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Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 2006Source: annual CFR editions 2002–2011

§ 384.215 First offenses.

Wording in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2002, superseded by the 2012 annual edition.

govinfo, 2006 edition ↗
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49 CFR § 384.215 — First offenses.. Text in force on October 1, 2006. This wording effective October 1, 2002 to October 1, 2012. Source: govinfo, 2006 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2006-title49-vol5/CFR-2006-title49-vol5-sec384-215. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/384.215?asof=2006-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) General rule. The State must disqualify from operating a CMV each person who is convicted, as defined in § 383.5 of this subchapter, in any State or jurisdiction, of a disqualifying offense specified in items (1) through (8) of Table 1 to § 383.51 of this subchapter, for no less than one year.

(b) Special rule for hazardous materials offenses. If the offense under paragraph (a) of this section occurred while the driver was operating a vehicle transporting hazardous materials required to be placarded under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (implementing regulations at 49 CFR 177.823), the State shall disqualify the person for no less than three years.

[59 FR 26039, May 18, 1994, as amended at 67 FR 49762, July 31, 2002]

Amendment history

3 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Oct. 1, 2012 → presentannual editions 2012–2016diff vs. previous
    [59 FR 26039, May 18, 1994, as amended at 67 FR 49762, July 31, 2002; 77 FR 59825, Oct. 1, 2012]
  2. Oct. 1, 2002 → Oct. 1, 2012annual editions 2002–2011diff vs. previousviewing
    [59 FR 26039, May 18, 1994, as amended at 67 FR 49762, July 31, 2002]
  3. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2002annual editions 1996–2001

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.