Driver Training Schools for Commercial Driver License Amendments

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Driver Training Schools for Commercial Driver License Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Candice B. Pierucci
Senate Sponsor: Don L. Ipson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses commercial driver license (CDL) applicants.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
requires a CDL applicant to sign a form attesting to the applicant's English language
ability;
requires reporting regarding CDL driver training schools; and
makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53-3-204
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 262
53-3-205
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 291
53-3-407
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 46
53-3-407.1
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 411
53-3-410
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 175
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
53-3-204
is amended to read:
53-3-204
. Persons who may not be licensed.
(1)
(a)
The division may not license a person who:
(i)
is younger than 16 years old;
(ii)
if the person is 18 years old or younger, has not completed a course in driver
training approved by the commissioner;
(iii)
if the person is 19 years old or older has not completed:
(A)
a course in driver training approved by the commissioner; or
(B)
the requirements under Subsection
53-3-210.5(6)(c)
;
(iv)
if the person is a minor as defined in Section
53-3-211
, has not completed the
driving requirement under Section
53-3-211
;
(v)
is not a resident of the state, unless the person
:
(A)
is issued a temporary CDL under Subsection
53-3-407(2)(b)
prior to July 1,
2015; or
(B)

qualifies for a non-domiciled CDL as defined in 49 C.F.R.
Part 383
;
(vi)
if the person is 17 years old or younger, has not held a learner permit issued
under Section
53-3-210.5
or an equivalent by another state or branch of the United
States Armed Forces for six months; or
(vii)
is younger than 18 years old and applying for a CDL under 49 C.F.R.
Part 383
.
(b)
Subsections
(1)(a)(i)
,
(ii)
,
(iii)
,
(iv)
, and
(vi)
do not apply to a person:
(i)
who has been licensed before July 1, 1967; or
(ii)
who is 16 years old or older making application for a license who has been
licensed in another state or country.
(2)
The division may not issue a license certificate to a person:
(a)
whose license has been suspended, denied, cancelled, or disqualified during the
period of suspension, denial, cancellation, or disqualification;
(b)
whose privilege has been revoked, except as provided in Section
53-3-225
;
(c)
who has previously been adjudged mentally incompetent and who has not at the time
of application been restored to competency as provided by law;
(d)
who is required by this chapter to take an examination unless the person successfully
passes the examination;
(e)
whose driving privileges have been denied or suspended under:
(i)
Section
80-6-707
by an order of the juvenile court; or
(ii)
Section
53-3-231
; or
(f)
beginning on or after July 1, 2012, who holds an unexpired Utah identification card
issued under
Part 8, Identification Card Act
, unless:
(i)
the Utah identification card is canceled; and
(ii)
if the Utah identification card is in the person's possession, the Utah identification
card is surrendered to the division.
(3)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection
(3)(c)
, the division may not grant a motorcycle
endorsement to a person who:
(i)
has not been granted an original or provisional class D license, a CDL, or an
out-of-state equivalent to an original or provisional class D license or a CDL; and
(ii)
if the person is under 19 years old, has not held a motorcycle learner permit for
two months unless Subsection
(3)(b)
applies.
(b)
The division may waive the two month motorcycle learner permit holding period
requirement under Subsection
(3)(a)(ii)
if the person proves to the satisfaction of the
division that the person has completed a motorcycle rider education program that
meets the requirements under Section
53-3-903
.
(c)
The division may grant a motorcycle endorsement to a person under 19 years old
who has not held a motorcycle learner permit for two months if the person was issued
a motorcycle endorsement prior to July 1, 2008.
(4)
The division may grant a class D license to a person whose commercial license is
disqualified under
Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act
, if the person is not
otherwise sanctioned under this chapter.
Section 2. Section
53-3-205
is amended to read:
53-3-205
. Application for license or endorsement -- Fee required -- Tests --
Expiration dates of licenses and endorsements -- Information required -- Previous
licenses surrendered -- Driving record transferred from other states -- Reinstatement --
Fee required -- License agreement.
(1)
An application for an original license, provisional license, or endorsement shall be:
(a)
made upon a form furnished by the division; and
(b)
accompanied by a nonrefundable fee set under Section
53-3-105
.
(2)
An application and fee for an original provisional class D license or an original class D
license entitle the applicant to:
(a)
not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and the skills tests for a
class D license within six months after the date of the application;
(b)
a learner permit if needed pending completion of the application and testing process;
and
(c)
an original class D license and license certificate after all tests are passed and
requirements are completed.
