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Historical textIn force on June 1, 2010Source: 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Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded by the 2011 annual edition.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, 2009 edition ↗
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49 CFR § 384.212 — Domicile requirement.. Text in force on June 1, 2010. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to October 1, 2011. Source: govinfo, 2009 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2009-title49-vol5/CFR-2009-title49-vol5-sec384-212. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/384.212?asof=2010-06-01, 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.