Tennessee § 55-50-413 - Valid medical card required.
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§ 55-50-413. Valid medical card required.
Beginning January 1, 2011, all persons holding valid commercial driver licenses issued by this state shall be required to maintain a valid medical card and provide the department a copy of each medical card issued, or provide evidence of an exemption from the medical card requirements. Persons who apply for a commercial driver license on or after January 1, 2012, will be required to provide the department with a copy of their current medical card or provide evidence of an exemption from the medical card requirements prior to issuance of a commercial driver license. The copies shall be provided in a manner prescribed by the department. A commercial driver who fails to maintain current proof of the driver's medical card with the department shall be subject to cancellation of the driver's commercial driver license. This section shall not apply to a person holding a commercial driver license to perform transportation services as an employee of the federal government, a state, a political subdivision of a state, or an agency established under a compact between states that has been approved by the congress of the United States; provided, however, that the exemption created by this subsection (d) shall not apply to a passenger, school bus or hazardous material endorsement. Acts 2010, ch. 1037, § 9; 2011, ch. 50, § 1.
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Section 55-50-413 ("Valid medical card required.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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