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49 U.S.C. § 31311

Requirements for State participation

United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective

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49 U.S.C. § 31311, Requirements for State participation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490691
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To avoid having amounts withheld from apportionment under section 31314 of this title, a State shall comply with the following requirements: If an individual violates a State or local law on motor vehicle traffic control (except a parking violation) and the individual— The State may not issue a special license or permit (including a provisional or temporary license) to an individual who holds a commercial driver’s license that permits the individual to drive a commercial motor vehicle during a period in which— Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the State may issue a commercial driver’s license to an individual who— The State may issue a commercial driver’s license to an individual who— is an active duty member of— The State shall allow an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the State if— Before issuing a commercial driver’s license to an individual, the State shall request the Secretary for information from the National Driver Register maintained under chapter 303 of this title (after the Secretary decides the Register is operational) on whether the individual— The State shall— The State shall report a conviction of a foreign commercial driver by that State to the Federal Convictions and Withdrawal Database, or another information system designated by the Secretary to record the convictions. A report shall include— for a driver holding a foreign commercial driver’s license— A plan submitted by a State under paragraph (1) shall identify— The Secretary shall— If the Secretary disapproves a plan under paragraph (4), the Secretary shall— The Secretary shall annually—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 103-272(H.R. 1758)1994-07-05
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-88(H.R. 2539)1995-12-29
    ICC Termination Act of 1995
    House: 417–8Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-178(H.R. 2400)1998-06-09
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
  • Amended byPub. L. 106-159(H.R. 3419)1999-12-09
    Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-59(H.R. 3)2005-08-10
    SAFETEA-LU
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-141(H.R. 4348)2012-07-06
    MAP-21
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-196(S. 3624)2012-10-19
    Military Commercial Driver's License Act of 2012
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-94(H.R. 22)2015-12-04
    FAST Act
  • Amended byPub. L. 118-156(S. 3475)2024-12-17
    Strengthening the Commercial Driver’s License Information System Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally