(b) Endorsements. The following endorsements shall be required to operate vehicles as set forth herein. In addition the commissioner by regulation may provide for further endorsements.

1. (i) T endorsement. Shall be required to operate double and triple trailers.
2. (ii) H endorsement. Shall be required to transport hazardous materials as defined in section one hundred three of the hazardous materials transportation act, public law 93-633, title I, when the vehicle transporting such materials is required to be placarded under the hazardous materials regulation, 49 CFR part 172, subpart F or is transporting any quantity of material listed as a select agent or toxin in 42 CFR part 73. An applicant for a commercial driver's license in this state who wishes to transport hazardous materials must obtain a New York state hazardous materials endorsement even if such applicant holds a valid hazardous materials endorsement issued by another state. A farm vehicle shall be exempt from the requirement for such endorsement when transporting hazardous materials within one hundred fifty miles of the person's farm. However, a separate non-commercial endorsement shall be required for such exempted transportation. In order to obtain such endorsement, the license holder must submit fingerprints for purposes of a criminal history record check pursuant to subdivision six of this section.
3. (iii) N endorsement. Shall be required to operate tank vehicles. * (iv) P endorsement. Shall be required to operate a bus as defined in sections one hundred four and five hundred nine-a of this chapter. * NB Effective until July 11, 2016 * (iv) P endorsement. Shall be required to operate a bus as defined in sections one hundred four and five hundred nine-a of this chapter or any motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight rating of more than twenty-six thousand pounds which is designed to transport passengers in commerce. For the purposes of this subparagraph the gross vehicle weight of a vehicle shall mean the actual weight of the vehicle and the load. * NB Effective July 11, 2016
4. (v) X endorsement. Shall be an endorsement combining H and N endorsements. * (vi) Farm endorsement. Shall be required to operate a farm vehicle or a combination of farm vehicles which may not be operated with a class C, D or E license. The identification and scope of any such endorsement or endorsements shall be as prescribed by regulation of the commissioner. Such identification and scope shall, at a minimum, include a distinction between the operation of a farm vehicle having a GVWR of more than twenty-six thousand pounds within one hundred fifty miles of the person's farm and the operation of a combination of farm vehicles having a GVWR of more than twenty-six thousand pounds within one hundred fifty miles of the person's farm. * NB Repealed July 11, 2016
5. (vii) Personal use vehicle endorsement. Shall be required to operate a personal use vehicle or a combination of personal use vehicles which may not be operated with a class C, D or E license. The identification and scope of any such endorsement or endorsements shall be as prescribed by regulation of the commissioner, but no such endorsement shall permit the operation of a rental truck towing a vehicle with a GVWR of more than ten thousand pounds.
6. (viii) W endorsement. Shall be required to operate a tow truck.
7. (ix) Metal coil endorsement. Shall be required to operate any commercial motor vehicle, as defined in subdivision four of section five hundred one-a of this article, carrying metal coils. The identification and scope of such endorsement shall be as prescribed by regulation of the commissioner.
8. (x) S endorsement. Shall be required to operate a school bus, as defined in section one hundred forty-two of this chapter, which is designed or used to transport fifteen or more passengers.

(c) Restrictions. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subdivision, the operation of vehicles may be limited by a restriction or restrictions placed on a license. The following restrictions may be issued by the commissioner based upon the representative vehicle in which the road test was taken, or if the license is issued based on driving experience, the vehicle in which the experience was gained. In addition, the commissioner may by regulation provide for additional restrictions based upon other types of vehicles or other factors deemed appropriate by the commissioner.

1. (i) A restriction prohibiting the operation of a vehicle with air brakes.
2. (ii) A restriction limiting the operation of a combination of vehicles to truck-trailer combinations.
3. (iii) A restriction limiting operation to vehicles of not more than a specified GVWR.

3. Restrictions on use of class DJ and class MJ licenses. A class DJ or class MJ license shall permit the holder to operate a vehicle in accordance with the following restrictions:

1. (a) in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk:

   1. (i) for the purpose of driving to and from a state-approved cooperative work-study educational program, or to or from an approved program for credit in a post-secondary institution, or to or from a state-approved registered evening high school or while engaged in farm employment, or to or from an approved driver education course; or
   2. (ii) from five o'clock in the morning to nine o'clock in the evening, to and from a place of business where the holder is regularly employed, or when accompanied by a duly licensed parent, guardian, person in a position of loco parentis, driver education teacher, or driving school instructor.

