Section 18-1309. EMPLOYER’S RESPONSIBILITY

 

1309.1An employer shall require an employee who operates a commercial vehicle to have a commercial driver’s license.

1309.2An employer shall not knowingly allow an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle if the employee has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle.

 

1309.3An employer shall not knowingly allow, require, permit or authorize a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle during a period in which the driver, or the commercial motor vehicle he or she is driving, or the motor carrier operation, is subject to an out-of-service order.

 

1309.4An employer shall not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the District of Columbia in violation of a Federal or District of Columbia law or regulation pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings.

 

1309.5An employer shall not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize any of its drivers to engage in texting or using a hand-held mobile telephone while driving.

 

 

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 57 DCR 10912, 10914 (November 19, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 13453 (October 16, 2015).