Letter to California: 2025 Annual Program Review Findings and Appendix
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA” or “Agency”) is required by statute to ensure that all States comply with the commercial driver’s license (CDL) regulations.1 In August 2025, FMCSA initiated an Annual Program Review of the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) CDL program in accordance with 49 U.S.C. § 31311 and 49 CFR 384.307. During the 2025 Annual Program Review, FMCSA obtained evidence of systemic policy, procedural, and programming errors in California’s issuance of non-domiciled commercial learner’s permits (CLPs) and CDLs—that is, CLPs and CDLs issued to drivers who are not domiciled within California.
Attached is the letter sent to the State of California on September 26, 2025 from FMCSA detailing the 2025 Annual Program Review findings. Below is the appendix to this letter.
Letter to California_Appendix I.pdf (7.93 MB)
Document Date:
Description:
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA” or “Agency”) is required by statute to ensure that all States comply with the commercial driver’s license (CDL) regulations.1 In August 2025, FMCSA initiated an Annual Program Review of the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) CDL program in accordance with 49 U.S.C. § 31311 and 49 CFR 384.307. During the 2025 Annual Program Review, FMCSA obtained evidence of systemic policy, procedural, and programming errors in California’s issuance of non-domiciled commercial learner’s permits (CLPs) and CDLs—that is, CLPs and CDLs issued to drivers who are not domiciled within California.
Attached is the appendix to the letter sent to the State of California on September 26, 2025, from FMCSA detailing the 2025 Annual Program review.
Last updated: Friday, September 26, 2025