2 AAC 90.210 - Classes of licenses; endorsements
(a) An applicant
for a classified license, or for an endorsement to a classified license, must
pass an examination appropriate to the class of license or endorsement for
which the person is applying. A person may not, at any time, have more than one
driver's license, including a license issued by another jurisdiction.
(b) The classification of driver's licenses,
and the class of license that is required to operate a motor vehicle, is
(1) for commercial motor vehicles, as
follows:
(A) Class A/CDL - a combination of a
motor vehicle and one or more other vehicles with a GCWR of greater than 26,000
pounds where the combined GVWR of the vehicle or vehicles being towed is
greater than 10,000 pounds; a holder of a Class A/CDL license may also operate
a Class B/CDL, Class C/CDL, or Class D vehicle;
(B) Class B/CDL - a motor vehicle with a GVWR
of greater than 26,000 pounds, or a motor vehicle with a GVWR of greater than
26,000 pounds that is towing a vehicle with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less; a
holder of a Class B/CDL license may also operate a Class C/CDL or Class D
vehicle;
(C) Class C/CDL - any
single motor vehicle, or a combination of a motor vehicle and one or more other
vehicles not meeting the definitions of Class A/CDL or B/CDL in (A) or (B) of
this paragraph, but that is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers,
including the driver, or placarded under hazardous materials regulations in 49
C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F, revised as of October 1, 2013; a holder of a Class
C/CDL may also operate a Class D vehicle;
(D) Class lA - commercial instruction permit
issued under
AS
28.15.051(f) and 2 AAC 90.
250(a) for a Class A commercial motor vehicle to an applicant who is 18 years
of age or older and has held a valid Class D license for at least one
year;
(E) Class IB - commercial
instruction permit issued under
AS
28.15.051(f) and
2 AAC 90.250(a) for a Class B
commercial motor vehicle to an applicant who is 18 years of age or older and
has held a valid Class D license for at least one year;
(F) Class IC - commercial instruction permit
issued under
AS
28.15.051(f) and
2 AAC 90.250(a) for a Class C
commercial motor vehicle to an applicant who is 18 years of age or older and
has held a valid Class D license for at least one year;
(2) for non-commercial motor vehicles, as
follows:
(A) Class D - a motor vehicle,
motor-driven cycle, autocycle. all-terrain vehicle (ATV), snowmachine,
all-purpose vehicle, or combination of a motor vehicle and one or more other
vehicles that is not
(i) a commercial motor
vehicle; or
(ii) a motor vehicle
for which a Class M1 or M3 license is required.
(B) Class M1 - motorcycles, motor-driven
cycles, and motorized bicycles with 50 cc or more engine displacement, singly
or in combination with trailers or sidecars designed to be used with these
vehicles;
(C) Class M2 - less than
50 cc engine displacement motor-driven cycles and motorized bicycles,
instruction permit for Class MI;
(D) Class IM - instruction permit issued
under AS
28.15.051(a) for a vehicle,
which is not an autocycle, for which a Class M1 or M3 license is
required.
(E) Class IP -
instruction permit issued under
AS
28.15.051(a) for a class D
vehicle;
(F) Class IE - instruction
permit issued under
AS
28.15.051(b);
(G) Class R - snowmobiles and all-terrain
vehicles (ATV) designed for off highway use but allowed to operate on public
roads by communities through an ordinance conforming with
AS
28.01.010(a);
(H) Class M3 - three-wheeled motorcycles,
three-wheeled motor-driven cycles, and three-wheeled motorized bicycles with 50
cc or more engine displacement, singly or in combination with a trailer
designed to be used with these vehicles.
(c) To operate a school bus transporting
school children, or a bus transporting school children to or from a public
school for classroom studies, a person must have a valid driver's license to
operate the size and type of vehicle being driven, and a valid school bus
driver endorsement issued under
AS
28.15.046 and
2 AAC 90.010. A school bus driver endorsement is the
endorsement required under (e) of this section for the operator of a commercial
motor vehicle that is a school bus.
(d) A holder of a classified license who
wishes to change the classification on the license, or to obtain an additional
endorsement for another class of license must
(1) submit an application for a change or
endorsement as prescribed by the department;
(2) pass an appropriate examination for the
change or endorsement for which the licensee is applying; and
(3) pay the appropriate fee set out in
AS
28.15.271.
(e) In addition to a driver's license issued
under (b) of this section, an operator of a commercial motor vehicle must
obtain an endorsement on a Class A/CDL, Class B/CDL, or Class C/CDL license to
operate the following vehicles:
(1) T -
double or triple trailers;
(2) N -
tank vehicle;
(3) P - vehicle
designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver;
(4) H - vehicle used in the transportation of
hazardous materials when the vehicle is required to be placarded for hazardous
materials;
(5) X - combination of N
and H endorsements;
(6) S - school
bus.
(7) Z - partial air
brakes.
(f) In order to
obtain an endorsement under (e) of this section, an operator of a commercial
motor vehicle must take and pass a
(1)
knowledge test for each endorsement;
(2) skills test for an endorsement under
(e)(3) and (6) of this section;
(3)
knowledge test for an endorsement under (e)(4) or (5) of this section each time
the endorsement is renewed;
(4)
United States, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Safety
Administration hazardous material threat assessment background check, conducted
under AS
28.33.100(b), for the
original application and for each subsequent renewal for an endorsement under
(e)(4) or (5) of this section.
(g) A person may not operate a commercial
motor vehicle in this state unless the person has a valid commercial driver's
license for the size and type of vehicle being operated. A person may not
operate a commercial motor vehicle if the person's noncommercial motor vehicle
privilege to drive is suspended, revoked, cancelled, or denied.
(h) A commercial driver's license issued to a
person who is under 21 years of age is restricted to intrastate
operation.
(i) If an applicant
seeks a commercial driver's license or an upgrade in class of a commercial
driver's license, and if a skills test is required for the license or upgrade
under AS 28, under a federal provision adopted by reference in
2 AAC 90.250, or under another provision of this
chapter, the applicant must first obtain a commercial instruction permit for
the class of license sought.
(j) If
a person holds a commercial instruction permit with an endorsement to operate a
school bus, the department will add a no-passenger restriction to the
commercial instruction permit.
(k)
If a person holds a commercial instruction permit with an endorsement to
operate a tank vehicle, the department will add a restriction to the commercial
instruction permit that the tank vehicle be empty and purged if the tank
vehicle previously contained hazardous materials.
(l) If a person holds a commercial
instruction permit with an endorsement to operate a vehicle designed to
transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver, the department will add
a no-passenger restriction to the commercial instruction permit.
(m) An applicant for any class of commercial
driver's license must pass concurrently all portions of the skills test
required for that class under AS 28, under a federal provision adopted by
reference in
2 AAC 90.250, or under another provision of this
chapter. The skills test must be administered and successfully completed in the
following order: Pre-trip inspection, basic vehicle control skills, on-road
skills. If an applicant fails one segment of the skills test, the applicant may
not continue to the next segment of testing. Scores for successfully completed
segments of testing are only valid during initial issuance of the commercial
instruction permit. If the commercial instruction permit is renewed, all three
segments of the skills test must be retaken and successfully
completed.
(n) A class M1 or M3
license added in combination with a commercial driver's license of any class,
or in combination with a non-commercial class D, must retain the expiration
date of the commercial or non-commercial class unless the license is eligible
for renewal at the time the M1 or M3 is added. A class M2 license expires 90
days after the holder of the class M2 license turns 16 years of age.
Notes
Authority:AS 28.05.011
AS 28.15.041
AS 28.15.046
AS 28.15.101
AS 28.33.100
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