New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER › Subchapter A - DRIVER LICENSING AND TRAINING › Part 3 - Drivers' Licenses › Section 3.5 - Skills tests

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
Representative vehicles.
Subdivision (5) of section 501-a  of the Vehicle and Traffic Law
					 provides that the Commissioner shall specify by regulation the type of motor
					 vehicle or combination of vehicles that an applicant for a driver's license
					 must operate during a skills test in order to receive a specific class of
					 license or endorsement. The following types of vehicles and combinations of
					 vehicles are representative vehicles for the various licenses classes and
					 endorsements listed below.
(1) If a
				  skills test is taken and passed in a tractor-trailer combination (GCWR more
				  than 26,000 lbs., GVWR of trailer more than 10,000 lbs.) and the CDL general
				  knowledge and combination vehicle tests are passed, a class A license will be
				  issued. Unless the vehicle was equipped with air brakes and the CDL air brake
				  knowledge test has been passed, an air brake (L) restriction will be placed on
				  the license. A class non-commercial class license with a farm (F) endorsement
				  will be issued if a CDL general knowledge test has not been passed.
(2) If a skills test is taken and passed in a
				  bus tractor-trailer combination, and the CDL general knowledge, combination
				  vehicle and passenger tests are passed, a class A license with a P endorsement
				  will be issued. Unless the vehicle was equipped with air brakes and the CDL air
				  brake knowledge test has been passed, an air brake (L) restriction will be
				  placed on the license.
(3) If a
				  skills test is taken and passed in a truck-trailer combination (truck over
				  26,000 lbs. GVWR trailer over 10,000 lbs. GVWR) and the CDL general knowledge
				  and combination vehicle tests have been passed, a class A license with truck
				  trailer combination only (O) restriction will be issued. Unless the vehicle was
				  equipped with air brakes and the CDL air brake knowledge test has been passed,
				  an air brake (L) restriction will be placed on the license. If a skills test is
				  taken in a vehicle equipped with air over hydraulic brakes, a Z restriction
				  must be placed on the CDL. Air over hydraulic brakes includes any braking
				  system operating partially on the air brake and partially on the hydraulic
				  brake principle. A non-commercial class license with a covered farm (F) vehicle
				  endorsement with a truck trailer combination only (O) restriction will be
				  issued if a CDL general knowledge test has not been passed. A class C license
				  with a personal use vehicle (R) endorsement will be issued if a CDL general
				  knowledge test has not been passed.
(4) If a skills test is taken and passed in a truck-trailer
				  combination (truck up to 26,000 lbs. GVWR trailer over 10,000 lbs. GVWR) and
				  the CDL general knowledge and combination vehicle test have been passed, a
				  class A license with a truck-trailer combination only (truck cannot exceed
				  26,000 lbs. GVWR) (01) restriction will be issued. Unless the vehicle was
				  equipped with air brakes and the CDL air brake knowledge test has been passed,
				  an air brake (L) restriction will be placed on the license. If a skills test is
				  taken in a vehicle equipped with air over hydraulic brakes ,a Z restriction
				  must be placed on the CDL. Air over hydraulic brakes includes any braking
				  system operating partially on the air brake and partially on the hydraulic
				  brake principle. A non-commercial class license with a covered farm (F) vehicle
				  endorsement with a truck-trailer combination only (truck cannot exceed 26,000
				  lbs. GVWR) (01) restriction will be issued if a CDL general knowledge test has
				  not been passed. A class C license with a personal use vehicle (R) endorsement
				  will be issued if a CDL general knowledge test has not been passed.
(5) Repealed.
