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§31303 Notification Requirements

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VI— MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS › Part B— COMMERCIAL › Chapter 313— COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS › § 31303

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Commercial motor vehicle drivers with a state license must tell their employer within 30 days if they are cited for a traffic offense (parking tickets do not count). If the offense happened in a different state than the one that issued the license, the driver must also tell a state official chosen by the license‑issuing state, all within 30 days of being found responsible. If a driver’s license is suspended, revoked, canceled, the driver loses the right to drive, or is disqualified, the driver must tell the employer within 30 days. Job applicants must tell a prospective employer about past commercial driving jobs. The Transportation Secretary will set how many years to report, but it cannot be less than the last 10 years.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §31303

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(a)An individual operating a commercial motor vehicle, having a driver’s license issued by a State, and violating a State or local law on motor vehicle traffic control (except a parking violation) shall notify the individual’s employer of the violation. If the violation occurred in a State other than the issuing State, the individual also shall notify a State official designated by the issuing State. The notifications required by this subsection shall be made not later than 30 days after the date the individual is found to have committed the violation.
(b)An employee who has a driver’s license revoked, suspended, or canceled by a State, who loses the right to operate a commercial motor vehicle in a State for any period, or who is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for any period, shall notify the employee’s employer of the action not later than 30 days after the date of the action.
(c)(1)Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an individual applying for employment as an operator of a commercial motor vehicle shall notify the prospective employer, at the time of the application, of any previous employment as an operator of a commercial motor vehicle.
(2)The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe by regulation the period for which notice of previous employment must be given under paragraph (1) of this subsection. However, the period may not be less than the 10-year period ending on the date of the application.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3130349 App.:2702.Oct. 27, 1986, Pub. L. 99–570, § 12003, 100 Stat. 3207–171. In this section, the words “Effective July 1, 1987” are omitted as executed. In subsection (c)(1), the words “operates a commercial motor vehicle and” and “with an employer” are omitted as surplus.

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 31303

Title 49 — Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60