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Which Traffic Ticket’s Affect My Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)

Which Traffic Ticket’s Affect My Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)

Va Code §46.2-341.20 is the Virginia version of Part §383.51 of U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Rules.

If a Commercial Driver’s License Holder (CDL) commits:

  • two serious traffic offense they will lose their CDL for 60-days.
  • three serious traffic offenses they will lose their CDL for 120-days.

The following traffic tickets are “serious traffic offenses”

  • Speeding 15 mphs over the limit or faster
  • Reckless Driving
  • Fatal traffic accident arising from a traffic control violation
  • Improper lane change or following too closely
  • Following too closely
  • Texting while driving in a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) [Va. Code § 46.2-1078.1]
  • Talking on the phone while driving in a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) [Va. Code § 46.2-1078.1]

Luke J. Nichols

The law firm of Nichols & Green pllc

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About Luke Nichols

Luke Nichols practices almost exclusively traffic law in Northern Virginia. His primary practice areas include reckless driving, speeding, DUI/DWI, refusal, hit-and-run, driving on a suspended license, and driving on a revoked license. Mr. Nichols has represented hundreds of Virginia drivers. You can also connect with Luke on Google+
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