§ 16-806. Duties of employers

   (a) Required information. -- Each employer shall require the information specified in § 16-805(c) of this subtitle to be provided by the applicant.

(b) Unauthorized drivers. -- An employer may not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle in the United States:

   (1) During any period in which the driver has a driver's license suspended, revoked, or canceled by a state or has lost the privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle in a state;

   (2) During any period in which the driver has been disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle;

   (3) During any period in which the driver has more than 1 driver's license;

   (4) During any period in which the driver, the motor vehicle he or she is driving, or the motor carrier operation, is subject to an out-of-service order; or

   (5) In violation of any of the provisions of § 21-701 through 21-704 of this article pertaining to railroad crossings or any other federal, state, or local law or regulation substantially similar to a provision of § 21-701 through 21-704 of this article, pertaining to railroad grade crossings.

HISTORY: 1989, ch. 291, § 2; 1995, ch. 309; 2003, ch. 196.