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New Mexico House Bill HB269

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28+HOUSE BILL 269
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30+TH LEGISLATURE
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33+STATE
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35+OF
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37+NEW
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39+MEXICO
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42+ FIRST SESSION
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45+2023
46+INTRODUCED BY
47+Harry Garcia and Jason C. Harper
2848 AN ACT
2949 RELATING TO DRIVER'S LICENSES; REQUIRING THE MOTOR VEHICLE
30-DIVISION OF THE TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT TO USE
31-REPORTS FROM THE FEDERAL COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE DRUG AND
32-ALCOHOL CLEARINGHOUSE IN ISSUING, RENEWING, UPGRADING,
33-DOWNGRADING AND TRANSFERRING COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES OR
34-COMMERCIAL LEARNER'S PERMITS; PROVIDING CONTENT TO BE
35-INCLUDED ON COMMERCIAL LEARNER'S PERMITS AND COMMERCIAL
36-DRIVER'S LICENSES.
50+DIVISION OF THE TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT TO USE REPORTS
51+FROM THE FEDERAL COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE DRUG AND ALCOHOL
52+CLEARINGHOUSE IN ISSUING, RENEWING, UPGRADING, DOWNGRADING AND
53+TRANSFERRING COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES OR COMMERCIAL
54+LEARNER'S PERMITS; PROVIDING CONTENT TO BE INCLUDED ON
55+COMMERCIAL LEARNER'S PERMITS AND COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES.
3756 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
3857 SECTION 1. A new section of the New Mexico Commercial
3958 Driver's License Act is enacted to read:
40-"COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, COMMERCIAL LEARNER'S
41-PERMIT AND COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S PERMIT ELIGIBILITY--DIVISION
42-TO RECEIVE RECORDS FROM THE FEDERAL COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S
43-LICENSE DRUG AND ALCOHOL CLEARINGHOUSE--COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S
44-LICENSE DOWNGRADE PROCEDURES.--
45-A. As used in this section:
46-(1) "commercial driver's license downgrade"
47-means the division's removal of the commercial driver's
48-license or commercial driver's permit privilege from a
49-driver's license;
50-(2) "commercial driver's license drug and
51-alcohol clearinghouse" means the federal motor carrier safety HB 269/a
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59+"[NEW MATERIAL] COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, COMMERCIAL
60+LEARNER'S PERMIT AND COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S PERMIT ELIGIBILITY--
61+DIVISION TO RECEIVE RECORDS FROM THE FEDERAL COMMERCIAL
62+DRIVER'S LICENSE DRUG AND ALCOHOL CLEARINGHOUSE--COMMERCIAL
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90+DRIVER'S LICENSE DOWNGRADE PROCEDURES.--
91+A. As used in this section:
92+(1) "commercial driver's license downgrade"
93+means the division's removal of the commercial driver's license
94+or commercial driver's permit privilege from a driver's
95+license;
96+(2) "commercial driver's license drug and
97+alcohol clearinghouse" means the federal motor carrier safety
7898 administration database that requires employers and service
79-agents to report information to and to query regarding
80-drivers who are subject to United States department of
81-transportation controlled substance and alcohol testing
82-regulations;
83-(3) "qualified" means the passage of the
84-drug or alcohol test; and
85-(4) "not qualified" means a failure or
86-refusal of the drug or alcohol test.
99+agents to report information to and to query regarding drivers
100+who are subject to United States department of transportation
101+controlled substance and alcohol testing regulations;
102+(3) "qualified" means the passage of the drug
103+or alcohol test; and
104+(4) "not qualified" means a failure or refusal
105+of the drug or alcohol test.
87106 B. The division shall request all commercial
88-driver's drug test results from the commercial driver's
89-license drug and alcohol clearinghouse that determine whether
90-the commercial driver is qualified or not qualified as
91-required by the federal motor carrier safety administration.
92-Pursuant to this section, if a commercial driver's drug or
93-alcohol test results indicate that the commercial driver is
94-prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle, the
95-division shall refuse a request for:
96-(1) issuance or renewal of a commercial
97-learner's permit or a commercial driver's license;
98-(2) an upgrade of a commercial learner's
99-permit to a commercial driver's license; and
100-(3) transfer of an out-of-state commercial
101-driver's license to this state.
