• TRAINING REQUIRED - Commercial Learner’s Permit applicants who have never had a Hazmat Endorsement before are required to take Entry-Level Driver Training prior to their MVA appointment. To learn more and sign up for training, visit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) website. The MVA cannot allow these customers to move forward until this training has been completed.
  
• TSA determines the final security threat assessment of all HAZMAT applicants. You will be notified by letter from TSA of the disposition of your threat assessment usually within 4 to 6 weeks after submitting your fingerprints.
• ​If you are approved by TSA, you must make an MVA appointment to take the Hazmat knowledge test and obtain the HAZMAT endorsement. 
• ​What to bring to your appointment: TSA letter, driver's license and valid DOT physical card
• Note: You must obtain the HME within 6 months (if not before) from the date of the TSA letter or you may be required to begin the HAZMAT application process over and pay the required fees, which includes your submitting a new set of fingerprints.

• ​On your appointment day, to receive your CDL with HME, you must​:  
• Complete the electronic HAZMAT application; 
• S​​ubmit your fingerprints and pay the required fee; 
• Pass the HAZMAT knowledge test; and 
• Present your driver's license, a valid DOT physical card and proof of U.S. Citizenship or lawful permanent resident status. More details below on acceptable sources of proof.
  
• ​The process involves two separate transactions: 
• The HAZMAT application will be processed by an MVA agent.
• Your HME application will be forwarded to TSA for checks against numerous federal databases and watch lists.
  
• The fingerprint background record check and fee collection will be processed by the Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services (DPSCS) staff.
• Your fingerprint records will be forwarded by the DPSCS to the Criminal Justice Information Systems for a federal and state criminal background check. 
• ​You can expect to receive an approval letter from TSA usually within 4 to 6 weeks after submitting your fingerprints. If you are approved by TSA and pass the background record check you do not need to come into the MVA until your next license renewal period. ​

WHAT TO BRING TO YOUR APPOINTMENT:​

• Driver's License (valid, unexpired)
• DOT Physical Card (valid, unexpired)
  
• Proof of U.S. Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Status - acceptable sources of proof are: 
• Original or certified copy of a U.S. birth certificate filed with a State Office of Vital Statistics (OVS) or equivalent agency in the applicant’s state of birth (U.S. or territorial).
  *NOTE: Birth documents issued by a hospital, notification of birth registration, birth registration cards, and foreign birth certificates are not accepted.
• U.S. Citizen U.S. Passport (valid, unexpired)
  
• Certificate copy of a birth certificate filed with a State Office of Vital Statistics or equivalent agency, in the individual’s State of birth, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
  *NOTE:  Puerto Rican birth certificates issued prior to July 1, 2010 cannot be accepted.
• Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) issued by the U.S. Department of State (Form FS-545 or DS 1350)
• Certificate of Naturalization issued by ​the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). (Form N-550 or N-570)
• Certificate of Citizenship issued by DHS. (Form N-560 or N-561)
• Lawful Permanent Resident Card, issued by USCIS or INS (valid, unexpired)
• ​Fee: The current Hazmat background record check (BRC) fee can be found on the Fees page under the Driver License Fees section. You may pay via Visa, Master Card, Discover. No CASH, MONEY ORDERS or CHECKS are accepted.