At the risk of making a simple conversation longer, I think you linked general driving laws and DUI testing by law enforcement and not anything related to the extra layer of implied consent when obtaining or maintaining a valid CDL. You can speak more about what you meant by contradiction, maybe neither Cat or I understood what you meant, Cat doesn't see a contradiction and I do but maybe not what you were describing. For another example, the requirement of a valid health card to maintain a valid CDL, in many cases, your medical conditions and medical records are protected from employers and law enforcement and in most cases, they can not discriminate if you have a medical condition but a CDL is different. Again, not sure if this is the norm for the federal system but in this state, your health card is reported to the database, meaning if your health card is not up to date, you get letters stating that your CDL is invalid. Prior to the automated or connected system (I'm thinking it was 5-6 years ago), the state or the DOT was not aware if you had a valid health card and the only way that they discovered if you had one or not, was if they pulled you over, you were in an accident and the officer actually asked for it, and in my experience, they rarely asked for it. I hope the statute of limitations has expired on this but I actually drove sweet corn truck for years without a valid CDL. I had the CDL but didn't have a valid health card and without a reminder, it was something that I never thought about but I drove locally and at night and the only people who pulled you over was the sheriff or a deputy as the state troopers, especially the commercial vehicle troopers, did not work at night.
I believe our state laws have changed recently as a result of a case that made it to the state supreme court but I honestly don't know what they are because I can't imagine a situation where I need to be aware of a DUI law or a DUI law change.
I believe our state laws have changed recently as a result of a case that made it to the state supreme court but I honestly don't know what they are because I can't imagine a situation where I need to be aware of a DUI law or a DUI law change.
