28-3101. Driver license classes
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A. Except as provided in subsections B and C of this section and section 28-3102, the following driver license classes are valid:
1. Class A. A class A license is valid for operating either of the following:
(a)A motor vehicle that tows a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds if the gross combined weight rating is twenty-six thousand one or more pounds.
(b)A vehicle that requires a class B, C or D license.
2. Class B. A class B license is valid for operating any of the following:
(a)A single motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one or more pounds.
(b)A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one or more pounds that tows a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less.
(c)A vehicle that requires a class C or D license for operation.
3. Class C. A class C license is valid for operating any of the following:
(a)A single motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less.
(b)A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less that tows a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less.
(c)A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less that tows a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds, if the gross combined weight rating is less than twenty-six thousand one pounds.
(d)A vehicle that is required to be placarded for hazardous materials.
(e)A bus or school bus.
(f)A vehicle that requires a class D license for operation.
4. Class D. A class D license is valid for operating any of the following:
(a)A single motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less, including an autocycle.
(b)A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less that tows a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less.
(c)A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less that tows a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds if the gross combined weight rating is less than twenty-six thousand one pounds.
(d)A motorized touring vehicle. For the purposes of this subdivision, "motorized touring vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is all of the following:
(i)Owned by a commercial entity.
(ii)Rented for use during a sightseeing tour that is guided by an employee of the commercial entity that rents the motor vehicle.
(iii)Designed to travel with three wheels on the ground.
(iv)Capable of a maximum speed of forty-five miles per hour.
5. Class G. A class G license is valid for operating a single motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand pounds or less.
6. Class M. A class M license is valid for operating a motorcycle, motor driven cycle or moped but is not necessary for operating an autocycle or a motorcycle that has at least three wheels and a three-point safety belt and bucket or bench seats and that is fully enclosed or uses a roll cage frame. For the purpose of licensing a driver, the department may endorse a class M license classification on a valid class A, B, C, D or G license.
B. A class A, B, C, D or G license is not valid for operating a vehicle that requires a class M license or a vehicle that requires a special endorsement unless the proper endorsement appears on the license.
C. A commercial driver license is not required to operate a vehicle described in subsection A, paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of this section if the vehicle has been issued a historic vehicle license plate pursuant to section 28-2484 and the department provides in the vehicle registration record both of the following:
1. That the vehicle is classified as a noncommercial vehicle and may not be used as a commercial vehicle.
2. The vehicle's declared gross weight as defined in section 28-5431 is entered as zero.