(6) If a skills test is taken and passed in a truck with a GVWR
				  over 26,000 lbs. and the CDL general knowledge test has been passed, a class B
				  license will be issued. Unless the vehicle was equipped with air brakes and the
				  CDL air brake knowledge test has been passed, an air brake (L) restriction will
				  be placed on the license. If a skills test is taken in a vehicle equipped with
				  air over hydraulic brakes, a Z restriction must be placed on the CDL. Air over
				  hydraulic brakes includes any braking system operating partially on the air
				  brake and partially on the hydraulic brake principle. A non-commercial class
				  license with a covered farm (G) vehicle endorsement will be issued if a CDL
				  general knowledge test has not been passed. A class C license with a personal
				  use vehicle (R) endorsement will be issued if a CDL general knowledge test has
				  not been passed.
(7)
				  Repealed.
(8) If a skills test is
				  taken and passed in a bus over 26,000 lbs. GVWR and the CDL general knowledge
				  and passenger endorsement tests have been passed, a class B license with a
				  passenger (P) endorsement will be issued. Unless the vehicle was equipped with
				  air brakes and the CDL air brake knowledge test has been passed an air brake
				  (L) restriction will be placed on the license. If a skills test is taken in a
				  vehicle equipped with air over hydraulic brakes, a Z restriction must be placed
				  on the CDL. Air over hydraulic brakes includes any braking system operating
				  partially on the air brake and partially on the hydraulic brake
				  principle.
(9) If a skills test is
				  taken and passed in a bus up to 26,000 lbs. GVWR and the CDL general knowledge
				  and passenger endorsement tests have been passed, a class C license with a
				  passenger (P) endorsement shall be issued. If the skills test is taken in a
				  vehicle with a designed adult seating capacity of not more than seven
				  passengers, an N2 restriction will be placed on the passenger endorsement. If
				  the skills test is taken in a passenger vehicle with a designed adult seating
				  capacity of from 8 to 14 passengers an N1 restriction will be placed on the
				  passenger endorsement. If the skills test is taken on a passenger vehicle with
				  a designed adult seating capacity of 15 or more passengers an (N) restriction
				  will be placed on the endorsement.
(10) If a skills test is taken and passed in
				  a motor vehicle not more than 26,000 lbs. GVWR and no CDL general knowledge
				  test has been passed, either a class E, D or DJ license will be issued
				  dependent upon the class for which application has been made and the age of the
				  applicant. A class C license with an H endorsement will be issued if the CDL
				  general knowledge and CDL hazardous material tests have been passed. A class C
				  license with a passenger (P) endorsement will be issued if the CDL general
				  knowledge and passenger endorsement tests have been passed. If the skills test
				  is taken in a vehicle with a designed adult seating capacity of not more than
				  seven passengers, an N2 restriction will be placed on the passenger
				  endorsement. If the skills test is taken in a passenger vehicle with a designed
				  adult seating capacity of from 8 to 14 passengers an N1 restriction will be
				  placed on the passenger endorsement. If the skills test is taken on a passenger
				  vehicle with a designed adult seating capacity of 15 or more passengers an (N)
				  restriction will be placed on the endorsement.
(11) If a skills test is taken and passed in
				  a limited use automobile with a maximum speed of 40 MPH, a class D or DJ
				  license will be issued with a limited use automobile (I) restriction (limited
				  to operation of limited use automobiles maximum speed 40 MPH).
(12) If a skills test is taken and passed on
				  a motorcycle, a class M or MJ license will be issued. If the test was taken on
				  a three-wheeled motorcycle, the license will have a three- wheeled motorcycle
				  (I4) restriction or if taken on a limited use motorcycle, a limited use
				  motorcycle (I1, I2, or I3) restriction will be placed on the license
				  restricting operation to limited use motorcycles with the respective maximum
				  speeds: 40 MPH, 30 MPH and 20 MPH.
(13) In addition to the other requirements of
				  this Part, if a skills test is taken and passed in a school bus over 26,000
				  lbs. GVWR or with a designed adult seating capacity of 15 or more passengers
				  and the CDL general knowledge, passenger, and school bus endorsement tests have
				  been passed, a school bus (S) endorsement will be placed on the CDL
				  license.