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Historical textIn force on Sept. 30, 1998Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2010

§ 384.212 Domicile requirement.

Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded by the 2011 annual edition.

govinfo, 1996 edition ↗
Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 1996 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 1997 and Sept. 30, 1998 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates. govinfo does not publish the 1997 edition of Parts 300–399 in machine-readable form, so the 1996 text is shown for that year.
49 CFR § 384.212 — Domicile requirement.. Text in force on September 30, 1998. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to October 1, 2011. Source: govinfo, 1996 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-1996-title49-vol4/CFR-1996-title49-vol4-sec384-212. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/384.212?asof=1998-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) The State shall issue CDLs only to those persons for whom such State is the State of domicile as defined in § 383.5 of this title; except that the State may issue a nonresident CDL under the conditions specified in §§ 383.23(b), 383.71(e), and 383.73(e) of this title.

(b) The State shall require any person holding a CDL issued by another State to apply for a transfer CDL from the State within 30 days after establishing domicile in the State, as specified in § 383.71(b) of this title.

Amendment history

6 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. March 16, 2026 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [76 FR 26894, May 9, 2011, as amended at 79 FR 59456, Oct. 2, 2014; 90 FR 47628, Oct. 2, 2025; 91 FR 7103, Feb. 13, 2026]
  2. Feb. 13, 2026 → March 16, 2026eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [76 FR 26894, May 9, 2011, as amended at 79 FR 59456, Oct. 2, 2014; 90 FR 47628, Oct. 2, 2025]
  3. Oct. 2, 2025 → Feb. 13, 2026eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
    [76 FR 26894, May 9, 2011, as amended at 79 FR 59456, Oct. 2, 2014; 90 FR 47628, Oct. 2, 2025]
  4. Oct. 1, 2015 → Oct. 2, 2025annual editions 2015–2016diff vs. previous
    [76 FR 26894, May 9, 2011, as amended at 79 FR 59456, Oct. 2, 2014]
  5. Oct. 1, 2011 → Oct. 1, 2015annual editions 2011–2014diff vs. previous
    [76 FR 26894, May 9, 2011]
  6. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2011annual editions 1996–2010viewing

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.