§286-234 Employer responsibilities.
(a) Each employer shall require the applicant to provide the information specified in section 286-233.(b) No employer shall knowingly allow, permit, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle during any period:
(1) In which the driver has a driver's license or permit suspended, revoked, or canceled by a state, has lost the privilege to drive a commercial motor vehicle in a state, or has been disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle; or
(2) In which the driver has more than one driver's license.
(c) Any employer who violates subsection (a) or (b) shall for a first conviction be fined not more than $100; for conviction of a second offense committed within one year after the date of the prior conviction, the employer shall be fined not more than $300; for conviction of a third or subsequent offense committed within two years after the date of the second conviction, the employer shall be fined not more than $1,000.
(d) No employer shall knowingly allow, permit, or authorize any individual to drive a commercial motor vehicle during any period in which the employee, the motor vehicle, or the motor carrier operation is subject to an out-of-service order.
(e) Any employer who is convicted of a violation of subsection (d) shall be subject to a fine of not less than $2,500 nor more than $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]