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AMENDMENTS TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER

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LICENSE PROVISIONS

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2006 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Jeff Alexander

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Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies the Uniform Driver License Act by amending provisions relating to
             11      qualifications for a commercial driver license.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    defines CDL driver training school;
             15          .    provides that a temporary CDL may be issued to a person who:
             16              .    is enrolled in a CDL driver training school located in Utah;
             17              .    has passed a test of knowledge and skills for driving a commercial motor
             18      vehicle; and
             19              .    has complied with certain federal regulations;
             20          .    provides that a temporary CDL is valid for 60 days and may not be renewed or
             21      extended;
             22          .    provides that an applicant for a temporary CDL is not required to be a Utah resident
             23      or provide a Utah residential address; and
             24          .    makes technical changes.
             25      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             26          None
             27      Other Special Clauses:
             28          None
             29      Utah Code Sections Affected:


             30      AMENDS:
             31          53-3-204, as last amended by Chapter 20, Laws of Utah 2005
             32          53-3-205, as last amended by Chapters 20 and 34, Laws of Utah 2005
             33          53-3-407, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 234, Laws of Utah 1993
             34          53-3-410, as last amended by Chapter 220, Laws of Utah 2005
             35     
             36      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             37          Section 1. Section 53-3-204 is amended to read:
             38           53-3-204. Persons who may not be licensed.
             39          (1) (a) The division may not license a person who:
             40          (i) is younger than 16 years of age;
             41          (ii) has not completed a course in driver training approved by the commissioner; or
             42          (iii) if the person is a minor, has not completed the driving requirement under Section
             43      53-3-211 ; or
             44          (iv) is not a resident of the state of Utah, unless the person is issued a temporary CDL
             45      under Subsection 53-3-407 (2)(b).
             46          (b) Subsections (1)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) do not apply to a person:
             47          (i) who has been licensed before July 1, 1967;
             48          (ii) who is 16 years of age or older making application for a license who has been
             49      licensed in another state or country; or
             50          (iii) who is applying for a permit under Section 53-3-210 or 53A-13-208 .
             51          (2) The division may not issue a license certificate to a person:
             52          (a) whose license has been suspended, denied, cancelled, or disqualified during the
             53      period of suspension, denial, cancellation, or disqualification;
             54          (b) whose privilege has been revoked, except as provided in Section 53-3-225 ;
             55          (c) who has previously been adjudged mentally incompetent and who has not at the
             56      time of application been restored to competency as provided by law;
             57          (d) who is required by this chapter to take an examination unless the person


             58      successfully passes the examination; or
             59          (e) whose driving privileges have been denied or suspended under:
             60          (i) Section 78-3a-506 by an order of the juvenile court; or
             61          (ii) Section 53-3-231 .
             62          (3) The division may grant a class D or M license to a person whose commercial
             63      license is disqualified under Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, of this chapter if
             64      the person is not otherwise sanctioned under this chapter.
             65          Section 2. Section 53-3-205 is amended to read:
             66           53-3-205. Application for license or endorsement -- Fee required -- Tests --
             67      Expiration dates of licenses and endorsements -- Information required -- Previous
             68      licenses surrendered -- Driving record transferred from other states -- Reinstatement --
             69      Fee required -- License agreement.
             70          (1) An application for any original license, provisional license, or endorsement shall
             71      be:
             72          (a) made upon a form furnished by the division; and
             73          (b) accompanied by a nonrefundable fee set under Section 53-3-105 .
             74          (2) An application and fee for an original provisional class D license or an original
             75      class D license entitle the applicant to:
             76          (a) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and skills tests for a class
             77      D license within six months of the date of the application;
             78          (b) a learner permit if needed after the knowledge test is passed; and
             79          (c) an original class D license and license certificate after all tests are passed.
             80          (3) An application and fee for an original class M license entitle the applicant to:
             81          (a) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and skills tests for a class
             82      M license within six months of the date of the application;
             83          (b) a learner permit if needed after the knowledge test is passed; and
             84          (c) an original class M license and license certificate after all tests are passed.
             85          (4) An application and fee for a motorcycle or taxicab endorsement entitle the


