ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                                Ch. 9

(c) (1) The Administration may issue a commercial driver's license or a
commercial driver's instructional permit to an individual under the age of 18, if the
individual is at least 16 years old and has completed satisfactorily a driver's
education course approved under Subtitle 5 of this title.

(2) The individual shall be exempt from the laboratory instruction
required by Subtitle 5 of this title, but not the required classroom instruction if the
individual:

(i) Has been licensed regularly to drive in another state for at least
6 months; and

(ii) Establishes to the satisfaction of a classroom instructor
certified under Subtitle 5 of this title that the individual's driving experience is
sufficient to justify the exemption.]

[(d)] (C) Consistent with the Code of Federal Regulations, the Administration
may issue a commercial driver's license to an applicant domiciled in a foreign country.

25-111.

(i) (1) Except as provided for in paragraph (2) of this subsection, regulations
adopted under this section for intrastate motor carrier transportation may not:

[(i) Require that a driver be older than 18 years of age;]

[(ii)] (I) Apply the provisions of § 391.21, § 391.23, § 391.31 or §
391.35 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to:

1.       A driver who is a regularly employed driver of a motor
carrier for a continuous period that began before July 1, 1986, if the driver continues
to be a regularly employed driver of the motor carrier; or

2.       The motor carrier, with regard to a driver described under
item 1 of this subparagraph, if the motor carrier continues to employ the driver;

[(iii)] (II) Limit a driver's time or hours on duty if:

1.       The driver operates only within a 150 air mile radius of
the driver's normal work reporting location;

2.       The driver returns to the driver's normal work reporting
location;

3.       The driver is released from work within a period of 16
consecutive hours, not more than 12 of which are dedicated to driving, and is given at
least 8 consecutive hours off duty; and

4.       Regardless of the number of motor carriers using the
driver's services, the driver:

A. If the employing motor carrier does not operate motor
vehicles every day of the week, has been on duty no more than 70 hours in a period of
7 consecutive days; or

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