Transportation Department Gives NY State 30 Days to Comply With License Rules

The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles accused the transportation secretary of fabricating information about the state’s licensing process.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy holds a press conference on New York’s nondomiciled Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) practices on Dec. 12 , 2025. U.S. Department of Transportation/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

The Department of Transportation (DOT) warned New York state that it has 30 days to comply with new federal rules around nondomiciled commercial driver’s license (CDL) issuances, or it could lose tens of millions of dollars.

“Fifty-three percent of New York’s non-domiciled CDLs were issued unlawfully or illegally,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a news conference on Dec. 12, adding that “tens of millions of dollars” will be pulled from New York state if it does not comply with his department.