§ 31302. Commercial driver’s license requirement

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.

1. 1994

   Pub. L. 103–272 § 1(e) · 108 Stat. 745

   Enacted · 49 U.S.C. § 31302

   Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1015

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1015

   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:

2. 1998

   Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

   Pub. L. 105–178 title IV § 4011(b)(1) · 112 Stat. 107

   Amended · 49 U.S.C. § 31302

   Pub. L. 105–178 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “An individual operating a commercial motor vehicle may have only one driver’s license at any time, except during the 10-day period beginning on the date the individual is issued a driver’s license.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 105–178 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “An individual operating a commercial motor vehicle may have only one driver’s license at any time, except during the 10-day period beginning on the date the individual is issued a driver’s license.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) In general.— Section 31302 of such title is amended to read as follows: “§ 31302. Commercial driver’s license requirement “No individual shall operate a commercial motor vehicle without a valid commercial driver’s license issued in accordance with section 31308. An individual operating a commercial motor vehicle may have only one driver’s license at any time.” .

3. 2005

   Motor Carrier Safety Reauthorization Act of 2005

   Pub. L. 109–59 title IV § 4122(1) · 119 Stat. 1144

   Inserted · 49 U.S.C. § 31302

   Pub. L. 109–59 inserted “and may have only one learner’s permit at any time” before period at end

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 109–59 inserted “and may have only one learner’s permit at any time” before period at end.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in section 31302 by inserting “and may have only one learner’s permit at any time” after “time”;

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