Level 3 inspection with medical card violation

That is odd. Keep us posted. I’ve had 4 level 2 & 3’s just in the past 18 months or so (NM, MT, UT, OH most recently). Not once have I been asked for medical card or form.

I could not advise on how to address this matter.

 

I know in my state DMV list the current medical card in the system IF you take the longform into them.

As an aside, I still keep a copy of the longform on my G drive and a laminated card in my wallet because you can't trust some bureaucrat to actually do it. Then, you get into a situation just like your son had unfortunately.

However, since they started doing that, I have had several inspections and have not been asked for my medical card.

 

I can’t quote the law but the answer is we are no longer required to carry the long form or the card.....

 

Might read through this
FMCSA reinstates informal hearings as way to contest violations


FMCSA updates citation protocol to allow removal of violation from CSA, PSP after successful challenge

 

I carry both the card and the long form.

Sucks if you find yourself in a gun or knife fight and don't have one.

 

@brian991219 may have a idea on how to proceed

 

Is it possible he failed to insure that the most recent medical was properly submitted to the state DL authority? And maybe the cop was going to see if he had the form with him in case it just hasn’t had time to go through the channels?

Just going to the doctor’s office is not enough. They may or may not submit the data to the state on the driver’s behalf. I prefer to do it myself rather than trust the doctor’s office.

 

If he had not submitted his med card to the state his CDL would have been downgraded, opening up another can of worms. Additionally even if you have a card with you, if it’s not in the system your CDL is still downgraded and you still take the hit.

 

I think they would allow a grace period. I don’t think they immediately downgrade the CDL as soon as the medical lapses. Especially given how it’s understood state bureaucracies are not entirely efficient or speedy and many drivers are going to procrastinate until a day or two before expiration.

Perhaps they might somehow flag the DL as “Pending” which would then allow a new paper form to be accepted? I’m just wondering out loud.