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If I need a CDL right away, can I just get my CDL without the Hazardous Materials Endorsement (HME) and use it until the results of my Background Records Check arrive?

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If I need a CDL right away, can I just get my CDL without the Hazardous Materials Endorsement (HME) and use it until the results of my Background Records Check arrive?

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After completing all required Road/Skills tests, you may choose to receive a CDL without the Hazardous Materials Endorsement (HME) for use until Transportation Security Administration (TSA) approval is received. However, once TSA approval is received, you will need to return to the MVD CDL office and apply for the HazMat-endorsed CDL (since the endorsement fee was already paid, there will be no additional fee charged when exchanging a CDL issued in the interim, for the CDL reflecting the HME.