§286-242 - Commercial drivers prohibited from operating with any alcohol in their body.
§286-242 Commercial drivers prohibited from operating with any alcohol in their body. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle while having any alcohol in that person's body.
(b) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration of 0.01 per cent or more by weight or who refuses to take a test as provided by section 286-243 shall be issued a twenty-four-hour out-of-service order. The driver shall also be placed out-of-service for twenty-four hours if the results of a blood test are not immediately available.
(c) It is unlawful for any person who has 0.04 per cent or more, by weight, of alcohol in the person's blood to drive a "commercial motor vehicle", as defined in section 286-2. Any person who violates this provision shall be subject to the penalties as provided in section 286-249. [L 1989, c 320, pt of §2; am L 1990, c 342, §11; am L 1995, c 114, §7; am L 2006, c 130, §8]