in-20241030-IR-140240215FRA: DIGEST COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE DRUG AND ALCOHOL CLEARINGHOUSE

Final Rule LSA Document #24-215 DIGEST Sec. 4.5. (a) Beginning November 18, 2024, before issuing a CLP or CDL, the bureau shall submit an electronic query to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (DACH) regarding the applicant's status. The bureau shall not issue, renew, amend, or upgrade an applicant's CLP or CDL unless the applicant's status in the DACH is listed as "not prohibited". (b) Beginning November 18, 2024, after notification from the FMCSA that the holder of an unexpired CLP or CDL is listed as "prohibited" in the DACH, the bureau must remove the commercial driving privileges of the CLP or CDL holder within sixty (60) days after receiving the notification from the FMCSA. A driver's commercial driving privileges remain revoked or disqualified until the: (c) Beginning November 18, 2024, after notification from the FMCSA that a driver's DACH status is no longer listed as "prohibited", the bureau shall make the driver eligible for reinstatement of the CLP or CDL. (d) Beginning November 18, 2024, after notification from the FMCSA that a CLP or CDL holder's DACH status was erroneously listed as "prohibited", the bureau shall: Sec. 10. (a) The following requirements apply to a CDL holder applying for a CDL endorsement: (b) The hazardous materials endorsement knowledge test must be taken upon application after applying for an initial CDL or a CDL renewal. (c) CDL endorsement examinations passed shall are only be valid for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days from after the examination date. *This document is incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the Government Printing Office, 732 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20401 or are available for review and copying at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Indiana Government Center North, Fourth Floor, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Sec. 17.5. (a) A person with a CDL may apply to the bureau to renew the person's their CDL up to one (1) year prior to before the CDL's expiration date. (b) A person applying to renew a CDL must pass the records checks required by 49 CFR 383.73.* (b) (c) Except as provided in subsections (c) (d) and (d) (e), a person applying to renew the person's their CDL is not required to take the core knowledge, test, endorsement knowledge, test, and CDL skills test. (c) (d) A person applying to renew the person's their CDL with a hazardous materials endorsement must pass the hazardous materials endorsement knowledge test and must pass a criminal history background check every four (4) years. (d) (e) A person with a CDL that has been: *This document is incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the Government Printing Office, 732 North Capitol Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20401 or are available for review and copying at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Indiana Government Center North, Fourth Floor, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204.