             86      applicant to:
             87          (a) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and skills tests within six
             88      months of the date of the application;
             89          (b) a motorcycle learner permit if needed after the motorcycle knowledge test is
             90      passed; and
             91          (c) a motorcycle or taxicab endorsement when all tests are passed.
             92          (5) An application and fees for a commercial class A, B, or C license entitle the
             93      applicant to:
             94          (a) not more than two attempts to pass a knowledge test and not more than two
             95      attempts to pass a skills test within six months of the date of the application;
             96          (b) a commercial driver instruction permit if needed after the knowledge test is passed;
             97      and
             98          (c) an original commercial class A, B, or C license and license certificate when all
             99      applicable tests are passed.
             100          (6) An application and fee for a CDL endorsement entitle the applicant to:
             101          (a) not more than two attempts to pass a knowledge test and not more than two
             102      attempts to pass a skills test within six months of the date of the application; and
             103          (b) a CDL endorsement when all tests are passed.
             104          (7) If a CDL applicant does not pass a knowledge test, skills test, or an endorsement
             105      test within the number of attempts provided in Subsection (5) or (6), each test may be taken
             106      two additional times within the six months for the fee provided in Section 53-3-105 .
             107          (8) (a) Except as provided under Subsections (8)(f) and (g), an original license expires
             108      on the birth date of the applicant in the fifth year following the year the license certificate was
             109      issued.
             110          (b) Except as provided under Subsections (8)(f) and (g), a renewal or an extension to a
             111      license expires on the birth date of the licensee in the fifth year following the expiration date of
             112      the license certificate renewed or extended.
             113          (c) Except as provided under Subsections (8)(f) and (g), a duplicate license expires on


             114      the same date as the last license certificate issued.
             115          (d) An endorsement to a license expires on the same date as the license certificate
             116      regardless of the date the endorsement was granted.
             117          (e) A license and any endorsement to the license held by a person ordered to active
             118      duty and stationed outside Utah in any of the armed forces of the United States, which expires
             119      during the time period the person is stationed outside of the state, is valid until 90 days after the
             120      person has been discharged or has left the service, unless the license is suspended, disqualified,
             121      denied, or has been cancelled or revoked by the division, or the licensee updates the
             122      information or photograph on the license certificate.
             123          (f) An original license or a renewal to an original license obtained using proof under
             124      Subsection (9)(a)(i)(E)(III) expires on the date of the expiration of the applicant's foreign visa,
             125      permit, or other document granting legal presence in the United States or on the date provided
             126      under this Subsection (8), whichever is sooner.
             127          (g) (i) An original license or a renewal or a duplicate to an original license expires on
             128      the next birth date of the applicant or licensee beginning on July 1, 2005 if:
             129          (A) the license was obtained without using a Social Security number as required under
             130      Subsection (9); and
             131          (B) the license certificate or driving privilege card is not clearly distinguished as
             132      required under Subsection 53-3-207 (6).
             133          (ii) A driving privilege card issued or renewed under Section 53-3-207 expires on the
             134      birth date of the applicant in the first year following the year that the driving privilege card was
             135      issued or renewed.
             136          (iii) The expiration dates provided under Subsections (8)(g)(i) and (ii) do not apply to
             137      an original license or driving privilege card or to the renewal of an original license or driving
             138      privilege card with an expiration date provided under Subsection (8)(f).
             139          (9) (a) In addition to the information required by Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative
             140      Procedures Act, for requests for agency action, each applicant shall [have a Utah residence
             141      address and each applicant shall]:


