Commercial Driver's Licenses

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This is Article 6.1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Commercial Driver's Licenses.” It is part of Chapter 3 “Licensure of Drivers”, which is part of Subtitle II “Titling, Registration and Licensure”, which is part of Title 46.2 “Motor Vehicles”. It contains 71 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 71 sections.

§ 46.2-341.1	Title
§ 46.2-341.10	Special provisions relating to commercial learner's permit
§ 46.2-341.10:1	Seasonal restricted commercial drivers' licenses
§ 46.2-341.11	Commercial drivers required to notify the Department of change of address
§ 46.2-341.12	Application for commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit
§ 46.2-341.13	Disposition of fees
§ 46.2-341.14	Testing requirements for commercial driver's license; behind-the-wheel and knowledge examinations
§ 46.2-341.14:01	Military third party testers and military third party examiners; substitute for knowledge and driving skills tests for drivers with military commercial motor vehicle experience
§ 46.2-341.14:1	Requirements for third party testers
§ 46.2-341.14:10	Waiver of requirement that third party tester applicant employ 50 drivers
§ 46.2-341.14:2	Requirements for third party examiners
§ 46.2-341.14:3	Application for certification by the Department
§ 46.2-341.14:4	Certification by the Department
§ 46.2-341.14:5	Terminating certification of third party tester or examiner
§ 46.2-341.14:6	Onsite inspections and audits
§ 46.2-341.14:7	Notification requirements
§ 46.2-341.14:8	Test administration
§ 46.2-341.14:9	The skills test certificate; validity of results
§ 46.2-341.15	Commercial driver's license and commercial learner's permit document
§ 46.2-341.16	Vehicle classifications, restrictions, and endorsements
§ 46.2-341.16:1	Conformance with requirements of U.S.A. Patriot Act of 2001
§ 46.2-341.17	Penalty for violation of this article
§ 46.2-341.18	Disqualification for certain offenses
§ 46.2-341.18:01	Disqualification for violation of out-of-service order; commercial motor vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers; commercial motor vehicle used to transport hazardous materials
§ 46.2-341.18:1	Disqualification for certain alcohol-related offenses committed in other jurisdictions whose laws provide for disqualification for such offenses without a conviction
§ 46.2-341.18:2	Disqualification for use of urine-masking agent or device
§ 46.2-341.18:3	Cancellation of commercial driver's license endorsement for certain offenders
§ 46.2-341.19	Controlled substance felony; disqualification
§ 46.2-341.2	Repealed
§ 46.2-341.20	Disqualification for multiple serious traffic violations
§ 46.2-341.20:1	Disqualification for railroad/highway grade crossing violations
§ 46.2-341.20:2	Employer penalty; railroad/highway grade crossing violations; out-of-service order violation
§ 46.2-341.20:3	Disqualification for determination of imminent hazard
§ 46.2-341.20:4	Disqualification of driver convicted of fraud related to the testing and issuance of a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver's license
§ 46.2-341.20:5	Prohibition on texting and use of handheld mobile telephone; penalties
§ 46.2-341.20:6	Prohibition on requiring use of handheld mobile telephone or texting; motor carrier penalty
§ 46.2-341.20:7	Possession of marijuana in commercial motor vehicle unlawful; civil penalty
§ 46.2-341.21	Driving while disqualified; penalties
§ 46.2-341.22	Requirements upon disqualification
§ 46.2-341.23	Offenses under substantially similar laws
§ 46.2-341.24	Driving a commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated, etc
§ 46.2-341.25	Preliminary analysis of breath of commercial drivers to determine alcohol content of blood
§ 46.2-341.26	Repealed
§ 46.2-341.26:1	Use of chemical tests to determine alcohol or drug content of blood of commercial driver; definitions
§ 46.2-341.26:10	Evidence
§ 46.2-341.26:11	Substantial compliance
§ 46.2-341.26:2	Implied consent to post-arrest chemical test to determine alcohol or drug content of blood of commercial driver
§ 46.2-341.26:3	Refusal of tests; issuance of out-of-service orders; disqualification
§ 46.2-341.26:4	Appeal and trial; sanctions for refusal; procedures
§ 46.2-341.26:5	Qualifications and liability of persons authorized to take blood samples; procedure for taking samples
§ 46.2-341.26:6	Transmission of blood samples
§ 46.2-341.26:7	Transmission of samples
§ 46.2-341.26:8	Fees
§ 46.2-341.26:9	Assurance of breath test validity; use of breath tests as evidence
§ 46.2-341.27	Presumptions from alcohol and drug content of blood
§ 46.2-341.28	Penalty for driving commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated; subsequent offense; prior conviction
§ 46.2-341.29	Penalty for driving commercial motor vehicle with blood alcohol content equal to or greater than 0.04
§ 46.2-341.3	Conflicts; supplement to driver licensing statutes
§ 46.2-341.30	Disqualification for driving commercial motor vehicle while intoxicated, etc
§ 46.2-341.31	Driving commercial motor vehicle with any alcohol in blood
§ 46.2-341.32	Authority to enter into agreements
§ 46.2-341.33	Repealed
§ 46.2-341.34	Appeals
§ 46.2-341.4	Definitions
§ 46.2-341.5	Regulations consistent with Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act
§ 46.2-341.6	Limitation on number of driver's licenses
§ 46.2-341.7	Commercial driver's license required; penalty
§ 46.2-341.8	Nonresidents and new residents
§ 46.2-341.9	Eligibility for commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit
§ 46.2-341.9:01	Specialized training required
§ 46.2-341.9:1	Commissioner to grant variances for commercial drivers transporting hazardous wastes