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§ 1609.1. Type of driving certification requirements

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 75 Pa.C.S.A. VehiclesEffective: January 27, 2012

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 75 Pa.C.S.A. Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Title, Registration and Licensing (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 16. Commercial Drivers (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 27, 2012
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1609.1
§ 1609.1. Type of driving certification requirements
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(a) Self-certification requirement.--An applicant for a commercial driver learner's permit or initial commercial driver's license must make one of the applicable self-certifications from the following:
(1) Nonexcepted Interstate Commerce. A certification that the applicant:
(i) operates or expects to operate in interstate commerce;
(ii) is subject to and meets the medical qualification requirements under 49 CFR Part 391 (relating to qualifications of drivers and longer combination vehicle (LCV) driver instructors); and
(iii) acknowledges the requirement to obtain a medical certificate under 49 CFR § 391.45 (relating to persons who must be medically examined and certified).
(2) Excepted Interstate Commerce. A certification that the applicant operates or expects to operate in interstate commerce but engages exclusively in transportation or operations excepted under 49 CFR § 390.3(f) (relating to general applicability), 391.2 (relating to general exceptions), 391.68 (relating to private motor carrier of passengers (nonbusiness)) or 398.3 (relating to qualifications of drivers or operators) from all or parts of the qualification requirements of 49 CFR Part 391 and is therefore not required to obtain a medical examiner's certificate under 49 CFR § 391.45.
(3) Nonexcepted Intrastate Commerce. A certification that the applicant:
(i) operates in intrastate commerce;
(ii) is subject to and meets the medical qualification requirements of 67 Pa. Code Ch. 231 (relating to intrastate motor carrier safety requirements); and
(iii) acknowledges the requirement to obtain a medical certificate.
(4) Excepted Intrastate Commerce. A certification that the applicant operates in intrastate commerce but engages exclusively in transportation or operations excepted from all or parts of the driver qualification requirements in 67 Pa. Code Ch. 231 and is not required to obtain a medical certificate.
(b) Existing drivers.--A holder of a commercial driver's license shall submit to the department a self-certification of driving which complies with subsection (a) within 30 days of notice by the department.

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2012, Jan. 27, P.L. 1, No. 1, § 5, imd. effective.
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1609.1, PA ST 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1609.1
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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