             142          (i) provide the applicant's:
             143          (A) full legal name;
             144          (B) birth date;
             145          (C) gender;
             146          (D) between July 1, 2002 and July 1, 2007, race in accordance with the categories
             147      established by the United States Census Bureau;
             148          (E) (I) Social Security number;
             149          (II) temporary identification number (ITIN) issued by the Internal Revenue Service for
             150      a person who does not qualify for a Social Security number; or
             151          (III) (Aa) proof that the applicant is a citizen of a country other than the United States;
             152          (Bb) proof that the applicant does not qualify for a Social Security number; and
             153          (Cc) proof of legal presence in the United States, as authorized under federal law; and
             154          (F) Utah residence address as documented by a form acceptable under rules made by
             155      the division under Section 53-3-104 , unless the application is for a temporary CDL issued
             156      under Subsection 53-3-407 (2)(b);
             157          (ii) provide a description of the applicant;
             158          (iii) state whether the applicant has previously been licensed to drive a motor vehicle
             159      and, if so, when and by what state or country;
             160          (iv) state whether the applicant has ever had any license suspended, cancelled, revoked,
             161      disqualified, or denied in the last six years, or whether the applicant has ever had any license
             162      application refused, and if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, cancellation,
             163      revocation, disqualification, denial, or refusal;
             164          (v) state whether the applicant intends to make an anatomical gift under Title 26,
             165      Chapter 28, Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, in compliance with Subsection (16);
             166          (vi) provide all other information the division requires; and
             167          (vii) sign the application which signature may include an electronic signature as
             168      defined in Section 46-4-102 .
             169          (b) Each applicant shall have a Utah residence address, unless the application is for a


             170      temporary CDL issued under Subsection 53-3-407 (2)(b).
             171          [(b)] (c) The division shall maintain on its computerized records an applicant's:
             172          (i) Social Security number;
             173          (ii) temporary identification number (ITIN); or
             174          (iii) other number assigned by the division if Subsection (9)(a)(i)(E)(III) applies.
             175          [(c)] (d) An applicant may not be denied a license for refusing to provide race
             176      information required under Subsection (9)(a)(i)(D).
             177          (10) The division shall require proof of every applicant's name, birthdate, and
             178      birthplace by at least one of the following means:
             179          (a) current license certificate;
             180          (b) birth certificate;
             181          (c) Selective Service registration; or
             182          (d) other proof, including church records, family Bible notations, school records, or
             183      other evidence considered acceptable by the division.
             184          (11) When an applicant receives a license in another class, all previous license
             185      certificates shall be surrendered and canceled. However, a disqualified commercial license may
             186      not be canceled unless it expires before the new license certificate is issued.
             187          (12) (a) When an application is received from a person previously licensed in another
             188      state to drive a motor vehicle, the division shall request a copy of the driver's record from the
             189      other state.
             190          (b) When received, the driver's record becomes part of the driver's record in this state
             191      with the same effect as though entered originally on the driver's record in this state.
             192          (13) An application for reinstatement of a license after the suspension, cancellation,
             193      disqualification, denial, or revocation of a previous license shall be accompanied by the
             194      additional fee or fees specified in Section 53-3-105 .
             195          (14) A person who has an appointment with the division for testing and fails to keep
             196      the appointment or to cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the appointment shall pay the fee
             197      under Section 53-3-105 .


             198          (15) A person who applies for an original license or renewal of a license agrees that the
             199      person's license is subject to any suspension or revocation authorized under this title or Title
             200      41, Motor Vehicles.
             201          (16) (a) The indication of intent under Subsection (9)(a)(v) shall be authenticated by
             202      the licensee in accordance with division rule.
             203          (b) (i) Notwithstanding Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             204      Management Act, the division may, upon request, release to an organ procurement
             205      organization, as defined in Section 26-28-2 , the names and addresses of all persons who under
             206      Subsection (9)(a)(v) indicate that they intend to make an anatomical gift.
             207          (ii) An organ procurement organization may use released information only to:
             208          (A) obtain additional information for an anatomical gift registry; and
             209          (B) inform licensees of anatomical gift options, procedures, and benefits.
             210          (17) The division and its employees are not liable, as a result of false or inaccurate
             211      information provided under Subsection (9)(a)(v), for direct or indirect:
             212          (a) loss;
             213          (b) detriment; or
             214          (c) injury.
             215          Section 3. Section 53-3-407 is amended to read:
             216           53-3-407. Qualifications for commercial driver license -- Fee -- Third parties may
             217      administer skills test.
             218          (1) (a) As used in this section, "CDL driver training school" means a business
             219      enterprise conducted by an individual, association, partnership, or corporation that:
             220          (i) educates and trains persons, either practically or theoretically, or both, to drive
             221      commercial motor vehicles; and
             222          (ii) prepares an applicant for an examination under Subsection (2)(a)(ii) or (2)(b)(i)(B).
             223          (b) A CDL driver training school may charge a consideration or tuition for the services
             224      provided under Subsection (1)(a).
             225          [(1) A] (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a CDL may be issued only to a