2. (b) in all other areas of the state, except for the city of New York:

   1. (i) from five o'clock in the morning to nine o'clock in the evening; or
   2. (ii) from nine o'clock in the evening to five o'clock in the morning when going to or from school, or to or from a place of business where the holder is employed on a regularly scheduled basis, or when accompanied by a duly licensed parent, guardian or one in a position of loco parentis to the licensee.
3. (c) in the city of New York, driving shall be prohibited.
4. (d) for the purpose of this subdivision, the term "school" shall mean instruction, education or training licensed or approved by a department or agency of the state or training conducted by the armed forces of the United States except it shall not include extra-curricular activities or social events for which scholastic credits are not given.
5. (e) any person operating a motor vehicle to or from school or to or from a place of business as authorized by this subdivision must possess documentation signed by such person's instructor or employer. The commissioner shall, by regulation, prescribe the form and content of such documentation.

5. Learners' permits. (a) The commissioner shall issue learner's permits as provided in this article. Such permit shall be valid only

1. (i) for the operation of a motor vehicle of a type which could be operated by the holder of the class of license for which application is being made;
2. (ii) when the holder is under the immediate supervision and control of a person at least twenty-one years of age who holds a license valid in this state for the operation of the type of vehicle being operated; and
3. (iii) in accordance with any additional restrictions prescribed by the commissioner and noted on such permit.

4. (b) In addition to the restrictions contained in paragraph (a) of this subdivision, a learner's permit issued to a person applying for a class DJ or class MJ license shall be subject to the restrictions contained in section five hundred one-b of this article and shall not be valid for the operation of any motor vehicle:

   1. (i) within the city of New York, except that the holder of such permit may operate a motor vehicle within the city of New York from five o'clock in the morning to nine o'clock in the evening when such person is under the immediate supervision and control of a person at least twenty-one years of age who is such holder's parent, guardian, person in a position of loco parentis, driver education teacher for the purpose of certification pursuant to section eight hundred six-a of the education law or driving school instructor for the purpose of certification pursuant to subdivision seven-a of section three hundred ninety-four of this chapter and such vehicle is equipped with dual controls as prescribed by the commissioner;
   2. (ii) in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk, except that the holder of such permit may operate a motor vehicle within the counties of Nassau and Suffolk from five o'clock in the morning to nine o'clock in the evening when such person is under the immediate supervision and control of a person at least twenty-one years of age who is such holder's licensed parent, guardian, person in a position of loco parentis, driver education teacher for the purpose of certification pursuant to section eight hundred six-a of the education law, or driving school instructor for the purpose of certification pursuant to subdivision seven-a of section three hundred ninety-four of this chapter, or a person at least twenty-one years of age who holds a license valid in this state for the operation of the type of vehicle being operated, for the purpose of certification pursuant to subdivision two of section five hundred two of this article, and who has been designated by such holder's parent, guardian or person in a position of loco parentis to accompany such holder, as evidenced by a written statement to that effect;
   3. (iii) from nine o'clock in the evening to five o'clock in the morning, unless the holder of such permit is under the immediate supervision and control of a person at least twenty-one years of age who is such holder's licensed parent, guardian, person in a position of loco parentis, driver education teacher for the purpose of certification pursuant to section eight hundred six-a of the education law, or driving school instructor for the purpose of certification pursuant to subdivision seven-a of section three hundred ninety-four of this chapter.
5. (c) The restrictions contained in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subdivision shall apply to a learner's permit which has been issued to a person who has made application for a class M or class MJ license, except that the required supervising driver need exercise only general supervision and control over the learner as prescribed by regulation of the commissioner when the learner is operating a motorcycle, provided, however, a person who possesses a learner's permit and who has made application for a class M or class MJ license, shall not operate a motorcycle while there is another person on such motorcycle unless such other person possesses a valid class M license.