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Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 2002Source: annual CFR editions 2002–2008

§ 384.206 State record checks.

Wording in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2002, superseded by the 2009 annual edition.

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(a) Required checks—(1) Issuing State's records. Before issuing a CDL to any person, the State shall, within the period of time specified in § 384.232, check its own driving record for such person in accordance with § 383.73(a)(3) of this title.
(2) Other States’' records. Before the initial or transfer issuance of a CDL to a person, and before renewing a CDL held by any person, the issuing State shall,must:
(i) withinRequire the periodapplicant to provide the names of all States where the applicant has previously been licensed to operate any type of motor vehicle.
(ii) Within the time period specified in § 384.232, obtainrequest the complete driving record from anyall otherStates Statewhere orthe jurisdictionapplicant whichwas haslicensed issuedwithin athe CDLprevious 10 years to suchoperate person,any andtype suchof othermotor Statevehicle.
(siii) shallStates provide,receiving alla informationrequest pertainingfor to the driving record of sucha person incurrently accordanceor withpreviously §licensed 383.73(a)(3)by ofthe thisState titlemust provide the information within 30 days.
(b) Required action. Based on the findings of the State record checks prescribed in this section, the State shall issue the license, or, in the case of adverse information, promptly implement the disqualifications, licensing limitations, denials, and/or penalties that are called for in any applicable section(s) of this subpart.
[59 FR 26039, May 18, 1994, as amended at 67 FR 49761, July 31, 2002]

49 CFR § 384.206 — State record checks.. Text in force on October 1, 2002. This wording effective October 1, 2002 to October 1, 2009. Source: govinfo, 2002 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2002-title49-vol4/CFR-2002-title49-vol4-sec384-206. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/384.206?asof=2002-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) Required checks—(1) Issuing State's records. Before issuing a CDL to any person, the State shall, within the period of time specified in § 384.232, check its own driving record for such person in accordance with § 383.73(a)(3) of this title.

(2) Other States' records. Before the initial or transfer issuance of a CDL to a person, and before renewing a CDL held by any person, the issuing State must:

(i) Require the applicant to provide the names of all States where the applicant has previously been licensed to operate any type of motor vehicle.

(ii) Within the time period specified in § 384.232, request the complete driving record from all States where the applicant was licensed within the previous 10 years to operate any type of motor vehicle.

(iii) States receiving a request for the driving record of a person currently or previously licensed by the State must provide the information within 30 days.

(b) Required action. Based on the findings of the State record checks prescribed in this section, the State shall issue the license, or, in the case of adverse information, promptly implement the disqualifications, licensing limitations, denials, and/or penalties that are called for in any applicable section(s) of this subpart.

[59 FR 26039, May 18, 1994, as amended at 67 FR 49761, July 31, 2002]

Amendment history

6 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Oct. 1, 2015 → presentannual editions 2015–2016diff vs. previous
    [76 FR 26894, May 9, 2011, as amended at 78 FR 58480, Sept. 24, 2013; 79 FR 59456, Oct. 2, 2014]
  2. Oct. 1, 2013 → Oct. 1, 2015annual editions 2013–2014diff vs. previous
    [76 FR 26894, May 9, 2011, as amended at 78 FR 58480, Sept. 24, 2013]
  3. Oct. 1, 2011 → Oct. 1, 2013annual editions 2011–2012diff vs. previous
    [76 FR 26894, May 9, 2011]
  4. Oct. 1, 2009 → Oct. 1, 2011annual editions 2009–2010diff vs. previous
    [59 FR 26039, May 18, 1994, as amended at 67 FR 49761, July 31, 2002; 73 FR 73125, Dec. 1, 2008]
  5. Oct. 1, 2002 → Oct. 1, 2009annual editions 2002–2008diff vs. previousviewing
    [59 FR 26039, May 18, 1994, as amended at 67 FR 49761, July 31, 2002]
  6. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2002annual editions 1996–2001

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.