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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 18. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
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Chapter 18-13. COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSES AND COMMERCIAL LEARNER PERMITS |
Section 18-1319. OUT-OF-SERVICE ORDERS
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1319.1A commercial driver shall be immediately placed out-of-service for a period of twenty-four (24) hours, based on the findings of an authorized law enforcement officer, if the driver:
(a)Has consumed an intoxicating beverage or have any measurable or detectable alcohol concentration level regardless of its alcoholic content;
(b)Is under the influence of an intoxicating beverage; or
(c)Has a detectable presence of an intoxicating beverage regardless of its alcoholic content while operating, or in physical control of, a commercial motor vehicle.
1319.2A law enforcement officer may confiscate the commercial driver license or commercial learner permit of a driver placed out-of-service pursuant to § 1319.1.
1319.3Any license confiscated pursuant to § 1319.2 shall be returned after twenty-four (24) hours; Provided, that the commercial driver’s alcohol concentration was determined to be less than 0.04 grams per 100 milliliters of blood, per 210 liters of breath, or per 67 milliliters of urine.
1319.4All twenty-four (24) hour out-of-service orders may be submitted to the Regional Director of the FHWA Office of Motor Carrier Standards for this region for review.