Understanding lifetime CDL disqualification for human trafficking convictions
Enforcing the lifetime CDL disqualification for severe forms of human trafficking is not only a matter of regulatory compliance — it is a critical step in protecting victims and preserving the integrity of the nation's transportation system.
This primer provides practical guidance for practitioners across the enforcement and adjudication continuum. It offers a roadmap for identifying relevant information to be communicated between organizations to ensure individuals who exploit their commercial driving privileges to commit trafficking are appropriately sanctioned. By following these strategies, practitioners can play a decisive role in removing dangerous actors from behind the wheel of CMVs and affirming that human trafficking has no place on our roads and highways.
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On the road to end human trafficking
Courts play a critical role in combating human trafficking. This guide provides strategies for integrating human trafficking education into court operations to equip CDL holders to become reporters of this hidden crime.
Learn ways to help end human trafficking
Our human trafficking awareness course for commercial driver's license (CDL) holders assists state and local courts in joining the effort to end human trafficking.
Commercial driving
Guidance on performance measures and legal regulations for commercial driving cases (CDLs), including resources on reporting convictions, online case resolution, and using courts to combat human trafficking.