# Commercial Driver's License Standards; Requirements and Penalties: Applicability to the Exception for Certain Military Personnel
> **Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2026-02-19 · Effective 2026-03-23 · 91 FR 7860
## Document
- **Document number:** 2026-03263
- **Category:** motor-carrier
- **Sub-agency:** Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 91 FR 7860
- **CFR reference:** 49 CFR 383
- **Publication date:** 2026-02-19
- **Effective date:** 2026-03-23
- **DOT docket:** Docket No. FMCSA-2025-0118
## Abstract

FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations (FMCSR) to allow dual-status military technicians to qualify for the exception for certain military personnel from commercial driver's license (CDL) standards. Dual-status military technicians are civilian technicians employed by military units to provide day-to-day support such as training, maintenance, and other activities required to support the unit. They are required by statute to maintain membership in one of the Army or Air Force Reserve Components as a condition of their civilian employment.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/19/2026-03263/commercial-drivers-license-standards-requirements-and-penalties-applicability-to-the-exception-for)
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