What has to be in a driver qualification file under 49 CFR 391.51?

According to 49 CFR 391.51, a driver qualification file must include:
(1) The driver's application for employment completed in accordance with 49 CFR 391.21;
(2) A copy of the motor vehicle record received from each driver's licensing authority pursuant to 49 CFR 391.23(a)(1);
(3) The certificate of driver's road test issued to the driver pursuant to 49 CFR 391.31(e), a copy of the license or certificate which the motor carrier accepted as equivalent to the driver's road test pursuant to 49 CFR 391.33, or the original of the written statement providing that the motor carrier determined the driver is not required by 49 CFR 391.44(d) to complete a road test pursuant to 49 CFR 391.44(d)(3)(ii)(A) and the original, or a copy, of the driver's certification required by 49 CFR 391.44(d)(3)(i);
(4) The motor vehicle record received from each driver's licensing authority to the annual driver record inquiry required by 49 CFR 391.25(a);
(5) A note relating to the annual review of the driver's driving record as required by 49 CFR 391.25(c)(2);
(6)(i) The medical examiner's certificate as required by 49 CFR 391.43(g) or a legible copy of the certificate.

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