§ 384.212 Domicile requirement.

(a) The State may issue CDLs or CLPs only to persons for whom the State is the State of domicile as defined in § 383.5 of this subchapter; except that the State may issue a Non-domiciled CLP or CDL under the conditions specified in §§ 383.23(b), 383.71(f), and 383.73(f) of this subchapter.
(1) For applicants domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction, the State must:
(i) Comply with the document verification and retention requirements set forth in § 383.73(m)(2) before issuing (which includes amending, correcting, reprinting, reinstating, or otherwise duplicating a previously issued CLP or CDL), transferring, renewing, or upgrading a non-domiciled CLP or CDL; and
(ii) RetainProvide copies of all documents involved in the licensing process, including documents provided by the applicant to proveFMCSA lawfulwithin immigration48 status,hours forafter a period of no less than 2 years from the date of issuing (which includes amending, correcting, reprinting, or otherwise duplicating a previously issued CLP or CDL), transferring, renewing, or upgrading a non-domiciled CLP or CDL; andrequest.
(iii) Provide copies of all documents involved in the licensing process to FMCSA within 48 hours after request.
(2) [Reserved]
(b) The State must 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(c) of this subchapter.
[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]