DL 939 is the 10 Year History Record Check, a form of the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for people applying for or renewing a commercial driver license (CDL). You complete it if you were issued a driver license, in the same or a different name, to operate any type of motor vehicle in another state or jurisdiction during the previous ten years. On this page you can fill out the form online on FillingPDF and download or print the completed PDF; the form itself is published by the DMV at dmv.ca.gov.
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What is DL 939?
Form DL 939, 10 Year History Record Check, is the California DMV form that lists the driver licenses a commercial driver license applicant was issued in another state or jurisdiction during the previous ten years, certified under penalty of perjury.
The form has three parts. Section A asks for your California driver license number and your name as shown on the Commercial Driver License Application DL 44C or the Renewal Application. Section B records the other-state or other-country licenses, with room for 15 entries; each entry asks for the state or country of issuance, the driver license number, the Social Security number, the birth date (MM/DD/YY), the name as it appeared on that license and the sex. Section C is the acknowledgement and certification statement, which you sign and date.
The certification warns that if the information is found to be falsified, the State may suspend, cancel or revoke your commercial driver license or pending application, or disqualify you from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of at least 60 consecutive days.
The form is a companion to the commercial driver license application or renewal. It is not an application on its own, and it does not apply to licenses held only in California.
Who needs to file DL 939?
Applicants for a commercial driver license and people renewing one complete Form DL 939 if, during the previous ten years, they were issued a driver license to operate any type of motor vehicle in another state or other jurisdiction. The form says this applies whether the other license carried the same name as your current one or a different name.
- New applicants: use the form together with the Commercial Driver License Application DL 44C when you held an out-of-state or other-jurisdiction license in the last ten years.
- Renewing drivers: use it with your Renewal Application under the same condition.
- Drivers with several licenses: list each license on its own numbered entry in Section B; the form provides 15 entries.
The form's instruction is conditional: it is for people who held a license issued outside California in the previous ten years. The form does not describe any representative signing for you; Section C is a certification made by the undersigned applicant.
When to file DL 939
Complete Form DL 939 when you apply for or renew a commercial driver license and you have been issued a driver license in another state or jurisdiction during the previous ten years. The form prints no separate due date: it is tied to the commercial driver license application (DL 44C) or Renewal Application, since Section A asks for your name as shown on one of them. Look back ten years from the date of your application or renewal when listing licenses. Contact the DMV for any deadline that applies to the application or renewal itself.
How to fill out DL 939
Enter your California license number
In Section A, enter your CA driver license number in the field provided.
Write your name as on the application
In Section A, enter your first, middle and last name and any suffix (Jr., Sr., III), exactly as shown on the Commercial Driver License Application DL 44C or Renewal Application.
Identify the first other-state license
In Section B, entry 1, enter the state or country of issuance and the driver license number of a license issued to you in another state or jurisdiction in the previous ten years.
Add Social Security number and birth date
On the same entry, enter the Social Security number and your birth date in MM/DD/YY format as they appear for that license.
Enter the name and sex on that license
Enter the name (first, middle, last, suffix) under which that license was issued, which may differ from your current name, and mark Male or Female.
Repeat for every other license
Use entries 2 through 15 for each additional license issued in the previous ten years. Complete all sections of every entry, even if the information is the same as another entry.
Read, sign and date the certification
Read Section C, the acknowledgement and certification statement, then sign on the signature line and enter the date.
Review and download the completed PDF
Check that names, numbers and the MM/DD/YY birth dates match your records, then download or print the completed PDF from FillingPDF and deliver it as described under How to submit.
How to submit DL 939
The form does not print a mailing address, portal or appointment rule of its own. It is completed for a commercial driver license application or renewal: Section A asks for your name as shown on the Commercial Driver License Application DL 44C or Renewal Application, so the form belongs with that application.
- Sign the form first. Section C needs your signature and the date, made under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California.
- Deliver it as the DMV directs for your application. Confirm the channel and any other requirements with the California DMV, which publishes the form at https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/form/10-year-history-record-check-dl-939/.
The DMV forms page lists forms in this series with a Preview & Download link; no fee is printed on Form DL 939. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the DMV's channels.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Writing a name in Section A that differs from the name shown on the Commercial Driver License Application DL 44C or the Renewal Application.
- Leaving parts of a Section B entry blank because the information is the same as another entry; the form says to complete all sections for each license, even if same.
- Listing only one out-of-state license when you held several in the previous ten years, or omitting a license issued in a different name.
- Writing the birth date in a format other than MM/DD/YY.
- Leaving out a license issued by another country; the field asks for state or country of issuance.
- Submitting the form unsigned or undated in Section C.
- Providing information that turns out to be false; the certification says the State may suspend, cancel or revoke the license or pending application, or disqualify you for at least 60 consecutive days.
Frequently asked questions
What is DL 939?
DL 939 is the California DMV's 10 Year History Record Check. Commercial driver license applicants and renewing drivers use it to list driver licenses issued to them in another state or jurisdiction during the previous ten years, and to certify the list under penalty of perjury.
Who has to complete Form DL 939?
You complete it if you are applying for or renewing a commercial driver license and were issued a driver license to operate any type of motor vehicle in another state or jurisdiction during the previous ten years, in the same or a different name.
How many licenses can I list on DL 939?
Up to 15. Section B has entries numbered 1 to 15, and each entry covers one license. The form says to complete all sections for each license issued, even if the information repeats from another entry.
What information does DL 939 ask for about my other licenses?
For each license it asks for the state or country of issuance, the driver license number, the Social Security number, your birth date (MM/DD/YY), the name on that license and your sex. Section A also asks for your California driver license number.
What happens if I give false information on DL 939?
The certification states that if the information is found falsified, the State may suspend, cancel or revoke your commercial driver license or pending application, or disqualify you from operating a commercial motor vehicle for at least 60 consecutive days.
Can I fill out DL 939 online?
You can fill out the DL 939 PDF online on FillingPDF and download or print it. FillingPDF is an independent service and does not submit the form to the DMV; you deliver it through the DMV's channels.
Do I sign DL 939?
Yes. Section C is a certification under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, and it has a signature line and a date line for the applicant.
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