Title 46 — Title 46 MOTOR VEHICLES

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act.[ 1989 c 178 s 1.]

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to implement the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (CMVSA), Title XII, P.L. 99-570, and reduce or prevent commercial motor vehicle accidents, fatalities, and injuries by:(a) Permitting commercial drivers to hold only one licens…

The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Alcohol" means any substance containing any form of alcohol, including but not limited to ethanol, methanol, propanol, and isopropanol.(2) "Alcohol concentration" means:(a) The number of grams of alcohol…

No person who drives a commercial motor vehicle may have more than one driver's license.[ 1989 c 178 s 4.]

(1)(a) A driver of a commercial motor vehicle holding a driver's license issued by this state who is convicted of violating a state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control, in any other state or federal, provincial, territorial, or municipal laws of Canad…

(1) An employer shall require the applicant to provide the information specified in RCW 46.25.030(3).(2) No employer may knowingly allow, permit, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle during any period:(a) In which the driver has a driver's license suspended, …

(1) Drivers of commercial motor vehicles must obtain a commercial driver's license as required under this chapter. Except when driving under a commercial learner's permit and a valid driver's license and accompanied by the holder of a commercial driver's license valid for the veh…

(1) The department may issue a CLP to an applicant who is at least 18 years of age and holds a valid Washington state driver's license and who has:(a) Submitted an application on a form or in a format provided by the department;(b) Passed the general knowledge examination require…

(1) The department may issue a nondomiciled CLP or CDL to a person who meets one of the following criteria:(a) Is domiciled in a foreign country as provided in 49 C.F.R. Sec. 383.23(b)(1) as it existed on October 1, 2017, or such subsequent date as may be provided by the departme…

Except as provided in 49 C.F.R. Sec. 391.67 as it existed on April 30, 2019, or such subsequent date as may be provided by the department by rule, consistent with the purposes of this section, a person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle unless he or she is physically qualif…

(1) It is a traffic infraction for a licensee under this chapter to drive a commercial vehicle while downgraded for not maintaining a current medical certificate with the department.(2) A person who violates this section is subject to a penalty of two hundred fifty dollars. If th…

(1)(a) No person may be issued a commercial driver's license unless that person:(i) Is a resident of this state;(ii) Has successfully completed a course of instruction in the operation of a commercial motor vehicle that has been approved by the director or has been certified by a…

(1) The application for a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit must include the following:(a) The full name and current mailing and residential address of the person;(b) A physical description of the person, including sex, height, weight, and eye color;(c) D…

(1) Any person applying for a CDL or CLP must certify that he or she is or expects to be engaged in one of the following types of driving:(a) Nonexcepted interstate;(b) Excepted interstate;(c) Nonexcepted intrastate; or(d) Excepted intrastate.(2) A CDL or CLP applicant or holder …

(1) The commercial driver's license must be marked "commercial driver's license" or "CDL," and must be, to the maximum extent practicable, tamperproof. It must include, but not be limited to, the following information:(a) The name and residence address of the person;(b) The perso…

(1)(a) Before issuing a CDL or CLP, the department must obtain driving record information:(i) Through the commercial driver's license information system;(ii) Through the national driver register;(iii) From the current state of record; and(iv) From all states where the applicant w…

(1) The department may not issue, renew, upgrade, or transfer a hazardous materials endorsement for a commercial driver's license to any individual authorizing that individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle transporting a hazardous material in commerce unless the federal t…

(1) A CDL expires in the same manner as provided in RCW 46.20.181.(2) When applying for renewal of a CDL, the applicant must:(a) Complete the application form required under RCW 46.25.070(1), providing updated information and required certifications, and meet all the requirements…

(1) A person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less than one year if a report has been received by the department pursuant to RCW 46.20.308 or 46.25.120, or if the person has been convicted of a first violation, within this or any other j…

(1) When a person has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle, the person is not entitled to have the commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit restored until after the expiration of the appropriate disqualification period required under RCW 4…

(1) The department, upon receiving notification that pursuant to 49 C.F.R. Sec. 382 that a Washington state CLP or CDL holder is prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle, must initiate a downgrade of the CLP or CDL. The downgrade must be completed and recorded on the …

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of Title 46 RCW, a person may not drive, operate, or be in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle while having alcohol or THC in his or her system.(2) Law enforcement or appropriate officials shall issue an out-of-service order vali…

(1) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle within this state is deemed to have given consent, subject to RCW 46.61.506, to take a test or tests of that person's breath for the purpose of determining that person's alcohol concentration.(2) A test or tests may be administer…

(1) Within ten days after receiving a report of the conviction of or finding that a traffic infraction has been committed by any nonresident holder of a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit, or any nonresident operating a commercial motor vehicle, for any vi…

The department may adopt rules necessary to carry out this chapter.[ 1989 c 178 s 16.]

The department may enter into or make agreements, arrangements, or declarations to carry out this chapter.[ 1989 c 178 s 17.]

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person may drive a commercial motor vehicle if the person has a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit issued by any state or jurisdiction in accordance with the minimum federal standards for the issuance of commercia…

(1) A person subject to RCW 81.04.405 who is determined by the utilities and transportation commission, after notice, to have committed an act that is in violation of RCW 46.25.020, 46.25.030, 46.25.040, 46.25.050, or 46.25.110 is liable to Washington state for the civil penaltie…

Sections 25, 26, 28, and 32 of this act shall take effect on April 1, 1992. The remainder of this act shall take effect on October 1, 1989. The director of licensing may immediately take such steps as are necessary to insure that all sections of this act are implemented on their …