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HB 667: Motor vehicles; standards for liability of an employer or insurance provider for actions relating to a commercial vehicle driver; provide

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House Bill 667

By: Representatives Anderson of the 10th, Erwin of the 32nd, Gambill of the 15th, Scoggins of the 14th, Bonner of the 73rd, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

To amend Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commercial drivers' licenses, so as to provide standards for liability of an employer or insurance provider for actions relating to a commercial vehicle driver; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commercial drivers' licenses, is amended by revising Code Section 40-5-145, relating to duties of employer, as follows:

"40-5-145.

(a) Each employer shall require every commercial motor vehicle driver applicant to provide the information specified in subsection (d) of Code Section 40-5-144.

(b) No employer may knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle during any period:

(1) In which the driver has a driver's license suspended, revoked, or canceled by a any state; has lost the privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle in a any state; or has been disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle;

(2) In which the driver has more than one driver's license;

(3) In which the driver, or the commercial motor vehicle that he or she is driving, or the motor carrier operation, is subject to an out of service order; or

(4) In violation of a federal, state, or local law or regulation pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings.

(c)(1) As used in this subsection, the term:

(A) 'Driver's record' means investigation of a driver's safety performance history through an enumeration of accidents and convictions of moving traffic violations as provided by the department pursuant to Code Section 40-5-2.

(B) 'Federal requirements' means the number of years an employer of a commercial motor vehicle driver is required to investigate of a driver's record pursuant to federal law.

(2) For purposes of establishing liability of any employer or insurance provider in a civil action relating to the holder of a commercial driver's license, use of:

(A) The driver's record shall be limited to federal requirements; and

(B) Any vehicle global positioning system data or video recordings, including electronic control module data and any onboard electronic recording devices, shall be limited to the date an accident or moving violation occurred."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.