P.R. Laws tit. 9, § 5067
Any person who wishes to engage in the operation of motor vehicles that transport hazardous materials shall obtain a special endorsement to such effects from the Secretary. To obtain such endorsement, the applicant must also fulfill the requirements established in § 5056 of this title, with the following additional requirements:
(a) Be over twenty-one (21) years of age.
(b) Hold a driver’s license to operate motor vehicles of the category to be used.
(c) To submit attesting evidence that he/she has taken courses or training, with a frequency of not less than every two (2) years, offered or approved by the Commission, related to the handling and transportation of hazardous materials, as well as training on emergency response procedures.
(d) File a negative criminal record certificate issued by the Puerto Rico Police at the moment of requesting or renewing the license or requesting an endorsement for the transportation of hazardous materials.
(e) File a sworn statement attesting that he/she has a good record as a carrier of hazardous materials in Puerto Rico and all jurisdictions of the United States.
(f) Submit a certificate issued by a public or private clinical laboratory, duly authorized to conduct drug testing in Puerto Rico, stating that the applicant is not a user of controlled substances according to the tests or examinations undergone by him/her.
(g) When requesting this license or endorsement to transport hazardous material for the first time, and then, every two (2) years, the driver shall submit to rigorous examinations administered by the physicians selected by the Department, in order to determine if the applicant is physically and mentally capable of operating heavy motor vehicles that transport hazardous materials, or to drive any other type of vehicle that transports said cargo.
The Secretary, acting jointly with the Commission, shall establish through regulations, the procedures necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this section, as well as any other reasonable requirements or conditions necessary of the issuance or renewal of this type of permit or endorsement.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 3.17; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 3, eff. 8 months after June 3, 2004.