Nev. Admin. Code § 483.804 - Commercial learner's permit: Eligibility; effect
1. A
person who is at least 18 years of age and has a valid Nevada driver's license
or commercial driver's license may apply to the Department for a commercial
learner's permit.
2. The holder of
a commercial learner's permit must have taken and passed a knowledge test that
meets the federal standards contained in 49 C.F.R. Part 383, Subparts F, G and
H, for the class of commercial motor vehicle that the holder operates or
expects to operate.
3. A commercial
learner's permit entitles the holder, while having the commercial learner's
permit and underlying Nevada driver's license or commercial driver's license in
his or her immediate possession, to drive a designated class of commercial
vehicle upon the highways.
4. A
commercial learner's permit allows the holder of the permit to operate a
commercial motor vehicle when accompanied by the holder of a valid commercial
driver's license who:
(a) Is at least 25
years of age;
(b) Has been issued a
commercial driver's license for the proper class and with the endorsements
necessary for the type of vehicle being operated;
(c) Has had at least 1 year of licensed
commercial driving experience in the class and with the endorsements necessary
for the type of vehicle for which the commercial learner's permit was issued;
and
(d) Must at all times be
physically present in the front seat of the vehicle next to the holder of the
permit or, in the case of a passenger vehicle, directly behind or in the first
row behind the holder of the permit and must have the holder of the permit
under observation and direct supervision.
5. The issuance of a commercial learner's
permit is a precondition to:
(a) The initial
issuance of a commercial driver's license.
(b) The issuance of a commercial driver's
license if the commercial driving privileges of the applicant for the
commercial driver's license have been invalid for more than 4 years.
(c) The upgrade of a commercial driver's
license if the upgrade requires a skills test.
6. The holder of a commercial learner's
permit is not eligible to take a skills test until 14 days after the date of
the initial issuance of the commercial learner's permit.
7. The holder of a commercial learner's
permit upon which is placed a tank vehicle endorsement (N), as that endorsement
is described in
49
C.F.R. §
383.93, may operate a tank
vehicle only if the vehicle is empty and shall not operate any tank vehicle
that previously contained hazardous materials, if the vehicle has not been
purged of any residue.
Notes
NRS 483.908
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