The purpose of this article is to implement the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, Title XII of Public Law 99-570, and reduce or prevent commercial motor vehicle accidents, fatalities, and injuries by permitting commercial drivers to hold only one license; disqualifying commercial drivers who have committed certain criminal or other offenses or serious traffic violations; and strengthening commercial driver licensing and testing standards. This article is a remedial law and shall be liberally construed to promote the public health, safety, and welfare. To the extent that this article conflicts with general driver licensing provisions, this article shall prevail. Where this article is silent, the general driver licensing provisions shall apply.
History. Code 1981, § 40-5-141 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 519, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Article 7 - Commercial Drivers’ Licenses
§ 40-5-141. Purpose and Applicability of Article; Liberal Construction
§ 40-5-143. Driving Commercial Motor Vehicle With More Than One License Prohibited
§ 40-5-145. Duties of Employer
§ 40-5-146. Operation of Commercial Motor Vehicle Without Valid License or Driving Privilege
§ 40-5-148. Nonresident License
§ 40-5-148.1. Restricted Commercial Licenses for Persons in Agricultural Industry
§ 40-5-148.2. Issuance of Nonresident Commercial Drivers’ Licenses
§ 40-5-148.3. Submission of Medical Examiner’s Certificate; Penalty for False Submissions
§ 40-5-153. Implied Consent to Chemical Test; Administration of Test; Procedure
§ 40-5-156. Rules and Regulations
§ 40-5-157. Authority for Commissioner to Enter Into Agreements, Arrangements, or Declarations