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        SECTION  : INTRODUCTION


           For additional information on the IRP and    site at dds.georgia.gov. Please note that a new  CMV in interstate or intrastate commerce?
        the requirements related to the IRP, contact your    self-certification form is not required each time     Interstate commerce is  when you drive a CMV:
        base jurisdiction motor vehicle department or    an updated medical certificate is submitted. To       •  From one State to another State or a foreign
        IRP, Inc. the official repository for the IRP. Ad-  submit by mail, send copies to:   country;
        ditional information can be found on the IRP,     DDS
        Inc. website at www.irponline.org. There is a     Attn: RM-CDL          •  Between two places within a State, but during
        training video on the website home page avail-  P.O. Box 80447        part of the trip, the CMV crosses into another
        able in English, Spanish and French   Conyers, GA 30013               State or foreign country; or
          For additional information on IFTA and                                •  Between two places within a State, but the
        the requirements related to IFTA, contact the     To submit in person you can visit any DDS     cargo is part of a trip that began or will end
        appropriate agency in your base jurisdiction.    Customer Service Center.   in another State or foreign country.
        You will also find useful information about the       1.  Each individual holding a CDL permit or CDL
        Agreement at the official repository of IFTA at     license will be responsible for providing new     Intrastate commerce is The cargo on the
        http://www.iftach.org/index.php.                                     vehicle originated in the state and will not leave
                                            copies of Medical Examiner Certificates and
                                            any applicable variances ((i.e. Vision waivers,     the state and you do not meet any of the descrip-
        1.6 –    Medical Documentation                                       tions above for interstate commerce.
             Requirements                   Skills Performance waivers, Diabetic waivers)     If you operate in both intrastate   commerce
          Any person applying for a CDL permit or     prior to the expiration of those documents.   and   interstate commerce, you must choose
                                            Effective May 21, 2014, all new USDOT physi-
        the initial issuance of a CDL will be required     cals must be performed by a qualified health     interstate commerce.
        to self-certify to a single type of commercial     professional listed on the National Registry   Once you decide you operate or will operate
        operation and provide a copy of their Medical     of Certified Medical Examiners. Cards that   in interstate commerce or intrastate com-
        Certificate and any applicable variance docu-  are submitted without a National Registry   merce, you must decide whether you operate
        ments (i.e. Vision waivers, Skills Performance     number will not be processed.   (or expect to operate) in a non-excepted or
        waivers, Diabetic waivers). These documents                          excepted status. This decision will tell you to
        must be presented at the time of application    2. If you are required to have a “certified” medi-  which of the four types of commerce you must

        at a Department of Driver Services Customer     cal status and fail to provide and keep up-to-  self-certify.
        Service Center.                     date your medical examiner’s certificate, you   You operate in excepted interstate commerce
          If a person wishes to change their self-certi-  become ‘not-certified’.   when you drive a CMV in interstate commerce
        fication status, they will be required to visit a       3.  Failure to provide valid medical certificates and/   only for the following excepted activities:
        DDS Customer Service Center in person. The     or variances may require retesting and addi-    •  To transport school children and/or school
        change may result in restrictions being removed     tional fees to get your CDL privileges restored.     staff between home and school;
        or added to the license which will require a new

        license be issued at that time.   Updated medical     You will need to self-certify based on how you    •  As Federal, State or local government em-
        certificates and waivers may be submitted to    use the CMV. The following information will     ployees;
        DDS by fax (at 770.918.6271), mail, in person, or    help you determine how you should self-certify.       •  To transport human corpses or sick or injured
        online by creating an account on the DDS web-  Do you, or will you, use a CDL to operate a
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