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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-808" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle on any highway or any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Unless authorized to do so under this title;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>While the person’s driver’s license or privilege to drive is refused in this State or any other state;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>While the person’s driver’s license or privilege to drive is canceled in this State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>While the person’s driver’s license or privilege to drive is canceled by any other state;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>While the person’s driver’s license or privilege to drive is suspended in this State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>While the person’s driver’s license or privilege to drive is suspended by any other state;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>While the person’s driver’s license or privilege to drive is revoked in this State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>While the person’s driver’s license or privilege to drive is revoked by any other state; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>While the person is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle in this State or any other state; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle by the United States Department of Transportation.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>While a person is subject to a driver or vehicle out–of–service order, as defined in § 16–812(i)(1)(ii) of this subtitle, the person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle on any highway or any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>While transporting nonhazardous materials;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>While transporting hazardous materials required to be placarded; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>While operating a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If a person has been issued a valid commercial driver’s license, the person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle on any highway or any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article without the valid commercial driver’s license in the person’s possession.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A person convicted of a violation of subsection (c) of this section is subject to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>For a first offense, imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>For a second offense, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $2,000 or both; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>For a third or subsequent offense, imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $3,000 or both.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
