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Latest on CDL/CLP Holders and Medical Examiner's Certificate
February 21, 2014 posted by Steve Brownstein
Latest on CDL/CLP Holders and Medical Examiner's Certificate
The following article is taken from The 2014 MVR Access and Decoder Digest.
Per federal law, drivers of commercial motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) in excess of 10,001 pounds and who are driving in interstate commerce within the United States, Canada and Mexico must obtain and maintain a Medical Examiner's Certificate. This law pertains to commercial driver's license holders (CDL) as well as commercial learner's permit holders (CLP).
CDL and CLP drivers are also required to provide to their state's driver licensing agency (SDLA) a copy of their Certificate, and this information is being added to the driving record. Also, this information is placed on the Commercial Drivers' License System (CDLIS).
Interstate motor carriers are also required to retain copies of their drivers' medical certificates in their driver qualification files so the document is available upon request on the roadside by officials. In January 2014, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration amended the regulation to extend the deadline of this requirement from January 30, 2014 to January 30 2015. The reason for this extension is to insure the information is documented adequately until all the state motor vehicle agencies are able to post and comply electronically. Otherwise drivers would get cited.
Visit www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration-licensing/cdl/cdl-general-info.aspx for more information about the Medical Examiner's Certificate.
See www.fmcsa.dot.gov/about/news/news-releases/2014/digest-14-01-10.aspx for information about the extension.
by BRB Public Record Update
