CDL/CMV Disqualification Benchcard
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Major Offenses
Serious Traffic Violations
Railroad-Highway Crossing Offenses
Violating Out-Of-Service Orders
Major Offenses
Table 1 to § 383.51 DISQUALIFICATIONS FOR MAJOR OFFENSES
Table 1 to §383.51 contains a list of the offenses and periods for which a person who is required to have a CLP or CDL is disqualified, depending upon the type of vehicle the driver is operating at the time of the violation, as follows:
Serious Traffic Violations
Table 2 to § 383.51 DISQUALIFICATIONS FOR SERIOUS TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
Table 2 to §383.51 contains a list of the offenses and the periods for which a person who is required to have a CLP or CDL is disqualified, depending upon the type of vehicle the driver is operating at the time of the violation, as follows:
Railroad-Highway Crossing Offenses
Table 3 to § 383.51 DISQUALIFICATION FOR RAILROAD-HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSING OFFENSES
Violating Out-of-Service Orders
Table 4 to § 383.51 DISQUALIFICATION FOR VIOLATING OUT-OF-SERVICE ORDERS
Disqualification for violating out-of-service orders. Table 4 to §383.51 contains a list of the offenses and periods for which a person who is required to have a CLP or CDL is disqualified when the driver is operating a CMV at the time of the violation, as follows: