House Amendment to Senate File 2426 S-5148 Amend Senate File 2426, as amended, passed, and reprinted by 1 the Senate, as follows: 2 1. Page 2, by striking lines 21 through 32 and inserting: 3 < 2. a. A commercial motor carrier shall not employ or 4 engage the services of a commercial driver, including as an 5 independent contractor, who is not sufficiently proficient 6 in the English language in accordance with 49 C.F.R. 7 §391.11(b)(2). A carrier who violates this subsection commits 8 a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under 9 section 805.8A, subsection 13, paragraph “0c” . Each person 10 employed or engaged in violation of this subsection constitutes 11 a separate offense. 12 b. In addition to any other penalty, a peace officer shall 13 issue an out-of-service order to a commercial motor carrier if 14 an investigation, safety audit, or normal business activity 15 reveals any of the following: 16 (1) That the carrier is allowing, or has allowed within 17 the previous twelve months, a person who is not sufficiently 18 proficient in the English language in accordance with 49 C.F.R. 19 §391.11(b)(2) to operate a commercial motor vehicle. 20 (2) That the carrier was issued an out-of-service 21 order by another state or the federal motor carrier safety 22 administration for allowing a person who is not sufficiently 23 proficient in the English language in accordance with 49 C.F.R. 24 §391.11(b)(2) to operate a commercial motor vehicle. > 25 2. By striking page 2, line 33, through page 3, line 14, and 26 inserting: 27 < 3. a. The commercial motor carrier who employed or 28 engaged the services of a person, including as an independent 29 contractor, who was operating a commercial motor vehicle in 30 violation of subsection 1 and the owner of any cargo being 31 transported in the commercial vehicle shall be notified of 32 the vehicle’s location by the officer who made the stop. The 33 carrier or owner of the cargo may arrange for another person 34 who is a commercial driver with sufficient proficiency in the 35 -1- SF 2426.3729.H (1) 91 md 1/ 2 #1. #2.
English language to take possession of the vehicle or transfer 1 the cargo to another vehicle, as applicable. > 2 3. Page 3, line 15, by striking < c. > and inserting < b. > 3 4. Page 3, line 20, after < department > by inserting < of 4 public safety > 5 5. Page 3, after line 24 by inserting: 6 < Sec. ___. Section 805.8A, subsection 13, Code 2026, is 7 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 8 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0c. For each violation of section 321.449C, 9 subsection 2, paragraph “a” , the scheduled fine is ten thousand 10 dollars. > 11 6. By renumbering as necessary. > 12 -2- SF 2426.3729.H (1) 91 md 2/ 2 #3. #4. #5.