ID S1230

Allows persons disqualified under 49 CFR 383.51 (lifetime disqualification for two or more major offenses) to apply for reinstatement after a minimum 10-year disqualification period.

Reinstatement applicants must have a valid class D driver's license for 3 consecutive years, complete defensive driving and professional truck driver courses, pass a criminal background check showing no alcohol or drug-related convictions in 10 years, and submit a valid medical examiner's certificate.

Applicants whose lifetime disqualification was based on alcohol or controlled substance conviction must provide proof of successful completion of an appropriate rehabilitation program.

Driving records for reinstatement applicants must be reviewed and must be free of any commercial vehicle convictions, alcohol or drug-related convictions or withdrawals, and felony motor vehicle convictions in the 10 years prior to application, with no mandatory withdrawal convictions in the 3 years before application.

Persons reinstated and issued a commercial driver's license who subsequently are convicted of another major offense under 49 CFR 383.51 are permanently ineligible for future reinstatement.