Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE › Division 10 - Director of Revenue › Chapter 24 - Driver License Bureau Rules › Section 12 CSR 10-24.200 - Drivers License Classes

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: The amendment clarifies certain exemptions
				  for Class E licensure which were included in section
				  387.438
				  of SS #2 SCS HCS HB 130 (2017) and amends the structure of the subsection to
				  make it more understandable.
(1) There shall be six (6) classes of
				licenses in Missouri.
(2) Class
				A-The holder of a Class A license may drive any combination of vehicles with a
				Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) of twenty-six thousand one pounds
				(26,001 lbs.) or more, provided the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of the
				vehicle(s) being towed is ten thousand one pounds (10,001 lbs.) or more;
				provided, the license bears the proper endorsement(s), if any, required for the
				type of vehicle being driven. A holder of a Class A license may drive all
				vehicles which may be driven by a holder of a Class B, Class C, Class E or
				Class F license, but not motorcycles or vehicles which require an
				endorsement(s) unless the proper endorsement(s) appears on the
				license.
(3) Class B-The holder of
				a Class B license may drive any single vehicle with a GVWR of twenty-six
				thousand one pounds (26,001 lbs.) or more, or any such vehicle towing a vehicle
				with a GVWR of ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) or less; provided, the license
				bears the proper endorsement(s), if any, required for the type of vehicle being
				driven. A holder of a Class B license may drive all vehicles which may be
				driven by a holder of a Class C, Class E or Class F license, but not
				motorcycles or vehicles which require an endorsement(s) unless the proper
				endorsement(s) appears on the license.
(4) Class C-The holder of a Class C license
				may drive any single vehicle with a GVWR of twenty-six thousand pounds (26,000
				lbs.) or less if the vehicle is designed to transport sixteen (16) or more
				passengers, including the driver, or if the vehicle is transporting hazardous
				materials and is required to be placarded under the Hazardous Material
				Transportation Act ( 46 U.S.C. section 1801 ), or any such vehicle towing a
				vehicle with a GVWR of ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) or less; provided, the
				license bears the proper endorsement(s), if any, required for the type of
				vehicle being driven. A holder of a Class C license may drive all vehicles
				which may be driven by a holder of a Class E or Class F license, but not
				motorcycles or vehicles which require an endorsement(s) unless the proper
				endorsement(s) appears on the license.
(5) Class E-The holder of a Class E license
				may drive all vehicles which may be driven by a holder of a Class F license and
				receive compensation in wages, salary, commission, or fare 1) to trans- port
				persons or property; 2) as an owner or employee carrying passengers or property
				for hire; or 3) occasionally operating the commercial motor vehicle of another
				person in the course of, or as an incident to, their employment. A holder of a
				Class E license shall not be entitled to drive any vehicle whose operation
				requires the driver to hold a Class A, Class B, or Class C license. The holder
				of a Class E license may not drive motorcycles or vehicles which require an
				endorsement unless the proper endorsement appears on the license.
				Transportation network company drivers, as defined in section
				387.400, RSMo, food
				delivery services, as defined in subsection 2 of section
				387.438,
				RSMo, and taxicab drivers are not required to obtain a Class E license for
				purposes of providing transportation services, provided the vehicle used for
				such purposes has a gross vehicle weight that is less than or equal to twelve
				thousand (12,000) pounds.
(6) Class
				F-The holder of a Class F license may drive any motor vehicle other than one
				requiring the driver to hold a Class A, Class B, Class C or Class E license,
				including any recreational vehicle being used solely for personal use, except
				that the holder of a Class F license may not drive motorcycles or vehicles
				which require an endorsement(s) unless the proper endorsement(s) appears on the
				license. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent operators of
				recreational motor vehicles for personal use from operating those vehicles with
				a Class F license. The holder of a Class F intermediate license may drive the
				same types of vehicles as those driven by the holder of a Class F driver
				license except that the holder of a Class F intermediate license cannot operate
				a motor vehicle on the highways of the state between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and
				5:00 a.m. unless accompanied by a person who is at least twenty-one (21) years
				of age. The licensee is not required to be accompanied by someone twenty-one
				(21) years of age or older if the travel is to or from a school or educational
				program or activity, a regular place of employment or in emergency situations.
