• Payment is by personal check or cash only. For all fee information, please see the complete list

• Vision is screened for drivers’ licenses

• Proof of Citizenship (*see note and list below)
• Minnesota driver's license
• Social Security number (SSN)
• For a name change, one of the following is necessary:

Anyone turning 21 years of age should not renew a license until 3 weeks before their 21st birthday.

Medical Requirements

• The type of driving you are engaged in (interstate or intrastate) and

• Whether you are subject to or exempt from the medical examination requirements of 49 CFR part 391 or Minnesota Statutes, chapter 221

Medical Waiver

A commercial driver may be granted a waiver from the following physical qualification requirements: vision, insulin-dependent diabetes, deaf and hard of hearing and limb impairment.

If your medical examiner’s certificate is only valid with a vision, diabetes or a skills performance evaluation waiver granted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association (FMCSA), or if you are an intrastate driver with a MnDOT waiver or hold a DVS School Bus Waiver, you must also provide a copy of your waiver.

To obtain a federal exemption or waiver, you must contact the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association (FMCSA), which will advise on how to proceed.

Diabetes/Vision waivers: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/medical/exemptions.htm

Skill Performance: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/medical/spepackage.htm

FMCSA Phone: 1 (800) 832-5660

FMCSA Midwestern Service Center: (708) 283-3577

For information about MnDOT waivers, contact the MnDOT Driver Medical Program at (651) 366-3674.

Adding Endorsements

With a Class A CDL, you are eligible for endorsements on your license. Refer to the CDL Endorsements and Restrictions Page for more information.

*Proof of Citizenship Requirement

• Valid, unexpired U.S. passport or passport card
• Certified copy of birth certificate from any U.S. state
• Consular report of birth abroad issued by the U.S. Department or state
• Certificate of Naturalization or Certificate of Citizenship issued by U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Valid unexpired Permanent Resident Card
    or
• Unexpired employment authorization document issued by USCIS or an unexpired foreign passport accompanied by an approved I-94 form.

If the name on the above document is different from the current name on the CDL, the customer must also present proof of the legal name change(s). Acceptable proof consists of certified marriage certificates, certified divorce decrees or other certified court orders. Divorce decrees or other court orders must specify the name change. Identity and name change documents need to show a clear link between the citizenship or permanent residency document and the current name.