How is Your Career Affected by CDL and Speeding Tickets?
Your Commercial Drivers License is your livelihood. CDL and Speeding Tickets do not mix well. Without the option of Traffic School, you need CDL experts to help with your speeding ticket. Here’s why:
Commercial drivers may not attend a traffic school to have an offense dismissed for any traffic violation including speeding tickets. (VC §42005[c])
California recognizes points on your driving record from other states including points for speeding tickets. In fact, all CDL drivers must disclose all states in which they were previously licensed during the past ten years and surrender all out-of-state driver licenses (current or expired), if any.
According to the California Department of Motor Vehicles, All commercial vehicle drivers must:
- Be a California resident before applying for a California CDL.
- Notify their home state Department of Motor Vehicles of any conviction, which occurred in other states within 30 days of the conviction.
- Notify their employer of any conviction within 30 days of the conviction using form Report of Traffic Conviction (DL 535) including speeding ticket infractions.
- Notify their employer of any revocation, suspension, cancellation, or disqualification before the end of the business day following the action.
- Give their employer a 10-year employment history of commercial driving, if applying for a job as a driver.
The department keeps a public record of all your speeding tickets, traffic convictions and accidents for 36 months or longer. A traffic conviction for driving unsafely counts as one point. Any accident you contributed to or were responsible or at fault for, are normally counted as one point.
A violation received in a commercial vehicle carries one and one-half times the point count. A Class A or B driver who does not have a special certificate or an endorsement may be allowed two additional points before being considered a negligent operator.
If you get too many points, you lose your privilege to drive. You are considered a negligent operator of a commercial motor vehicle when your driving record shows the following point counts:
- 4 points in 12 months
- 6 points in 24 months
- 8 points in 36 months
You may be entitled to a higher point count (6, 8, or 10 points) if you request and appear for a hearing and if 4, 6, or 8 points were not obtained in a Class C vehicle.
But here’s the kicker. If you receive AND ARE CONVICTED for speeding 15 mph or more above the posted speed limit twice within a three year period you will be disqualified from operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle for 60 days!
Don’t let this happen to your livelihood. If you have a speeding ticket or any other traffic violation, let our experts help. Call us today at 800.850.8038, explore this site (classadriversdismissyourticket.com) including the “Dismiss A Ticket” link above or visit our main site at www.TicketBust.com for more information on CDL and speeding tickets.
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