# KRS § 281A.070: 281A.070 Information required from persons holding commercial driver's license or applying to be a commercial driver

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXIV_C281A_S281A.070

## Section

- **Citation:** KRS § 281A.070
- **Heading:** 281A.070 Information required from persons holding commercial driver's license or applying to be a commercial driver
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KY Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 281A / Section 281A.070

## Text

281A.070 Information required from persons holding commercial driver's license

or applying to be a commercial driver.

(1) Any driver who holds a commercial driver's license or who is required to hold a

commercial driver's license shall within thirty (30) days in the manner specified by

the cabinet:

(a) Notify the cabinet of any conviction of a state law or local ordinance, relating

to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation, committed in

another state or jurisdiction; and

(b) Notify his employer in writing of any conviction of a state law or local

ordinance, relating to motor vehicle traffic control other than a parking

violation, committed in any state or jurisdiction.

(2) Any driver whose commercial driver's license is suspended, revoked, or canceled by

any state, or who loses the privilege to drive a motor vehicle in any state for any

period, including being disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle, or a

driver who is subject to an out of service order, shall notify his employer of that fact

before the end of the business day following the day the driver received notice of

that fact.

(3) Any person who applies to be a commercial motor vehicle driver shall provide the

employer, at the time of the application, with the following information for the ten

(10) years preceding the date of application whenever the information is available:

(a) A list of the names and addresses of the applicant's previous employers for

which the applicant was a driver of a commercial motor vehicle;

(b) The dates during which the applicant drove for each employer;

(c) The reason for leaving that employer; and

(d) A certification that all information furnished is true and complete.

(4) An employer may require an applicant to provide information additional to that

required by subsection (3) of this section.

## Nearby sections

- [KRS § 281A.010 281A.010 Definitions for chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXIV_C281A_S281A.010.md)
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- [KRS § 281A.040 281A.040 Regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXIV_C281A_S281A.040.md)
- [KRS § 281A.050 281A.050 Drivers excluded from operation of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXIV_C281A_S281A.050.md)
- [KRS § 281A.060 281A.060 License limitation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXIV_C281A_S281A.060.md)
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- [KRS § 281A.100 281A.100 Release of information regarding commercial driving history record](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXIV_C281A_S281A.100.md)
- [KRS § 281A.110 281A.110 Information regarding conviction of driver licensed by a foreign jurisdiction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXXIV_C281A_S281A.110.md)
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