Iowa Admin. Code r. 761-607.17 - Endorsements
All endorsements except the hazardous material endorsement continue to be valid without retesting or additional fees when renewing or upgrading a license. The endorsements that authorize additional commercial motor vehicle operations with a commercial driver's license are:
(1)
Hazardous material. A
hazardous material endorsement (H) is required to transport hazardous
materials. The hazardous material endorsement is only valid when the applicant
or holder of the endorsement complies with the Transportation Security
Administration's security threat assessment standards specified in
49 CFR Sections
383.71(b)(8) and
383.141. Before the
department administers the knowledge test for a hazardous material endorsement
to an applicant for the first time, the applicant shall comply with the
entry-level driver training requirements as provided in Iowa Code section
321.188. To obtain or retain the
hazardous material endorsement, the applicant or holder must pass a knowledge
test as required under
49 CFR Section
383.121 and pay the endorsement fee.
Retesting and fee payment are also required when an applicant transfers a
commercial driver's license from another state unless, as provided in
49 CFR Section
383.73, the transfer applicant provides
evidence of passing the knowledge test as required under
49 CFR Section
383.121 within the preceding 24 months. A
farmer or a person working for a farmer is not subject to the hazardous
material endorsement while operating either a pickup or a special truck within
150 air miles of the farmer's farm to transport supplies to or from the
farm.
(2)
Passenger
vehicle. A passenger vehicle endorsement (P) is required to operate a
passenger vehicle as defined in rule
761-607.3 (321). Before the
department administers the skills test for a passenger vehicle endorsement to
an applicant for the first time, the applicant shall comply with the
entry-level driver training requirements as provided in Iowa Code section
321.188.
(3)
Tank vehicle. A tank
vehicle endorsement (N) is required to operate a tank vehicle as defined in
Iowa Code section 321.1. A vehicle transporting a
tank, regardless of the tank's capacity, which does not otherwise meet the
definition of a commercial motor vehicle in Iowa Code section
321.1 is not a tank
vehicle.
(4)
Double/triple
trailer. A double/triple trailer endorsement (T) is required to
operate a commercial motor vehicle with two or more towed trailers when the
combination of vehicles meets the criteria for a Class A commercial motor
vehicle. Operation of a triple trailer combination vehicle is not permitted in
Iowa.
(5)
Hazardous
material and tank. A combined endorsement (X) authorizes both
hazardous material and tank vehicle operations.
(6)
School bus. A school bus
endorsement (S) is required to operate a school bus as defined in rule
761-607.3 (321). An applicant
for a school bus endorsement must also qualify for a passenger vehicle
endorsement. Before the department administers the skills test for a school bus
endorsement to an applicant for the first time, the applicant shall comply with
the entry-level driver training requirements as provided in Iowa Code section
321.188.
(7)
Exceptions for towing
operations.
a. A driver who tows a
vehicle in an emergency "first move" from the site of a vehicle malfunction or
accident on a highway to the nearest appropriate repair facility is not
required to have the endorsement(s) applicable to the towed vehicle. In any
subsequent move, a driver who tows a vehicle from one repair or disposal
facility to another is required to have the endorsement(s) applicable to the
towed vehicle with one exception: A tow truck driver is not required to have a
passenger endorsement to tow a passenger vehicle.
b. The double/triple trailer endorsement is
not required to operate a commercial motor vehicle with two or more towed
vehicles that are not trailers.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 321.1, 321.176A, 321.188 and 321.1 89.
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