Process:

Step 1: Visit a Driver License Center with the following:

• Your valid out-of-state CDL and one acceptable form of identification.
• Your Social Security card,
• A check or money order made payable to PennDOT for the appropriate fee. No Cash Accepted,
• Two proofs of residency

Step 2: You will be given a vision test.

Step 3: You will be required to successfully complete the HAZMAT Endorsement Knowledge Test (30 questions). Note: You do not have to pass the test the first time. You have 30 days to transfer your CDL to Pennsylvania after establishing residence.

Step 4: You will need to have federal approval to retain HAZMAT endorsement at time of transfer.

Step 5: If the Transportation Security Authority (TSA) approval was received in your former state, you will need a letter from your former state indicating TSA approval was received.

Step 6: If you do not have TSA approval but made application and submitted fingerprints in your former state, a letter from your former state indicating you made application, paid all fees and submitted fingerprints for Federal Security Threat assessment in your former state is needed.

Step 7: If you did not begin the Federal Security Threat Assessment process in your former state or are unable to provide documentation for the above, you can retain you H endorsement by submitting form DL-288 and fees at a PennDOT Driver License Center. You will be given a Fingerprint Authorization and will have to be fingerprinted as well.

Step 8: If all steps are successfully completed and the appropriate approvals obtained, you will be issued a camera card. Take the camera card to the nearest Photo License Center to have your photo taken and receive your CDL with HAZMAT endorsement.