New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE PROCEDURES, LICENSES, PERMITS
Part 5 - DRIVER'S LICENSE
Section 18.19.5.113 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE - CLASSIFICATIONS OF COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES
Universal Citation: 18 NM Admin Code 18.19.5.113
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Commercial driver's licenses shall be issued under the following classifications:
Class Vehicles Licensee Authorized to Operate
A Any combination of vehicles with a gross
combined vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds provided the gross
vehicle weight rating of the vehicle(s) being towed is in excess of 10,000
pounds, and all lesser classes (B, C and D) of vehicles except motorcycles. In
order to drive a motorcycle a driver must have a motorcycle
endorsement.
B Any single vehicle
with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such
vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight
rating, and all lesser classes (C and D) of vehicles except motorcycles. In
order to drive a motorcycle a driver must have a motorcycle
endorsement.
C Any single vehicle
less than 26,001 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, or any such vehicle towing
a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, and all
lesser classes (D) of vehicles except motorcycles. In order to drive a
motorcycle a driver must have a motorcycle endorsement. This "C" classification
applies only to vehicles placarded for hazardous materials or designed to
transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver.
B. New Mexico's driver's licenses classes 6 through 10 issued under the former classification system are no longer valid.
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