(3)
An application and fee for a motorcycle or taxicab endorsement entitle the applicant to:
(a)
not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and skills tests within six
months after the date of the application;
(b)
a motorcycle learner permit after the motorcycle knowledge test is passed; and
(c)
a motorcycle or taxicab endorsement when all tests are passed.
(4)
An application for a commercial class A, B, or C license entitles the applicant to:
(a)
not more than two attempts to pass a knowledge test when accompanied by the fee
provided in Subsection
53-3-105(18)
;
(b)
not more than two attempts to pass a skills test when accompanied by a fee in
Subsection
53-3-105(19)
within six months after the date of application;
(c)
both a commercial driver instruction permit and a temporary license permit for the
license class held before the applicant submits the application if needed after the
knowledge test is passed; and
(d)
an original commercial class A, B, or C license and license certificate when all
applicable tests are passed.
(5)
An application and fee for a CDL endorsement entitle the applicant to:
(a)
not more than two attempts to pass a knowledge test and not more than two attempts
to pass a skills test within six months after the date of the application; and
(b)
a CDL endorsement when all tests are passed.
(6)
(a)
If a CDL applicant does not pass a knowledge test, skills test, or an endorsement
test within the number of attempts provided in Subsection
(4)
or
(5)
, each test may be
taken two additional times within the six months for the fee provided in Section
53-3-105
.
(b)
(i)
An out-of-state resident who holds a valid CDIP issued by a state or
jurisdiction that is compliant with 49 C.F.R. Part 383 may take a skills test
administered by the division if the out-of-state resident pays the fee provided in
Subsection
53-3-105(19)
.
(ii)
The division shall:
(A)
electronically transmit skills test results for an out-of-state resident to the
licensing agency in the state or jurisdiction in which the out-of-state resident
has obtained a valid CDIP; and
(B)
provide the out-of-state resident with documentary evidence upon successful
completion of the skills test.
(7)
(a)
(i)
Except as provided under Subsections
(7)(a)(ii)
, (f), and (g), an original class
D license expires on the birth date of the applicant in the eighth year after the year
the license certificate was issued.
(ii)
An original provisional class D license expires on the birth date of the applicant
in the fifth year following the year the license certificate was issued.
(iii)
Except as provided in Subsection
(7)(f)
, a limited term class D license expires on
the birth date of the applicant in the fifth year the license certificate was issued.
(b)
Except as provided under Subsections
(7)(f)
and
(g)
, a renewal or an extension to a
license expires on the birth date of the licensee in the eighth year after the expiration
date of the license certificate renewed or extended.
(c)
Except as provided under Subsections
(7)(f)
and
(g)
, a duplicate license expires on
the same date as the last license certificate issued.
(d)
An endorsement to a license expires on the same date as the license certificate
regardless of the date the endorsement was granted.
(e)
(i)
A regular license certificate and an endorsement to the regular license
certificate held by an individual described in Subsection
(7)(e)(ii)
, that expires
during the time period the individual is stationed outside of the state, is valid until
90 days after the individual's orders are terminated, the individual is discharged, or
the individual's assignment is changed or terminated, unless:
(A)
the license is suspended, disqualified, denied, or has been cancelled or
revoked by the division; or
(B)
the licensee updates the information or photograph on the license certificate.
(ii)
The provisions in Subsection
(7)(e)(i)
apply to an individual:
(A)
ordered to active duty and stationed outside of Utah in any of the armed forces
of the United States;
(B)
who is an immediate family member or dependent of an individual described
in Subsection
(7)(e)(ii)(A)
and is residing outside of Utah;
(C)
who is a civilian employee of the United States State Department or United
States Department of Defense and is stationed outside of the United States; or
(D)
who is an immediate family member or dependent of an individual described
in Subsection
(7)(e)(ii)(C)
and is residing outside of the United States.
(f)
(i)
Except as provided in Subsection
(7)(f)(ii)
, a limited-term license certificate or
a renewal to a limited-term license certificate expires:
(A)
on the expiration date of the period of time of the individual's authorized stay
in the United States or on the date provided under this Subsection
(7)
,
whichever is sooner; or
(B)
on the date of issuance in the first year following the year that the limited-term
license certificate was issued if there is no definite end to the individual's
period of authorized stay.
(ii)
A limited-term license certificate or a renewal to a limited-term license certificate
issued to an approved asylee or a refugee expires on the birth date of the applicant
in the fifth year following the year that the limited-term license certificate was
issued.
