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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Honorable Homer Garrison, Jr.,, Dtreator
Departlarnt of rublio Safety Camp hiabry Texer
Austin,
Dear Sir! Opinion No. o-6987
Your request for our e above questions read8 ar follow81
o truok driven by a mob ambulanos or &arm when on11 a part of hi8 irfng ruoh 8utomobilei” 87b, Vernon’8 Annotated Civil Statutes, ae follow8l
waotion 1. Detlnitlon of worda and phraser. *The rouowing word8 ana phrase8 when u80a thi8 Aot shall, for the purpoas of thir Aot, have the meanLng8 re8peotiVsly a8oribed t0 them in this title.
Hon. HOIUer Garri8On, page
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"(1) tDrirrr.c mory perron who briVO8 18 ln aotual phyrioal oontrol oi a vrhiolr.
"(la) 'Operator.@ Every person, other than a 0hwr0ur or oommerolal operator, who 18 In aotual phyrioal oontrol~oi a motor rehiolr upon a highway.
'*(n) ~Oomerolal Operator.' Every perron who 18 thr driver of a motor vehiole berignea cmmsea ror ths tran8portation of pMperty inoluding al]. vehioler used for delivery purpo888, while 8aia vehlole 18 bdng UWa ror oomaeroial purpoeer. or belivery *ChaufS8url Every perron who is the driver “(0)
for wage8 oompenration or hire, or ior fare, oi motor vehiole tranrporting p~888IlgOrfi.
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“(q) The entire width between property ‘rflghway.~ line8 of any road, ntreet, way, thoroughfare, or bridge in this State not privately owned oontrolled, when any psrt thereof ir open to the publio for vehioular over whioh the Stat.0 ha8 legialatlv~ jurie- trarfio alotion under it8 polioe power.*'
"980, z. Drivers must have lioense. *(a) No perronb exoopt tho8r horelnaiter expre88lp l qmptsd,~ shall drive any motor vehiole u on a highway in thi8 Stat. Utl1OU8 8UOh Qer8OIl h88 l va P id liOWW@ 88 an operator, oomaeroial operator, or a ohatifeur under the prO7i8iOll8 Of thi8 Aotr
“(b) Any person boiaing a valid ohaufreuP8 oomaerolal lioenn henuaaer neea not proour an operator'8 liosnr*:~
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'SOO. 3. '#bet perronr are exe@ from lioem8e. -The follawlng per80118 are exempt from liOen80 hersunder
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- *3 882 aOn. HOmer Garri8on, Jr., page 3 howovor, It rb811 not br tmoe8-~ *+ * *provided,
aary for an eaployer or any Inoorporatra olty, town, or vlllagr or thi8 St8t8, or oounty or thi8 state, per&t, to obkiri when holding an opentort ohaufr*ur,r lIoen8e in order to operatr m orrl0lal motor vahlolr In tha rerrlor of 8uoh Inoorporatod olty, tovm, villago, or oounty:* 18 014 Opinion
that th0 above qUOt@d prOVi8iOn8 Oi It
raid statute requlro the drltor or a olty-0wnrd fir0 truok to h8vs 8n operator*8 lIorn88 , unlr88 ho 8hO8dy h4l8 8 Valid ohaurreur~r or oof8a8raIal operrtor*8 lloen80. If uld drlvor ha8 aither a valid ohautfrur'8 or oommeroial 110 oenle, he 18 not rrquizvd to 8180 harr 85 operatort ltoenre.
A8 to your quO8tion No. 2, w8 are of the opinion that the uoted provlaiona of raid rtatuk require the driver Of a pr 4 rately-owned l nbul8nor or he8rsa to have ohaurreur,r lioenre . The faot that 8uOh driver performed Other autler that the driving of 8aid ambulanor or heam. wa8 only a part 0r hi8 aUti88 would not make any differmoe, a8 ha I8 required to have 8 lloenre when he I8 In aotual phy8leal oontrol of a motor vehlolr upon a highway for any period or time.
Your att8ntlon I8 dlnoted to Subdivialon 6 of geotlon or raid Itatute, however a8 to oertaln pr8onr who 8r0 exempt to reourlng a &river'8 lioense, rrof8 all r8qulre08ntr rdatii. laid SubdIvIrIon 6 I'.ading 88 fOiiOW8:
'Any porron In thr A.rtmd yOZ'o.8 or the United Stat88 who i8 on leave or who m8y br furlough her post or duty, temponrily abwnt rrcm hlr who ha8 boon honorably dIroharg8d from the drmod Poroea of the United State8 of Aarsrloa for not more than rlx (6) month81 provided, holever, that thI8 exemption rhall extend Only until the omrsatlon or ho8tllItIea In the present war and for one year thrrcafter.r /7." ..~ ., :.:j Your8 very truly,
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ATTOBMY GiJUUL OP T&AS .~.
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