Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/49/31304
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49 U.S. Code § 31304 - Employer responsibilities | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
§ 31304.
(a)In General.—An employer may not allow an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the United States during a period that the employer knows or should reasonably know that the employee—
(1)Periodic review.—Except as provided in paragraph (3), an employer shall ascertain the driving record of each driver it employs—
(2)Record keeping.—
A copy of the reports received under paragraph (1) shall be maintained in the driver’s qualification file.
(3)Exceptions to record review requirement.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a driver employed by an employer who, in any 7-day period, is employed or used as a driver by more than 1 employer—
(4)Driver record notification system defined.—
In this section, the term “driver record notification system” means a system that automatically furnishes an employer with a report, generated by the appropriate agency of a State, on the change in the status of an employee’s driver’s license due to a conviction for a moving violation, a failure to appear, an accident, driver’s license suspension, driver’s license revocation, or any other action taken against the driving privilege.
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1016; Pub. L. 112–141, div. C, title II, §§ 32303(a), 32307, July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 790, 794.)
Oct. 27, 1986, Pub. L. 99–570, § 12004, 100 Stat. 3207–171.
2012—Pub. L. 112–141, § 32303(a), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–141, § 32307, in introductory provisions, struck out “knowingly” before “allow an employee” and substituted “that the employer knows or should reasonably know that” for “in which”.
Pub. L. 112–141, div. C, title II, § 32303(b), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 791, provided that: “Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [see section 3(a), (b) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment notes under section 101 of Title 23, Highways], the Secretary [of Transportation] shall issue minimum standards for driver notification systems, including standards for the accuracy, consistency, and completeness of the information provided.”