N.M. Code R. § 18.19.5.113

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 11, June 11, 2024

Section 18.19.5.113 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE - CLASSIFICATIONS OF COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES

A. Commercial driver's licenses shall be issued under the following classifications:

Class Vehicles Licensee Authorized to Operate

A Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds provided the gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicle(s) being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds, and all lesser classes (B, C and D) of vehicles except motorcycles. In order to drive a motorcycle a driver must have a motorcycle endorsement.

B Any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, and all lesser classes (C and D) of vehicles except motorcycles. In order to drive a motorcycle a driver must have a motorcycle endorsement.

C Any single vehicle less than 26,001 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, or any such vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, and all lesser classes (D) of vehicles except motorcycles. In order to drive a motorcycle a driver must have a motorcycle endorsement. This "C" classification applies only to vehicles placarded for hazardous materials or designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver.

B. New Mexico's driver's licenses classes 6 through 10 issued under the former classification system are no longer valid.

N.M. Code R. § 18.19.5.113

2/28/90, 9/17/91, 8/20/93, 10/31/96; 18.19.5.113 NMAC - Rn, 18 NMAC 19.5.17.2, 9/14/00, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 05, March 14, 2023, eff. 3/14/2023