Iowa Admin. Code r. 761-607.20 - Commercial learner's permit
(1)
Validity.
a. A commercial learner's permit allows the
permit holder to operate a commercial motor vehicle when accompanied as
required by Iowa Code section 321.180(2)"d."
b. A commercial learner's permit is valid for
one year without retaking the general and endorsement knowledge tests required
by Iowa Code section 321.188.
c. A
commercial learner's permit is invalid after the expiration date of the
underlying commercial or noncommercial driver's license issued to the permit
holder or the expiration date of the permit whichever occurs first.
d. The issuance of a commercial learner's
permit is a precondition to the initial issuance of a commercial driver's
license. The issuance of a commercial learner's permit is also a precondition
to the upgrade of a commercial driver's license if the upgrade requires a
skills test. If the permit holder is subject to the requirement to complete
entry-level driver training as provided in Iowa Code section
321.188,
the permit holder shall complete the training after the permit holder obtains
the commercial learner's permit, but before the permit holder takes the
required skills test. The holder of a commercial learner's permit is not
eligible to take a required driving skills test for the first 14 days after the
permit holder is issued the permit. The 14-day period includes the day the
commercial learner's permit was issued.
EXAMPLE: The commercial learner's permit is issued on September 1. The earliest date the permit holder would be eligible to take the skills test is September 15.
e. A commercial learner's permit is not valid
for the operation of a vehicle transporting hazardous materials.
(2)
Requirements.
a. An applicant for a commercial learner's
permit must hold a valid Class A, B, C, or D driver's license issued in this
state that is not an instruction permit, a special instruction permit, a
motorized bicycle license or a temporary restricted license; must be at least
18 years of age; and must meet the requirements to obtain a valid commercial
driver's license, including the requirements set forth in Iowa Code section
321.188. However, the applicant does not have to complete the driving skills
tests required for a commercial driver's license to obtain a commercial
learner's permit.
b. The applicant
must successfully pass a general knowledge test that meets the federal
standards contained in 49 CFR Part 383, Subparts F, G and H, for the commercial
motor vehicle the applicant operates or expects to operate, including any
endorsement for which the applicant applies.
(3)
Endorsements. A
commercial learner's permit may include the following endorsements. All other
endorsements are prohibited on a commercial learner's permit.
a. An applicant for a passenger endorsement
(P) must take and pass the passenger endorsement knowledge test. A commercial
learner's permit holder with a passenger endorsement is prohibited from
operating a commercial motor vehicle carrying passengers, other than
federal/state auditors and inspectors, test examiners, other trainees, and the
commercial driver's license holder accompanying the permit holder required by
Iowa Code section
321.180(2)
"d."
b. An
applicant for a school bus endorsement (S) must take and pass the school bus
endorsement knowledge test. A commercial learner's permit holder with a school
bus endorsement is prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle
carrying passengers, other than federal/state auditors and inspectors, test
examiners, other trainees, and the commercial driver's license holder
accompanying the permit holder required by Iowa Code section
321.180(2)
"d."
c. An
applicant for a tank vehicle endorsement (N) must take and pass the tank
vehicle endorsement knowledge test. A commercial learner's permit holder with a
tank vehicle endorsement may only operate an empty tank vehicle and is
prohibited from operating any tank vehicle that previously contained hazardous
materials that has not been purged of any residue.
(4)
Restrictions. A
commercial learner's permit may include the air brake (L), medical variance
(V), Class A passenger vehicle (M), Class A and B passenger vehicle (N) and
intrastate only (K) restrictions described in rule 761-607.18(321). In
addition, a commercial learner's permit may include the following restrictions
that are specific to the commercial learner's permit:
a.
Passenger. The passenger
restriction (P, no passengers in CMV bus) applies to a permit holder who has a
commercial learner's permit with a passenger or school bus endorsement and
prohibits the operation of a commercial motor vehicle carrying passengers,
other than federal/state auditors and inspectors, test examiners, other
trainees, and the commercial driver's license holder accompanying the permit
holder required by Iowa Code section
321.180(2)
"d."
b.
Cargo. The cargo restriction (X, no cargo in CMV tank vehicle)
applies to a permit holder who has a commercial learner's permit with a tank
vehicle endorsement and prohibits the operation of any tank vehicle containing
cargo or any tank vehicle that previously contained hazardous materials that
has not been purged of any residue.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 321.180, 321.186 and 321.188.
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