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What are the fees to obtain or renew a commercial license in my state?
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Commercial License and Renew License Fees
A responsibility of being a CDL driver is timely license renewal. Depending on your state, you should receive a commercial drivers license renewal notice in the mail. On it should be instructions on how to renew, including the CDL fee you must pay. Most states require renewing in person, but some also allow renewal through mail.If you allow your CDL to expire you'll risk getting ticketed if you try to drive. Plus, depending on how long you allow it to remain expired, you may, during reinstatement, be required to start from square one with testing requirements. This then would entail studying your state's CDL manual and taking a CDL practice test in order to pass the general knowledge CDL test - and making an appointment to take each part of the CDL road test, including the actual driving test.
NOTE: The fees below do not reflect driver license endorsement fees.
| Alabama | $53.50 Class A; 43.50 Class B; $23.50 Class C; renewal fees same as application fees |
| Alaska | $15 permit; $100 CDL; $100 renewal fee |
| Arizona | $25 Class A and B; $12.50 Class C; $15 Class A and B renewal; $10 Class C renewal |
| Arkansas | $42 CDL; $50 renewal |
| California | $66 Class A and B; Class C $39; $39 renewal for all three classes |
| Colorado | $64 CDL; $34 renewal |
| Connecticut | $10 permit; $17 CDL; $60 renewal |
| Delaware | $30 CDL; $30 renewal |
| Florida | $67 CDL; $50 renewal |
| Georgia | $35 permit/CDL application; $10 permit; $20 license; $20 renewal |
| Hawaii | $30 permit/CDL application; $15 general knowledge test; $30 CDL; $30 renewal |
| Idaho | $29 permit/CDL application; $40 CDL; $40 renewal |
| Illinois | $60 permit/CDL application; $60 renewal |
| Indiana | $16 permit; $30 CDL; $30 renewal |
| Iowa | $16 two-year CDL; $40 four-year CDL; $16 and $40 renewal |
| Kansas | $3 exam; $8 photo; $18 CDL; $18 renewal |
| Kentucky | $24 permit/CDL application; $11 permit; $40 CDL; $47 renewal |
| Louisiana | $15 permit/CDL application; $41 CDL; $41 renewal |
| Maine | $35 CDL examination; $34 CDL; $28 CDL for drivers 65 and up; $34 and $28 renewal |
| Maryland | $90 permit/CDL application; $50 renewal |
| Massachusetts | $30 permit application; $75 CDL; $75 renewal |
| Michigan | $25 CDL; $25 renewal |
| Minnesota | $43 Class A; $23 Class A if under 21; $35 Class B; $28 Class C; renewal fees same as original CDL fees |
| Mississippi | $25 permit/CDL application; $13 permit; $26 CDL; $26 renewal |
| Missouri | $7.50 permit; $22.50 three-year CDL; $45 six-year CDL; $22.50 and $45 renewal |
| Montana | CDL fees vary widely by age, ranging from $9 to $50.50; most drivers between ages of 21 through 70 will pay $50.50, fees drop with age for drivers older than 71 |
| Nebraska | $12.50 permit; $57.50 for five-year CDL; $57.50 renewal |
| Nevada | $57 permit; $87 CDL; $57 renewal or $87 with all tests |
| New Hampshire | $60 CDL; $60 renewal |
| New Jersey | $125 permit/CDL application; $42 CDL; $42 renewal |
| New Mexico | $34 CDL; $18 renewal |
| New York | $10 permit fee; $40 road test fee; $75 to $90 CDL; $164.50 renewal or $ 180.50 for residents of certain NYC counties |
| North Carolina | $30 permit/CDL application; $15 CDL; $15 renewal |
| North Dakota | $15 permit/CDL; $15 renewal |
| Ohio | $27 permit: $42 CDL; $44.75 CDL renewal |
| Oklahoma | $15 application fee for Class B and C; $25 application fee for Class A; $41.50 Class A and B CDL; $31.50 Class C CDL; $31.50 and $41.50 renewal |
| Oregon | $23.50 permit; $135.50 CDL; $61.50 renewal |
| Pennsylvania | $73 permit and four-year CDL; $68 renewal |
| Rhode Island | $11.50 permit; $51.50 CDL; $51.50 renewal |
| South Carolina | $15 CDL; $12.50 |
| South Dakota | $15 CDL; $25 renewal |
| Tennessee | $46 Class A; $1 Class B and C; $40 to $60 renewal (contingent on years) |
| Texas | $60 CDL; $60 renewal |
| Utah | $40 written test; $60 skills test; $40 renewal |
| Vermont | $50 two-year CDL; $75 four-year CDL; $45 two-year renewal; $65 four-year renewal |
| Virginia | $3 permit; $8 CDL per year; $8 renewal per year |
| Washington | $10 permit; $40 CDL; $30 renewal |
| West Virginia | CDL fee starts at $25; renewal fees vary by age ranging from $26.25 to $61.25 |
| Wisconsin | $30 permit; $74 CDL; $74 renewal |
| Wyoming | $25 CDL; $20 renewal |
| Washington DC | $39 permit; $117 CDL; $117 renewal |
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