75 Pa.C.S. § 1606 Requirement For Commercial Driver's License

• Library: Pennsylvania Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.A. Acts 2023-66
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 75 Pa.C.S. § 1606

(a) When required.--No person, except those specifically exempted in subsection (b), shall drive a commercial motor vehicle unless [the person has been issued and is in immediate possession of a valid commercial driver's license and applicable endorsements valid for the vehicle he is driving.] :

(1) the person has been issued a commercial driver's license;

(2) the person's commercial driver's license is in his immediate possession; and

(3) the person's commercial driver's license was issued for the class of commercial motor vehicle operated and contains all applicable license endorsements.

(b) Exemptions.--The following persons are not required to obtain a commercial driver's license in order to drive the commercial motor vehicle specified:

(1) A person with a commercial driver learner's permit who is accompanied by the holder of a commercial driver's license valid for the vehicle being driven.

(2) A person in the service of the Armed Forces of the United States, including members of the Reserves and National Guard on active duty; personnel on full-time National Guard duty; and personnel on inactive National Guard duty training or part-time National Guard training and National Guard military technicians who are required to wear military uniforms ; and active duty United States Coast Guard personnel when operating commercial motor vehicles for military purposes.

(3) A person who is a volunteer or paid firefighter with a Class C license and who has a certificate of authorization from his fire chief while operating a fire or emergency vehicle registered to the fire department or municipality.

(4) Any member of a rescue or emergency squad who is the holder of a Class C license and who has a certificate of authorization from the head of the rescue or emergency squad while operating any rescue or emergency vehicle equipped with audible and visual signals registered to the rescue or emergency squad or municipality.

(5) A licensed driver [with a Class C license] operating a Pennsylvania covered farm vehicle [which is controlled and operated by a farmer and used exclusively to transport agricultural products, farm machinery or farm supplies to or from a farm. The farm vehicle may not be used in the operations of a common or contract carrier and may be used only within a radius of 150 miles of the farm.] anywhere within this Commonwealth.

(5.1) A licensed driver operating a covered farm vehicle from another state when operated within 150 air-miles of the out-of-State farm.