F-LIB-006 · CDL / MVR · California
California CDL information
Sourced from CA state authority publications. Federal §383 baselines apply across all states.
Age rules
- Interstate minimum age
- 21
- Intrastate minimum age
- 18
CDL classes
- Class A
- Class B
- Class C
Endorsements
No endorsement data for CA yet.
Official
CA CDL manual ↗
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/web/eng_pdf/comlhdbk.pdf
Official
CA DMV / driver-licensing office ↗
https://dmv.ca.gov
State-specific details (CA)
- accident reporting.employer accident notification days
- 5
- accident reporting.sr1 filing days
- 10
- accident reporting.sr1 required threshold damage
- $1,000
- application validity months
- 12
- behind the wheel training hours min
- 15
- cdl handbook
- California Commercial Driver Handbook (PDF)
- cdl phone
- 1-800-777-0133
- cdl required thresholds.combination gcwr lb
- 26001
- cdl required thresholds.passenger capacity including driver
- 11
- cdl required thresholds.single vehicle gvwr lb
- 26001
- cdl required thresholds.three axle weight lb
- 6000
- cdl required thresholds.towed vehicle gvwr lb
- 10001
- clp allowed endorsements[0]
- N
- clp allowed endorsements[1]
- P
- clp allowed endorsements[2]
- S
- clp hold period days
- 14
- clp min age
- 18
- clp renewable additional days
- 180
- clp renewal extension days
- 180
- clp skills test waiting period days
- 14
- clp validity days
- 180
- cmv 3 axle weight lb
- 6000
- cmv combination gcwr lb
- 26001
- cmv passenger threshold
- 10
- cmv single vehicle gvwr lb
- 26001
- cmv towed unit gvwr lb
- 10001
- drug alcohol clearinghouse effective date
- 2024-11-18
- eldt required since
- 2022-02-07
- fees effective 2020.class a or b add endorsement non pv
- $48
- fees effective 2020.class a or b add firefighter
- $30
+ 56 more entries (see PDF source)
Educational reference. Not legal advice. Verify with the official CA DMV before applying.