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"
Louisiana
Yes — Louisiana still requires you to tell the state yourself.
- Deadline
- 30 days
- Notify
- Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles
- Applies to
- Convictions in other states
Citation: La. R.S. 32:414.4(A)(1) · verified 2026-08-12
“Any driver of a commercial motor vehicle who violates a state or local law… in any other state, or such foreign jurisdiction, shall notify the department… of such violation within thirty days after the date he is adjudicated guilty… The department may waive this requirement if permitted by the Federal Highway Administration.”
Louisiana also imposes its own employer-notification duty (30 days), separate from the federal one below.
Louisiana’s statute lets the department waive this requirement administratively. We found no waiver rule issued — check with the OMV if it matters to you.
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.