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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session 2019
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CHAPTER 59
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SENATE BILL 1258 |
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AN ACT
amending section 28‑3101, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to driver licenses.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 28-3101, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
28-3101. 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, including an autocycle.
(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 but is not necessary for operating an autocycle or a motorcycle that has at least three wheels and a three‑point safety belt and bucket or bench seats and that is fully enclosed or uses a roll cage frame. 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.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR APRIL 10, 2019.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 10, 2019.