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“Sec. 7. Section 28-3101, Arizona Revised Statutes,
is amended to read:
START_STATUTE28-3101. Driver license classes
A. Except as provided in subsections B and C of this
section and section 28‑3102, the following driver license classes are
valid:
1. Class A. A class A license is valid
for operating either of the following:
(a) A motor vehicle that tows a vehicle with a gross
vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds if the combined gross vehicle
weight rating is twenty‑six thousand one or more pounds.
(b) A vehicle that requires a class B, C or D
license.
2. Class B. A class B license is valid
for operating any of the following:
(a) A single motor vehicle with a gross vehicle
weight rating of twenty‑six thousand one or more pounds.
(b) A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight
rating of twenty‑six thousand one or more pounds that tows a vehicle with
a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less.
(c) A vehicle that requires a class C or D license
for operation.
3. Class C. A class C license is valid
for operating any of the following:
(a) A single motor vehicle with a gross vehicle
weight rating of twenty‑six thousand pounds or less.
(b) A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight
rating of twenty‑six thousand pounds or less that tows a vehicle with a
gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less.
(c) A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight
rating of twenty‑six thousand pounds or less that tows a vehicle with a
gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds, if the combined
gross vehicle weight rating is less than twenty‑six thousand one pounds.
(d) A vehicle that is required to be placarded for
hazardous materials.
(e) A bus or school bus.
(f) A vehicle that requires a class D license for
operation.
4. Class D. A class D license is valid
for operating any of the following:
(a) A single motor vehicle with a gross vehicle
weight rating of twenty‑six thousand pounds or less.
(b) A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight
rating of twenty‑six thousand pounds or less that tows a vehicle with a
gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds or less.
(c) A motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight
rating of twenty‑six thousand pounds or less that tows a vehicle with a
gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds if the combined
gross vehicle weight rating is less than twenty‑six thousand one pounds.
(d) A motorized touring vehicle. For the purposes of this
subdivision, “motorized touring vehicle” means a motor vehicle that is all of
the following:
(i) Owned by a commercial entity.
(ii) Rented for use during a sightseeing tour that is guided by
an employee of the commercial entity that rents the motor vehicle.
(iii) Designed to travel with three wheels on the ground.
(iv) Capable of a
maximum speed of forty-five miles per hour.
5. Class G. A class G license is valid
for operating a single motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of
twenty‑six thousand pounds or less.
6. Class M. A class M license is valid
for operating a motorcycle, motor driven cycle or moped. For the
purpose of licensing a driver, the department may endorse a class M license
classification on a valid class A, B, C, D or G license.
B. A class A, B, C, D or G license is not valid for
operating a vehicle that requires a class M license or a vehicle that requires
a special endorsement unless the proper endorsement appears on the license.
C. A commercial driver license is not required to operate
a vehicle described in subsection A, paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of this section if the
vehicle has been issued a historic vehicle license plate pursuant to section 28‑2484
and the department provides in the vehicle registration record both of the
following:
1. That the vehicle is classified as a noncommercial
vehicle and may not be used as a commercial vehicle.
2. The vehicle's gross vehicle weight is entered as
zero.”
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Bill
Number: H.B. 2183