Representative Don Kissell, Chair

December 2000

Based on the testimony heard and reviewed, the subcommittee makes the following determinations concerning commercial vehicle enforcement officers (CVOs):

CVOs fulfill a valuable function in promoting highway safety throughout the state;

CVOs do not have a sufficient range of powers and duties to appropriately enforce highway safety; and

Reforms to the Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement are necessary to make the it more accessible and efficient.

The subcommittee makes the following recommendations:

Expand the duties of CVOs in conjunction with developing a new set of training requirements;

Develop an "intelligent" commercial vehicle enforcement system, based on utilization of new technologies, consolidation of paperwork and centralization of data; and

Mandate that the director of the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division be a CVO.

Sarah Madden, Legislative Analyst