Compliance FAQ
How long does a CDLIS query take?
Timing depends on the issuing state for the driving-record detail. A CDLIS query lists every state where the driver has held a CDL. Each of those states still has to deliver its own MVR.
Reviewed by Korey Sharp-Paar · Updated
Why does it matter?
CDLIS is a federally-managed pointer database operated by AAMVA under FMCSA contract. The §384.225 regulation requires every state DMV to push CDL events to CDLIS within 10 days of the underlying state action, so the pointer record is current to within a 10-day window for every state in the system. That 10-day rule is about how current the index is, not about how fast a report arrives.
A typical CDLIS query returns three items: (1) a list of every state where the driver has held a CDL since 1996, (2) issuance and termination dates for each state of record, and (3) the federal CDLIS-derived driver number used to cross-link the records. The pointer itself is the AAMVA index; for the underlying detail (license class, endorsements, restrictions, current license status, conviction history), the carrier still pulls a state MVR from each listed state. Timing for those MVRs depends on the state.
CDLIS uptime is publicly tracked at the AAMVA system-status board (https://www.aamva.org/Status/). State-DMV detail follows each state's own system. The slowest state sets when the full set is in hand.
For the bundled DOT Pre-Employment package, MVR timing depends on the issuing state. PSP and the Clearinghouse query run on FMCSA's systems, and the Clearinghouse query also waits on the driver's consent. We email each report when it is delivered.
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