Texas § 521.082 CLASS B LICENSE.

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§ 521.082 — CLASS B LICENSE.

Texas § 521.082

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Bluebook

Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 521.082 (2026).

Text

Sec. 521.082. CLASS B LICENSE.

(a)A Class B driver's license authorizes the holder of the license to operate:

(1)a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating that is more than 26,000 pounds;

(2)a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or more towing:

(A)a vehicle, other than a farm trailer, with a gross vehicle weight rating that is not more than 10,000 pounds; or

(B)a farm trailer with a gross vehicle weight rating that is not more than 20,000 pounds; and

(3)a bus with a seating capacity of 24 passengers or more.

(b)For the purposes of Subsection (a)(3), seating capacity is computed in accordance with Section 502.253 , except that the operator's seat is included in the computation.

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Sec. 521.082. CLASS B LICENSE. (a) A Class B driver's license authorizes the holder of the license to operate:
(1) a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating that is more than 26,000 pounds;
(2) a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or more towing:
(A) a vehicle, other than a farm trailer, with a gross vehicle weight rating that is not more than 10,000 pounds; or
(B) a farm trailer with a gross vehicle weight rating that is not more than 20,000 pounds; and
(3) a bus with a seating capacity of 24 passengers or more.
(b) For the purposes of Subsection (a)(3), seating capacity is computed in accordance with Section 502.253 , except that the operator's seat is included in the computation.

Legislative History

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093 ), Sec. 20.017, eff. September 1, 2013.