Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 102.07 - National driver registry and commercial driver license information system
(1) The department shall make inquiries of
the commercial driver license information system and the national driver
registry to determine licensing eligibility before issuing a license.
(2) The department may not issue a product
until the department receives driver record information from the commercial
driver license information system, the national driver registry, and the state
pointer exchange system.
Note: See s. 343.03 (5), Stats.
(3) Except as
provided in pars. (a) to (d), the department may not issue a commercial driver
license to an applicant whose operating privilege is suspended, cancelled,
revoked, or disqualified under the law of another jurisdiction or the U.S.
(a) If the applicant's operating privilege is
disqualified in another jurisdiction, the department may only issue the
applicant a commercial driver license if the disqualification period has
expired and the applicant qualifies for issuance of a commercial driver license
in the other jurisdiction.
(b) If
the applicant's commercial operating privilege is disqualified by the U.S., and
not by any other jurisdiction, the department may only issue the applicant a
commercial driver license if the disqualification has expired and the applicant
qualifies for issuance of a commercial driver license in this state.
(c) If the applicant's operating privilege is
suspended or revoked in another jurisdiction, the department may only issue the
applicant a commercial driver license if the applicant reinstates their
operating privilege in the other jurisdiction.
(d) If the applicant's operating privilege is
cancelled in another jurisdiction, the department may only issue the applicant
a commercial driver license if the applicant qualifies for issuance of a
commercial driver license in the other jurisdiction.
Notes
See s. 343.06 (2), Stats., 49 CFR 383.52 (d), 49 CFR 384.210, and 49 CFR 384.214, and 49 USC 31311 (a) (10) (A).
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Information system record inquiries for issuance of commercial driver licenses required by s. 343.03(5), Stats., shall be made as follows:
(1) The department shall make inquiries of the commercial driver license information system and the national driver registry to determine licensing eligibility before issuing a license.
(2) When the information systems described in sub. (1) are inoperative, the person 's class D or M license may be processed based on the information certified by the person on the license application and any Wisconsin driver record available except that licenses may not be issued prior to a record check for the following persons:
(a) A person who is obtaining his or her first regular driver license.
(b) A person who is licensed in another state and is seeking to obtain a regular Wisconsin license.
Note: The
(3) Subsequent to the issuance of a license under sub. (2), when the information system is again operative, the driver record inquiry will be made. If the inquiry shows that the person 's record is unacceptable, the department may cancel, revoke or suspend the license issued under sub. (2).