1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a nonresident may drive a commercial motor vehicle if the person has a commercial driver’s license or a commercial driver’s instruction permit issued by any state in accordance with the minimum federal standards established by the secretary and the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (Title XII of Pub. Law 99-570), which license is not suspended, revoked, or cancelled, and who is not otherwise disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle or subject to an out of service order in any state.

2. Any commercial motor vehicle driver who has been licensed in another state in accordance with the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (Title XII of Pub. Law 99-570), and has moved into this state before July 1, 1990, or such other effective date as stated in section 307.782, shall apply for a license in this state, which license shall not be issued before July 27, 1989, and such person shall be allowed to operate a commercial motor vehicle with the license issued by such other state until the director requires the person to obtain a commercial driver’s license issued by this state.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 302.730

  • Commercial motor vehicle: a motor vehicle designed or regularly used for carrying freight and merchandise, or more than fifteen passengers. See Missouri Laws 302.010
  • Director: the director of revenue acting directly or through the director's authorized officers and agents. See Missouri Laws 302.010
  • License: a license issued by a state to a person which authorizes a person to operate a motor vehicle. See Missouri Laws 302.010
  • Motor vehicle: any self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively upon tracks except motorized bicycles, as defined in section 307. See Missouri Laws 302.010
  • Nonresident: every person who is not a resident of this state. See Missouri Laws 302.010
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Vehicle: any mechanical device on wheels, designed primarily for use, or used on highways, except motorized bicycles, electric bicycles, vehicles propelled or drawn by horses or human power, or vehicles used exclusively on fixed rails or tracks, or cotton trailers or motorized wheelchairs operated by handicapped persons. See Missouri Laws 302.010