Section 18-1305. COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE REQUIRED

 

1305.1No resident of the District of Columbia shall drive a commercial vehicle unless he or she has been issued a valid commercial driver license or a valid commercial learner permit, which authorizes him or her to operate the following types of vehicles:

 

(a)A single vehicle, or a combination of vehicles, with a gross vehicle weight rating of over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds, or a lesser rating as determined by Federal regulations, but not less than a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand (10,000) pounds;

 

(b)A vehicle designed to transport more than fifteen (15) passengers, including the driver;

 

(c)A vehicle used to transport a material found to be hazardous in accordance with the District of Columbia Hazardous Materials Transportation and Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1988, effective March 16, 1989 (D.C. Law 7-190; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-1401 et seq.) and that are required to be placarded under Federal regulations, 49 C.F.R. part 172, subpart F; or

 

(d)A school bus or a multi-purpose school vehicle.

 

1305.2No resident under the age of twenty-one (21) may be issued a commercial learner permit or commercial driver license.

 

1305.3No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle in the District of Columbia unless the person holds a commercial driver license with the applicable class and endorsements for the vehicle(s) he or she is driving, except when driving under a commercial driver learner permit and accompanied by the holder of a commercial driver license for the vehicle being driven.

 

1305.4Commercial drivers shall be held to the same standards that apply to anyone who drives in the District of Columbia without a valid operator’s permit, as provided in § 7(d) of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, effective September 27, 1985 (D.C. Official Code § 50-1401.01(d)).

 

 

authority

Sections 1825 and 1826 of the Department of Motor Vehicles Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-904 and 50-905 (2014 Repl.)); Sections 6 and 7 of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1121; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-2201.03 and 50-1401.01 (2014 Repl.)); Section 3 of the Uniform Classification and Commercial Driver’s License Act of 1990, effective September 20, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-161; D.C. Official Code § 50-402 (2014 Repl.)); and Mayor’s Order 91-161, dated October 15, 1991.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 732 (February 7, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 10913 (November 26, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 2206 (March 24, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 10071 (July 12, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 13453 (October 16, 2015).