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['Commercial drivers license CDL', 'Entry-Level driver training']
['CDL endorsements and restrictions', 'Commercial drivers license CDL', 'Commercial learners permit CLP', 'Driver disqualification', 'Entry-level driver training']
04/07/2026
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Out-of-service violations
['Commercial drivers license CDL', 'Entry-Level driver training']
- The holder of a commercial driver's license (CDL) or a commercial learner's permit (CLP) that receives an out-of-service order from a law enforcement officer and is convicted of violating that order faces a fine and disqualification period.
- The disqualification period can range from 180 days to one year for a first violation of an out-of-service order to three to five years for three or more violations during a 10-year period.
- The disqualification period for violating an out-of-service order by the driver of a passenger or hazardous materials carrying vehicle can range from 180 days to two years for a first violation to three to five years for additional violations.
The holder of a commercial driver’s license (CDL) or commercial learner’s permit (CLP) who is placed out of service by a law enforcement officer for a certain period or until a problem has been corrected, may not violate the officer’s order. A driver who violates an out-of-service order and is convicted of this violation, faces a fine and disqualification period.
Out-of-service disqualification period
The disqualification period is as follows:
| First violations | 180 days to 1 year |
| Second violation during a 10-year period | 2 years to 5 years |
| Three or more violations during a 10-year period | 3 years to 5 years |
Out-of-service disqualification period: Bus and hazmat vehicle drivers
The penalties are more severe for bus drivers and drivers transporting hazardous materials. The disqualification period is as follows:
| First violation | 180 days to 2 years |
| All additional violations | 3 years to 5 years |
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Commercial Driver’s License Information System (CDLIS)
Out-of-service violations
InstituteCommercial drivers license CDLCommercial learners permit CLPEntry-Level driver trainingDriver disqualificationEntry-level driver trainingCDL endorsements and restrictionsIn Depth (Level 3)Focus AreaEnglishAnalysisCommercial drivers license CDLUSA
['Commercial drivers license CDL', 'Entry-Level driver training']
- The holder of a commercial driver's license (CDL) or a commercial learner's permit (CLP) that receives an out-of-service order from a law enforcement officer and is convicted of violating that order faces a fine and disqualification period.
- The disqualification period can range from 180 days to one year for a first violation of an out-of-service order to three to five years for three or more violations during a 10-year period.
- The disqualification period for violating an out-of-service order by the driver of a passenger or hazardous materials carrying vehicle can range from 180 days to two years for a first violation to three to five years for additional violations.
The holder of a commercial driver’s license (CDL) or commercial learner’s permit (CLP) who is placed out of service by a law enforcement officer for a certain period or until a problem has been corrected, may not violate the officer’s order. A driver who violates an out-of-service order and is convicted of this violation, faces a fine and disqualification period.
Out-of-service disqualification period
The disqualification period is as follows:
| First violations | 180 days to 1 year |
| Second violation during a 10-year period | 2 years to 5 years |
| Three or more violations during a 10-year period | 3 years to 5 years |
Out-of-service disqualification period: Bus and hazmat vehicle drivers
The penalties are more severe for bus drivers and drivers transporting hazardous materials. The disqualification period is as follows:
| First violation | 180 days to 2 years |
| All additional violations | 3 years to 5 years |
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