				An emergency situation is defined as any sudden or unexpected event in which a
				potential injury or death may occur to a living being that requires the
				operation of a motor vehicle.
(7)
				Class M-The holder of a Class M license may drive only a motorcycle or
				motortricycle, however, the holder of a Class M license with a U201 restriction
				may drive only a motortricycle.
(8)
				In addition to holding the appropriate class of license as prescribed, a driver
				of a motor vehicle used to transport hazardous material in a type, quantity, or
				both, as to require placarding under the Hazardous Material Transportation Act
				( 46 U.S.C. section 1801 ) and the Hazardous Materials Regulations ( 49 CFR
				part 172, subpart F) must have qualified for and obtained an H endorsement. Any
				applicant for a commercial driver license requiring a hazardous material
				endorsement shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
(9) In addition to holding the appropriate
				class of license as prescribed, a driver of a motor vehicle designed to
				transport any liquid or gaseous material in bulk having a rated capacity of one
				thousand gallons (1,000 gal.) must have qualified for and obtained an N
				endorsement.
(10) In addition to
				holding the appropriate class of license as prescribed, a driver of any
				commercial motor vehicle that is designed to transport any liquid or gaseous
				material within a tank that is either permanently or temporarily attached to
				the vehicle or the chassis having a rated capacity of one thousand gallons
				(1,000 gal.) or more must have qualified for and obtained an N
				endorsement.
(11) In addition to
				holding the appropriate class of license as prescribed, a driver of any motor
				vehicle designed to transport sixteen (16) or more passengers, including the
				driver, must have qualified for and obtained a P endorsement. In addition to
				any other restrictions prescribed by the director, the holder of a P
				endorsement may be issued a restriction of M or N limiting the passenger
				vehicle classification which the driver may operate. The restriction is
				determined by the classification of the passenger vehicle in which the driving
				skills examination was completed. The restriction M limits passenger vehicle
				operation to Class B or Class C types only. The restriction N limits passenger
				vehicle operation to Class C type only.
(12) In addition to holding the appropriate
				class of license as prescribed, a driver of a motor vehicle in any combination
				with double or triple trailers must have qualified for and obtained a T
				endorsement.
(13) If a driver has
				qualified for both an H endorsement and an N endorsement, an X endorsement
				shall be shown on the license in lieu of the H and N endorsements.
(14) If the holder of a Class A, Class B,
				Class C, Class E or Class F license desires to drive a motorcycle or
				motortricycle upon the highways of this state, the holder must have qualified
				for and obtained an M endorsement.
(15) In addition to holding the appropriate
				class of license as prescribed, the driver of a school bus owned by or under
				contract with a public school or the State Board of Education, must have
				qualified for and obtained an S endorsement in accordance with the requirement
				of section
				302.272,
				RSMo. In addition, the holder of an S endorsement may be issued a restriction
				limiting the classification of school bus which the driver may operate. The
				restriction is determined by the school bus in which the driving skills
				examination was completed.
(16) In
				addition to any other restrictions prescribed by the director, the holder of a
				Class A, Class B or Class C license who has not qualified to drive a motor
				vehicle equipped with air brakes shall have a restriction L shown on the
				license. The restriction L does not allow the holder of a license to drive a
				commercial motor vehicle equipped with air brakes.
(17) In addition to any other restrictions
				prescribed by the director, the holder of a Class A, Class B, or Class C
				license may be issued an E restriction limiting the driver to a commercial
				motor vehicle with an automatic transmission if the driving skills examination
				was completed in a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission.
*Original authority: 302.015, RSMo 1989 and 302.700, RSMo
					 1989, amended 1991, 1995, 2003.