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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.

Maine

No — we found no Maine law requiring you to report convictions to the state licensing agency yourself. Your employer duty below still applies.

Citation: 29-A M.R.S. §1253(2) · verified 2026-08-12

“The State must comply with the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986… In the case of any conflict between the federal statute or regulation and a statute or rule of this State, the federal statute or regulation must apply and take precedence.”

Maine never enacted its own self-reporting duty — it defers to federal law. Your federal employer duty still applies.

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.