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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Section 7: Commercial driver license applications

Section 7. The application for a license to operate a commercial vehicle or for a learner's permit to operate a commercial vehicle shall include the following:

(1) the full name and current mailing and residential addresses of the applicant;

(2) a physical description of the applicant, including sex, height, weight and eye and hair color;

(3) date of birth of the applicant;

(4) the applicant's Social Security number;

(5) the signature of the applicant;

(6) a photograph of the applicant;

(7) certifications, including those required by 49 CFR 383.71 (a);

(8) consent of the applicant to release driving record information; and

(9) any other information required by the registrar.

The application shall be accompanied by the application fee required by the provisions of section thirty-three of chapter ninety.

When a licensee changes his name, mailing address or residence, an application for a duplicate license shall be made forthwith to the registrar.

No person who has been a resident of the commonwealth for thirty days or more may operate a commercial motor vehicle under the authority of a license to operate a commercial motor vehicle issued by another jurisdiction.