Online renewals available for commercial drivers

Some holders of state CDL licenses no longer have to come to a Georgia Department of Driver Services location for renewals. The agency is now providing a valuable service for commercial drivers – Online License Renewal. Eligible commercial drivers can now avoid visiting in person by renewing at dds.georgia.gov, according to a news release.

Over the first few days, nearly 150 CDL drivers completed their renewal, update or replacement without a visit to a DDS Customer Service Center.

Eligible commercial drivers can upload the necessary documents, pay the required fee, and receive their new card without having to visit one of Georgia’s 67 Customer Service Centers. Those eligible to use the new online service are Commercial Driver License (CDL) holders with Nonexcepted Interstate and Nonexcepted Intrastate self-certification (valid medical certificate required).

Those still required to visit in person to renew are:

CDL holders with Excepted Interstate and Excepted Intrastate (no medical certificate required) will not be able to renew online, due to vision exam requirements.

CDL holders who have a hazmat endorsement or hazmat/ tanker endorsement, also will not be able to renew online due to federal laws.

DDS also encourages commercial drivers to utilize the free mobile app, DDS 2 GO to keep track of their license status. The DDS 2 GO App allows drivers to keep track of CDL status, view points and receive push notifications about their license status and more.

Information: dds.georgia.gov J.J. SMITH FOR THE AJC

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