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Commercial Drivers License

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Medical Examiner’s Certificate Enforcement

On January 14, 2014, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a final rule to extend the requirement that interstate drivers subject to the commercial driver’s license (CDL) or the commercial learner’s permit (CLP) regulations and the Federal physical...

Commercial Motor Vehicle Awareness Training Guide

The purpose of this awareness training is to provide law enforcement officers with the safety and enforcement information for handling accidents and traffic violations involving CMVs or buses. If there are any questions, law enforcement officers should always refer to department policy and...

Compliance

The CDL Division develops policies, procedures, and guidelines to evaluate State CDL program compliance. The Division manages grants that enable States to implement changes needed to remain in compliance with new regulations. The following is a calendar of compliance dates.

Rulemakings

The CDL division is involved in the rulemaking process from implementation of new Congressional Acts to the modification of existing CDL regulations. The CDL Division occasionally publishes in the Federal Register Advanced Notices of Rule Making (APRM) when it wishes to ask questions of the...

Medical

Overview

All commercial drivers of vehicles in interstate commerce with a maximum gross vehicle weight rating of over 10,000 pounds (4,536 kilograms) are required to obtain and maintain a valid Medical Examiner's Certificate (ME Certificate) Commercial drivers who drive vehicles requiring a...

Law Enforcement

Overview

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Law Enforcement and Judiciary

Overview

The Commercial Driver’s license division is involved in the education of law enforcement personnel, judges, district attorneys, prosecutors and court personnel to ensure the correct timely efficient adjudication of all CDL cases is accomplished. For some classes funding is provided...