National Traffic Law Center Resources

By Bella Truong, Staff Attorney, National Traffic Law Center

The National Traffic Law Center (NTLC) is a resource designed to benefit prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers and others in the justice system. The mission of NTLC is to improve the quality of justice in traffic safety adjudications by increasing the awareness of highway safety issues through the compilation, creation and dissemination of legal and technical information, and by providing training and reference services.

The NTLC resources are offered to all prosecutors and traffic safety professionals free of charge and may be viewed from the NTLC website at www.ndaa.org. For specific resources, go to www.ndaa.org/resource/ ntlc-resources.

• CDL Quick Reference Guide

www.ndaa.org/resource/CDL-QuickReference-Guide

One-page (front and back) reference for most issues related to commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) and commercial motor vehicles (CMV)

• Commercial Drivers’ Licenses: A Prosecutors’ Guide to the Basics of Commercial Motor Vehicle Licensing, Second Edition

www.ndaa.org/resource/CDL-Monograph Explains the history and basics of CDL and CMV law

• Commercial Driver’s License: How to Establish a CDL Advisory Committee

www.ndaa.org/resource/CDL-White-PaperCDL-Advisory-Committee

Step-by-step guide explains how to establish a multi-agency working group focused on CDL licensing, enforcement, adjudication and recording issues to save lives on our roadways

• Distracted Driving CDL Enforcement for Prosecutors and Law Enforcement

www.ndaa.org/resource/CDL-DistractedDriving

Serves as a primer for prosecutors and law enforcement on the investigation and prosecution of distracted driving cases involving CDL holders in CMVs and nonCMVs

• Masking Quick Reference Guide

www.ndaa.org/resource/Masking-QuickReference-Guide

An easy-to-use step-by-step guide that explains what masking is, how masking is reported, the statutory authority prohibiting masking and examples of what constitutes masking by state actors

• Mastering Masking

www.ndaa.org/training/mastering-masking Online training course, developed by national experts in cooperation with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, NTLC, and the National Center for State Courts, for new and practicing prosecutors, as well as other traffic safety professionals who desire to learn more about the legal and ethical consequences of plea negotiations involving CDL cases

For more information about NTLC’s resources, or for assistance with any other traffic safety-related issues, contact Senior Attorney M. Kimberly Brown at MKBrown@ndaajustice.org or Senior Attorney Jim Camp at JCamp@ndaajustice.org.