South Dakota § 32-12A-4 - Holder of commercial learner's permit or driver license to notify department and employer of conviction for violation of motor vehicle traffic law--Prior employment history to be furnished employer.

§ 32-12A-4. Holder of commercial learner's permit or driver license to notify department and employer of conviction for violation of motor vehicle traffic law--Prior employment history to be furnished employer.

Any driver holding a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license issued by the state, who is convicted of violating any state law or local ordinance of any other state, or federal, provincial, territorial, or municipal law of Canada, relating to motor vehicle traffic control other than parking violations, shall notify the department in the manner specified by the department within thirty days of the date of conviction.

Any driver holding a commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license issued by the state, who is convicted of violating any state law or local ordinance of any other state, or federal, provincial, territorial, or municipal law of Canada, relating to motor vehicle traffic control other than parking violations, shall notify that person's employer in writing of the conviction within thirty days of the date of conviction.

Any driver whose commercial learner's permit or commercial driver license is suspended, revoked, or cancelled by any state, or who loses the privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle in any state for any period, including being disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle, or who is subject to an out-of-service order, shall notify that person's employer of such fact before the end of the business day following the day the driver received notice of that fact.

Any person who applies to be a commercial motor vehicle driver shall provide the employer, at the time of the application, with the following information for the ten years preceding the date of application:

(1)    A list of the names and addresses of the applicant's previous employers for which the applicant was a driver of a commercial motor vehicle;

(2)    The dates between which the applicant drove for each employer; and

(3)    The reason for leaving each employer. The applicant shall certify that all information furnished is true and complete. An employer may require an applicant to provide additional information.

Source: SL 1989, ch 267, § 3; SDCL § 32-12-80; SL 2001, ch 171, §§ 74, 115; SL 2015, ch 168, § 3.