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2021 Georgia Code
Title 40 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 5 - Drivers' Licenses
Article 7 - Commercial Drivers' Licenses
§ 40-5-146. Operation of Commercial Motor Vehicle Without Valid License or Driving Privilege
Universal Citation: GA Code § 40-5-146 (2021)
- Except when driving under a commercial driver's instruction permit and accompanied by the holder of a commercial driver's license valid for the vehicle being driven, no person may operate a commercial motor vehicle unless the person has been issued and is in immediate possession of a commercial driver's license valid for the vehicle he or she is driving.
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- No person may drive a commercial motor vehicle while his or her driving privilege is suspended, revoked, or canceled, or while subject to a disqualification.
- No person may drive a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out of service order.
(Code 1981, §40-5-146, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 519, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 4; Ga. L. 2006, p. 449, § 14/HB 1253.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Weight rating of vehicle requiring commercial driver's license for operation.
- Commercial driver's license is required for a driver to operate a motor vehicle when the gross vehicle weight rating as registered with the county tag agent exceeds the amount specified. 1994 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U94-11.
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