                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VEHICLE CLASSIFICATIONS, RESTRICTIONS, AND ENDORSEMENTS (§ 46.2-341.16)

A. A commercial driver&#8217;s license or commercial learner&#8217;s permit
shall authorize the licensee or permit holder to operate only the classes and
types of commercial motor vehicles designated thereon. The classes of commercial
motor vehicles for which such license may be issued are:

   1. Class A-Combination heavy vehicle. &#8212; Any combination of vehicles with
   a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds, provided the gross
   vehicle weight rating of the vehicles being towed is in excess of 10,000
   pounds;

   2. Class B-Heavy straight vehicle or other combination. &#8212; Any single
   motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds, or
   any such vehicle towing a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating that is
   not in excess of 10,000 pounds; and

   3. Class C-Small vehicle. &#8212; Any vehicle that does not fit the definition
   of a Class A or Class B vehicle and is either (i) designed to transport 16 or
   more passengers including the driver or (ii) is used in the transportation of
   hazardous materials.

B. Commercial driver&#8217;s licenses shall be issued with endorsements
authorizing the driver to operate the types of vehicles identified as follows:

   1. Type T-Vehicles with double or triple trailers;

   2. Type P-Vehicles carrying passengers;

   3. Type N-Vehicles with cargo tanks;

   4. Type H-Vehicles required to be placarded for hazardous materials;

   5. Type S-School buses carrying 16 or more passengers, including the driver;

   6. Type X-combination of tank vehicle and hazardous materials endorsements for
   commercial driver&#8217;s licenses issued on or after July 1, 2014; and

   7. At the discretion of the Department, any additional codes for groupings of
   endorsements with an explanation of such code appearing on the front or back
   of the license.

C. Commercial driver&#8217;s licenses shall be issued with restrictions limiting
the driver to the types of vehicles identified as follows:

   1. L for no air brake equipped commercial motor vehicles for licenses issued
   on or after July 1, 2014. An applicant is restricted from operating a
   commercial motor vehicle with any type of air brake if he does not take or
   fails the air brake component of the knowledge test or performs the skills
   test in a vehicle not equipped with air brakes;

   2. Z for no full air brake equipped commercial motor vehicles. If an applicant
   performs the skills test in a vehicle equipped with air over hydraulic brakes,
   the applicant is restricted from operating a commercial motor vehicle equipped
   with any braking system operating fully on the air brake principle;

   3. E for no manual transmission equipped commercial motor vehicles for
   commercial driver&#8217;s licenses issued on or after July 1, 2014;

   4. O for no tractor-trailer commercial motor vehicles;

   5. M for no class A passenger vehicles;

   6. N for no class A and B passenger vehicles;

   7. K for vehicles not equipped with air brakes for commercial driver&#8217;s
   licenses issued before July 1, 2014. An applicant is restricted from operating
   a commercial motor vehicle with any type of air brakes if he does not take or
   fails the air brake component of the knowledge test or performs the skills
   test in a vehicle not equipped with air brakes;

   8. K for intrastate only for commercial driver&#8217;s licenses issued on or
   after July 1, 2014;

   9. V for medical variance; and

   10. At the discretion of the Department, any additional codes for groupings of
   restrictions with an explanation of such code appearing on the front or back
   of the license.

D. Commercial learner&#8217;s permits shall be issued with endorsements
authorizing the driver to operate the types of vehicles identified as follows:

   1. Type P-Vehicles carrying passengers as provided in &#xA7; 46.2-341.10;

   2. Type N-Vehicles with cargo tanks as provided in &#xA7; 46.2-341.10; and

   3. Type S-School buses carrying 16 or more passengers, including the driver as
   provided in &#xA7; 46.2-341.10.

E. Commercial learner&#8217;s permits shall be issued with restrictions limiting
the driver to the types of vehicles identified as follows:

   1. P for no passengers in commercial motor vehicles bus;

   2. X for no cargo in commercial motor vehicles tank vehicle;

   3. L for no air brake equipped commercial motor vehicles for commercial
   learner&#8217;s permits issued on or after July 1, 2014. An applicant is
   restricted from operating a commercial motor vehicle with any type of air
   brake if he does not take or fails the air brake component of the knowledge
   test;

   4. M for no class A passenger vehicles;

   5. N for no class A and B passenger vehicles;

   6. K for vehicles not equipped with air brakes for commercial learner&#8217;s
   permits issued before July 1, 2014. An applicant is restricted from operating
   a commercial motor vehicle with any type of air brake if he does not take or
   fails the air brake component of the knowledge test;

   7. K for intrastate only for commercial learner&#8217;s permits issued on or
   after July 1, 2014;

   8. V for medical variance; and

   9. Any additional jurisdictional restrictions that apply to the commercial
   learner&#8217;s permit.

F. Persons authorized to drive Class A vehicles are also authorized to drive
Classes B and C vehicles, provided such persons possess the requisite
endorsements for the type of vehicle driven.

G. Persons authorized to drive Class B vehicles are also authorized to drive
Class C vehicles, provided such persons possess the requisite endorsements for
the type of vehicle driven.

H. Any licensee who seeks to add a classification or endorsement to his
commercial driver&#8217;s license must submit the application forms,
certifications and other updated information required by the Department and
shall take and successfully complete the tests required for such classification
or endorsement.

I. If any endorsement to a commercial driver&#8217;s license is canceled by the
Department and the licensee does not appear in person at the Department to have
such endorsement removed from the license, then the Department may cancel the
commercial driver&#8217;s license of the licensee.

HISTORY: 1989, c. 705, § 46.1-372.15:1; 1990, c. 218; 2006, c. 226; 2012, cc.
22, 111; 2013, cc. 165, 582; 2014, cc. 77, 803; 2015, c. 258.