102-C. The division shall request commercial driver's HB 269/a
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107+driver's drug test results from the commercial driver's license
108+drug and alcohol clearinghouse that determine whether the
109+commercial driver is qualified or not qualified as required by
110+the federal motor carrier safety administration. Pursuant to
111+this section, if a commercial driver's drug or alcohol test
112+results indicate that the commercial driver is prohibited from
113+operating a commercial motor vehicle, the division shall refuse
114+a request for:
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129-license drug and alcohol clearinghouse records of an
130-applicant for a commercial driver's license at the time of
131-application. Pursuant to this subsection, if the records
132-indicate that the commercial driver's license applicant is
133-prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle, the
134-division shall refuse to:
135-(1) renew the commercial driver's license or
136-H endorsement;
143+(1) issuance or renewal of a commercial
144+learner's permit or a commercial driver's license;
145+(2) an upgrade of a commercial learner's
146+permit to a commercial driver's license; and
147+(3) transfer of an out-of-state commercial
148+driver's license to this state.
149+C. The division shall request commercial driver's
150+license drug and alcohol clearinghouse records of an applicant
151+for a commercial driver's license at the time of issuance.
152+Pursuant to this subsection, if the records indicate that the
153+commercial driver's license applicant is prohibited from
154+operating a commercial motor vehicle, the division shall refuse
155+to:
156+(1) renew the commercial driver's license or H
157+endorsement;
137158 (2) advance a commercial driver's permit;
138159 (3) issue an upgrade of the commercial
139160 driver's license to include an H endorsement; and
140161 (4) issue, renew, transfer or upgrade a
141-non-domiciled commercial driver's permit or commercial
142-driver's license.
162+non-domiciled commercial driver's permit or commercial driver's
163+license.
143164 D. The division shall downgrade a commercial
144165 driver's license or commercial driver's permit to a class D
145166 noncommercial license upon receiving a commercial driver's
146167 license drug and alcohol clearinghouse record that indicates
147-that a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's
148-permit holder is prohibited from operating a commercial motor
149-vehicle. The division shall complete the downgrade and enter
150-it on the commercial driver's license information system
151-driver record within sixty days of the division's receipt of
152-the drug and alcohol clearinghouse record.
153-E. The division shall amend a driver's eligibility HB 269/a
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196+that a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's
197+permit holder is prohibited from operating a commercial motor
198+vehicle. The division shall complete and record on the
199+commercial driver's license information system driver record
200+within sixty days of the division's receipt of the record.
201+E. The division shall amend a driver's eligibility
180202 to operate a commercial motor vehicle if the division finds
181203 that a condition resulting in a restriction on a commercial
182204 driver's license or a commercial learner's permit no longer
183205 exists or was erroneous. Pursuant to this subsection, the
184206 division shall:
185-(1) terminate the commercial driver's
186-license downgrade process without removing the commercial
187-driver's license or commercial learner's permit privilege
188-from the driver's license if the division finds that the
189-commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit
190-holder is no longer prohibited from operating a commercial
191-motor vehicle;
207+(1) terminate the commercial driver's license
208+downgrade process without removing the commercial driver's
209+license or commercial learner's permit privilege from the
210+driver's license if the division finds that the commercial
211+driver's license or commercial learner's permit holder is no
212+longer prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle;
192213 (2) allow reinstatement of a commercial
193214 driver's license or commercial learner's permit privilege to
194215 the driver's license of a downgraded driver record upon
195216 notification from the federal motor carrier safety
196217 administration that the driver is no longer prohibited from
197218 operating a commercial motor vehicle; or
198-(3) reinstate a commercial driver's license
199-or commercial learner's permit privilege to the driver's
200-license, expunge a commercial driver's license downgrade from
201-the commercial driver's license information system driver
202-record and, if applicable, expunge from the motor vehicle
203-record any reference to prohibited status upon notice from
204-the federal motor carrier safety administration that the HB 269/a
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219+(3) reinstate a commercial driver's license or
220+commercial learner's permit privilege to the driver's license,
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231-driver was erroneously identified as prohibited from
232-operating a commercial motor vehicle."
