2017 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 281A - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES .170 Form of licenses -- Use for federal identification purposes -- Limitations on licenses -- Administrative regulations -- Expiration. (Effective January 1, 2019)
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281A.170
Form of licenses -- Use for federal identification purposes -Limitations on licenses -- Administrative regulations -- Expiration.
(Effective January 1, 2019)
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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 issued under this chapter shall contain a
denotation that either:
(a) The commercial driver's license is a voluntary travel ID identity document
that complies with the security standards set forth by Pub. L. No. 109-13,
Title II, and may be used for identification for federal purposes; or
(b) The commercial driver's license shall not be used for federal identification
purposes.
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:
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 administrative regulations of the cabinet, pursuant to KRS
Chapter 13A.
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Class D - All other vehicles not listed in any other class.
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Class E - Moped only.
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Class M - Motorcycles. Licensees with a "M" classification may also
drive Class E vehicles.
(b) Endorsements:
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"H" - Authorizes the driver to operate a vehicle transporting
hazardous materials.
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"T" - Authorizes operation of double trailers and triple trailers in
those jurisdictions allowing the operation of triple trailers.
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"P" - Authorizes operation of vehicles carrying passengers.
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"N" - Authorizes operation of tank vehicles.
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"X" - Authorizes operation of combination of hazardous materials
and tank vehicle endorsements.
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"R" - Authorizes operation of all other endorsements not otherwise
specified.
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"S" - Authorizes operation of school buses.
(c) The Transportation Cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations in
accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to outline restrictions on the operation
of commercial vehicles and the associated codes to identify such
restrictions, which shall appear on the face of the commercial driver's
license.
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 eight (8) 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 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
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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 186.4102 and
186.412.
Effective:January 1, 2019
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 100, sec. 32, effective January 1, 2019. -Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 3, effective June 25, 2013. -- 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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