2020 Tennessee Code
Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 50 - Uniform Classified and Commercial Driver License Act
Part 4 - Commercial Driver Licenses
§ 55-50-403. Employer Responsibilities

Universal Citation: TN Code § 55-50-403 (2020)

No employer shall knowingly allow, permit, or authorize an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in the United States during any period:

  1. In which the employee has a driver license suspended, revoked, or cancelled by a state, has lost the privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle in a state, or has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle;
  2. In which the employee has more than one (1) driver license. Each employer shall require the information specified in § 55-50-402(c) to be provided by the applicant;
  3. In which the driver, or the CMV the employee is driving, or the motor carrier operation, is subject to an out-of-service order; or
  4. In violation of a federal, state or local law or regulation pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings.

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