§286-234  Employer responsibilities. (a)  Each employer shall require the applicant to provide the informationspecified in section 286-233.

(b)  Noemployer shall knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver to drivea commercial motor vehicle:

(1)  During any period in which the driver has adriver's license or permit suspended, revoked, or canceled by a state, has lostthe privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle in a state, or has beendisqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle;

(2)  During any period in which the driver has morethan one driver's license;

(3)  During any period in which the driver, or thecommercial motor vehicle the driver 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 orregulation pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings.

(c)  Any employer who violates subsection (a)or (b)(1) or (2) shall for a first conviction be fined not more than $100; forconviction of a second offense committed within one year after the date of theprior conviction, the employer shall be fined not more than $300; forconviction of a third or subsequent offense committed within two years afterthe date of the second conviction, the employer shall be fined not more than$1,000.

(d)  Any employer who is convicted of aviolation of subsection (b)(3) shall be subject to a fine of not less than$2,750 nor more than $25,000.

(e)  Any employer who is convicted of aviolation of subsection (b)(4) shall be subject to a civil penalty of not morethan $10,000. [L 1989, c 320, pt of §2; am L 1990, c 342, §16; am L 1992, c 93,§1; am L 1993, c 268, §5; am L 1996, c 135, §3; am L 2002, c 70, §1; am L 2004,c 103, §4; am L 2009, c 46, §1]