Current textIn force on Sept. 30, 2002Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2016

§ 384.232 Required timing of record checks.

Current wording, first on file in the 1996 annual edition.

govinfo, 2001 edition ↗

Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2001 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2001 and Sept. 30, 2002 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.

49 CFR § 384.232 — Required timing of record checks.. Text in force on September 30, 2002. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to present. Source: govinfo, 2001 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2001-title49-vol4/CFR-2001-title49-vol4-sec384-232. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/384.232?asof=2002-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

The State shall perform the record checks prescribed in §§ 384.205, 384.206, and 384.220, no earlier than 10 days prior to issuance for licenses issued before October 1, 1995. For licenses issued after September 30, 1995, the State shall perform the record checks no earlier than 24 hours prior to issuance if the license is issued to a driver who does not currently possess a valid CDL from the same State and no earlier than 10 days prior to issuance for all other drivers.

Amendment history

1 distinct wording on file since Oct. 1, 1996

Oct. 1, 1996 → presentannual editions 1996–2016viewing

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.