302.740. License, manufacture of, requirements--driving information to be obtained prior to issue of license, notice to commercial driver license information system, when.

License, manufacture of, requirements--driving information to beobtained prior to issue of license, notice to commercialdriver license information system, when.

302.740. 1. The commercial driver's license shall be manufactured ofmaterials and processes that will prohibit as nearly as possible theability to reproduce, alter, counterfeit, forge, or duplicate any licensewithout ready detection. Such license shall include, but not be limitedto, the following information: a colored photograph of the person, thelegal name and address of the person, a physical description of the person,including sex, height, weight and eye color, the person's Social Securitynumber or such other number or identifier deemed appropriate by thedirector or the secretary, the date of birth, class or type of commercialmotor vehicle or vehicles which the person is authorized to drive, the nameof this state, and the words "COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE" or "CDL", thedates of issuance and expiration, the person's signature and such otherinformation as the director prescribes.

2. Before issuing a commercial driver's license, the director shallobtain driving record information from sources including, but not limitedto, the national driver's register, the commercial driver's licenseinformation system, and any state driver's licensing system in which theperson has been licensed; except that the director shall only be requiredto obtain the complete driving record from each state the person has everbeen licensed in when such person is issued an initial commercial driver'slicense or renews his or her commercial driver's license for the firsttime. The director shall maintain a notation in the driving record systemof the date when he or she has obtained the driving records from all otherstates which the person has been licensed.

3. Within ten days after issuing a commercial driver's license, thedirector shall notify the commercial driver's license information system ofsuch fact, providing all information required to ensure identification ofthe person. For the purpose of this subsection, the date of issuance shallbe the date the commercial driver's license is mailed to the applicant.

4. The commercial driver's license shall indicate the class ofvehicle the person may drive and any applicable endorsements orrestrictions. Commercial driver's license classifications, endorsementsand restrictions shall be in compliance with the Commercial Motor VehicleSafety Act of 1986 (Title XII of Pub. Law 99-570) and those prescribed bythe director. The commercial driver's license driving record shall containa complete history of the driver, including information and convictionsfrom previous states of licensure.

(L. 1989 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 3, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al.)

Effective 9-30-05