Overview
The CDL Division develops policies, procedures, and guidelines to evaluate State CDL program compliance. The Division manages grants that enable States to implement changes needed to remain in compliance with new regulations. The following is a calendar of compliance dates.
Compliance Requirements
| Date | CDL Compliance (Requirements) |
|---|---|
| January 30, 2012 | States must be in compliance with the AAMVA CDLIS State Procedures Manual, Release 5.2.0 |
| January 30, 2012 | States must complete CDLIS modernization and begin collecting and posting Med Cert data to CDL holders driver records |
| 2013 | |
| September 1, 2013 | CDLIS changes to ACD codes and first group of CDLIS 5.3 changes become effective at the Central Site |
| October 1, 2013 | States must “implement a system and practices for the exclusive electronic exchange of driver history record information” on CDLIS (MAP-21, Sec. 32305) |
| October 28, 2013 | States must begin enforcing the texting prohibition final rule |
| 2014 | |
| January 30, 2014 | States must have completed the collection and posting of Medical Certification and self-certification data to their CDL and CLP holders' driver records |
| May 21, 2014 | Drivers must start only using medical examiners who are on the National Medical Registry |
| 2015 | |
| January 3, 2015 | States must begin enforcing the cell phone prohibition/restrictions final rule |
| January 30, 2015 | States must begin enforcing the regulation that paper copies of the Medical Examiner's Certificate are only valid for the first 15 days after their issuance |
| July 8, 2015 | State must start enforcing all provisions of the CDL Testing and CLP Standards final rule |
| July 8, 2015 | States must implement CDLIS 5.3 into production no later than this date |
| July 8, 2015 | CDLIS 5.3 Central Site begins to enforce first set of message editing rules |
| September 30, 2015 | States must be in compliance with all CDL requirements (MAP-21, Section 32305) |
| 2016 | |
| March 14, 2016 | States must be in compliance with the Transportation of Agricultural Commodities final rule as it relates to CDL requirements. |
Updated: Monday, March 31, 2014