Title 6, Domestic SecurityRelease 119-110
§1206 Use of Transportation Security Card in Hazmat Licensing
Title 6 › CHAPTER 4 — TRANSPORTATION SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER IV — SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY › Part D — Hazardous Material and Pipeline Security › § 1206
Summary
If a person holds a valid transportation employee ID card issued under section 70105, they are treated as having passed the background check required under section 5103a. A State can still run its own criminal-record check on anyone applying for a license to drive a commercial vehicle that carries hazardous materials.
Full Legal Text
Title 6, §1206
Domestic Security, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(1)Background check
An individual who has a valid transportation employee identification card issued by the Secretary under section 70105 of title 46 shall be deemed to have met the background records check required under section 5103a of title 49.
(2)State review
Nothing in this section prevents or preempts a State from conducting a criminal records check of an individual that has applied for a license to operate a motor vehicle transporting in commerce a hazardous material.
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Citation
6 U.S.C. § 1206
Title 6, Domestic Security
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110