating to railroad grade crossing violations.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 16-806, 16-812, and 27-101.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 21-701, 21-702, 21-703, and 21-704
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume)

BY adding to

Article - Transportation
Section 21-703.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Transportation

16-806.

(a)     Each employer shall require the information specified in § 16-805(c) of this
subtitle to be provided by the applicant.

(b)     An employer may not knowingly allow, REQUIRE, permit, or authorize a
driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle in the United States [during any period]:

(1)     [In] DURING ANY PERIOD IN which the driver has a driver's license
suspended, revoked, or canceled by a state OR HAS LOST THE PRIVILEGE TO OPERATE
A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE IN A STATE;

(2)     [In] DURING ANY PERIOD IN which the driver has been disqualified
from driving a commercial motor vehicle;

(3)     [In] DURING ANY PERIOD IN which the driver has more than 1
driver's license; [or]

(4)     [In] DURING ANY PERIOD IN which the [employee] DRIVER, the
motor vehicle [the employee] HE OR SHE is driving, or the motor carrier operation, is
subject to an out-of-service order[.]; OR

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