Complete your Commercial Driver's License (CDL) self-certification

All Commercial Driver's License (CDL) holders are required (under federal regulation) to inform the RMV of the type of commerce they plan to operate within (interstate or intrastate) and whether or not they are required to hold a medical certificate. This notification is called self-certification. It is called self-certification because the driver alone needs to determine the self-certification category he/she falls into based on his/her driving information.

Drivers who wish to obtain, or who currently have a CDL that is being renewed, upgraded, or transferred from another state, are required to complete their CDL self-certification.

There are 4 self-certification categories:

• Non-Excepted Interstate (NI) - You operate or expect to operate in interstate commerce and must meet the federal Department of Transportation (DOT) medical card requirements
• Excepted Interstate (EI) - You operate or expect to operate in interstate commerce and do not have to meet the federal DOT medical card requirements
• Non-Excepted Intrastate (NA) - You operate only in intrastate commerce and must meet state driver qualification requirements and obtain a medical examiner’s certificate
• Excepted Intrastate (EA) - You only operate in intrastate commerce and do not have to meet the federal DOT medical card requirements

Compliance Requirements

Failure to initially provide self-certification information and a copy of a medical certificate, if a driver requires one, will result in the downgrade of the driver’s CDL to a Class D  driver's license.