1. (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. (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. (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.

   1. (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.
   2. (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.
   3. (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.

   4. (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.

      Note: 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).

History

History: Cr. Register, September, 1982, No. 321, eff. 10-1-82; r. and recr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91; am. (2), Register, November, 1994, No. 467, eff. 12-1-94; am. (2), Register, December, 1999, No. 528, eff. 1-1-00; CR 23-042: am. (title), r. (intro.), r. and recr. (2), (3) Register April 2025 No. 832, eff. 5-1-25.