§ 27-16-603 — Persons exempted from licensing

The following persons are exempt from licensing under this chapter: (1) A person who operates a motor vehicle for a military purpose: (A) While in the service of the: (i) United States Army, United States Air Force, United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, or United States Marine Corps; or (ii) National Guard and reserve components of the armed forces; or (B) While serving as a National Guard military technician; (2) Any person while operating or driving any road machine, farm tractor, or implement of husbandry temporarily operated or moved on a highway; (3) A nonresident who is at least sixteen (16) years of age and who has in his or her immediate possession a valid noncommercial driver's license issued to him or her in his or her home state or country may operate a motor vehicle in this state only as a noncommercial driver; (4) A nonresident who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and who has in his or her immediate possession a valid commercial driver's license issued to him or her by his or her home state or country may operate a motor vehicle in this state as a noncommercial driver or may operate a commercial motor vehicle as provided by § 27-23-123 ; and (5) Any nonresident who is at least eighteen (18) years of age whose home state or country does not require the licensing of noncommercial drivers may operate a motor vehicle as a noncommercial driver only, for a period of not more than ninety (90) days in any calendar year, if the motor vehicle so operated is duly registered in the home state or country of the nonresident.

Legislative History

Acts 1937, No. 280, § 8; Pope's Dig., § 6832; Acts 1981, No. 852, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-308; Acts 1993, No. 445, § 12; 2005, No. 879, § 3; 2009, No. 456, § 3.