             226      person who:
             227          [(a)] (i) is a resident of this state or qualifies as a nonresident under Section 53-3-409 ;
             228          [(b)] (ii) has passed a test of knowledge and skills for driving a commercial motor
             229      vehicle, that complies with minimum standards established by federal regulation in 49 C.F.R.,
             230      Part 383, Subparts G and H; and
             231          [(c)] (iii) has complied with all requirements of 49 C.F.R., Part 383 and other
             232      applicable state laws and federal regulations.
             233          (b) (i) A temporary CDL may be issued to a person who:
             234          (A) is enrolled in a CDL driver training school located in Utah;
             235          (B) has passed a test of knowledge and skills for driving a commercial motor vehicle,
             236      that complies with minimum standards established by federal regulation in 49 C.F.R. Part 383,
             237      Subparts G and H; and
             238          (C) has complied with all requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 383, Subparts G and H.
             239          (ii) A temporary CDL issued under this Subsection (2)(b):
             240          (A) is valid for 60 days; and
             241          (B) may not be renewed or extended.
             242          (iii) Except as provided in this section and Subsections 53-3-204 (1)(a)(iv),
             243      53-3-205 (9)(a)(i)(F) and (9)(b), and 53-3-410 (1)(c), the provisions, requirements, classes,
             244      endorsements, fees, restrictions, and sanctions under this code apply to a temporary CDL
             245      issued under this Subsection (2)(b) in the same way as a commercial driver license issued
             246      under this part.
             247          [(2)] (3) Tests required under this section shall be prescribed and administered by the
             248      division.
             249          [(3)] (4) The division shall authorize a person, an agency of this or another state, an
             250      employer, a private driver training facility or other private institution, or a department, agency,
             251      or entity of local government to administer the skills test required under this section if:
             252          (a) the test is the same test as prescribed by the division, and is administered in the
             253      same manner; and


             254          (b) the party authorized under this section to administer the test has entered into an
             255      agreement with the state that complies with the requirements of 49 C.F.R., Part 383.75.
             256          [(4)] (5) A person who has an appointment with the division for testing and fails to
             257      keep the appointment or to cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the appointment shall pay the
             258      fee under Section 53-3-105 .
             259          [(5)] (6) A person authorized under this section to administer the skills test is not
             260      criminally or civilly liable for the administration of the test unless he administers the test in a
             261      grossly negligent manner.
             262          [(6)] (7) The division shall waive the skills test required under this section if it
             263      determines that the applicant meets the requirements of 49 C.F.R., Part 383.77.
             264          Section 4. Section 53-3-410 is amended to read:
             265           53-3-410. Applicant information required for CDIP and CDL -- State resident to
             266      have state CDL.
             267          (1) The application for a CDL or CDIP shall include the following information
             268      regarding the applicant:
             269          (a) full legal name [and];
             270          (b) current mailing [and] address;
             271          (c) Utah residential address, unless the application is for a temporary CDL issued under
             272      Subsection 53-3-407 (2)(b);
             273          [(b)] (d) physical description, including sex, height, weight, and eye color;
             274          [(c)] (e) date of birth;
             275          [(d)] (f) Social Security number, unless the application is for a nonresident license;
             276          [(e)] (g) a complete list of all states in which the applicant was issued a driver license
             277      in the previous ten years; and
             278          [(f)] (h) the applicant's signature.
             279          (2) An application under this section shall also include all certifications required by 49
             280      C.F.R., Part 383.71.
             281          (3) When the holder of a license under this part changes the holder's name, mailing


             282      address, or residence, the holder shall make application for a duplicate license within 30 days
             283      of the change.
             284          (4) A person who has been a resident of this state for 30 consecutive days may not
             285      drive a commercial motor vehicle under the authority of a commercial driver license issued by
             286      another jurisdiction.


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