281A.170 Form of licenses -- Limitations on licenses -- Expiration.
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The commercial driver's license shall be marked "commercial driver's license" and
"CDL" and shall be, to the maximum extent practicable, tamper proof. It shall
include but is not limited to the following information:
(a) The name and present resident address of the licensee;
(b) The licensee's color photograph;
(c) A physical description of the licensee including sex, height, weight, and eye
color;
(d) The licensee's date of birth;
(e) The licensee's signature;
(f) The class or type of commercial motor vehicle or vehicles that the person is
authorized to drive together with any endorsements or restrictions;
(g) The name of this state;
(h) The dates between which the license is valid; and
(i) Any other information required by the cabinet, except for a person's Social
Security number.
A commercial driver's license shall be issued with classifications, endorsements,
and restrictions. Vehicles that require an endorsement shall not be driven unless the
proper endorsement appears on the license and the applicant has passed the
knowledge and skills test required by the State Police.
(a) Classifications:
1.
Class A - Any combination of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight
rating of twenty-six thousand and one (26,001) pounds or more, if the
gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicle being towed is in excess of ten
thousand (10,000) pounds. Licensees with an "A" classification may
with the proper endorsement drive Class B and C vehicles.
2.
Class B - Any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of
twenty-six thousand and one (26,001) pounds or more, and any vehicle
towing a vehicle not in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds.
Licensees with a "B" classification may with the proper endorsements
drive Class C vehicles.
3.
Class C - Any single vehicle with a gross weight rating of less than
twenty-six thousand and one (26,001) pounds or any vehicle towing a
vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating not in excess of ten thousand
(10,000) pounds which includes:
a.
Vehicles designed to transport sixteen (16) or more passengers,
including the driver; or
b.
Vehicles used in the transportation of hazardous materials which
requires the vehicle to be placarded under Title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 172, sub-part F, as adopted by
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administrative regulations of the cabinet, pursuant to KRS Chapter
13A.
4.
Class D - All other vehicles not listed in any other class.
5.
Class E - Moped only.
6.
Class M - Motorcycles. Licensees with a "M" classification may also
drive Class E vehicles.
(b) Endorsements:
1.
"H" - Authorizes the driver to operate a vehicle transporting hazardous
materials.
2.
"T" - Authorizes operation of double trailers and triple trailers in those
jurisdictions allowing the operation of triple trailers.
3.
"P" - Authorizes operation of vehicles carrying passengers.
4.
"N" - Authorizes operation of tank vehicles.
5.
"X" - Authorizes operation of combination of hazardous materials and
tank vehicle endorsements.
6.
"R" - Authorizes operation of all other endorsements not otherwise
specified.
7.
"S" - Authorizes operation of school buses.
(c) Restrictions:
1.
"K" - Restricts the driver to operation of vehicles not equipped with
airbrakes.
2.
"I" - Restricts the driver to Kentucky intrastate commerce driving.
3.
"L" - Shall not include a Class "A" bus.
4.
"J" - Shall not include a Class "A" or "B" bus.
5.
"O" - Shall not include tractor, semitrailer style vehicles.
6.
"Z" - Exempt intracity zones for commercial vehicles.
7.
"0-9" - Other restrictions.
8.
"A" - Restricts the driver to operation of vehicles equipped with an
automatic transmission because the person conducted the required skills
test in a commercial vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission. A
person wanting to remove this restriction in order to operate a vehicle
with a manual transmission shall be required to successfully complete a
skills test while operating a commercial vehicle equipped with a manual
transmission.
Within ten (10) days after issuing a commercial driver's license, the cabinet shall
notify the commercial driver's license information system of that fact, providing all
information required to ensure identification of the person.
A commercial driver's license issued to a resident pursuant to this chapter shall
expire in four (4) years unless the license was issued to a resident under the age of
twenty-one (21). A commercial driver's license issued to a person who is not a
resident shall be issued for one (1) year and shall not be renewable. The fee for a
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commercial driver's license issued to a nonresident shall be the same as the fee
charged to a resident.
A person under the age of twenty-one (21) shall not be licensed to operate a Class
A, B, or C vehicle unless he has an "I" restriction. A commercial driver with an "I"
restriction shall not drive a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce,
unless he is exempt pursuant to 49 C.F.R. 391.2. A commercial driver under the age
of twenty-one (21) shall not be allowed to operate a school bus or a vehicle
transporting hazardous material in intrastate commerce.
The holder of a commercial driver's license shall be considered to hold a valid
Kentucky driver's license issued under the provisions of KRS 186.412.
Effective: June 26, 2007
History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 28, sec. 6, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended
2005 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 7, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts
ch. 204, sec. 9, effective April 5, 2002. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 481, sec. 2,
effective July 15, 1994. – Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 274, sec. 5, effective April 7,
1992. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 455, sec. 17, effective July 1, 1991.
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