61-8-803. Suspension of commercial driver's license -- serious traffic violations. (1) If the department receives notice from a court or another licensing jurisdiction that a person holding a commercial driver's license has been convicted of more than one serious traffic violation in separate incidents within a 3-year period, the department shall suspend the person's commercial driver's license:
     (a) for 60 days upon receipt of notice of the second conviction; or
     (b) for 120 days upon receipt of notice of the third or subsequent conviction.
     (2) For purposes of this section, "serious traffic violation" means conviction, when operating a commercial motor vehicle, of:
     (a) speeding in excess of 15 miles an hour above a posted speed limit;
     (b) reckless driving;
     (c) improper or erratic traffic lane changes;
     (d) following too closely;
     (e) a violation of a state law or local ordinance relating to the operation of a motor vehicle, excluding a parking, weight, or equipment violation, that arises in connection with a fatal accident;
     (f) operating a commercial motor vehicle without a commercial driver's license;
     (g) operating a commercial motor vehicle without a commercial driver's license in one's possession or refusing to display a commercial driver's license upon request; or
     (h) operating a commercial motor vehicle when the minimum testing standards for the class of vehicle operated or the type of cargo carried have not been satisfied by the individual.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 378, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 195, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 105, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 207, L. 2001.