Hiding in Plain Sight: Unveiling Masking, Human Trafficking & CDL

Monday, April 3, 2023

10:45am – 12:15pm PDT

Location: Room 620

Track Leader(s)

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Kim Brown

Senior Attorney
National Traffic Law Center
Arlington
JA

Joe Abrusci

Project Manager, DECP Eastern Region
IACP
Alexandria, VA

Moderator(s)

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Chris Daniels

Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor
IN Prosecuting Attorneys Council
Indianapolis, IN

Speaker(s)

Jim Camp, JD

Senior Attorney
National District Attorneys Association, National Traffic Law Center
Arlington, VA

Commercial driver's license (CDL) holders have the privilege of operating 80,000 pound vehicles. With that privilege comes greater training, licensing expectations, and responsibility. Federal and state law prohibit the masking of convictions, yet misconceptions continue to persist. Identify how to analyze the rules and regulations around CDL operators, understand the broad definition of "conviction," and the definition of "masking" throughout the adjudication of a CDL offense. Learn about disqualifying offenses, and the often deadly, practical consequences of what happens when unsafe CDL drivers are allowed to operate commercial motor vehicles. What constitutes lifetime disqualification for a CDL holder? What is the federal “No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act” (NHTRA) and the requirements it imposes on every state. Take a walk through the steps of law enforcement, prosecutors and judges, who must ensure CDL holders are appropriately suspended or disqualified.