Historical textIn force on Sept. 30, 2007Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2010
§ 383.151 General.
Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded by the 2011 annual edition.
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2006 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2006 and Sept. 30, 2007 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.
49 CFR § 383.151 — General.. Text in force on September 30, 2007. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to October 1, 2011. Source: govinfo, 2006 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2006-title49-vol5/CFR-2006-title49-vol5-sec383-151. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/383.151?asof=2007-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
The CDL shall be a document that is easy to recognize as a CDL. At a minimum, the document shall contain information specified in § 383.153.
Amendment history
2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996- [76 FR 26892, May 9, 2011]
A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.