Section 18-1303. ISSUANCE OF COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE AND COMMERCIAL LEARNER PERMIT

 

1303.1No person shall be issued a commercial driver license unless that person:

 

(a) Is a resident of the District of Columbia, except as set forth in § 1303.7;

 

(b) Either:

 

(1)Possesses a commercial learner permit;

 

(2)Has met the requirements of §§ 1315 and 1316 of this chapter or

 

(3)Is granted a waiver pursuant to § 1318;

 

(c) Meets the requirements set forth in § 1327; 

 

(d) Surrenders his or her non-commercial or commercial driver license from any state; and

 

(e) Provides proof of citizenship or lawful permanent residency as specified in 49 C.F.R. § 383.71.

 

1303.2A commercial driver who establishes residency in the District of Columbia shall apply for a commercial driver’s license within thirty (30) days after establishing residency, and shall otherwise comply with the requirements of this chapter.

 

1303.3A commercial driver who applies to operate a commercial motor vehicle in a different group or endorsement from the group or endorsement in which the applicant already has a commercial driver’s license shall fill out the application in § 1301 and pass all applicable tests specified in §§ 1315 and 1316 for the new vehicle group or different endorsements.

 

1303.4A commercial driver’s license or commercial driver’s instruction license shall not be issued to a person while the person is subject to a disqualification from driving a commercial vehicle or while the person’s driving privileges are suspended, revoked or cancelled in the District of Columbia or any state.

 

1303.5A commercial driver’s license or commercial driver’s instruction license shall not be issued to a person who has a commercial driver’s license issued by any other state unless the person first surrenders the license to the Department of Motor Vehicles, who shall return the license to the issuing state(s) for cancellation.

 

1303.6No person shall be allowed to renew a commercial driver’s license or convert an out-of-state commercial driver’s license to a District of Columbia commercial driver’s license, if the commercial driver’s license has expired for more than sixty (60) days.

 

1303.7A person may obtain a non-domiciled commercial driver learner permit or commercial driver license if:

 

(a) The applicant is domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction, as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 383.5 and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration Administrator has not determined that the commercial motor vehicle operator testing and licensing standards of that jurisdiction meet the standards contained in subparts 49 C.F.R. part 383, subparts F, G and H; or

 

(b) The applicant is domiciled in a state that is prohibited from issuing commercial learner permits or commercial driver licenses in accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 384.405.

 

1303.8An applicant for a non-domiciled commercial learner permit or a commercial license must:

 

(a) Complete the requirements to obtain a commercial learner permit contained in 49 C.F.R. § 383.71(a) or a commercial driver license contained in 49 C.F.R. § 383.71(b).  Exception: An applicant domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction must provide an unexpired employment authorization document issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services or an unexpired foreign passport accompanied by an approved I–94 form documenting the applicant's most recent admittance into the United States.  No proof of domicile is required; and

 

(b) After receipt of the non-domiciled commercial learner permit or commercial driver license, and for as long as it is valid, notify the Department of any adverse action taken by any jurisdiction or governmental agency, foreign or domestic, against his or her driving privileges. Such adverse actions include, but are not limited to, license disqualification or disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle for the convictions described in 49 C.F.R. § 383.51. Notifications must be made within the time periods specified in 49 C.F.R. § 383.33.

 

 

authority

Sections 1825 and 1826 of the Department of Motor Vehicles Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-904 and 50-905 (2014 Repl.)); Sections 6 and 7 of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1121; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-2201.03 and 50-1401.01 (2014 Repl.)); Section 3 of the Uniform Classification and Commercial Driver’s License Act of 1990, effective September 20, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-161; D.C. Official Code § 50-402 (2014 Repl.)); and Mayor’s Order 91-161, dated October 15, 1991.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 732 (February 7, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 10913 (November 26, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 13453 (October 16, 2015).