249+expunge a commercial driver's license downgrade from the
250+commercial driver's license information system driver record
251+and, if applicable, expunge from the motor vehicle record any
252+reference to prohibited status upon notice from the federal
253+motor carrier safety administration that the driver was
254+erroneously identified as prohibited from operating a
255+commercial motor vehicle."
233256 SECTION 2. Section 65-3-14 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2007,
234257 Chapter 151, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:
235258 "65-3-14. DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAM--REPORT OF
236259 POSITIVE TEST.--
237260 A. A motor carrier shall have an in-house drug and
238261 alcohol testing program that meets the requirements of 49
239262 C.F.R. part 382 or be a member of a consortium, as defined in
240263 49 C.F.R. part 382.107, that provides testing that meets the
241264 requirements of 49 C.F.R. part 382.
242265 B. A person or entity specified in 49 C.F.R. part
243266 382.103, who is not explicitly excepted by New Mexico law, is
244267 subject to the provisions of this section and shall report
245-positive test results or a refusal to submit to a test
246-pursuant to provisions in this section. A refusal to submit
247-to a pre-employment test shall not be considered a violation
248-of this section.
268+positive test results or a refusal to submit to a test pursuant
269+to provisions in this section. A refusal to submit to a pre-
270+employment test shall not be considered a violation of this
271+section.
249272 C. When a person or entity specified in 49 C.F.R.
250273 part 382.103 determines that a positive test result is valid,
251-the person or entity shall report the findings to the motor
252-vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department. The
253-motor vehicle division shall enter the report of a positive
254-test result or refusal to submit to a test on the reported
255-person's motor vehicle record so that it can be contained in HB 269/a
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282-the commercial driver's license information system pursuant
283-to the New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act.
284-D. The division shall keep the report of a
285-positive test result or the refusal to submit to a test in
286-the motor vehicle record of the driver for five years from
287-the time the report was received by the motor vehicle
288-division.
289-E. The division shall seek reports from the
290-federal commercial driver's license drug and alcohol
291-clearinghouse for actions relating to commercial driver's
292-licenses or commercial driver's permits."
302+the person or entity shall report the findings to the motor
303+vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department. The
304+motor vehicle division shall enter the report of a positive
305+test result or refusal to submit to a test on the reported
306+person's motor vehicle record so that it can be contained in
307+the commercial driver's license information system pursuant to
308+the New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act.
309+D. The division shall keep the report of a positive
310+test result or the refusal to submit to a test in the motor
311+vehicle record of the driver for five years from the time the
312+report was received by the motor vehicle division.
313+E. The division shall seek reports from the federal
314+commercial driver's license drug and alcohol clearinghouse for
315+actions relating to commercial driver's licenses or commercial
316+driver's permits."
293317 SECTION 3. Section 66-5-64 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1989,
294318 Chapter 14, Section 13, as amended) is amended to read:
295319 "66-5-64. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE AND COMMERCIAL
296320 LEARNER'S PERMIT--CONTENT.--The commercial driver's license
297-shall be marked "commercial driver's license" or "CDL". The
298-commercial learner's permit shall be marked "commercial
321+shall be marked "commercial driver's license" or "CDL". [It ]
322+The commercial learner's permit shall be marked "commercial
299323 learner's permit" or "CLP", and shall state: "This permit is
300-invalid unless accompanied by a New Mexico driver's
301-license.". A commercial driver's license or commercial
302-learner's permit shall include, but not be limited to, the
303-following information:
304-A. the person's name and current New Mexico
305-physical address;
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325+A commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit
326+shall include, but not be limited to, the following
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355+information:
356+A. the person's name and current New Mexico
357+physical [or mailing] address;
358+B. the person's full face or front-view color
333359 photograph;
334360 C. a physical description of the person, including
335361 sex, height, weight and eye color;
336362 D. the person's date of birth;
337363 E. the person's signature;
338364 F. the class or type of commercial motor vehicle
339365 that the person is authorized to drive, together with any
340366 endorsements or restrictions;
341367 G. the name of this state; and
342-H. the dates between which the license or permit
343-is valid."
368+H. the dates between which the license or permit is
369+valid."
344370 SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
345371 provisions of this act is January 1, 2024.
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