(a) No person who holds a valid commercial driver’s license shall drive a commercial motor vehicle unless he is physically qualified to do so. Each person who drives or expects to drive a commercial motor vehicle in interstate or foreign commerce or is otherwise subject to 49 C.F.R. 391, et seq., as amended, shall certify to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles at the time of application for a commercial driver’s license that he is in compliance with these standards. Any person who is not subject to 49 C.F.R. 391, et seq., as amended, also shall certify at the time of application that he is not subject to these standards.
(b) A person is qualified to drive a class B commercial motor vehicle with a school bus endorsement, if he has been certified as medically qualified in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of Education.
(c) Any medical examination required by this section shall be performed only by a person licensed under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4731 to practice medicine or surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery in this State, or licensed under any similar law of another state, except that any part of such an examination that pertains to visual acuity, field of vision, and he ability to recognize colors may be performed by a person licensed under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4725 to practice optometry in this State, or licensed under any similar law of another state.
(d) Whenever good cause appears, the Registrar, upon issuing a commercial driver’s license under this chapter, may impose restrictions suitable to the licensee’s driving ability with respect to the type of motor vehicle or special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle which the licensee may operate, or such other restrictions applicable to the licensee as the Registrar determines to be necessary.
The Registrar may either issue a special restricted license or may set forth such restrictions upon the usual license form.
The Registrar, upon receiving satisfactory evidence of any violation of the restrictions of such license, may suspend or revoke the same.
The Registrar, upon receiving satisfactory evidence that an applicant or holder of a commercial driver’s license has violated Ohio R.C. 4506.04(A)(4) and knowingly given false information on any application or certification required by Ohio R.C. 4506.07, shall cancel the commercial driver’s license of the person or any pending application from the person for a commercial driver’s license or class D driver’s license for a period of at least sixty days, during which time no application for a commercial driver’s license or class D driver’s license shall be received from the person.
(e) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(Ord. 189-00. Passed 11-27-00.)