Section 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;(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;(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.Eff. 7/1/2006, Register 178; am 1/1/2011, Register 196; am 10/10/2014, Register 212, January 2015; am 1/12/2018, Register 225, April 2018; am 2/23/2020, Register 233, April 2020; am 1/1/2022, Register 241, April 2022; am 2/24/2022, Register 241, April 2022Authority:AS 28.05.011
AS 28.15.041
AS 28.15.046
AS 28.15.101
AS 28.33.100