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Restoring Integrity to the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Drivers Licenses (CDL)
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on September 29, 2025. It took effect on September 29, 2025. Comments closed on November 28, 2025.
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What the agency says
FMCSA amends the Federal regulations for State Driver's Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) issuing commercial driving credentials to foreign-domiciled individuals. Through this interim final rule (IFR), FMCSA restores the integrity of the commercial driver's license (CDL) issuance processes by significantly limiting the authority for SDLAs to issue and renew non-domiciled commercial learner's permits (CLPs) and CDLs to individuals domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction. This change strengthens the security of the CDL issuance process and enhances the safety of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operations.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-18869
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Interim final rule; request for comments
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Published
- September 29, 2025
- Takes effect
- September 29, 2025
- Comments due
- November 28, 2025
- Dates
- This IFR is effective September 29, 2025. Comments must be received on or before November 28, 2025.
- Docket
- Docket No. FMCSA-2025-0622
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2126-AC98
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 49 CFR 383; 49 CFR 384
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Alcohol abuse; Drug abuse; Highway safety; Motor carriers
- Pages
- 18
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