Previous IL cdl holder a month ago wanting to transfer back

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  1. Aug 24, 2013 #1
    Ivegotdreams

    Ivegotdreams Bobtail Member

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    I got my IL cdl June 28 a few weeks later I transferred it to CA, now due to many problems I need to move back but in Illinois you have to re do everything, like everything... So I was wondering since I held an IL cdl so recent and I actually still have it they just Punched a little hole in it..would i still have to retest everything or could I just cancel my CA cdl since my il still has many years till it expires...

    If not, how do people get away with living and working in IL but holding a KY CDL...?
     
    Ivegotdreams, Aug 24, 2013
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  3. Aug 24, 2013 #2
    TheDude1969

    TheDude1969 Heavy Load Member

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    I'm not sure if testing is required, but fee remains the same, and is mandatory within 30days of new residence.
     
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  4. Aug 24, 2013 #3
    KW Cajun

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    Bad news cometh...
    IL is one of, if not the most severe state, when it comes to CDL requirements & testing. Even if you left the state for 1 day and had surrendered your IL CDL, you STILL have to retest everything (and pay all associated fees), as if you never even had an IL CDL.
    Here's a link to some of the FAQ's on IL CDLs:
    Illinois CDL FAQ's
     
    KW Cajun, Aug 24, 2013
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  5. Aug 24, 2013 #4
    chopper103in

    chopper103in Road Train Member

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    Illinois you have to retake everything from written test to the road skill test.... I left Illinois a year ago and will never go back there to live because of this
     
    chopper103in, Aug 24, 2013
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  7. Aug 24, 2013 #5
    Ivegotdreams

    Ivegotdreams Bobtail Member

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    Wow....
    If I were to move to Kentucky (lived about 20 mins from the ky border in IL) would it be a problem to get a job on the IL side? Like do you have to have a cdl in the state you are employed? I wonder how my taxes would look..
     
    Ivegotdreams, Aug 24, 2013
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  8. Aug 25, 2013 #6
    TheDude1969

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    You have license in the state you live, the CDL is good wherever you drive.
     
    TheDude1969, Aug 25, 2013
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