The department may issue a nonresident commercial driver’s license to a resident of a foreign jurisdiction if the United States Secretary of Transportation has determined that the commercial motor vehicle testing and licensing standards of the foreign jurisdiction do not meet the testing standards established in 49 C.F.R. Part 383. The word “nonresident” must appear on the face of the nonresident commercial driver’s license. An applicant must surrender any nonresident commercial driver’s license issued by another state. Prior to issuing a nonresident commercial driver’s license, the department must establish the practical capability of revoking, suspending, and canceling the nonresident commercial driver’s license and disqualifying that person from driving a commercial motor vehicle under the same conditions applicable to the commercial driver’s license issued to a resident of this state.
History. Code 1981, § 40-5-148 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 519, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 5-54.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1989, “Part” was substituted for “part” near the end of the first sentence.
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