D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 18, § 1305
Commercial Driver License Required
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).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
1305 COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIRED
1305.1 No resident of the District of Columbia shall drive a commercial vehicle unless he or she has been issued a valid commercial driver's license or a valid commercial driver's instruction license, 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 CFR Part 172, subpart F; or
- (d) A school bus.
1305.2 No resident under the age of twenty-one (21) may be issued a commercial driver's instruction license or commercial driver's license.
1305.3 No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle in this jurisdiction unless the person holds a commercial driver's license with the applicable class and endorsements for the vehicle(s) he or she is driving, except when driving under a commercial driver's instruction license and accompanied by the holder of a commercial driver's license for the vehicle being driven.
1305.4 Commercial 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, 1925, effective September 27, 1985 (D.C. Official Code § 50-1401.01(d)).
SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 10913 (November 26, 2004); as amended by as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 2206 (March 24, 2006).