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Originally Posted by Kevin0915
incorrect. When you give a sworn statement of fact, an affidavit, you sign it AFTERWARDS. When you give live testimony in open court, you 'swear to tell the truth, blah blah blah...' beforehand, yes. But any testimony you give in court that is on paper, is signed afterwards.
I have given sworn testimony in court several times. It was NEVER on "paper." I NEVER signed anything afterwards.
As "professional" drivers, we are required to fill out an ROD. It is incumbent on us that we will make only "truthful" entries. It is also required that, before that ROD is submitted to our company and the DOT, that we sign it to attest to it's validity. I see nothing in the regs that specifies the time that we should sign it, nor anything that relieves us of any liability if we DON'T!
The regulations are at times VERY vague, Kevin. We can argue about specifics all we want, but the "spirit" of the law is what is important. :lol2:
On the other hand.... the regs say that ANY method of correction is allowed on our logs. This begs the question that we might make a mistake concerning an entry, especially for those of us who cross many time zones (and especially those who change their watches to reflect local time.) It is even allowable for a company to return a logsheet to us FOR "correction" before it is submitted.
This is why I mentioned that I was supportive of the idea that we should be able to make CHANGES to our logs, as long as the effort was there to keep them current, EVEN in the face of a roadside inspection, whether we have signed the log or NOT!
I don't believe that states should be able to generate revenue off of a simple mistake made by a driver that cannot be substantiated as a CLEAR violation of the HOS rules.
But, as I stated, the DOT doesn't think that way.