113 STAT. 1760 PUBLIC LAW 106-159—DEC. 9, 1999 "(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULATIONS. —Regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall establish the minimum periods for which the disqualifications shall be in effect, but in no case shall the time periods for disqualification for noncommercial motor vehicle violations be more stringent than those for offenses or violations involving a commercial motor vehicle. The Secretary shall determine such periods based on the seriousness of the offenses on which the convictions are based."; and (3) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) by striking "(b)-(e)" each place it appears and inserting "(b) through (g)". (c) SERIOUS TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. —Section 31301(12) of such title is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of subparagraph (C); (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (G); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: "(D) driving a commercial motor vehicle when the individual has not obtained a commercial driver's license; "(E) driving a commercial motor vehicle when the individual does not have in his or her possession a commercial driver's license unless the individual provides, by the date that the individual must appear in court or pay any fine with respect to the citation, to the enforcement authority that issued the citation proof that the individual held a valid commercial driver's license on the date of the citation; "(F) driving a commercial motor vehicle when the individual has not met the minimum testing standards— "(i) under section 31305(a)(3) for the specific class of vehicle the individual is operating; or "(ii) under section 31305(a)(5) for the type of cargo the vehicle is carrying; and". (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. —Section 31305(b)(1) of such title is amended— (1) by striking "to operate the vehicle"; and (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: "to operate the vehicle and has a commercial driver's license to operate the vehicle". SEC. 202. REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE PARTICIPATION. (a) REQUESTS FOR DRIVING RECORD INFORMATION. — Section 31311(a)(6) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "or renewing such a license" before the comma; and (2) by striking "commercial" the second place it appears. (b) RECORDING OF VIOLATIONS.— Section 31311(a)(8) of such title is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", and the violation that resulted in the disqualification, revocation, suspension, or cancellation shall be recorded". (c) NOTIFICATION OF STATE OFFICIALS.—Section 31311(a)(9) of such title is amended to read as follows: "(9) If an individual violates a State or local law on motor vehicle traffic control (except a parking violation) and the individual— "(A) has a commercial driver's license issued by another State; or
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