§384.212 Domicile requirement.

(a) The State may issue CDLs or CLPs only to persons for whom the State is the State of domicile as defined in §383.5 of this subchapter; except that the State may issue a Non-domiciled CLP or CDL under the conditions specified in §§383.23(b), 383.71(f), and 383.73(f) of this subchapter.

(1) For applicants domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction, the State must:

(i) Comply with the document verification and retention requirements set forth in §383.73(m)(2) before issuing (which includes amending, correcting, reprinting, reinstating, or otherwise duplicating a previously issued CLP or CDL), transferring, renewing, or upgrading a non-domiciled CLP or CDL; and

(ii) Provide copies of all documents involved in the licensing process to FMCSA within 48 hours after request. [Change Notice] [Previous Text]

(2) [Reserved]

(b) The State must require any person holding a CDL issued by another State to apply for a transfer CDL from the State within 30 days after establishing domicile in the State, as specified in §383.71(c) of this subchapter.

[76 FR 26895 May 9, 2011; 79 FR 59456, Oct. 2, 2014; 90 FR 46525, Sept. 29, 2025; 91 FR 7103, Feb. 13, 2026]