(g)
A driving privilege card issued or renewed under Section
53-3-207
expires on the
birth date of the applicant in the first year following the year that the driving privilege
card was issued or renewed.
(8)
(a)
In addition to the information required by Title
63G, Chapter 4
, Administrative
Procedures Act, for requests for agency action, an applicant shall:
(i)
provide:
(A)
the applicant's full legal name;
(B)
the applicant's birth date;
(C)
the applicant's sex;
(D)
(I)
documentary evidence of the applicant's valid social security number;
(II)
written proof that the applicant is ineligible to receive a social security
number;
(III)
the applicant's temporary identification number
(ITIN)

issued by the
Internal Revenue Service for an individual who:
(Aa)
does not qualify for a social security number; and
(Bb)
is applying for a driving privilege card; or
(IV)
other documentary evidence approved by the division;
(E)
the applicant's Utah residence address as documented by a form or forms
acceptable under rules made by the division under Section
53-3-104
, unless
the application is for a temporary CDL issued under Subsection
53-3-407
(2)(b)
;
and
(F)
fingerprints, or a fingerprint confirmation form described in Subsection
53-3-205.5(1)(a)(ii)
, and a photograph in accordance with Section
53-3-205.5

if the applicant is applying for a driving privilege card;
(ii)
provide evidence of the applicant's lawful presence in the United States by
providing documentary evidence:
(A)
that the applicant is:
(I)
a United States citizen;
(II)
a United States national; or
(III)
a legal permanent resident alien; or
(B)
of the applicant's:
(I)
unexpired immigrant or nonimmigrant visa status for admission into the
United States;
(II)
pending or approved application for asylum in the United States;
(III)
admission into the United States as a refugee;
(IV)
pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the
United States;
(V)
approved deferred action status;
(VI)
pending application for adjustment of status to legal permanent resident or
conditional resident; or
(VII)
conditional permanent resident alien status;
(iii)
provide a description of the applicant;
(iv)
state whether the applicant has previously been licensed to drive a motor vehicle
and, if so, when and by what state or country;
(v)
state whether the applicant has ever had a license suspended, cancelled, revoked,
disqualified, or denied in the last 10 years, or whether the applicant has ever had a
license application refused, and if so, the date of and reason for the suspension,
cancellation, revocation, disqualification, denial, or refusal;
(vi)
state whether the applicant intends to make an anatomical gift under Title
26B,
Chapter 8, Part 3
, Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, in compliance with
Subsection
(15)
;
(vii)
state whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender, kidnap
offender, or child abuse offender, in accordance with Title
53, Chapter 29
, Sex,
Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry;
(viii)
state whether the applicant is a veteran of the United States military, provide
verification that the applicant was granted an honorable or general discharge from
the United States Armed Forces, and state whether the applicant does or does not
authorize sharing the information with the Department of Veterans and Military
Affairs;
(ix)
provide all other information the division requires; and
(x)
sign the application which signature may include an electronic signature as
defined in Section
46-4-102
.
(b)
Unless the applicant provides acceptable verification of homelessness as described in
rules made by the division, an applicant shall have a Utah residence address
, unless
the application is for a temporary CDL issued under Subsection
53-3-407
(2)(b).
.
(c)
An applicant shall provide evidence of lawful presence in the United States in
accordance with Subsection
(8)(a)(ii)
, unless the application is for a driving privilege
card.
(d)
The division shall maintain on the division's computerized records an applicant's:
(i)
(A)
social security number;
(B)
temporary identification number
(ITIN)
; or
(C)
other number assigned by the division if Subsection
(8)(a)(i)(D)(IV)
applies;
and
(ii)
indication whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender, kidnap
offender, or child abuse offender in accordance with Title
53, Chapter 29
, Sex,
Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry.
(9)
The division shall require proof of an applicant's name, birth date, and birthplace by at
least one of the following means:
(a)
current license certificate;
(b)
birth certificate;
(c)
Selective Service registration; or
(d)
other proof, including church records, family Bible notations, school records, or
other evidence considered acceptable by the division.
(10)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection
(10)(c)
, if an applicant receives a license in a
higher class than what the applicant originally was issued:
(i)
the license application is treated as an original application; and
(ii)
license and endorsement fees is assessed under Section
53-3-105
.
