Department of Motor Vehicles

What information appears on a Commercial Driver License (CDL) driving record? 

Commercial (CDL) abstracts show expanded driver history information that is not available on a Standard Driving Record.  This includes convictions, suspensions, revocations and other licensing actions in any state in any type of vehicle.  Medical Certification Status information and Self-Certification information is also provided.  Employers or organizations can get CDL Abstracts for enrolled drivers through the New York DMV License Event Notification Service (LENS).  

In addition to the information provided on a Standard Abstract, the CDL abstract provides the following information

• Expanded driver history information - convictions, suspensions, revocations and other licensing actions in any state committed in any type of vehicle.
• Medical Certification Status information and Self-Certification information:
  • Medical Certification Status:  (Certified/Not Certified/Not Required)
  • Self-Cert Type: (NA; NI; EA; EI)
  • Medical Examiner’s Certificate information for drivers who must maintain a valid medical examiner’s certificate on file with DMV:
    • Date Medical Certificate Posted to License Record:  mm/dd/yyyy
    • Med Cert Issue Date:  mm/dd/yyyy
    • Med Cert Expiration Date:  mm/dd/yyyy
    • Medical Examiner’s Name:
    • Medical Examiner’s Licensing Jurisdiction Code:
    • Medical Examiner’s License or Certificate Number:
    • Medical Examiner’s Specialty Code:
    • Medical Examiner’s National Registry Number: (Required for all Med Certs issued on or after 5/21/2014)
    • Existence of any Restrictions on Medical Certification:  Corrective Lenses; Hearing Aid
    • Existence of any Medical Variance on Medical Certification:  Diabetes Waiver; Vision Waiver; Hearing Waiver; Seizure Waiver; Skills Eval Certificate; Qualified by Operation
    • Medical Variance/SPE Certificate Effective Date (if applicable):  mm/dd/yyyy
    • Medical Variance/SPE Expiration Date (if applicable):   mm/dd/yyyy 

Medical Certification notifications include the following information

• Overall Med Cert Status:  Certified/Not Certified/Not Required
• Self-Cert Driving Type:  (NA; NI; EA; EI)
• Medical Certificate Expiration Date:  mm/dd/yyyy (NA/NI driving types only)
• Medical Variance Expiration Date:  mm/dd/yyyy (if applicable)
• 60 Day Advance Notification of Medical Certificate Expiration:  mm/dd/yyyy
• 60 Day Advance Notification of Medical Variance Expiration:  mm/dd/yyyy

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