[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR383.153]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
        CHAPTER III--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION,
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 383--COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE STANDARDS; REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart J--Commercial Driver's License Document
 
Sec. 383.153  Information on the document and application.

    (a) All CDLs shall contain the following information:
    (1) The prominent statement that the license is a ``Commercial 
Driver's License'' or ``CDL,'' except as specified in Sec. 383.153(b).
    (2) The full name, signature, and mailing address of the person to 
whom such license is issued;
    (3) Physical and other information to identify and describe such 
person including date of birth (month, day, and year), sex, and height;
    (4) Color photograph of the driver;
    (5) The driver's State license number;
    (6) The name of the State which issued the license;
    (7) The date of issuance and the date of expiration of the license;
    (8) The group or groups of commercial motor vehicle(s) that the 
driver is authorized to operate, indicated as follows:
    (i) A for Combination Vehicle;
    (ii) B for Heavy Straight Vehicle; and
    (iii) C for Small Vehicle.
    (9) The endorsement(s) for which the driver has qualified, if any, 
indicated as follows:
    (i) T for double/triple trailers;
    (ii) P for passenger;
    (iii) N for tank vehicle;
    (iv) H for hazardous materials;
    (v) X for a combination of tank vehicle and hazardous materials 
endorsements;
    (vi) S for school bus; and

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    (vii) At the discretion of the State, additional codes for 
additional groupings of endorsements, as long as each such discretionary 
code is fully explained on the front or back of the CDL document.
    (b) If the CDL is a Nonresident CDL, it shall contain the prominent 
statement that the license is a ``Nonresident Commercial Driver's 
License'' or ``Nonresident CDL.'' The word ``Nonresident'' must be 
conspicuously and unmistakably displayed, but may be noncontiguous with 
the words ``Commercial Driver's License'' or ``CDL.''
    (c) If the State has issued the applicant an air brake restriction 
as specified in Sec. 383.95, that restriction must be indicated on the 
license.
    (d) Except in the case of a Nonresident CDL:
    (1) A driver applicant must provide his/her Social Security Number 
on the application of a CDL; and
    (2) The State must provide the Social Security Number to the CDLIS.

[53 FR 27657, July 21, 1988, as amended at 67 FR 49760, July 31, 2002]