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CDL self-reporting: what your state still requires

On 22 July 2026 FMCSA deleted the federal rule telling you to report your convictions to your own state. It did not delete the state laws that say the same thing — and it declined to tell anyone which states those are.

“FMCSA agrees with the comment from NAPT that having the information on which States continue to require drivers to notify their SDLAs of convictions outside of their State of domicile would be helpful. However, FMCSA will not be compiling this list. … Nothing in this rule absolves a CDL holder from having to comply with a State requirement if that requirement exists.”

FR 2026-12449, "Removal of Self-Reporting Requirement"

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48 of 51 jurisdictions verified against the statute. 3 still unresolved — we show you where we looked rather than guessing.

Colorado

Unresolved. We could not find a clear answer in Colorado’s code, and we would rather tell you that than print a number we can’t stand behind.

Where we looked: Colorado’s CDL statutes (C.R.S. §§42-2-401 to -409) read section by section — there is no notification section. The full text of 1 CCR 204-30 was searched for "notify the department", "self-report" and "383.31"; every hit is a duty on a testing unit, examiner or interlock manufacturer, never a driver.

Call the state licensing agency before you rely on this one — and if you get a definitive answer, tell us and we’ll publish it with the citation.

Citation: 1 CCR 204-30, Rule 7(B) (no express driver duty exists) · verified 2026-08-12

“Material incorporated by reference in this rule does not include later amendments to or editions of the incorporated material. … "49 CFR" … means … Title 49, parts 171, 172, and 300-399 (February, 2022).”

Genuinely unsettled, and we would rather say so. Colorado froze its incorporation of the federal rules at the February 2022 edition and expressly excluded later amendments — and that edition still contained the 30-day duty. Whether that carries the old duty into Colorado law is arguable both ways. Ask the Colorado DMV CDL Compliance Unit before relying on either answer.

Everywhere: you still have to tell your employer

This did not change in July. 49 CFR §383.31 still requires a CDL holder convicted of a traffic violation — in any vehicle, not just a truck, and anything other than a parking ticket — to notify their current employer in writing within 30 days.

The notice has to carry all seven of these:

1. Driver's full name
2. Driver's license number
3. Date of conviction
4. The specific offense(s), and any suspension, revocation or cancellation that resulted
5. Whether the violation was in a commercial motor vehicle
6. Location of offense
7. Driver's signature

49 CFR §383.31 · verified 2026-08-12

This is journalism, not legal advice. Every answer links to the statute so you can read it yourself — do that before you act, and confirm with your state licensing agency if anything here decides something expensive. Rules change; each row carries the date we last checked it.