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§ 1604. Notification requirements for drivers

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 75 Pa.C.S.A. VehiclesEffective: January 25, 2021

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 25, 2021
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1604
§ 1604. Notification requirements for drivers
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(a) Notification of convictions.--A driver of a commercial motor vehicle holding a driver's license issued by this Commonwealth who is convicted of violating a Federal or state law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control in this or any other state or any Federal, provincial, territorial or municipal law relating to motor vehicle traffic control in Canada, other than parking violations, shall notify his employer in writing of the conviction within 15 days of the date of conviction.
(a.1) Notification of charges.--
(1) A driver of a commercial motor vehicle holding a driver's license issued by this Commonwealth who is cited, arrested or charged with violating a Federal or State law or local ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control in this or any other state or any Federal, provincial, territorial or municipal law relating to motor vehicle traffic control in Canada, other than parking violations, shall notify his employer in writing within 30 days of the date of receiving the citation or being arrested or officially charged.
(2) An employer that receives timely notice from an employee under paragraph (1) may not terminate the employee solely for providing the notice unless the employee is convicted of the violation.
(b) Notification of suspensions, revocations, cancellations and disqualifications.--Each driver of a commercial motor vehicle whose operating privilege is suspended, revoked or canceled by any state, who loses the privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle in any state for any period or who is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for any period, shall notify his employer of that fact before the end of the business day following the day the driver received notice of the suspension, revocation, cancellation, loss or disqualification.
(c) Notification of previous employment.--
(1) Each person who applies for employment as a commercial motor vehicle driver shall provide the employer, at the time of the application for employment, with the following information for the ten years preceding the date of application:
(i) A list of the names and addresses of the applicant's previous employers for which the applicant was a driver of a commercial motor vehicle.
(ii) The dates between which the applicant drove for each employer.
(iii) The reason for leaving that employer.
(2) The applicant shall certify that all information furnished is true and complete.
(3) An employer may require an applicant to provide additional and legally permitted information.
(d) Penalties.--
(1) Any person who violates subsection (a), (a.1) or (c) commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $100.
(2) Any person who violates subsection (b) commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $200.
(3) In addition to the fine contained in paragraph (1), any person who violates subsection (a) or (a.1) shall, upon conviction, pay an additional fine of $300 if the unreported conviction or citation, arrest or charge was related to any of the following violations:
(i) Violations under Subchapter B of Chapter 371 (relating to serious traffic offenses).
(ii) Section 3802 (relating to driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance).
(iii) A Federal or State law or local ordinance in any other state or any Federal, provincial, territorial or municipal law in Canada that is classified as a felony or is punishable by imprisonment for more than five years.
(iv) A Federal or State law or local ordinance in any other state or any Federal, provincial, territorial or municipal law in Canada that is related to driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Credits

1990, May 30, P.L. 173, No. 42, § 8. Amended 2020, Nov. 25, P.L. 1246, No. 131, § 3.

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75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3732 et seq.
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1604, PA ST 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1604
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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