49 CFR § 384.230 - Entry-level driver certification.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s384.230"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 384.230 - Entry-level driver certification."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "384.230"
section_name: "Entry-level driver certification."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "384"
part_name: "STATE COMPLIANCE WITH COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 31136, 31301, 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."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 26039, May 18, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "384"
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# 384.230 Entry-level driver certification.
(a) Beginning on February 7, 2022, a State must comply with the requirements of § 383.73(b)(11) and (e)(9) of this subchapter to verify that the applicant completed the training prescribed in subpart F of part 380 of this subchapter.
(b)(1) A State may issue a CDL to individuals who obtain a CLP before February 7, 2022, who have not complied with subpart F of part 380 of this subchapter so long as they obtain a CDL before the CLP or renewed CLP expires.
(2) A State may not issue a CDL to individuals who obtain a CLP on or after February 7, 2022, unless they comply with subpart F of part 380 of this subchapter.
[81 FR 88803, Dec. 8, 2016, as amended at 85 FR 6101, Feb. 4, 2020; 86 FR 34636, June 30, 2021]