Most commercial driving cases are heard in traffic courts that have a well-established process for reporting convictions to state driver license agencies. However, felony commercial driving cases are more complex, and the process for reporting relevant convictions includes multiple hurdles from citation to record update.
NCSC is working with a variety of stakeholders across the country: law enforcement, judges, clerks, court staff, prosecutors, and driver license agency staff to study reporting constraints and document what is working to ensure driver history records include felony convictions.
In the fall of 2023, NCSCS hosted three workshops on CDL felony reporting. The first workshop was hosted on September 27th and entitled "Data Quality and Transmission". The second workshop was hosted on October 25th and entitled "Business Process". The third was entitled "Prototypes" and hosted on November 8th. Below please find reports summarizing each workshop.
Summary Reports:
Workshop 1 Summary Report: Data Quality and Transmission
Texas Hold'em Initiative
The Texas Hold’em Initiative is a partnership between U.S. Border Patrol and the Texas Department of Public Safety to report felony convictions of individuals with a commercial driver’s license to the State Driver’s License Agency (SDLA).
TraCS: New York
TraCS: New Yorks' Harrison Town Court Clerk works with state and local law enforcement officers to ensure felony convictions for commercial drivers’ license (CDL) holders don’t slip through the cracks. With a creative use of their citation software, TraCS, felony convictions are sent directly to the state driver’s license agency (SDLA) through the same software.
Commercial Driving License Quick Reference (CDLQR)
Commercial Driving License Quick Reference (CDLQR) is a web-based application to provide law enforcement with immediate access to the tools needed to quickly and accurately identify commercial vehicles and licensing requirements for those drivers. The beta-version of the application was developed through a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) grant for New Hampshire law enforcement, but designed for easy adaptation by other states.