Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-10-.17-3-.05

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 770-X-10-.17-3-.05 - Drivers Declared "Out Of Service"

(1) AUTHORITY TO DECLARE DRIVERS "OUT OF SERVICE" - Every enforcement officer of this Commission is authorized to declare a driver out of service and to notify the motor carrier of that declaration, if he finds at the time and place of examination that the driver has violated, or is violating 770-X-10-17-2-.03.

(2) ACTION TAKEN WHEN A DRIVER IS DECLARED "OUT OF SERVICE" - When he declares a driver out of service, the officer shall:

(a) Record his findings that the driver has violated or is violating 770-X-10-.17 -2-.03 or 770-X-10-.02 -.04, and serve the finding on the motor carrier by tendering a copy of that report; and

(b) Place a notice on the motor vehicle.

(3) DUTIES OF THE MOTOR CARRIER - A motor carrier must not require or permit a driver who has been declared out of service to drive or operate a motor vehicle within 24 hours after the out of service declaration.

(4) DUTIES OF THE DRIVER - A driver who has been declared out of service shall not drive or operate a motor vehicle within 24 hours after the out of service declaration. Also, the driver who has been declared out of service must so notify his employer.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-10-.17-3-.05

Effective January 1981. Filed with LRS February 5, 2013. Filed for Codification in the Alabama Administrative Code by the Alabama Public Service Commission on February 5, 2013, pursuant to Code of Ala. 1975, § 41-22-7.

Author: Alabama Public Service Commission

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 37-3-5, 37-3-7.