California moves to revoke non-domiciled CDLs

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has sent notices to 17,000 non-domiciled commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders, informing them that their licenses no longer meet federal requirements and will expire in 60 days.

This action is in response to an ongoing Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) audit that revealed that more than one in four of the non-domiciled CDL records sampled in California failed to comply with federal regulations.

In late September, California was given 30 days to come into compliance. Non-compliance would have resulted in FMCSA withholding nearly $160 million in federal funding.