| | | (5)__A permit expires one year from the date of | | issuance and may be renewed annually. |
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| | | (6)__A permit must contain the name and address of the | | licensed dealer, an effective date, an expiration date | | and any other information required by the Secretary of | | State. |
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| | | Sec. B-6. 29-A MRSA §1253, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 434, §15 | | and affected by §37, is further amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Compliance with federal law. The State must comply with | | the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, Public Law 99- | | 570, Title XII, and regulations adopted under that Act in issuing | | or suspending a commercial license. In the case of any conflict | | between the federal statute or regulation and a statute or rule | | of this State, the federal statute or regulation must apply and | | take precedence. To ensure compliance, the Secretary of State | | shall adopt rules, administrative procedures, practices and | | policies, organizational structures, internal control mechanisms | | and resource assignments. |
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| | These rules compliance measures must include, but are not limited | | to, provisions that: |
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| | | A. Provide for full state participation in the national | | commercial driver's license clearinghouse; |
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| | | B. Require commercial drivers to have a single license; |
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| | | C. Reduce and prevent commercial motor vehicle accidents, | | fatalities and injuries by disqualifying commercial drivers | | who have committed serious traffic or other designated | | offenses from operating commercial motor vehicles; |
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| | | D. Protect public safety by removing from public ways a | | commercial driver who has: |
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| | | (1) Operated or attempted to operate a commercial | | vehicle while having 0.04% or more by weight of alcohol | | in that driver's blood; |
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| | | (2) Refused to submit to or complete a lawfully | | requested test to determine blood-alcohol level; or |
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| | | (3) Operated or attempted to operate a motor vehicle | | while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or | | drugs; and |
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| | | E. Provide maximum safety on public ways. |
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