---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 384.212"
title: "49"
number: "384.212"
heading: "Domicile requirement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/384.212"
---

# §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](/cfr/49/383.5.md) of this subchapter; except that the State may issue a Non-domiciled CLP or CDL under the conditions specified in §§ [383.23(b)](/cfr/49/383.23.md?p=b), [383.71(f)](/cfr/49/383.71.md?p=f), and [383.73(f)](/cfr/49/383.73.md?p=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)](/cfr/49/383.73.md?p=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) Provide copies of all documents involved in the licensing process to FMCSA within 48 hours after request.
    - (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)](/cfr/49/383.71.md?p=c) of this subchapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[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]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31136, 31301, et seq., and 31502; secs. 103 and 215 of Pub. L. 106-159, 113 Stat. 1748, 1753, 1767; sec. 32934 of Pub. L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405, 830; sec. 5524 of Pub. L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1560; and 49 CFR 1.87.

### Source

Source: 59 FR 26039, May 18, 1994, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[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]