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This bill amends Georgia law regarding commercial driver's licenses by establishing new standards for employer and insurance provider liability. The bill defines key terms like "driver's record" (which includes a driver's safety performance history of accidents and moving traffic violations) and specifies that when determining liability in a civil action, employers and insurers are limited in how far back they can investigate a driver's record, restricting it to the number of years required by federal requirements. The bill also reinforces existing prohibitions on employers allowing drivers to operate commercial vehicles under certain conditions, such as when a driver's license is suspended, revoked, or canceled, when a driver has multiple licenses, when the driver or vehicle is subject to an out-of-service order, or when operating in violation of railroad-highway grade crossing regulations. Additionally, the bill limits the use of vehicle data like GPS information, video recordings, and electronic control module data to only the specific date of an accident or moving violation when establishing liability. These changes aim to provide clearer guidelines and limitations on how an employer's or insurance provider's liability can be assessed in cases involving commercial vehicle drivers.

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https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70954