New Federal Rules Restrict Commercial Driver's Licenses Based on Legal Status.
This law establishes strict new federal requirements for issuing Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs), necessary for operating trucks and buses. Applicants must now provide valid documentation proving citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or valid work authorization, along with proof of domicile in the issuing state. States failing to use the SAVE system to verify the lawful presence of non-citizen applicants risk losing significant federal highway funding.
Key points
All CDL applicants must provide proof of legal status (citizenship, permanent residency, or work authorization) and proof of residency in the state of application.
States that issue CDLs without confirming the applicant's lawful presence via the SAVE system will face suspension of federal highway funds.
New regulations will impose fines on trucking companies that knowingly hire drivers who do not hold a federally compliant CDL.
Status:
Introduced
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