Section 480.12d - Person qualified to drive commercial motor vehicle. - Michigan Statutes

MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ACT OF 1963 (EXCERPT)
Act 181 of 1963

480.12d Person qualified to drive commercial motor vehicle.

Sec. 2d.

(1) A person shall not drive a commercial motor vehicle unless he or she is qualified to drive that vehicle. A motor carrier shall not require or permit a person to drive a commercial motor vehicle unless that person is qualified to drive that vehicle.

(2) In the case of intrastate transportation, a person is qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle if he or she meets all of the requirements of 49 CFR part 391 except all of the following provisions:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the person is at least 18 years old when transporting intrastate property or passengers.

(b) The person is at least 21 years old when transporting hazardous materials in a quantity that requires the vehicle to be marked or placarded under 49 CFR parts 100 to 180.

(c) The person is eligible for and displays a valid medical waiver card, is excepted from the medical waiver card provisions under this act, or displays a grandfather rights card issued in accordance with this act.

History: Add. 1990, Act 339, Eff. Apr. 2, 1991 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 265, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1996 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 2005
Compiler's Notes: Former MCL 480.12d, which pertained to the promulgation of qualifications, rules, and standards by the public service commission, was repealed by Act 23 of 1984, Imd. Eff. Mar. 8, 1984.