(b)
An applicant that receives a downgraded license in a lower license class during an
existing license cycle that has not expired:
(i)
may be issued a duplicate license with a lower license classification for the
remainder of the existing license cycle; and
(ii)
shall be assessed a duplicate license fee under Subsection
53-3-105(25)
if a
duplicate license is issued under Subsection
(10)(b)(i)
.
(c)
An applicant who has received a downgraded license in a lower license class under
Subsection
(10)(b)
:
(i)
may, when eligible, receive a duplicate license in the highest class previously
issued during a license cycle that has not expired for the remainder of the existing
license cycle; and
(ii)
shall be assessed a duplicate license fee under Subsection
53-3-105(25)
if a
duplicate license is issued under Subsection
(10)(c)(i)
.
(11)
(a)
When an application is received from an applicant previously licensed in another
state to drive a motor vehicle, the division shall request a copy of the driver's record
from the other state.
(b)
When received, the driver's record becomes part of the driver's record in this state
with the same effect as though entered originally on the driver's record in this state.
(12)
An application for reinstatement of a license after the suspension, cancellation,
disqualification, denial, or revocation of a previous license is accompanied by the
additional fee or fees specified in Section
53-3-105
.
(13)
An individual who has an appointment with the division for testing and fails to keep
the appointment or to cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the appointment shall pay
the fee under Section
53-3-105
.
(14)
An applicant who applies for an original license or renewal of a license agrees that the
individual's license is subject to a suspension or revocation authorized under this title or
Title
41, Motor Vehicles
.
(15)
(a)
Upon an application for a commercial class A, B, or C license, the applicant shall
sign an acknowledgment, issued by the division, acknowledging that to pass a
commercial driver license skills test, the applicant is required to read and speak the
English language sufficiently to:
(i)
converse with the general public;
(ii)
understand highway traffic signs and signals;
(iii)
respond to official inquiries; and
(iv)
make entries on reports and records.
(b)
The division shall file and retain the acknowledgment described in Subsection
(15)(a)
.
(15)
(16)
(a)
A licensee shall authenticate the indication of intent under Subsection
(8)(a)(vi)
in accordance with division rule.
(b)
(i)
Notwithstanding Title
63G, Chapter 2
, Government Records Access and
Management Act, the division may, upon request, release to an organ procurement
organization, as defined in Section
26B-8-301
, the names and addresses of all
applicants who, under Subsection
(8)(a)(vi)
, indicate that they intend to make an
anatomical gift.
(ii)
An organ procurement organization may use released information only to:
(A)
obtain additional information for an anatomical gift registry; and
(B)
inform licensees of anatomical gift options, procedures, and benefits.
(16)
(17)
Notwithstanding Title
63G, Chapter 2
, Government Records Access and
Management Act, the division may release to the Department of Veterans and Military
Affairs the names and addresses of all applicants who indicate their status as a veteran
under Subsection
(8)(a)(viii)
.
(17)
(18)
Notwithstanding Title
63G, Chapter 2
, Government Records Access and
Management Act, the division shall, upon request, release to the
Sex, Kidnap, and Child
Abuse Offender Registry office in
Bureau of Criminal Identification within
the
Department of Public Safety, the names and addresses of all applicants who, under
Subsection
(8)(a)(vii)
, indicate they are required to register as a sex offender, kidnap
offender, or child abuse offender in accordance with Title
53, Chapter 29
, Sex, Kidnap,
and Child Abuse Offender Registry.
(18)
(19)
The division and its employees are not liable, as a result of false or inaccurate
information provided under Subsection
(8)(a)(vi)
or
(viii)
, for direct or indirect:
(a)
loss;
(b)
detriment; or
(c)
injury.
(19)
(20)
An applicant who knowingly fails to provide the information required under
Subsection
(8)(a)(vii)
is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(20)
(21)
A person may not hold both an unexpired Utah license certificate and an
unexpired identification card.
(21)
(22)
(a)
An applicant who applies for an original motorcycle endorsement to a
regular license certificate is exempt from the requirement to pass the knowledge and
skills test to be eligible for the motorcycle endorsement if the applicant:
(i)
is a resident of the state of Utah;
(ii)
(A)
is ordered to active duty and stationed outside of Utah in any of the armed
forces of the United States; or
(B)
is an immediate family member or dependent of an individual described in
Subsection
(21)(a)(ii)(A)
(22)(a)(ii)(A)
and is residing outside of Utah;
(iii)
has a digitized driver license photo on file with the division;
(iv)
provides proof to the division of the successful completion of a certified
Motorcycle Safety Foundation rider training course; and
(v)
provides the necessary information and documentary evidence required under
Subsection
(8)
.
