Texas CDL question ...Again
Ok, YES I have searched, read, and searched some more. I have tried to find definitive info on the Texas DPS website. There is conflicting info regarding the legal requirement for a Class B license in TX for RV's over 26,000 GVR. The only document I was able to find is Chapter 522 of the Transportation Code.
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/TN/htm/TN.522.htm
This is what it states regarding RV's. I have deleted non pertinent areas of the document to shorten the copy:
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"TRANSPORTATION CODE
TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
SUBTITLE B. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS
CHAPTER 522. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 522.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Texas Commercial Driver's License Act.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 522.002. CONSTRUCTION. This chapter is a remedial law that shall be liberally construed to promote the public health, safety, and welfare.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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Sec. 522.004. APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter does not apply to:
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(4) a recreational vehicle that is driven for personal use;
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(b) In this section, "recreational vehicle" means a motor vehicle primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational camping or travel use. The term includes a travel trailer, camping trailer, truck camper, and motor home.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1061, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 357, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 424, Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2008."
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Now, according to this document, motor homes are exempt from the license requirement. So, understanding that if I contact the DPS office, I may or may not find someone familiar with the law, I have not done so yet.
So, does anyone have definitive official documentation as to the requirement of a special license for an RV in the state of TX?
Thanks,
Bruce
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/TN/htm/TN.522.htm
This is what it states regarding RV's. I have deleted non pertinent areas of the document to shorten the copy:
____________________________________________________________________
"TRANSPORTATION CODE
TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
SUBTITLE B. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS
CHAPTER 522. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 522.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Texas Commercial Driver's License Act.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 522.002. CONSTRUCTION. This chapter is a remedial law that shall be liberally construed to promote the public health, safety, and welfare.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
DELETED
Sec. 522.004. APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter does not apply to:
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(4) a recreational vehicle that is driven for personal use;
DELETED
(b) In this section, "recreational vehicle" means a motor vehicle primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational camping or travel use. The term includes a travel trailer, camping trailer, truck camper, and motor home.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1061, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 357, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 424, Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2008."
___________________________________________________________________
Now, according to this document, motor homes are exempt from the license requirement. So, understanding that if I contact the DPS office, I may or may not find someone familiar with the law, I have not done so yet.
So, does anyone have definitive official documentation as to the requirement of a special license for an RV in the state of TX?
Thanks,
Bruce
