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§ 384.215 First offenses.

Current wording, in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2012.

eCFR as of December 31, 2020 ↗
49 CFR § 384.215 — First offenses.. Text in force on December 31, 2020. This wording effective October 1, 2012 to present. Source: eCFR as of December 31, 2020, https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2020-12-31/title-49/section-384.215. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/384.215?asof=2020-12-31, 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 as defined in § 383.5, 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; 77 FR 59825, Oct. 1, 2012]

Amendment history

3 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Oct. 1, 2012 → presentannual editions 2012–2016diff vs. previousviewing
    [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. previous
    [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.