OAR 735-063-0370: Effect of Suspension, Cancellation or Revocation on Commercial Driving Privileges

(1) Oregon Class C non-commercial driving privileges are the base privileges upon which commercial driving privileges are added. A person who has a valid Oregon CLP or CDL also has valid Oregon Class C non-commercial privileges. (2) Any suspension, cancellation or revocation of the person’s Class C non-commercial privileges is also a suspension, cancellation or revocation of the person’s commercial driving privileges. (3) If a person is subject to a period of suspension of commercial driving privileges in addition to a suspension of the Class C non-commercial privileges, DMV will notify the person of the proposed suspension of commercial driving privileges in a separate notice. This section does not apply to a proposed suspension under Oregon’s Implied Consent Laws, ORS 813.095 – 813.136. (4) If the person is subject to a suspension, cancellation or revocation of the person’s commercial driving privileges only, DMV will notify the person that the sanction applies only to the person’s commercial driving privileges. If a consecutive suspension is required under Oregon law, the notice will inform the person of the effective dates of the consecutive suspension. (5) A person whose commercial driving privileges are suspended, cancelled or revoked but whose Class C non-commercial driving privileges are valid may downgrade the person’s commercial driving privileges, surrender the CDL, and obtain a Class C non-commercial license. A person who downgrades the commercial driving privileges granted by a CDL may regain the downgraded privileges, without retesting, within three years after the privileges are downgraded or within three years after the effective date of the earliest suspension or cancellation of commercial driving privileges that was in effect at the time of downgrade, whichever is earlier. This ability to regain surrendered commercial driving privileges is conditioned upon meeting all requirements for issuance of a CDL, other than testing, and does not apply to a CLP.