(b)
In accordance with Title
63G, Chapter 3
, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
division shall make rules:
(i)
establishing the procedures for an individual to obtain a motorcycle endorsement
under this Subsection
(21)
; and
(ii)
identifying the applicable restrictions for a motorcycle endorsement issued under
this Subsection
(21)
.
Section 3. Section
53-3-407
is amended to read:
53-3-407
. Qualifications for commercial driver license -- Fee -- Third parties
may administer skills test.
(1)
(a)
As used in this section, "CDL driver training school" means a business enterprise
conducted by an individual, association, partnership, or corporation that:
(i)
educates and trains persons, either practically or theoretically, or both, to drive
commercial motor vehicles; and
(ii)
prepares an applicant for an examination under Subsection
(2)(a)(iii)
.
(b)
A CDL driver training school may charge a consideration or tuition for the services
provided under Subsection
(1)(a)
.
(2)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection
(2)(c)
, a CDL may be issued only to a person
who:
(i)
is a resident of this state or is an out-of-state resident if the person qualifies for a
non-domiciled CDL as defined in 49 C.F.R.
Part 383
;
(ii)
has held a CDIP for a minimum of 14 days prior to taking the skills test under 49
C.F.R.
Part 383
, including a person who is upgrading a CDL class or endorsement
requiring a skills test under 49 C.F.R.
Part 383
;
(iii)
has passed a test of knowledge and skills for driving a commercial motor vehicle,
that complies with minimum standards established by federal regulation in 49
C.F.R.
Part 383
, Subparts G and H; and
(iv)
has complied with all requirements of 49 C.F.R.
Part 383
and other applicable
state laws and federal regulations.
(b)
A person who applies for a CDL is exempt from the requirement to pass a skills test
to be eligible for the license if the person:
(i)
is a resident of the state of Utah;
(ii)
has successfully completed a skills test administered by a state or a party
authorized by a state or jurisdiction that is compliant with 49 C.F.R.
Part 383
; and
(iii)
held a valid Utah CDIP at the time the test was administered.
(c)
The department shall waive any tests specified in this section for a commercial driver
license applicant who, subject to the limitations and requirements of 49 C.F.R. Sec.
383.77, meets all certifications required for a waiver under 49 C.F.R. Sec. 383.77 and
certifies that the applicant:
(i)
is a member of the active or reserve components of any branch or unit of the
armed forces or a veteran who received an honorable or general discharge from
any branch or unit of the active or reserve components of the United States Armed
Forces;
(ii)
is or was regularly employed in a position in the armed forces requiring operation
of a commercial motor vehicle; and
(iii)
has legally operated, while on active duty for at least two years immediately
preceding application for a commercial driver license, a vehicle representative of
the commercial motor vehicle the driver applicant operates or expects to operate.
(d)
An applicant who requests a waiver under Subsection
(2)(c)
shall present a
completed application for a military skills test waiver at the time of the request.
(3)
Tests required under this section shall be prescribed and administered by the division.
(4)
The division shall maintain a record of:
(a)
applicants who fail a commercial driver license skills test or fail to take a commercial
driver license skills test due to the applicant's English language proficiency; and
(b)
the CDL driver training school attended by an applicant described in Subsection
(4)(a)
.
(4)
(5)
The division shall authorize a person, an agency of this state, an employer, a private
driver training facility or other private institution, or a department, agency, or entity of
local government to administer the skills test required under this section if:
(a)
the test is the same test as prescribed by the division, and is administered in the same
manner; and
(b)
the party authorized under this section to administer the test has entered into an
agreement with the state that complies with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. Sec.
383.75.
(5)
(6)
(a)
An out-of-state resident who holds a valid CDIP issued by a state or
jurisdiction that is compliant with 49 C.F.R.
Part 383
may take a skills test
administered by a party authorized under this section.
(b)
A person authorized under this section to administer the skills test may charge a fee
for administration of the skills test.
(c)
A person authorized under this section to administer the skills test shall:
(i)
electronically transmit skills test results for an out-of-state resident to the licensing
agency in the state or jurisdiction in which the person has obtained a valid CDIP;
and
(ii)
provide the out-of-state resident with documentary evidence upon successful
completion of the skills test.
