Submission of medical examiner’s certificate; penalty for false submissions

(a) Any person applying for issuance or renewal of a commercial driver’s license shall submit a certification of his or her type of driving 741 40-5-148.3 MOTOR VEHICLES & TRAFFIC 40-5-149 and a current medical examiner’s certificate to the department as required by 49 C.F.R. Parts 383 and 391. Receipt of such current medical examiner’s certificate shall be reflected upon such person’s driving record and posted to his or her CDLIS driver record as his or her medical certification status. (b) Upon the expiration of the medical examiner’s certificate submitted to the department pursuant to this Code section, the department shall update the medical certification status of such person on his or her driving record and his or her CDLIS driving record. The department shall notify such person of the change of his or her medical certification status and advise such person that he or she will be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle indefinitely if such person does not submit a current medical examiner’s certificate to the department within 60 days. Such notice shall be sent via certified mail or such other delivery service obtained by the department that results in delivery confirmation to the address reflected on its records as the driver’s mailing address. (c) A commercial driving disqualification imposed as the result of the expiration of a medical examiner’s certificate shall be reinstated, and changes to a person’s medical certification status shall be updated, upon receipt of a current medical examiner’s certificate. (d) The department shall suspend the commercial driving privilege or commercial driver’s license of any person who submits a medical examiner’s certificate containing false information. The period of such suspension shall be 60 days. History. Code 1981, § 40-5-148.3, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 355, § 16/HB 269; Ga. L. 2024, p. 1052, § 4(60)/SB 448, effective July 1, 2024. Amendments. The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised punctuation in subsection (c). 40-5-149. Contents of application; application required when name, mailing address, or residence changed. (a) The application for a commercial driver’s license or commercial driver’s instruction permit shall include the following: (1) The full legal name and current mailing and residential address of the person; (2) A physical description of the person including sex, height, weight, and eye color; (3) Full date of birth; (4) Reserved; 742 40-5-149 DRIVERS’ LICENSES 40-5-149 (5) The person’s signature; (6) The person’s current photograph; (7) Certifications, including those required by 49 C.F.R. Part 383.71(a); (8) Any other information required by the department; and (9) Consent to release driving record information to the Commercial Driver License Information System clearing-house and whatever agent or agency the Commercial Driver License Information System deems necessary by federal requirements. Each application shall be accompanied by an application fee of $35.00, except for those who operate or are applying to operate a public school bus and inmates of state or county correctional institutions who operate or are applying to operate commercial motor vehicles under the supervision of such institutions during the period of such inmates’ confinement, in which cases there shall be no application fee. (b) When a licensee changes his or her name, mailing address, or residence, an application for a new license shall be made within 30 days of such change. The fee for such new license shall be as provided in Code Section 40-5-25. (c) No person who has been a resident of this state for 30 days or longer may drive a commercial motor vehicle under the authority of a commercial driver’s license issued by another jurisdiction. It shall be the responsibility of the employer to notify the employee of the license issuance law of this state. (d) Except as provided in Code Section 40-5-36, relating to veterans’ licenses and except as provided in this Code section for public school bus drivers, there shall be no exceptions to the application and licenses fees required for issuance of a commercial driver’s license or a commercial driver’s instruction permit. History. Code 1981, § 40-5-149, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 519, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1284, § 2; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1443, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 5-56; Ga. L. 2008, p. 171, § 10/HB 1111.