DonTom
Well-known member
Oh, IOW, you never applied for the real CDL. You need to go to the CA DMV with proof of your residence in several different ways. Also, prove you are you.Our current CDLs (issued 2021) did not have the Federally approved Real ID, resulting in limitations. This DMV page shows the good and bad images; Our CDLs have the one on the right (check the red NOs).
It was many years ago for me to get the CA REAL ID card, but the main hassle is to get things such as your birth certificate, and the other required documents.
See what papers you need here.
-Don- Cinder Hills, Coconino Forest, AZ