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the motor vehicle record received from each driver's licensing authority to the annual driver record inquiry, the note relating to the annual review of the driver's driving record, the medical examiner's certificate, any medical variance issued by FMCSA, and the note relating to verification of medical examiner listing on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners

For the motor vehicle record received from each driver's licensing authority to the annual driver record inquiry, the note relating to the annual review of the driver's driving record, the medical examiner's certificate, any medical variance issued by FMCSA, and the note relating to verification of medical examiner listing on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners, regulation is 49 CFR 391.51; regulator / programme is FMCSA; retention period is may be removed from a driver's qualification file three years after the date of execution; when the clock starts is the date of execution; who it binds is each motor carrier, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

Regulation
49 CFR 391.51 verified
Regulator / programme
FMCSA our reading
Record type
the motor vehicle record received from each driver's licensing authority to the annual driver record inquiry, the note relating to the annual review of the driver's driving record, the medical examiner's certificate, any medical variance issued by FMCSA, and the note relating to verification of medical examiner listing on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners
Retention period
may be removed from a driver's qualification file three years after the date of execution verified
When the clock starts
the date of execution verified
Who it binds
each motor carrier
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DatasetHow long federal regulations require records to be kept: retention periods, what starts the clock, and who they bind

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( d ) The following records may be removed from a driver's qualification file three years after the date of execution:

ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-11

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