§ 1-506. Commercial driver's licenses

   (a) Disqualification or other action. -- Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, if an individual who is convicted of a drug crime committed on or after January 1, 1991 holds a commercial driver's license, the Motor Vehicle Administration may disqualify the individual from driving a commercial motor vehicle or take any other action permitted under this subtitle.

(b) Issuance of noncommercial driver's license. -- If the Motor Vehicle Administration disqualifies an individual from driving a commercial motor vehicle under this subtitle, the Motor Vehicle Administration shall issue a noncommercial driver's license to the individual if:

   (1) The individual surrenders the commercial driver's license; and

   (2) The individual's driving privilege is not otherwise refused, suspended, revoked, or cancelled in this State or any other state.

(c) Construction of section. -- This section may not be construed to limit the authority of the Motor Vehicle Administration to disqualify an individual from driving a commercial motor vehicle or taking any other action required or permitted under the Maryland Vehicle Law.

HISTORY: 1990, ch. 410, § 4; 1991, ch. 55, § 2; 2002, ch. 213, § 6.