Driver-Side Conviction Reporting Requirements

Drivers have legal obligations to report convictions to their employer per § 391.27. Carriers should ensure drivers understand this.

Annual driver's certificate of violations (§ 391.27)

• Filed annually in the DQF
• Driver certifies all CMV-related convictions in the past 12 months
• Includes federal violations + state CDL violations
• Driver signature + date
• Carrier retains for 3 years

Mid-year conviction reporting (§ 383.31)

Drivers must notify their CDL issuing state AND their employer within:

• 30 days of conviction for a moving violation in any state (federal or state CDL)
• Notification includes the date, jurisdiction, charge, and disposition

What counts as a conviction

• Pleading guilty
• Pleading no contest (nolo contendere)
• Forfeiting bail/collateral
• Finding of guilt by court
• Adjustment under deferred adjudication
• Administrative finding of violation

What does NOT count (for federal CDL reporting)

• Pending charges (not yet adjudicated)
• Civil infractions (some states classify minor traffic this way)
• Dismissed charges

Carrier obligation

• Receive driver's mid-year notification
• Document receipt in driver's file
• Investigate impact on driver's CDL status
• Update annual driver's certificate of violations at next renewal

State-issued notifications

States with CDL conviction reporting to FMCSA:

• All US states have agreement to report
• Reported to CDLIS within 10 days of conviction
• Available to continuous MVR monitoring services

Compass automation

Compass tracks:

• Annual driver's certificate of violations due dates
• Mid-year notifications received from drivers
• Cross-reference with continuous MVR data (any conviction the driver hasn't self-reported is a red flag)
• Carrier reminder if driver fails to provide annual certificate

CFR citations

• 49 CFR § 391.27
• 49 CFR § 383.31

How Compass surfaces this

This skill is searchable in Compass Ask and runs against the carrier's actual fleet data when invoked from the relevant tracker. Read-only; no actions taken without explicit user approval.

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