1,790 non domiciled CDL holders have “lost their CDL privileges” in Indiana

1,790 non domiciled commercial drivers licenses holders have “lost their CDL privileges” in Indiana this week after the Indiana House Enrolled Act 1200 took effect. 

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles says 1,790 drivers were notified of the new non domiciled CDL restrictions and the impending revocation on March 16th. The change comes after new restrictions enacted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the passage of the Indiana House Enrolled Act 1200, which took effect on April 1st.

The HEA 1200 also requires drivers to demonstrate English Language Proficiency in order to obtain a CDL, makes presenting false records to obtain, or lacking proper documentation while holding a CDL, a felony, and fines companies up to $50,000 if they are found hiring undocumented immigrants as truck drivers. 

“Nearly all non-domiciled CDL drivers (in Indiana) have lost their CDL privileges,” said Gregory Dunn, the BMV’s executive director of communications, reported the Indy Star.

Under the new FMCSa restrictions, only H-2A, H-2B, and E-2 visa holders can obtain and hold a non-domiciled CDL. Approximately 200,000 non domiciled CDL holders have lost their CDLs since the new restrictions went into effect.  

Prior to HEA 1200, Indiana was issuing non-domiciled CDLs to applicants with a Real ID, a lawful immigration status, and a social security number. Those individuals also needed to provide a valid foreign passport with an approved arrival-departure record, an unexpired work permit, or an expired work permit with an approval notice. 

“The folks with those documents could have gotten a non-domicile CDL prior to the new rule from the FMCSA and the passage of HEA 1200,” he said.