ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 196
(f) The Administration shall disqualify any person from driving a commercial
motor vehicle for a period of 60 days if convicted under the laws of this State or any
other state of 2 serious traffic violations committed in a commercial motor vehicle
arising from separate incidents occurring within a 3-year period.
(g) The Administration shall disqualify any person from driving a commercial
motor vehicle for a period of 120 days if convicted under the laws of this State or any
other state of 3 serious traffic violations committed in a commercial motor vehicle
arising from separate incidents occurring within a 3-year period.
(h) The Administration may disqualify a person from driving a commercial
motor vehicle for a controlled dangerous substance offense in the manner provided
under Article 41, Title 1, Subtitle 5 of the Code.
(i) (1) In this subsection the following terms have the meanings indicated:
(i) "Commercial motor vehicle" means:
1. A "commercial motor vehicle" as defined in § 11-109.1 of
this article; and
2. Except as provided in § 11-109.1(b) of this article, any
self-propelled or towed vehicle used on a public highway to transport passengers or
property, if the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds.
(ii) "Out-of-service order" means a declaration by an authorized
enforcement officer of a federal, State, Canadian, Mexican or local jurisdiction that a
driver, a commercial motor vehicle, or a motor carrier operation, is put out of service
pursuant to Title 49, §§ 386.72, 392.5, 395.13, and 396.9 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, compatible laws, or the North American Uniform Out-of-Service
criteria.
(2) A driver who is convicted of violating an out-of-service order while
driving a commercial motor vehicle is disqualified for the period of time specified in
regulation by the United States Secretary of Transportation.
(J) A DRIVER WHO IS CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE
PROVISIONS OF §§ 21-701 THROUGH 21-704 OF THIS ARTICLE PERTAINING TO
RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS OR ANY OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW OR
REGULATION PERTAINING TO RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS THAT IS
SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO §§ 21-701 THROUGH 21-704 OF THIS ARTICLE, WHILE
OPERATING A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, IS DISQUALIFIED FOR THE PERIOD OF
TIME SPECIFIED IN REGULATION BY THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF
TRANSPORTATION.
[(j)] (K) The Administration shall cancel a commercial driver's license if the
applicant provides information that is incomplete or incorrect.
[(k)] (L) (L) After suspending, revoking, or canceling a commercial driver's
license, or after disqualifying a commercial driver from operating a commercial motor
vehicle, the Administration shall update its records to reflect that action within 10
days.
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