# N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-08.2: 39-06.2-08.2. Commercial driver's license drug and alcohol clearinghouse requirements > North Dakota · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-06.2_S39-06.2-08.2 ## Section - **Citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-08.2 - **Heading:** 39-06.2-08.2. Commercial driver's license drug and alcohol clearinghouse requirements - **Jurisdiction:** North Dakota - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** ND Code / Title 39 / Chapter 39-06.2 / Section 39-06.2-08.2 ## Text 39-06.2-08.2. Commercial driver's license drug and alcohol clearinghouse requirements. 1. The director shall query a federal drug and alcohol clearinghouse before issuing, renewing, upgrading, or transferring a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit and review the driver's information when notified by the clearinghouse of a status change. 2. The director shall downgrade or remove the commercial driving privilege from the license if the licensee is found to be in violation or noncompliance with the clearinghouse requirements and until the driver complies with the return-to-duty requirements. 3. If the driver complies with the return-to-duty requirements pursuant to the limitations of 49 CFR Part 392, subpart B, the director shall upgrade the license of a driver which was downgraded under this section. ## Nearby sections - [N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-01 39-06.2-01. Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-06.2_S39-06.2-01.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-02 39-06.2-02. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-06.2_S39-06.2-02.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-03 39-06.2-03. Limitation on number of driver's licenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-06.2_S39-06.2-03.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-04 39-06.2-04. Notification required by driver](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-06.2_S39-06.2-04.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-05 39-06.2-05. Employer responsibilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-06.2_S39-06.2-05.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-06 39-06.2-06. Commercial driver's license required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-06.2_S39-06.2-06.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-07 39-06.2-07. Commercial driver's license qualification standards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-06.2_S39-06.2-07.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-08 39-06.2-08. Application for commercial driver's license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-06.2_S39-06.2-08.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-08.1 39-06.2-08.1. Commercial driver's license medical certification requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-06.2_S39-06.2-08.1.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-08.2 39-06.2-08.2. Commercial driver's license drug and alcohol clearinghouse requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-06.2_S39-06.2-08.2.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-09 39-06.2-09. Commercial driver's license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-06.2_S39-06.2-09.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-09.1 39-06.2-09.1. Nondomiciled commercial license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-06.2_S39-06.2-09.1.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-10 39-06.2-10. Disqualification and cancellation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-06.2_S39-06.2-10.md) - [N.D. Cent. Code § 39-06.2-10.1 39-06.2-10.1. Prohibited alcohol offenses for commercial motor vehicle drivers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-06.2_S39-06.2-10.1.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T39_C39-06.2_S39-06.2-08.2. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.