You may be eligible for full non-Commercial Driver License (non-CDL) driving privileges after you complete the Impaired Driver Program (IDP) (previously known as Drinking Driving Program or DDP), all recommended formal evaluations, and any required treatment. Your Commercial Driver License (CDL) or commercial driving privileges will remain suspended or revoked until the end of the CDL suspension or revocation. After the end of the CDL suspension or revocation, you must go to a state or county motor vehicle office to apply for restoration of your CDL or commercial driving privileges.
If your original license has been suspended, you must take these steps
If your original license has been revoked, you must take these steps
Please Note: Re-licensing after revocation is not automatic. For some revocations, you must first request and receive approval from the DMV Driver Improvement Unit (DIU) before you can apply for a new driver license at a DMV office. For more information, see Restore License after Revocation [4].
The DMV cannot consider your application for re-licensing until the end of the revocation period if you
However, if you complete the IDP and have a conditional license, you may continue driving in conditional status during the remainder of the revocation period.