(6)
(7)
A person who has an appointment with the division for testing and fails to keep the
appointment or to cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the appointment shall pay the
fee under Section
53-3-105
.
(7)
(8)
A person authorized under this section to administer the skills test is not criminally
or civilly liable for the administration of the test unless
he
the person
administers the
test in a grossly negligent manner.
(8)
(9)
The division may waive the skills test required under this section if it determines
that the applicant meets the requirements of 49 C.F.R. Sec. 383.77.
Section 4. Section
53-3-407.1
is amended to read:
53-3-407.1
. Commercial driver license third party tester or third party examiner
license -- Fingerprint background check required.
(1)
A commercial driver license third party tester or commercial driver license third party
examiner shall be licensed by the division to be eligible to administer the commercial
driver license skills tests.
(2)
(a)
An applicant for a commercial driver license third party tester or third party
examiner license shall submit fingerprints in a form acceptable to the division at the
time the license application is filed and shall consent to a fingerprint background
check by the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation regarding the application.
(b)
The division shall request the Department of Public Safety to complete a Federal
Bureau of Investigation criminal background check for each commercial driver
license third party tester or third party examiner applicant through the national
criminal history system or any successor system.
(c)
The Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification shall release to the division all
information received in response to the division's request under this Subsection
(2)
.
(d)
A commercial driver license third party tester or third party examiner license may
not be issued under this section until the criminal background check required under
this Subsection
(2)
has been completed and reviewed by the division.
(e)
In addition to any fees imposed under this chapter, the division shall:
(i)
impose on individuals submitting fingerprints in accordance with this Subsection
(2)
the fees that the Bureau of Criminal Identification
is authorized to
may
collect
for the services the Bureau of Criminal Identification provides under this section;
and
(ii)
remit the fees collected under this Subsection
(2)(e)
to the Bureau of Criminal
Identification.
(3)
In accordance with
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act
, the
division shall make rules establishing:
(a)
minimum standards for a commercial driver license third party tester or third party
examiner license;
(b)
procedures for an applicant to apply for a commercial driver license third party tester
or third party examiner license;
(c)
minimum standards for the commercial driver license skills test;
and
(d)
procedures to enable a licensed commercial driver license third party tester or
commercial driver license third party examiner to administer or process a commercial
driver license skills test for an applicant to receive a commercial driver license
.
; and
(e)
procedures for a commercial driver license third party tester or third party examiner
to notify the division when an applicant fails a commercial driver license skills test or
fails to take a commercial driver license skills test due to the applicant's English
language proficiency.
Section 5. Section
53-3-410
is amended to read:
53-3-410
. Applicant information required for CDIP and CDL -- State resident to
have state CDL.
(1)
The application for a CDL, limited-term CDL, or CDIP shall include the following
information regarding the applicant:
(a)
full legal name;
(b)
current mailing address;
(c)
Utah residential address
, unless the application is for a temporary CDL issued under
Subsection
53-3-407(2)(b)
;
(d)
physical description, including sex, height, weight, and eye color;
(e)
date of birth;
(f)
documentary evidence of the applicant's valid
Social Security
social security

number;
(g)
a complete list of all states in which the applicant was issued a driver license in the
previous 10 years upon:
(i)
initial issuance of a Utah license;
(ii)
renewal of a CDL for the first time after September 30, 2002; or
(iii)
transfer of a CDL from another state;
(h)
the applicant's signature;
(i)
evidence of the applicant's lawful presence in the United States by providing
documentary evidence:
(i)
that a person is:
(A)
a United States Citizen;
(B)
a United States national; or
(C)
a legal permanent resident alien; or
(ii)
of the applicant's:
(A)
unexpired immigrant or nonimmigrant visa status for admission into the
United States;
(B)
pending or approved application for asylum in the United States;
(C)
admission into the United States as a refugee;
(D)
pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the United
States;
(E)
approved deferred action status;
(F)
pending application for adjustment of status to legal permanent resident or
conditional resident; or
(G)
conditional permanent resident alien status; and
(j)
beginning on January 30, 2012, a medical certification status.
(2)
An application under this section shall also include all certifications required by 49
C.F.R., Part 383.71.
(3)
When the holder of a license under this part changes the holder's name, mailing address,
or residence, the holder shall make application for a duplicate license within 30 days of
the change.
(4)
A person who has been a resident of this state for 30 consecutive days may not drive a
commercial motor vehicle under the authority of a commercial driver license issued by
another jurisdiction.
Section 6.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
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