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          OverviewThe CDL Division develops policies, procedures, and guidelines to evaluate State CDL program compliance. The Division manages grants that enable States to implement changes needed to remain in compliance with new regulations. The following is a calendar of compliance dates.Compliance RequirementsDateCDL Compliance (Requirements)January 30, 2012States must be in compliance with the AAMVA CDLIS State Procedures Manual, Release 5.2.0January 30, 2012States must complete CDLIS modernization and begin collecting and posting Med Cert data to CDL holders driver records2013September 1, 2013CDLIS changes to ACD codes and first group of CDLIS 5.3 changes become effective at the Central SiteOctober 1, 2013States must “implement a system and practices for the exclusive electronic exchange of driver history record information” on CDLIS (MAP-21, Sec. 32305)October 28, 2013States must begin enforcing the texting prohibition final rule2014January 30, 2014States must have completed the collection and posting of Medical Certification and self-certification data to their CDL and CLP holders' driver recordsMay 21, 2014Drivers must start only using medical examiners who are on the National Medical Registry2015January 3, 2015States must begin enforcing the cell phone prohibition/restrictions final ruleJanuary 30, 2015States must begin enforcing the regulation that paper copies of the Medical Examiner's Certificate are only valid for the first 15 days after their issuanceJuly 8, 2015State must start enforcing all provisions of the CDL Testing and CLP Standards final ruleJuly 8, 2015States must implement CDLIS 5.3 into production no later than this dateJuly 8, 2015CDLIS 5.3 Central Site begins to enforce first set of message editing rulesSeptember 30, 2015States must be in compliance with all CDL requirements (MAP-21, Section 32305)2016March 14, 2016States must be in compliance with the Transportation of Agricultural Commodities final rule as it relates to CDL requirements.
      
    
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