Pennsylvania Act 2013-82 — VEHICLE CODE (75 PA.C.S.) - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

Act text

Session of 2013

No. 2013-82

SB 277

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for commercial driver's license qualification standards.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 1607(b) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 1607. Commercial driver's license qualification standards.

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(b) Waiver of test.--The department shall waive the skills test specified in this section for a commercial driver's license applicant:

(1) Holding a valid Class 2, 3 or 4 license who meets the requirements of Federal regulations. If permitted by Federal regulation, the department may waive the written test requirement for a commercial driver's license applicant holding a valid Class 2, 3 or 4 license.

(2) Who, subject to the limitations and requirements of 49 CFR 383.77 (relating to substitute for driving skills tests), meets all certifications required for waiver under 49 CFR 383.77 and who certifies all of the following:

(i) That the applicant is a member of the active or reserve components of any branch or unit of the armed forces of the United States or a veteran who received an honorable discharge from any branch or unit of the active or reserve components of the armed forces of the United States.

(ii) That the applicant is or was regularly employed in a position in the armed forces of the United States requiring operation of a commercial motor vehicle.

(iii) That the applicant has legally operated, for at least two years [immediately preceding application] within the five years immediately prior to applying for a commercial driver's license, a vehicle representative of the commercial motor vehicle the driver applicant operates or expects to operate, either under the exemption from this Commonwealth's commercial driver's license requirement provided by section 1606(b)(2) (relating to requirement for commercial driver's license) or the equivalent exemption of another state or while on active duty in a foreign jurisdiction.

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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 1st day of November, A.D. 2013.

TOM CORBETT