2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 28 - Transportation › § 28-3101 - Driver license classes

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.