39-06.2-08.1. Commercial driver's license medical certification requirements

39-06.2-08.1. Commercial driver's license medical certification requirements

1. The director may issue a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver's license to

a North Dakota resident who meets the medical qualification and certification

requirements pursuant to the limitations of 49 CFR parts 383 and 391.

2. Every individual who makes application for a commercial learner's permit or

commercial driver's license shall certify that the individual meets the qualification

requirements contained in 49 CFR part 391 or certify that the individual's commercial

transportation is entirely in intrastate commerce and is not subject to 49 CFR part 391.

3. The application will contain the following categories to comply with the commercial

driver's certification requirements:

a. Interstate and subject to 49 CFR part 391.

b. Interstate, but operating exclusively in transportation or operations excepted

under 49 CFR part 390.3(f), 391.2, 391.68, or 398.3.

c. Intrastate and subject to state driver's qualification requirements.

d. Intrastate, but operating exclusively in transportation or operations excepted from

all or part of the state driver's qualification requirements.

4. Every individual who makes application for or holds a commercial learner's permit or

commercial driver's license shall submit a copy of the individual's medical certificate to

the director unless the commercial transportation is not subject to 49 CFR part 391.

5. The director will downgrade or remove the commercial driving privilege from the

license if the medical certificate expires and the driver does not change the driver's

certification if the driver is no longer subject to 49 CFR part 391.

6. If the driver provides a current medical certification, the director shall upgrade without

retesting the license of a driver which was downgraded under this section.