§ 30304. Reports by chief driver licensing officials

Statutory text

Individuals Covered.—

As soon as practicable, the chief driver licensing official of each participating State shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation a report containing the information specified by subsection (b) of this section for each individual—

who is denied a motor vehicle operator’s license by that State for cause;

whose motor vehicle operator’s license is revoked, suspended, or canceled by that State for cause; or

who is convicted under the laws of that State of any of the following motor vehicle-related offenses or comparable offenses:

operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of, or impaired by, alcohol or a controlled substance.

a traffic violation arising in connection with a fatal traffic accident, reckless driving, or racing on the highways.

failing to give aid or provide identification when involved in an accident resulting in death or personal injury.

perjury or knowingly making a false affidavit or statement to officials about activities governed by a law or regulation on the operation of a motor vehicle.

Contents.—

Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a report under subsection (a) of this section shall contain—

the individual’s legal name, date of birth, sex, and, at the Secretary’s discretion, height, weight, and eye and hair color;

the name of the State providing the information; and

the social security account number if used by the State for driver record or motor vehicle license purposes, and the motor vehicle operator’s license number if different from the social security account number.

A report under subsection (a) of this section about an event that occurs during the 2-year period before the State becomes a participating State is sufficient if the report contains all of the information that is available to the chief driver licensing official when the State becomes a participating State.

Time for Filing.—

If a report under subsection (a) of this section is about an event that occurs—

during the 2-year period before the State becomes a participating State, the report shall be submitted not later than 6 months after the State becomes a participating State; or

after the State becomes a participating State, the report shall be submitted not later than 31 days after the motor vehicle department of the State receives any information specified in subsection (b)(1) of this section that is the subject of the report.

Events Occurring Before Participation.—

This section does not require a State to report information about an event that occurs before the 2-year period before the State becomes a participating State.

Driver Record Inquiry.—

Before issuing a motor vehicle operator’s license to an individual or renewing such a license, a State shall request from the Secretary information from the National Driver Register under section 30302 and the commercial driver’s license information system under section 31309 on the individual’s driving record.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1994
Pub. L. 103–272 § 1(e) · 108 Stat. 745
Enacted · 49 U.S.C. § 30304
Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 975
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 975
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Section 1. subtitles ii, ii, and v-x of title 49, united states code (a) Certain general and permanent laws of the 49 USC prec. 101 note. United States, related to transportation, are revised, codified, and enacted by subsections (c)–(e) of this section without substantive change as subtitles II, III, and V–X of title 49, United States Code, “Transportation”. Those laws may be cited as “49 U.S.C. ________”. (b) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the table of subtitles at the beginning of the title and substituting the following new table of subtitles: “Subtitle “I. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION “II. OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES “III. GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS “IV. INTERSTATE COMMERCE “V. RAIL PROGRAMS “VI. MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS “VII. AVIATION PROGRAMS “VIII. PIPELINES “IX. COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION “X. MISCELLANEOUS (c) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subtitle II, except that chapter 31 (comprising sections 3101–3104) of subtitle II is redesignated and restated as chapter 315 (comprising sections 31501–31504) of subtitle VI of title 49, as enacted by subsection (e) of this section. (d) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding the following immediately after subtitle I:
1999
Pub. L. 106–159 title II § 204 · 113 Stat. 1748
Added · 49 U.S.C. § 30304(e)
Pub. L. 106–159 added subsec. (e)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106–159 added subsec. (e).
Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 204. CHECKS BEFORE ISSUANCE OF DRIVER’S LICENSES. Section 30304 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(e) Driver Record Inquiry.— Before issuing a motor vehicle operator’s license to an individual or renewing such a license, a State shall request from the Secretary information from the National Driver Register under section 30302 and the commercial driver’s license information system under section 31309 on the individual’s driving record.”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Notes

historicalAndRevision

Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSection	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
30304	23:401 (note).	Oct. 25, 1982, Pub. L. 97–364, § 205, 96 Stat. 1742.

In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words “after the date of enactment of this title [Oct. 25, 1982]” are omitted as obsolete.

In subsection (b)(1)(A), the words “(including day, month, and year)” are omitted as surplus.

In subsection (b)(2), the words “A report under subsection (a) of this section” are substituted for “any report concerning an occurrence specified in subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section” to eliminate unnecessary words.

In subsection (c), before clause (1), the words “required to be transmitted by a chief driver licensing official of a State” are omitted as surplus. In clause (1), the words “specified in subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section” are omitted as surplus. In clause (2), the words “the motor vehicle department of the State receives any information specified in subsection (b)(1) of this section that is the subject of the report” are substituted for “receipt by a State motor vehicle department of any information specified in subsection (b)(1), (2), or (3) of this section which is the subject of such report” because of the restatement.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1999—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106–159 added subsec. (e).

Credits

1994–1999 · 2 acts

1994Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 975
1999Pub. L. 106–159, title II, § 204, Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1762.

Show as published

(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 975; Pub. L. 106–159, title II, § 204, Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat. 1762.)