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"
Indiana
Unresolved. We could not find a clear answer in Indiana’s code, and we would rather tell you that than print a number we can’t stand behind.
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: 140 IAC 7-3-18.5 · verified 2026-08-12
“A CDL holder shall notify the bureau and the CDL holder’s employer of any conviction for violating a state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control in accordance with 49 CFR 383.31.”
Indiana also imposes its own employer-notification duty (30 days), separate from the federal one below.
Indiana kept the obligation but borrowed its deadline from 49 CFR 383.31 — which, since 22 July 2026, no longer prescribes any notification to a state agency. The words "shall notify the bureau" remain in Indiana’s rules with no federal deadline left to borrow, and no Indiana statute imposes one independently. Report within 30 days to be safe, and ask the BMV.
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:
- Driver's full name
- Driver's license number
- Date of conviction
- The specific offense(s), and any suspension, revocation or cancellation that resulted
- Whether the violation was in a commercial motor vehicle
- Location of offense
- 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.