Current textIn force on Oct. 1, 2002Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2016

§ 384.232 Required timing of record checks.

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

govinfo, 2002 edition ↗

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49 CFR § 384.232 — Required timing of record checks.. Text in force on October 1, 2002. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to present. Source: govinfo, 2002 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2002-title49-vol4/CFR-2002-title49-vol4-sec384-232. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/384.232?asof=2002-10-01, 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

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